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Strictly limited edition of 500 audiophile copies on black vinyl.
Limited audiophile edition sourced from the analogue master tapes and fut from 24bit/96kHz files.
Single sleeve that includes an inlay with liner notes and band member photos.
In 1970, Svein Finnerud Trio (as they were then named), released “Plastic Sun”, still one of the most iconic albums in Norwegian jazz. Their second album, issued on the Sonet label in an eye catching, psychedelic gatefold sleeve, attracted due attention from the more curious sections of the rock audience. The same year would see the only release from another great crossover trio, Min Bul, sharing the same rhythm section of Andresen and Rud, this time with guitarist Terje Rypdal as the leader (it´s fair to assume that Andresen and Rud would strongly oppose to the thought of anyone being the leader, though…). Although “Plastic Sun” would mark the beginning of a very fruitful period in Norwegian jazz, with Jan Garbarek and Terje Rypdal releasing strong ECM debuts the following year, it was probably dawning on the more commercially oriented sections of the record business that the sales didn´t exactly hit the roof. Thus, when it was time for a follow-up in 1974, the already recorded “Thoughts” was shelved due to lack of funding and potential labels getting cold feet. It wasn´t to be released until 1985, on Henie Onstad Art.. Center’s in-house Prisma label. The center was like a home to the trio, they played concerts there and “Thoughts” was actually recorded at the center. HOAC always had a special connection with the more experimental music scenes right from the opening in 1968, with groups and artists like Soft Machine, Henry Cow, John Cage, Terry Riley, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Arne Nordheim and many others performing. Finnerud and Andresen were close friends since youth and formed the trio in 1967 after approaching Rud wi....... więcej