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1956 - 1998 |
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| The '80s | ||
| 1980 | ||
| In May The Spotnicks are back in Germany and in German TV. | Bo Winberg lead guitar Bob Lander rhythm guitar, vocal Ove Lindell lead/rhythm guitar, vocal Kenth Andersson bass Lasse Öhberg drums
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| When it’s time to go to
Germany again, Arne Österlindh has joined The Spotnicks for the first time and he
also takes part in the recording of The
Spotnicks 20th Anniversary Album, which is released
later this year. They also record songs like Ghostriders in the sky, Gyros pitta and Guitars on 45, but these tracks aren’t released until the following year. On a German compilation called Happy Guitar, the songs Bilitis, El lute and Maybe, recorded in 1979, are included.
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Bo Winberg lead guitar
Bob Lander rhythm guitar, vocal Ove Lindell lead/rhythm guitar, vocal Arne Österlindh pedal steel guitar Kenth Andersson bass Lasse Öhberg drums
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| 1981 | ||
| This year songs like Noise from the Attic, Heartstrings (ver 2), C’est la vie, Johnny Blue and Just another boy are recorded. The latter is later used in a advertising campaign for the Swedish Mail. | Bo Winberg lead guitar
Bob Lander rhythm guitar, vocal John Kincade vocal Arne Österlindh pedal steel guitar Peter Wiberg keyboard Kenth Andersson bass Lasse Öhberg drums Stefan Möller drums
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| In the autumn The Spotnicks are back in Germany to do some concerts. | Bo Winberg lead guitar
Bob Lander rhythm guitar, vocal Ove Lindell lead/rhythm guitar, vocal Arne Österlindh pedal steel guitar Kenth Andersson bass Lasse Öhberg drums
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| Bob Lander and Peter Wiberg, who are now working together with music production, are asked to do cover versions of "Trucker songs". | ||
| Together with Juri Wiik, Magnus
Hellsberg, Arne Österlindh and Benkt Andersson they record a couple of songs and this is
the genesis of the band The Viking
Truckers.
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| 1982 | ||
| During the summer The Spotnicks record a couple of songs that, together with recordings from 1980 and 1981 form the LP We don’t wanna play Amapola no more. They also record two songs for the Japanese market; Lonesome city sadness and The silky way. | ||
| On the first German tour of this year, which takes place in May, the band has got a new, but temporary personnel. | Bo Winberg lead guitar
Lars "Lim" Moberg lead/rhythm guitar Arne Österlindh pedal steel guitar Stefan Eriksson bass, vocal Lasse Öhberg drums
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| In August The Spotnicks go to Japan on a tour together with The Ventures. The original intention was that The Shadows would join the tour as well, but this was not possible to arrange. | Bo Winberg lead guitar
Bob Lander rhythm guitar, vocal Arne Österlindh pedal steel guitar Kenth Andersson bass Lasse Öhberg drums |
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| The Viking
Truckers record I eat concrete/Ich fress Beton for the
German market. Bo Winberg appears on this single.
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| During the autumn, Bo Winberg forms a new line-up of The Spotnicks, which is going to get much publicity and success. Almosy immediately they go to Germany. | Bo Winberg lead guitar
Juri Wiik lead/rhythm guitar, vocal Arne Österlindh pedal steel guitar Kenth Andersson bass Benkt Andersson drums
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| 1983 | ||
| During the spring, the new Spotnicks start a successful tour of Sweden. This tour continues in October in Germany and Belgium with 22 concerts (!) and lots of TV performances. | ||
| They also play in Norway. In
December the LP In the middle of
universe, recorded during the same year with the new
line-up, is released. Peter Wiberg also plays on the album. Earlier this year they have released two songs, included in somewhat different versions on the album, on a numbered single exclusively released for The Spotnicks Swedish fan club; Don’t stop and Time is tight. On the 22th of December a long anniversary programme about The Spotnicks is shown in Swedish television. This show also includes a live concert recorded in the TV studio in Gothenburg. |
Bo Winberg lead guitar
Juri Wiik lead/rhythm guitar, vocal Arne Österlindh pedal steel guitar Peter Wiberg keyboard Kenth Andersson bass Benkt Andersson drums |
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| Bo Winberg receive the award "Guldslipsen" (The golden tie) in Swedish television for his efforts as a musician and an ambassador for Sweden and Gothenburg. | Bo Winberg lead guitar
Juri Wiik lead/rhythm guitar, vocal Arne Österlindh pedal steel guitar Kenth Andersson bass Benkt Andersson drums |
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| Because of the success, the old albums The Spotnicks in London and in Paris are re-released by SweDisk. | ||
| The Viking Truckers release the LP Love on the road and they also appear on a big country gala held in Gothenburg. | ||
| Bo Winberg is no longer allowed
to play in The Viking Truckers, due to provisions of a contract.
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| 1984 | ||
| The Spotnicks new LP is released in many European countries, in Germany as a picture-LP, a rare collectible for fans. | ||
| In Sweden the album cover is changed when the second edition is released. The reason for this is that Arne Österlindh wasn’t on the original jacket. | ||
| During a big part of the year The Spotnicks tour in for example Sweden, Germany, Belgium and Denmark. | ||
| In March they play in Jönköping and in May a fan club meeting is arranged in Södertälje, when the band is playing there. In April the group does a concert for the Swedish radio and this is broadcast live. On the 26th of June they play in Karlsborg. | ||
| Unfortunately, this successful line-up of The Spotnicks break up already in November this year, due to disagreements and problems in collaboration. | ||
| Instead, Bo Winberg meet up with
Bob Lander and Björn Thelin again and together with Arne Österlindh, Lasse Öhberg and
Ove Lindell they record the LP Highway
boogie. Björn and Bob both play on Let it roll, roll, roll and Truckdrivers Dream, Bob plays on Could it be love as well, while Ove only plays on Highway boogie.
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Bo Winberg lead guitar
Bob Lander rhythm guitar, vocal Ove Lindell lead/rhythm guitar, Arne Österlindh pedal steel guitar Björn Thelin bass Lasse Öhberg drums |
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| Bo’s mother-in-law of that
time Berit, nick-named Dolly, plays accordion on the stirring track Dolly H (H
stands for Håkansson).
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| 1985 | ||
| Highway Boogie is released and except for the newly recorded material, this album also includes Just another boy from 1981. | ||
| The Spotnicks appear in a live broadcast TV show called 'Aveny’n rätt upp och ner', recorded in Gothenburg. Tommy Tausis has now replaced Lasse Öhberg on drums. On the 4th of September it is time for a big show at resuarant Trägårn in Gotheburg, together with the Swedish artists Svenne och Lotta. | Bo Winberg lead guitar
Bob Lander rhythm guitar, vocal Ove Lindell lead/rhythm guitar, Arne Österlindh pedal steel guitar Björn Thelin bass Tommy Tausis drums |
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| Before this they have once again visited Karlsborg, on the 30th of August. | ||
| Bo WInberg is interviewed and
payed attention to for his huge back catalogue in the Swedish TV programme Svar direkt.
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| 1986 | ||
| The Spotnicks perform once again in Karlsborg, in Carlsborgsparken on the 2nd of August. | ||
| Together with Arne Österlindh and Nils Nordin (on drums), Bo Winberg records the LP The Spotnicks in Time. Among other songs, this album includes the theme from the TV series Simon and Simon and on this track a female saxophonist called Elisabeth (surname unknown) plays. I have personally asked Bo Winberg to record this tune... | Bo Winberg lead guitar Arne Österlindh pedal steel guitar Nils Nordin drums |
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| The first CD with The Spotnicks
is released in Germany. It is the album Highway Boogie from 1985, completed with
5 bonus tracks from The Spotnicks in
Time.
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| 1987 | ||
| The Spotnicks do a couple of concerts in Sweden. On the 3rd of June, they visit Karlsborg and Carlsborgsparken again. During the autumn The Spotnicks get a longer engagement on the ferry between Gothenburg and Kiel.
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Bo Winberg lead guitar
Ove Lindell lead/rhythm guitar, vocal Arne Österlindh pedal steel guitar Alf Brink bass Mats Bengtsson drums |
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| Together with for example Lars
"Lim" Moberg, Bo Winberg records material for the German market. The recordings are held in Studio Bohus in Kungälv. Of 39 recorded songs, 34 are released on German CD’s later this year. 4 more are released on various compilations the following year. |
Bo Winberg lead guitar Lars Moberg lead/rhythm guitar Arne Österlindh pedal steel guitar ? keyboard ? bass Tomas Olsson drums
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| The 39th, Så skimrande var aldrig havet (Eng. title: Everlasting Brightness), is as far as I know still unreleased. | ||
| The selection of songs, the
arrangements and the quality of the tracks are widely criticized by many true Spotnick
fans...
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| 1988 | ||
| Bob Lander joins The Spotnicks
once again. In April The Spotnicks get a two-day-engagement on a car exibition in Jönköping. I arrange a fan club meeting after one of the gigs and all band members assemble for a shrimp sandwich. Bo Winberg is in great spirits and he tells us several funny stories about The Spotnicks. |
Bo Winberg lead guitar Bob Lander rhythm guitar, vocal Ove Lindell lead/rhythm guitar, vocal Arne Österlindh pedal steel guitar Alf Brink bass Mats Bengtsson drums |
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| The group do a lot of touring this year and they visit for example Hungary for the first time ever. | ||
| Directly after returning home, on the 26th of August, The Spotnicks play in Karlsborg (not the first gig there...). | ||
| Roland Ferneborg turns up for this event in Carlsborgsparken and it is really fun to hear him, Bob and Bo discuss old Spotnicks memories. | ||
| The Spotnicks appear in a live broadcast radio show in Örebro called Lunchmusik, on the 20th of December. | ||
| Among the record releases this year is a "re-release" of The Spotnicks Live in Berlin -74, which consists of alternate takes, compared to the original release. | ||
| On the 1st of October The Spotnicks’ Swedish fan club arrange a nice party at Hindås Hotell outside Gothenburg. | ||
| About 300 fans gather here and The Spotnicks perform on stage. | ||
| In a letter, published in the fanzine SpotNews, Bo Winberg dissociates himself from the "Bohus production" and explains what went wrong and why. | ||
| With the help from many guest musicians, the new record The Spotnicks Unlimited, a very varied and inspired album, is produced. | Bo Winberg lead guitar Bob Lander rhythm guitar, vocal Ove Lindell lead/rhythm guitar, vocal Bengt "Bengan" Blomgren guitar Ulf Wakenius guitar Peter Wiberg keyboard Bernt Andersson keyboard Lars Andreasson keyboard Sven-Erik Dahlberg keyboard Arne Österlindh pedal steel guitar Peps Persson harmonica Salomon Helperin trumpet Eric Norström saxophone Alf Brink bass Tomas Fanto bass Nicke Ström bass Mats Bengtsson drums Lasse Öhberg drums Kent Helgesson drums Tomas Olsson drums
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| 1989 | ||
| The interest for The Spotnicks is still big and they are still asked for in Sweden, Denmark and Germany. The group do a short tour of Denmark, including some TV appearances. | Bo Winberg lead guitar Bob Lander rhythm guitar, vocal Ove Lindell lead/rhythm guitar, vocal Arne Österlindh pedal steel guitar Alf Brink bass Mats Bengtsson drums |
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| The album The Spotnicks Unlimited is released. | ||
| Bo Winberg and Bob Lander get the chance to market the album, for example in a broadcast by the Swedish radio on the 1st of March. | ||
| The big thing happening this year, is of course the celebration of Bo Winberg’s 50th birthday. | ||
| I’m happy to take part of the celebrations myself. This incredible party is held on the restaurant Gamle Port in Gothenburg, on the 27th of March. | ||
| On account of Bo’s birthday I have asked the fairground Liseberg to arrange a concert with The Spotnicks and to place a casting of Bo Winbergs hands in the park. Bo Maniette is the man to thank for the realization of all this, but I’m still proud to have come up with the idea... Representatives for Liseberg hand over this gift to Bo during his birthday party. | ||
| The Spotnicks are the main attraction in the live broadcast TV show Svenska
Nöjen, from Norrköping on the 9th of April. The studio audience consists only of invited fan club members with families. |
Bo Winberg lead guitar Bob Lander rhythm guitar, vocal Ove Lindell lead/rhythm guitar, vocal Arne Österlindh pedal steel guitar Alf Brink bass Mats Bengtsson drums
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| On the following day, Bo Winberg hands over a signed copy of the latest LP to Gary Moore, a big fan of Bo and The Spotnicks on a visit to Sweden. | ||
| On the 15th of April, The Spotnicks do a guest appearance on a big gala of Swedish dance acts in Jönköping, in front of a very big audience. | Bo Winberg lead guitar Bob Lander rhythm guitar, vocal ve Lindell lead/rhythm guitar, vocal Arne Österlindh pedal steel guitar Tomas Fanto bass Mats Bengtsson drums
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| On the 19th of August they once again play in Västra Gymnastiksalen in Karlsborg and on the 16th of September it is time for the show on the big stage of Liseberg! | ||
| SweDisk begin to re-release early albums on CD. The Spotnicks in London include the four previously unreleased songs from 1962. | ||
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Sören Alverfeldt 1998 |
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