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Gasolin'

 If ever there has been a Scandinavian sound in rock music Gasolin'
are its apotheosis. But then, it would be foolish to restrict the
sound of Gasolin' to a tag like "Scandinavian sound", just as it
would be the limit the Beatles to "Mersey sound".

 The main reason for the enormous success of Gasolin' in Denmark is
that, unlike nost of that nations' groups, they make their own music,
and don't go out their way to assume the sound of current British
and American bands.

 They  started in 1969 , with only minimal success, as it took the
group members about a year to really settle down and start relating
to each other through their sound. Today they can lay claim to
being one of the most professional outfits on the road, never letting
situations such as broken equipment, small audiences etc influence
their performance.

 Come 1971 the group was really hot, and it was only a matter of
time before they were spotted by  an A&R man from CBS. The first
album followed, with Danish lyrics. Word started to spread about
Gasolin', andsales crept up around the 5,000 mark (a good figure
for a Danish group) before the second album was released. When that
second LP did come out things startied to happen faster, and sales
this time exceeded 16,000.

 The Gasolin' movement was on the up and up! Their song became
household favourites, with parents and kids alike avidly following
their group's activities and recordings.

 By the time of the third album (Danish version) Gasolin' were, it
is fair to say, as big in Denmark as The Beatles and The Stones ever
were, and it sold over 40,000 copies in a relatively short period of
time. If that figure doesn't impress you too much, perhaps we should

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