Lars Sjosten

Lars Sjosten: Early

by Jack Bowers
January 15, 2008

In 1972, pianist Lars Sjösten was invited by STIM (the Swedish Performing Rights Society) to record an album under his name, comprised entirely of Swedish songs. The vinyl LP, released that year as Gutår, encompasses the first ten tracks on Early. The others, no doubt appended in part to increase the CD's playing time, were recorded two years earlier as part of another album, Svenskblandning, with the exception of track eleven, a three-part suite entitled “De Röda Bilarna (The Red ...