Hep Stars on Stage

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.^[2][3] Released in November 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.^[4] 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.^[4]

Hep Stars on Stage
Live album by Hep Stars
Released	November 1965
Recorded	7–8 August 1965
Venue	Trollhättan and Västerås, Sweden
Genre	Rock garage rock rhythm and blues pop
Length	36:10
Label	Olga Records
Producer	Gert Palmcrantz
Hep Stars chronology
We and Our Cadillac (1965) Hep Stars on Stage (1965) The Hep Stars (1966)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album is composed of rock standards, including "What'd I Say", "Surfin' Bird" and "If You Need Me",^[5] 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.^[6][7] 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 LP-Toppen (LP-Top) after The Beatles Rubber Soul.^[8] The album was a favorite of Per Gessle when he was younger.^[9] The album was remastered and re-issued in 1996, with added content, consisting of singles and B-sides.^[10]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Cadillac"	Vince Taylor Arrangement by the Renegades	Svenne Hedlund	2:39
2.	"What'd I Say"	Ray Charles	Hedlund	2:59
3.	"Donna"	Ritchie Valens	Hedlund	3:08
4.	"What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?"	Joseph McCarthy Howard Johnson James V. Monaco	Hedlund Janne Frisk Lennart Hegland	1:48
5.	"So Mystifying"	Ray Davies	Hedlund	2:48
6.	"Only You"	Buck Ram	Frisk	3:33
7.	"Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"	Bert Carroll Russell Moody	Hedlund	1:53
Total length:				18:48

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Surfin' Bird"	Al Frazier Carl White Sonny Harris Turner Wilson Jr.	Christer Pettersson	1:24
2.	"Tallahassee Lassie"	Bob Crewe Frank Slay	Frisk	2:02
3.	"No Response"	Benny Andersson	Hedlund	1:37
4.	"If You Need Me"	Robert Bateman Wilson Pickett Sonny Sanders	Frisk	2:19
5.	"Farmer John"	Don "Sugarcane" Harris Dewey Terry	Hedlund	1:16
6.	"Bald Headed Woman"	Shel Talmy	Hedlund	2:47
7.	"Whole Lot-ta Shak-in' Goin' On"	Dave "Curlee" Williams Sunny David	Hedlund Frisk	5:57
Total length:				17:22

1996 Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Cadillac" (Single A-Side, 1965)	Vince Taylor Arrangement by the Renegades	Hedlund	2:31
2.	"Mashed Potatoes" (B-Side of 'Cadillac', 1965)	Dessie Rozier	Hedlund Hegland Pettersson Benny Andersson	1:36
3.	"Lonesome Town" (B-Side of 'Bald Headed Woman', 1965)	Baker Knight	Hedlund	3:14
4.	"Rented Tuxedo" (B-Side of 'No Response', 1965)	Charles Singleton June Tansey Kay Rogers	Frisk	2:03
5.	"So Mystifying" (Single A-Side, 1965)	Ray Davies	Hedlund	2:48
6.	"Should I" (Single A-Side, 1965)	Chad Stuart Jeremy Clyde	Hedlund Frisk	2:56
Total length:				15:08

Personnel

The Hep Stars

• Svenne Hedlund – lead vocals, co-lead vocals on "Whole Lot-ta Shak-in' Goin' On", backing vocals, tambourine,
• Janne Frisk – rhythm and lead guitar, lead vocals on "If You Need Me", co-lead vocals on "Whole Lot-ta Shak-in' Goin' On"
• Benny 'Benne' Andersson – Vox Continental organ, backing vocals
• Lennart 'Lelle' Hegland – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Christer 'Chrille' Pettersson – drums, lead vocals on "Surfin Bird", backing vocals

Other personnel

• Lennart Fernholm – introduction
• Gert Palmcrantz – producer, sound recording
• Ulf H. Holmstedt – cover photography

References

1. AllMusic review
2. "The Hep Stars - Discography". www.thehepstars.se. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
3. Palm, Carl Magnus (2008). Bright Lights, Dark Shadows: The Real Story of Abba. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1-84772-419-9.
4. "The Hep Stars on Stage". www.thehepstars.se. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
5. "The Hep Stars - Hep Stars On Stage - Song list". www.thehepstars.se. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
6. Hallberg, Eric. (1993). Eric Hallberg presenterar Kvällstoppen i P 3 : Sveriges radios topplista över veckans 20 mest sålda skivor 10. 7. 1962-19. 8. 1975. Värmdö: Drift Musik. ISBN 91-630-2140-4. OCLC 165178200.
7. Hallberg, Eric (1998). Eric Hallberg, Ulf Henningsson presenterar Tio i topp med de utslagna på försök 1961-74. Henningsson, Ulf, Kristianstads boktr. (1. uppl ed.). Stockholm: Premium. ISBN 91-972712-5-X. OCLC 186200204.
8. Danius, Sara (2018-08-01). Om Bob Dylan (in Swedish). Albert Bonniers Förlag. ISBN 978-91-0-017852-9.
9. Amster, Harry (2014-01-21). "Per Gessle skriver ny låt till Hep Stars". SvD.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-06-28.
10. "The Hep Stars - Hep Stars On Stage". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-06-28.

External links

• Hep Stars website