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Thursday, June 27, 2013

Now I have influenced myself even more with records I was used to listen to in the 70s. I walked through the half of Oslo city and looked in four shops which sell old records, before I found the six records box set of six Norwegian ballad singers. 'Norske Viseprofiler' (Norwegian Song Profiles). This collection of Norwegian ballad singers from the 70s came out from the Norwegian book club 'Den norske Bokklubben' late in 1976, probably in November – December. My wife that time and I bought it because we was members of the book club, and got the offer to buy it. We thought it would be a historical documentation to have from that time. These six singers are among others, distinct people in Norwegian history who interpreted well–known lyrical poets, traditional songs, important social issues, foreign translations, own compositions, psychological and abstract psychological lyrical poetries, etc. Finn Kalvik's song 'En tur rundt i byen' for example, is a translation of Ralph McTell's, 'Streets of London'. If you want to see pictures and names of songs from the collection, you can click on the link below which open a separate window.

To play this records, I had to buy me a record player; something I was determined to newer do. I bought the cheapest I found, and put it in a cupboard with a glass door. Inside behind the record player I sat a LED lamp which lights on the record player. So now the record player plays in the light and shines out in the room. And I think this record player plays well, and I have begun to like to listen to records on the record player. I have also bought a record I got from my daughter's mother at my birthday in 1979 after we were separated; Åge Aleksandersen 'Lirekassa' (The Barrel Organ) from 1977 which only is available on vinyl, (Norwegian).

These have really got me back to myself again. So that development has now reached its goal I think.

David H. Hegg