The September When is a Norwegian

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 rock

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 band formed in Stavanger

Stavanger

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 in 1987, by vocalist Morten Abel

Morten Abel

Morten Abel Knutsen, , better known by his stage name Morten Abel is a Norwegian pop artist, and one of Norway's best-selling domestic artists.-Career:...

, guitarist

Guitarist

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 Tor Øyvind Syvertsen and keyboardist

Keyboardist

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 Helge Hummervoll, all former members of the band Mods. They signed a recording contract with Warner Music in Norway, and released their self-titled debut album in 1989. The band line-up was broadened by the addition of bassist

Bassist

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 Gulleiv Wee and drummer

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 Stene Osmundsen before the following tour. Syvertsen left the band the following year, and Morten Mølster took his place.

The new line-up released their break-through album Mother I've Been Kissed in 1991. After releasing two more albums, One Eye Open in 1993 and HuggerMugger in 1994, The September When split up in 1996. The same year they released the compilation Absolute The September When - Prestige de la Norvège 1989-96. Another compilation, The Best Of TSW, got released in 2002 and contains remastered songs.

According to the Morten Abel

Morten Abel

Morten Abel Knutsen, , better known by his stage name Morten Abel is a Norwegian pop artist, and one of Norway's best-selling domestic artists.-Career:...

 website, The September When reunited for a show on August 28, 2008 in Stavanger

Stavanger

Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...

, Norway.
The band returned with a fifth studio album "Judas Kiss" on December 5th 2008.

Last line-up

• Morten Abel
  Morten Abel
  Morten Abel Knutsen, , better known by his stage name Morten Abel is a Norwegian pop artist, and one of Norway's best-selling domestic artists.-Career:...
  
   - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica (1987–96)
• Morten Mølster - electric guitar (1990–96)
• Torkild Viig - bass (1994–96)
• Stene Osmundsen - drums and percussion (1990–96)
• Helge Hummervoll - keyboards (1987–96)

Former members

• Tor Øyvind Syvertsen - electric guitar (1987–90)
• Gulleiv Wee - bass (1990–94)

Albums

• The September When (1989)
• Mother I've Been Kissed (1991)
• One Eye Open (1993)
• HuggerMugger (1994)
• Judas Kiss (2008)

EPs

• Mortal (1989)
• Bullet Me (1991)
• Mama Won't To Tell You No Lie (1991)
• Roundabout... Now (1991)
• Cries Like A Baby (1994)
• Sometimes Serious (1994)
• I Can Take It (1994)
• Daydreaming (1996)

Compilations

• Absolute The September When - Prestige de la Norvège 1989-96 (1996)
• The Best Of TSW (2002)