Category Sweden

Oslo - April 1940

Overrunning Oslo – Happy Birthday Rome – Paris Calling – April 21, 1940

– News From Radio Berlin, Radio Paris, EIAR Rome – Mutual Broadcasting Shortwave – April 21, 1940 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the war in Europe was going on for some 7 months, interest in news from the…

British and Canadian Troops

April 19-20, 1940 – An Allied Landing In Norway – The Situation In Scandinavia.

April 19-20, 1940 – BBC Home Service – Radio Paris – Radio Berlin – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 19-20, 1940 – news for this day was intentionally vague. The BBC reported that a special detachment of British, Canadian…

Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix – Live In Sweden 1967 – Backstage Pass

Jimi Hendrix Experience – live at Studio 4 – Radiohuset, Stockholm – September 5, 1967 – Sveriges Radio Jimi Hendrix this weekend. Recorded live at Sveriges Radio in Stockholm on September 5, 1967. The thing that always amazes me about…

The Doors – Live In Stockholm – 1968 – Past Daily Backstage Pass

The Doors – Live at Konserthuset, Stockholm – September 20, 1968 – Sveriges Radio Something rare and special this weekend. The Doors, in concert from Stockholm Sweden – recorded on September 20, 1968 by the venerable and forward-thinking Sveriges Radio. For…

Spencer Davis Group

Spencer Davis Group (w/Steve Winwood) Live In Stockholm 1967 – RIP: Spencer Davis (1939-2020)

Hearing the sad news this morning of the passing of Spencer Davis, I thought I would run this radio session from Sweden, recorded just prior to Steve Winwood leaving the band to form Traffic. I’m not sure if they ever…