'The Wheel' (1976) - Mikael Rickfors

[gee]

Came across Mikael's 1976 album 'The Wheel' for one UK Pound in a local charity shop today

Released on CBS Records  81631 (Holland) this eleven track set includes the following songs;

'side one'
1. Live Your Life 
2. Any Little Thing - Mike Rickfors / E.Bibb
3. Jealousy 
4. Then There's A Change 
5. I've Got Your Number - Johnny Bristol / Greg Reeves

'side two'
1. Hey Lady Riches 
2. Ascension Day 
3. Girl, You're Leaving Me 
4. The Next Man
5. Take A Message To My Baby
6. The Wheel 

songs written by Mike Rickfors / Hasse Huss except the two tracks indicated

produced by group keyboardist Tom Salisbury
also featuring;
Rolf Alex - drums
Peter Sahlin - bass guitar
Malando Gassama - percussion
and Mike on lead guitars

also - both of ABBA's backing band I believe
Janne Schaffer - guitars
Lasse Wellender-guitars 

plus;
Agneta Gilstig and Agneta Olsson - backing vocals

a couple of tracks feature orchestral accompaniment plus a brass section features as wel

Recorded at Glen Studio and Decibel Studios, both in Stockholm
Recording Engineer; Lasse Gustavsson

the album cover and innersleeve photos feature Mike looking quite like when he fronted The Hollies three years earlier with the same long blonde hairstyle

[Tony Wilkinson]

All tracks available on youtube

[gee]

but not the real item tho'

[Tony Wilkinson]

Sept 10, 2022 21:43:26 GMT gee said:

but not the real item tho'

That's ok, not a collector, just want to hear the music any old how...

[The Dude]

Sept 9, 2022 23:09:52 GMT gee said:

Came across Mikael's 1976 album 'The Wheel' for one UK Pound in a local charity shop today

Released on CBS Records  81631 (Holland) this eleven track set includes the following songs;

'side one'
1. Live Your Life 
2. Any Little Thing - Mike Rickfors / E.Bibb
3. Jealousy 
4. Then There's A Change 
5. I've Got Your Number - Johnny Bristol / Greg Reeves

'side two'
1. Hey Lady Riches 
2. Ascension Day 
3. Girl, You're Leaving Me 
4. The Next Man
5. Take A Message To My Baby
6. The Wheel 

songs written by Mike Rickfors / Hasse Huss except the two tracks indicated

produced by group keyboardist Tom Salisbury
also featuring;
Rolf Alex - drums
Peter Sahlin - bass guitar
Malando Gassama - percussion
and Mike on lead guitars

also - both of ABBA's backing band I believe
Janne Schaffer - guitars
Lasse Wellender-guitars 

plus;
Agneta Gilstig and Agneta Olsson - backing vocals

a couple of tracks feature orchestral accompaniment plus a brass section features as wel

Recorded at Glen Studio and Decibel Studios, both in Stockholm
Recording Engineer; Lasse Gustavsson

the album cover and innersleeve photos feature Mike looking quite like when he fronted The Hollies three years earlier with the same long blonde hairstyle

Greg Reeves, who co-wrote "I've got your number", used to play bass for CSNY on their Déjà Vu album and also on Neil Young's After The Gold Rush album.

[The Dude]

I have his first solo album
www.discogs.com/master/650840-Mikael-Rickfors-Mikael-Rickfors

[Tony Wilkinson]

Sept 12, 2022 17:17:31 GMT The Dude said:

I have his first solo album
www.discogs.com/master/650840-Mikael-Rickfors-Mikael-Rickfors

'Daughter of the night' my favourite track on there..

[The Dude]

Sept 10, 2022 21:43:26 GMT gee said:

but not the real item tho'

Since apparently it's a Dutch release, I may find it in a second hand store...

[The Dude]

Sept 10, 2022 8:11:16 GMT Tony Wilkinson said:

All tracks available on youtube

Thanks for the tip, Tony. Have just finished downloading all the tracks.

[Tony Wilkinson]

Daughter of the night - Mikael Rickfors

[becca67]

I like his voice, I think his English gets better and helps but not totally crazy about the production or backing. I'd be more likely to want to get the first self-titled album based on the single tracks posted here.

[moorlock2003]

“Take A Message To My Baby”, the most Hollies-like track on the LP, came out as a 45 RPM 12” single. The song “The Next Man” has the memorable line “We overeat and we overspend and we overdose ourselves”. How true.