Hep Stars on Stage (also referred to as simply On Stage) is the first live album and second overall release by Swedish rock band Hep Stars. Released in December 1965 on Olga Records, the album is composed of recordings made on 7 and 8 August 1965 at two separate folkparks in Trollhättan and Västerås, Sweden. Hep Stars on Stage, although not the first live album by a Swedish artist, was the first live recording of a Swedish rock group released.
The album is composed of rock standards, including "What'd I Say", "Surfin' Bird" and "If You Need Me", but also features the band's hit singles of the time, such as the opening track, "Farmer John", "Bald Headed Woman", "No Response" and "So Mystifying", all of which had been hits on both Kvällstoppen and Tio i Topp. On "Cadillac", Lennart Fernholm, the band's tour manager, introduces the band by their nicknames, which were "Chrille" (Christer Pettersson), "Janne" (Janne Frisk), "Lelle" (Lennart Hegland), "Benne" (Benny Andersson) and "Svenne" (Svenne Hedlund).
Nonetheless the album became a huge success in Sweden, reaching number two on Bildjournalen's LP-Toppen (LP-Top) after The Beatles Rubber Soul in Sweden, and number 20 in Norway. The album was a favorite of Per Gessle when he was younger. The album was remastered and re-issued in 1996, with added content, consisting of singles and B-sides.
Track listing Writing credits and track lengths adapted from the 1996 re-issue of Hep Stars on Stage.
Side one
"Cadillac" (Don Gibson, Michael Brown, Graham Johnson, Ian Mallet, Vince Taylor)2:24 "What'd I Say" (Ray Charles)2:52 "Donna" (Ritchie Valens)3:05 "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?" (James Monaco, Howard Johnson, Joseph McCarthy)1:45 "So Mystifying" (Ray Davies)2:42 "Only You" (Buck Ram)3:28 "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" (Barbara Carroll, Russel Moody)1:48
Side two
"Surfin' Bird" (Alfred Frazier, Turner Wilson, Carl White, John Harris)1:22 "Tallahassee Lassie" (Frank Slay, Bob Crewe, Frederick Picariello)1:59 "No Response" (Benny Andersson)1:32 "If You Need Me" (Wilson Pickett, Robert Bateman, Sonny Sanders)2:17 "Farmer John" (Don Harris, Dewey Terry)1:12 "Bald Headed Woman" (Shel Talmy)2:27 "Whole Lot-ta Shak-in' Goin' On" (Dave Williams, Sunny David)5:34
Personnel Personnel according to writer Carl Magnus Palm, unless otherwise noted.
The Hep Stars Svenne Hedlundlead vocals , co-lead vocals Jan "Janne" Friskguitar, lead vocals , co-lead vocals Benny Anderssonkeyboards Lennart "Lelle" Heglandbass guitar Christer "Chrille" Petterssondrums, lead vocals Other personnel Gert Palmcrantzproduction, remote recording Åke Gerhardliner notes Lennart Fernholmvocal introduction Ulf H. Holmstedtcover photography
Charts +Weekly chart performance for Hep Stars on StageChart (1967)PeakpositionNorwegian VG-lista LPs Chart20
References CitationsSources
External links Hep Stars website