- tasvallan presidentti: lambertland
(1972, lp, finland, love records)
Short-lived Finnish prog rock band Tasvallan Presidentti released 5 albums between 1969 and 1974.
Tasvallan Presidentti featured Jukka Tolonen on guitar (who later became a drug addict, was sent to jail for stabbing his girlfriend, and quit playing the guitar) and Pekka Pohjola on bass.
The band did reunited in 2005/2006 and even recorded & released FZ's 'King Kong' on DVD.
From "The Nordic Stories" book:
«In the middle of the 70´s, Zappa played in the House of Culture in Helsinki and afterwards he listened to the concert recording in a studio situated under the hall. Jukka Tolonen was there together with his friend and bass player Pekka Pohjola, who already was in contact with Zappa for a future collaboration that never came about. Later that night there was a jam session at a club. Jukka got to play with Roy Estrada and Terry Bozzio. Estrada followed us to our home, Tolonen remembers.»
Tasvallan Presidentti featured Jukka Tolonen on guitar (who later became a drug addict, was sent to jail for stabbing his girlfriend, and quit playing the guitar) and Pekka Pohjola on bass.
The band did reunited in 2005/2006 and even recorded & released FZ's 'King Kong' on DVD.
From "The Nordic Stories" book:
«In the middle of the 70´s, Zappa played in the House of Culture in Helsinki and afterwards he listened to the concert recording in a studio situated under the hall. Jukka Tolonen was there together with his friend and bass player Pekka Pohjola, who already was in contact with Zappa for a future collaboration that never came about. Later that night there was a jam session at a club. Jukka got to play with Roy Estrada and Terry Bozzio. Estrada followed us to our home, Tolonen remembers.»
"Lambertland" got released in 1972.
& Re-issued on CD a couple of years ago on the Svart label.
I was familiar with the DVD (from the 2005/2006 reunion), but this 'older stuff' sounds really good.
REALLY good.
Recommended listening !
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