1970's Dance Bands from Sweden

Posted by Robert Birming in Music on November 9, 2008 at 1:56 pm


Yemii Pics has a collection of Swedish dance bands from the 1970’s. Here you will find bands such as the Baracudaz, Teddy Boys and Tre Blå & En Gul (three blue and a yellow).

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10 comments to "1970's Dance Bands from Sweden"

  1. JRH
    November 9th, 2008 at 2:09 pm

    Yes, you can find them here...Only why would you want to?

  2. Heth
    November 9th, 2008 at 2:39 pm

    OH MY GOD!! I was in bands like that myself in the 1970s, only in England not Sweden. I always thought that Scandanavians were good-looking. There were a few lookers I suppose, but mostly......

  3. Hexzzen
    November 9th, 2008 at 2:48 pm

    Absolutely amazing! You made my day. Such sweet photos.

  4. Skipweasel
    November 9th, 2008 at 2:56 pm

    Gert Jonnys are best!
    That site's a fairly small selection - search around and you'll find really extensive collections. Some cute, some look like mad axe murderers.

  5. Pudifoot
    November 9th, 2008 at 7:01 pm

    Skip: But aren't some mad axe murderers cute?

  6. JET
    November 10th, 2008 at 12:42 am

    The reason the Swedish dance bands ended up looking as kooky as they did was for tax reasons. They could only deduct stage clothing as an expense if those clothes were clearly not to be worn privately, thus the more outrageous the clothes were, the easier it was to convince the Swedish IRS of their deductability.

    But for all that the clothes were insane, the music was (and still is) incredibly bland. It's as if someone had taken c-grade wedding bands as the template for an entire musical genre. Absolutely hideous and incredibly popular (although these days, they tend to dress less ostentatiously - I guess tax law changed).

  7. unohav_1
    November 10th, 2008 at 1:09 am

    There was actually a band called The Schytts? Hahaha O dear...

  8. Skipweasel
    November 10th, 2008 at 8:54 am

    Pudifoot - I don't know a sufficuently large sample to draw a reliable conclusion.

  9. MENLOHEAVYWEIGHT
    November 10th, 2008 at 12:30 pm

    Awesome, this is exactly what I have been searching for all my life, I have found my new purpose, thanks neatorama!!!!

  10. Ali S.
    November 10th, 2008 at 1:48 pm

    Bell bottoms and tight shirts... *shudder*


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