“Att vara Per Gessle” - “Being Per Gessle”
Written by tevensso on September 12, 2007 to Misc and Per Gessle.
STOCKHOLM - "Att vara Per Gessle" - the new authorized biography about Per Gessle (ISBN 9100112003), written by Swedish journalist (and friend of Per's) Sven Lindström, will be released October 30. The book, which is roughly LP size (12") will also be released in not one, but two different limited editions. Both will contain a CD, but the one sold via Swedish Internet bookstore AdLibris will contain nine tracks, while the "normal" issue only contains seven. The regular CD will be in 22,000 copies while the AdLibris version 8,000. The new CD is called "Doppade bara tårna - demos 1977-90" ("I Only Dipped My Toes - Demos 1977-90"):
DOPPADE BARA TÅRNA - demos 1977-90 -
1. Grape Rock: Saken slår mej som på huvudet!
recorded in the rehearsal studio, Vibäcksvägen, Harplinge 1 March 1977
lyrics: Per Gessle music: Mats MP Persson & Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun MusicMats MP Persson: drums, guitar & bass
Per Gessle: guitar & vocals2. Lägg din hand i min om du har lust
recorded at Hamiltons väg 8, Söndrum, Halmstad 12 June 1978
lyrics: Hjalmar Gullberg
music: Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun MusicPer Gessle: vocals & guitar
3. Svarta glas (Neverending Love)
recorded at Tits & Ass, Styrdal, Halmstad 13 October 1985
technician: Mats MP Persson
lyrics & music: Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun MusicMats MP Persson: guitar, keyboards & programming
Per Gessle: programming & vocals4. Dansar nerför ditt stup i rekordfart (Soul Deep)
recorded at Tits & Ass, Styrdal, Halmstad 7 May 1986
technician: Mats MP Persson
lyrics & music: Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun MusicPer Gessle: all instruments & vocals
5. It Must Have Been Love
recorded at Tits & Ass, Styrdal, Halmstad 14 April 1987
technician: Mats MP Persson
lyrics & music: Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun MusicMats MP Persson: keyboards & programming
Per Gessle: programming & vocals6. The Look
recorded at Tits & Ass, Styrdal, Halmstad 30 March 1988
technician: Mats MP Persson
lyrics & music: Per Gessle
publisher: Jimmy Fun MusicMats MP Persson: guitar & programming
Per Gessle: keyboards, programming & vocals7. Listen to Your Heart
recorded at Tits & Ass, Styrdal, Halmstad 9 May 1988
technician: Mats MP Persson
lyrics: Per Gessle
music: Mats MP Persson & Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun MusicMats MP Persson: keyboards, guitar & programming
Per Gessle: programming & vocals8. Joyrider
recorded at Tits & Ass, Styrdal 22 May 1990
technician: Mats MP Persson
lyrics and music: Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun MusicPer Gessle: acoustic guitar & vocals
9. Joyrider
recorded at Tits & Ass, Styrdal 23 May 1990
technician: Mats MP Persson
lyrics and music: Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun MusicMats MP Persson: guitar & programming
Per Gessle: keyboards, programming & vocals
On the "normal" limited edition CD, songs four and nine won't be included. Hjalmar Gullberg (1898-1961) was a Swedish poet and writer.
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70 comments
tevensso (moderator) said on September 12, 2007 07:38:
AdLibris doesn’t seem to ship outside Sweden. CDON does, but will only have the 7 track as far as I understand it.
RobS said on September 12, 2007 07:42:
Wow there’s some demo’s there i’d like to listen to.
I’m guessing the book is swedish only?
wilmpie_dimpie said on September 12, 2007 08:10:
Somebody from Sweden taking orders for the book with cd with 9 songs? :-)
pwbbounce said on September 12, 2007 08:31:
Ha!! See, I wasn’t going to buy this book as my Swedish isn’t the best, but after seeing some of these demos, then I want it!! The ’IMHBL’ demo?!?!?! How cool will that be!!!!!!!!!
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Emil__BG said on September 12, 2007 08:35:
Why again normal and not normal limited edition..???
What’s the point to sell Roxette demos only in country that doesn’t love Roxette so much??
And why this store sells only in Sweden??
In what year we are living??
Is it 2007 or 1907??
Gachy said on September 12, 2007 08:44:
“The one sold via Swedish Internet bookstore AdLibris will contain nine tracks, while the “normal” issue only contains seven”.
It’s just a marketing trick to sell more: the die-hard collectors will buy the book twice, to get both CD’s. And people who don’t live in Sweden will pay loads in Ebay to get the one being sold via Adlibris, because it has more tracks... This is is turning into a “tradition”, to have different releases in order to sell more. Händig man single and double (even the 18 tracks fit on one CD), now this...
rox-kuryliw said on September 12, 2007 09:11:
i have to say i find it odd that on the cd they are roxette tracks on it instead of per gessle solo tracks only. If so they could of done a book in english at least.
coyboyusa said on September 12, 2007 10:39:
so per is milking roxette to promote his book? WHy on earth didnt’ roxette fans get those demos on singles or another compilation? I am officially mad now
wilmpie_dimpie said on September 12, 2007 11:25:
@tevensso : I’m not sure, but I think CDON doesn’t ship books outside Sweden... At least you can’t order books on the European part of CDON...
wilmpie_dimpie said on September 12, 2007 11:28:
@ coyboyusa : I agree, those demos should have been on the Roxbox, instead of on a special limited cd which is difficult to get for fans outside Sweden...
JoyRidErno said on September 12, 2007 12:23:
I don’t think cdon will ship books outside Sweden.. So how in the earth can I get that book?
JoyRidErno said on September 12, 2007 12:45:
Using google...
http://www.adlibris.com/fi/product.aspx?isbn=9100112003
So they work in Finland too.
tevensso (moderator) said on September 12, 2007 12:52:
OK, I never tried ordering books from outside of Sweden for some reason...
rossyrox said on September 12, 2007 14:29:
I am sick the back teeth of this Sweden only garbage.
Those demos are mostly demos to ENGLISH ROXETTE songs yet as per frucking usual it is a complete barsteward to get hold of them in the UK.
Nicely released just after a Swedish tour where lots of international people were in Sweden.
There is no excuse for not releasing an English copy of the book too.
We’ve been ripped off for years with numerous greatest hits albums then we finally get something worth having and it’s harder to get hold of than rocking horse shat.
marcusvandeursen said on September 12, 2007 14:38:
Having an English edition is something else, as quite some people interested in the book probably know Swedish. However, not being able to get the book delivered to a foreign address is just the most ridiculous marketing exercise for releases that i’ve seen yet.
Marcus
http://GylleneTider.eu | http://MarieFredriksson.eu
http://PerGessle.eu | http://Roxette20.eu
CRIZ said on September 12, 2007 15:11:
Pff....than we will get the 2 missing songs on the net later I’m sure! I’m not buying this book twice! *shakes head*
The companies are getting more and more strange ideas to get more money!
Which version do one get if he buys it in a normal bookstore in Sweden?
I was happy to find www.bokus.se and now this! Sorry...I just have some really rude words on my mind which I don’t wanna mention here!
rossyrox said on September 12, 2007 15:24:
We need to convince people in Sweden to hold off buying the book until the 9 track version is made available to the world.
I might start http://www.dontbuypersbook.com
Tider12_ said on September 12, 2007 17:34:
I won’t buy that book because i don’t know nothing of swedish!!
First a cd in a newspaper, now a cd in a swedish book!!!
And the international fans, what?? very bad, Per!! very bad!!!
animalkingdom said on September 12, 2007 17:54:
So if I pre-order it I WILL get the deluxe/limited edition with the CD? For 29 euros or so?
tevensso (moderator) said on September 12, 2007 18:05:
Animal: That’s how I read it. I’ve pre-ordered the AdLibris version. AdLibris is one of the best book stores in Sweden.
Kerstin said on September 12, 2007 19:37:
I try to understand about it...
On one hand, he is a swedish singer, publishing his music in his homeland and in his native tongue. So it’s obvious to write a biography in Swedish.
But on the other side, the fan base he has, is also based on the Rox fan base, which developed over the last two decades and which is definitly international. I really would like to know, how much of the sold copies of “Mazarin”, “Son of a plumber” and “En händig man” went outside Sweden or how much of the tickets from the Mazarin- and En händig man-tour went to non-swedish people. I’m pretty sure, it was quite enough. So I think, he could at least pay SOME tribute to that and to ALL of his fans and also offer an English version of the book.
Something, I ask myself is, why does this book have to contain a cd? Is it really just a little extra present or is it to offer an incentive to buy the book? Why not selling the book as it is and maybe reactivate the Bad Hair Day ;)
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Nixie said on September 12, 2007 19:42:
What a great track listing! Even better and more tracks than expected!! I’m so looking forward to this book and CD.
daniel_alv said on September 12, 2007 20:00:
AdLibris also has a site in norway http://www.capris.no/
I don’t think this is a milking thing, I think it has to do with that AdLibris is owned by Bonnier who also owns the bookcompany that are publishing the book, so maybe they just want to sell as many as possible through their bookstore.
I think this is a great CD! I’m so happy to see that svarta glas is on it! This is the best news since the news about EHM tour/CD. I thought we would never get svarta glas! Thank you Per!
Kathrin said on September 12, 2007 20:01:
Why can’t this Biography be released internationally? I think it’s a little unfair for us who live outside of Sweden!!!
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sandyam said on September 12, 2007 20:04:
This makes me real mad. When the roxbox was released Per said something like that we got real interesting material and that we should be happy with it and besides there was not any other interesting stuff lying around. Well, there was. Here it is!
We’re fooled and I don’t feel good about it. Shame on you Per! You just seem to be thinking about the earning as much money as possible with releasing so many stuff in many different formats. I am sorry but this is how I feel right now.
Emil__BG said on September 12, 2007 20:10:
So if www.cdon.com doesn’t ship books outside Sweden ,maybe it’s the same with other online store.
Does anybody know for sure that any version of this book + cd can be order outside EU ar at least outside Sweden???
This situation is ridiculous.
(but everythimg in this music business is ridiculous. I remember that i bought a Roxette DVD and send it to a fan 10 000 km away from me, just becouse the local EMI representitive “coudn’t” order it.. and they blame pirates for bad sales !!)
For the money which i spent on Western union and shipping i could buy 3 times more cds than i actually bought!)
jobarth said on September 12, 2007 20:46:
Bokus ships outside Sweden, but you can get there only the normal version:
Debora said on September 12, 2007 21:14:
Coyboyusa said: “so per is milking roxette to promote his book? WHy on earth didnt’ roxette fans get those demos on singles or another compilation? I am officially mad now” And I agree totally with him.
Why Per said that Roxette wasn’t interested in release demos in the RoxBox and now he is? I don’t understand. Maybe he understood that fans really wanted to listen to those songs, but, in my opinion, this in not the best way to show them. I know the most important proyect Mr Gessle was involved in is Roxette, but in that case those songs should have been realeased on the RoxBox. This book shouldn’t have any CD at all. That would be the best.
I’m not going to buy the book, and, personally, I will wait to get the songs from the internet.
chrisjankunas said on September 12, 2007 07:31:
Such good demos ! :( Is there a way for people that only understand English to order here ??
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