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The Hep Stars – It’s Been A Long Time

By Lars Wenker • 03/10/2010

The Hep Stars with It’s Been A Long Time written by Benny Andersson and Lasse Berghagen. Yes, that Benny of later ABBA fame (you’ll see him here in the black coat). This video clip is taken from the movie Åsa Nisse och den stora kalabaliken [1968]. I chose not to comment this movie any further…

Of interest is that the album It’s Been A Long Time was produced by Steve Clark who had earlier worked with Curt Boettcher in the company Our Productions. For which Boettcher wrote songs and worked as a producer. Having now gone separated ways Clark was eager in including Boettcher’s songs on the album as he co-own the publishing rights.

A Summer With Benny Andersson

By Lars Wenker • 01/26/2010

ABBA has been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I think the only criterion to be nominated is that 25 years should have passed since the release of the debut album. Which could explain nominates like LL Cool J and Donna Summer.