Kaipa - The Decca Years

KAIPA: The Decca Years 1975-1978
This limited 5-CD box includes:
(Remastered versions of the three first Kaipa albums)

KAIPA (1975)

Inget nytt under solen (1976)

Solo (1978)
(Plus two bonus discs)

Kaipa Live

1974 Unedited Master Demo Recording

Kaipa - Kaipa
Tracklist

1. Musiken är ljuset 7:04

2. Saker har två sidor 4:34

3. Ankaret 8:40

4. Skogspromenad 3:40

5. Allting har en början 3:12

6. Se var morgon gry 8:53

7. Förlorad i Istanbul 2:24

8. Oceaner föder liv 9:28

Bonus tracks

9. Från det ena till det andra 2:49

10. Karavan 2:54

Musicians
Ingemar Bergman
Drums, percussion, vocal
Tomas Eriksson
Bass, vocal
Hans Lundin
Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Grand piano, Yamaha SY1 Synthesizer, Harpsichord, Logan String-machine, Glockenspiel, lead vocal
Roine Stolt
Electric and acoustic guitars, vocal

General information All words and music by Hans Lundin except track 1 music by Hans Lundin & Roine
Stolt words by Hans Lundin and track 7-10 words and music by Roine Stolt

Recorded at Marcus Music Studios Stockholm, Sweden, July 1975
Bonus tracks recorded at Marcus Music, February 1975
Engineered by Marcus Österdahl
Arrangement by KAIPA
Cover painting by Roine Stolt 1975
Remastered by Hans Lundin at HGL Studio Uppsala, Sweden August 2005

Kaipa - Inget nytt under solen
Tracklist

1. Skenet bedrar (21:41)

2. Ömsom sken 3:17

3. Korståg 5:19

4. Stengrodornas parad 0:56

5. Dagens port 2:34

6. Inget nytt under solen 6:10

Bonus tracks

7. Awakening/Bitterness 6:10

8. How might I say out clearly 3:38

9. The gate of day 2:26

10. Blow hard all tradewinds 6:18

Musicians
Ingemar Bergman
Drums, temple blocks, rattle & vocals
Tomas Eriksson
Bass, synth-bass & voice of the Almighty
Hans Lundin
Hammond organ, Grand piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Mellotron, Yamaha & Korg synthesizers, Logan string machine, Hohner Clavinet, vibes, marimba, prepared piano & lead vocal
Roine Stolt
Electric guitar, 6 and 12-string acoustic guitar and rattle
Lars Hoflund
Lead vocal on tracks 7, 9 & 10

General information Track 1, 5, 7 & 9 music and words by Hans Lundin
Track 3, 4, 6 & 10 music and words by Roine Stolt
Track 2 & 8 music by Ingemar Bergman & Roine Stolt, words by Ingemar Bergman
Interpretation to English track 7-10 by Kevin Fickling

Recorded and mixed at Marcus Music Studios Solna, Sweden June/July/August 1976
Engineered by Leif Mases
Assistant engineering by Fredrik Brofalk
Produced by KAIPA & Leif Mases
Vocal on bonus tracks recorded at Bastun Studio Stockholm in October 1977
Bonus tracks mixed at Bastun Studio in October 1977 and at Atlantis Studio Stockholm
17-18 August 1992 by Leif Mases
Remastered by Hans Lundin at HGL Studio Uppsala August 2005

Kaipa - Solo
Tracklist

1. Den skrattande grevinnan 4:46

2. Sen repris 3:22

3. Flytet 2:46

4. Anar dig 4:05

5. Frog funk 3:35

6. Visan i sommaren 3:35

7. Taijgan 3:25

8. Respektera min värld 6:16

9. En igelkotts död 3:40

10. Total förvirring 7:25

11. Sist på plan 7:38

Musicians
Ingemar Bergman
Drums, percussion, laughing
Mats Lindberg
Bass, Moog Taurus pedals, percussion
Hans Lundin
Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes electric piano, grand piano, Mellotron, Mini and polymoog synths, Korg String 2000, Hohner Clavinet, vocal
Mats Löfgren
Lead vocal, percussion
Roine Stolt
6 and 12-string electric guitars, acoustic guitars, guitar-synthesizer, percussion, vocal

General information Track 1-5 & 10-11 music by Roine Stolt
Track 6, 7 & 9 music by Hans Lundin
Track 8 music by Hans Lundin & Ingemar Bergman
Track 2, 4, 10 & 11 words by Mats Löfgren
Track 6 words by Hans Lundin
Track 8 words by Hans Lundin & Mats Löfgren

Produced by KAIPA & Olle Ramm
Arrangements by KAIPA
Recorded at Europa Film Studios Stockholm, Sweden December 1977 by Olle Ramm
Mixed at Bastun Studio Stockholm January 1978 by Olle Ramm
Songs 4, 7 & 9 remixed at Atlantis Studio Stockholm 16-17 September 1992 by Roine Stolt & Janne Hansson
Songs 1 & 10 remixed at Studio 55 Uppsala 11 April 1994 by Roine Stolt & Tomas Eriksson
Remastered at HGL Studio Uppsala, Sweden August 2005 by Hans Lundin
Cover painting by Lasse Holm, Uppsala

Kaipa - Live
Tracklist

1. Total förvirring 8:42

(Stolt/Löfgren)

2. Skenet bedrar 16:29

(Lundin)

3. Visan i sommaren 3:23

(Lundin)

4. En igelkotts död/Ömsom sken 4:35

(Lundin/Stolt/Bergman)

5. Inget nytt under solen 8:02

(Stolt)

6. Copenhagen House-jam 5:48

(Bergman/Lindberg/Lundin/Löfgren/Stolt)

7. Flytet 2:54

(Stolt)

8. Musiken är ljuset 7:30

(Lundin/Stolt)

9. Se var morgon gry 9:13

(Lundin)

10. Noice-village-stone-frog 5:49

(Bergman/Eriksson/Lundin/Stolt)

11. Oceaner föder liv (End part) 7:05

(Stolt)

Track 1-7
recorded at “Huset” Copenhagen Denmark 780525

Ingemar Bergman

Mats Lindberg

Hans Lundin

Mats Löfgren

Roine Stolt

Track 8-9
recorded at “Östanåskolan” Eksjö Sweden 760302
Track 10
recorded at “Bullerbyn” Stockholm Sweden 770407
Track 11
recorded at “Stenungsundsgymnasiet” Stenungsund Sweden 770427

Ingemar Bergman

Tomas Eriksson

Hans Lundin

Roine Stolt

Research and selections by Hans Lundin 2004-2005
Mastered by Hans Lundin at HGL Studio Uppsala Sweden August 2005

Track 8-9 originally recorded on a two-channel tape recorder (speed 9.5 cm/sec)
Track 10-11 originally recorded on a cassette tape recorder

Kaipa - 1974 Unedited Master Demo Recording
Tracklist

1. Saker har två sidor 6:44

2. Under stora gröna träd 3:01

3. På färd 12:32

4. Taktus 3:47

5. Folke 2 1:38

6. Allting har sin början genom solen 5:07

7. Cirrus 1:07

8. Akrobaternas flykt 5:50

9. Akrobaternas dans 2:31

(Homage to Samla Mammas Manna)

10. Nattens affär 4:06

11. Karavan 2:51

Musicians
Ingemar Bergman
Drums & vocal
Tomas Eriksson
Bass & vocal
Hans Lundin
Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, Davoli synthesizer & vocal
Roine Stolt
Electric guitar & vocal

General information Recorded at Kaipa rehearsal room Uppsala Sweden during the summer of 1974 on a two channel tape recorder (speed 9.5 cm/sec)

All music and words by Hans Lundin except
track 2 music: Hans Lundin – words: Ingemar Bergman
track 4 & 11 music: Roine Stolt

Research and selections by Hans Lundin 2004-2005
Mastered by Hans Lundin at HGL Studio Uppsala Sweden August 2005