231045-0637
Encyclopedia
231045-0637 is a rock
album released in 1979 by Kim Larsen
, a Danish
rock musician.
While Kim Larsen
was a member of Gasolin'
he released three solo albums, Værsgo
, Kim Larsen og Yankee drengene and Starfuckers: Vogt dem for efterligninger. The three albums differ on some main points: Værsgo is sung in Danish
with sparse orchestration; Kim Larsen og Yankee drengene is sung in English
and recorded with American session musicians in Atlanta, and Starfuckers is a casual and jolly live recording. The three albums proved that Kim Larsen was a valid musician in his own right.
231045-0637 (his personal identification number
) was his first post-Gasolin' release, and it became a big seller in Denmark and confirmed his status as one of the best Danish songwriters. All 12 songs are very strong and Dagen før, 682 A, Blip-Båt and Ud i det blå are classic songs. The album (released in 1979) was recorded in Sweet Silence studios in Copenhagen
and was produced by Nils Henriksen. The music on this album is unlike the hard rock
of Gasolin'
more poppish
and is the start of the electronic sounds that would dominate his next records such as Jungle Dreams and Midt om natten. Musically 231045-0637 is a combination of the music he made in the seventies
and the music he would make in the eighties
.
All songs written by Kim Larsen except if stated otherwise
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
album released in 1979 by Kim Larsen
Kim Larsen
thumb|250px|Kim Larsen, Nibe Festival 2009.Kim Melius Flyvholm Larsen is a Danish rock musician.Inspired by The Beatles and rock and roll, Larsen began as a songwriter and guitarist...
, a Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
rock musician.
While Kim Larsen
Kim Larsen
thumb|250px|Kim Larsen, Nibe Festival 2009.Kim Melius Flyvholm Larsen is a Danish rock musician.Inspired by The Beatles and rock and roll, Larsen began as a songwriter and guitarist...
was a member of Gasolin'
Gasolin'
Gasolin was a Danish rock band from Christianshavn in Copenhagen formed by Kim Larsen, Franz Beckerlee and Wili Jønsson in 1969. Their first drummer was the late Bjørn Uglebjerg. He was replaced by Søren Berlev in 1971...
he released three solo albums, Værsgo
Værsgo
Værsgo is the debut album of Kim Larsen who formed Gasolin' in 1969 with Wili Jønsson and Franz Beckerlee. It was released in 1973 while he was still a member of Gasolin', and the album contains songs which were not found suitable for Gasolin'. With 17 songs, it was apparent that Kim Larsen had a...
, Kim Larsen og Yankee drengene and Starfuckers: Vogt dem for efterligninger. The three albums differ on some main points: Værsgo is sung in Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
with sparse orchestration; Kim Larsen og Yankee drengene is sung in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and recorded with American session musicians in Atlanta, and Starfuckers is a casual and jolly live recording. The three albums proved that Kim Larsen was a valid musician in his own right.
231045-0637 (his personal identification number
Personal identification number (Denmark)
The Danish Personal Identification number is a national identification number, which is part of the personal information stored in the Civil Registration System ....
) was his first post-Gasolin' release, and it became a big seller in Denmark and confirmed his status as one of the best Danish songwriters. All 12 songs are very strong and Dagen før, 682 A, Blip-Båt and Ud i det blå are classic songs. The album (released in 1979) was recorded in Sweet Silence studios in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
and was produced by Nils Henriksen. The music on this album is unlike the hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
of Gasolin'
Gasolin'
Gasolin was a Danish rock band from Christianshavn in Copenhagen formed by Kim Larsen, Franz Beckerlee and Wili Jønsson in 1969. Their first drummer was the late Bjørn Uglebjerg. He was replaced by Søren Berlev in 1971...
more poppish
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and is the start of the electronic sounds that would dominate his next records such as Jungle Dreams and Midt om natten. Musically 231045-0637 is a combination of the music he made in the seventies
1970s
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and the music he would make in the eighties
1980s
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.
Track listing
- Moderne tider
- Dagen før
- 682 A (Mortensen-Grieg)
- Blip-Båt
- Ud i det blå
- Forever Young
- Sikken en følelse (Bas)
- Køb bananer
- Tutta
- Ole's fjerner
- Monkeymand
- De blå sirener (Petersen-Larsen)
All songs written by Kim Larsen except if stated otherwise