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Comes from 'Norway' vinyl LP

Fakkeltog + Poster

BRIDGES Fakkeltog (Super rare 1980 original issue Norwegian-only 15-track black vinyl debut LP on the Vakenatt label. Bridges were a Norwegian rock band formed in Oslo, Norway, in 1978 and are notable for being the predecessor to synth pop band a-ha, featuring Pal Waaktaar and Magne Furuholmen. This rare example is complete with its original fold-out lyric poster!. The vinyl surface is VG condition and plays with minor surface noise but no skips or jumps. The picture sleeveis excellent with minor edge wear but no seam splits or tears. The poster is near mint - no pinholes, no tape residue, no tears, no fading - a rare opportunity indeed!)

Price Info
$1243.75, £995.00  
Product Availability Last copy in stock. Order now for shipping on Monday 25th November
Release Year 1980 - 44 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label Vakenatt
Complete Stock List Go to Bridges
Product Catalogue No VN01
Music Genre Rock
Country Comes from Norway Comes from 'Norway'
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Tracklisting & More Information

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen both grew up in Manglerud, a suburb of Oslo, Norway. During fifth grade, Waaktaar, then a drummer, recruited Furuholmen as a guitarist and vocalist for his band. Waaktaar later learned to play the guitar and the band briefly changed their name to Spider Empire.

After recruiting Viggo Bondi on bass guitar and Erik Hagelien on drums, the band started to record demos. Waaktaar later convinced Furuholmen to play keyboards on their new songs. The band played live several times during 1978 and 1979, including one notable concert where Morten Harket was in the audience. Harket would later go on to form a-ha with Waaktaar and Furuholmen.

Øystein Jevanord replaced Hagelien on drums as the band went into the studio to record their debut album Fakkeltog. The band financed the recording and the publishing of the album, which was released in 1980.

The band went into studio again and had finished their second album, Våkenatt, by the summer of 1981. However, the mood within the band had deteriorated during the recording process, and the band played their last concert later that summer, without releasing their newly finished album. Waaktaar and Furuholmen planned to continue their musical careers in London, but Bondi and Jevanord declined, and Bridges split up.

Side One | The Oncoming Of Day
1. The Oncoming Of Day
2. Somebody's Going Away
3. May The Last Danse Be Mine
4. Divided We Fall
5. Vagrants
The Oncoming...
6. The Stranger's Town
7. Pavillion Of The Luxuriant Trees

Side Two | The Oncoming Of Night
1. The Oncoming Of Night
2. The Vacant
3. Guest On Earth
4. Death Of The Century
5. Melancholic Chevaliers
6. Scared, Bewildered, Wild
7. Every Mortal Night
8. September

Matrices:
A) UN 01 HVIT 8 P 80 F 710
B) UN 01 A 9 P 80 F 710 2



LP RECORD  
Recording Artist Bridges
Product Title Fakkeltog + Poster
Product Information Bridges Fakkeltog + Poster Norway vinyl LP album (LP record).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
Artists Related To A-Ha, Diva, Jan Bang, Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Savoy (A-Ha)
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