''Gasolin' 3'' was the third album from Danish rock band

Gasolin' Gasolin' were a Danish rock band from Christianshavn, Copenhagen, formed by Kim Larsen, Franz Beckerlee, and Wili Jønsson in 1969. Their first drummer was the late Bjørn Uglebjerg. He was replaced by Søren Berlev in 1971. At their formatio ...

, released in November 1973. It was the band's first album to be produced by

Roy Thomas Baker Roy Thomas Baker (born 10 November 1946) is an English record producer, songwriter and arranger, who has produced rock and pop and songs since the 1970s. Career Baker began his career at Decca Records at the age of 14 and later worked as an a ...

. ''Gasolin' 3'' was recorded in Rosenberg Studio in Copenhagen with Freddy Hansson as sound engineer. The influence of Roy Thomas Baker is noticeable. The sound is more dynamic than on the two previous albums, especially the drum sound. Musically the songs are more heavy and hard-hitting and also more professional and commercial compared to the previous two albums. Furthermore, the moog synthesizer was introduced by Franz Beckerlee in songs such as "Rabalder" and "Sju-bi-du-bi-mand". With this album Gasolin achieved superstar status in Denmark. The tracks "Det var Inga, Katinka og Smukke Charlie på sin Harley" / "Jeg er splittergal" and "Bessefar" / "Smukke Linda" were released as singles. In 1974, ''Gasolin' 3'' was released with English lyrics as ''

''. ''Gasolin' 3'' was released on CD in 1987 with '' Stakkels Jim'' and in 1991 it was remastered for CD. In 2003 it was included in '' The Black Box''.

Track listing

Side one

# "Smukke Linda" (Gasolin', Mogens Mogensen) – 4:58 # "Rabalder" (Kim Larsen, Wili Jönsson, Franz Beckerlee) – 2:28 # "Katten" (Larsen, Jönsson, Beckerlee, Mogensen) – 2:50 # "Jeg troede jeg var" (Larsen, Jönsson, Beckerlee, Mogensen) – 3:13 # "Bobo's sang" (Larsen, Jönsson, Beckerlee, Mogensen) – 4:05

Side two

# "Det var Inga, Katinka og Smukke Charlie på sin Harley" (Tommy Pedersen, Gasolin', Mogensen) – 2:51 # "Jeg er splittergal" (Larsen, Jönsson, Beckerlee) – 3:15 # "Cafe Paradis" (Gasolin', Mogensen) – 4:14 # "Bessefar" (Larsen, Jönsson, Beckerlee, Mogensen) – 2:12 # "Sju-bi-du-bi-mand" (Gasolin') – 5:54

Personnel

Gasolin'

Kim Larsen Kim Mellius Flyvholm Larsen (23 October 1945 – 30 September 2018) was a Danish rock and pop musician. He was a major selling Scandinavian act with over 5 million albums sold. Career Kim Larsen was born in Copenhagen. Inspired by The Bea ...

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

, rhythm guitar,

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featu ...

on "Det var Inga, Katinka..." and "Bobo's sang" * Franz Beckerlee – lead guitar, moog, vocals, bass on "Jeg er splittergal" * Wili Jønsson – bass,

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

, organ, vocals * Søren Berlev – drums,

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Ex ...

Additional musicians

* Niels Harrit –

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

, baritone saxophone, percussion, piano on "Bessefar"

Production

– producer *

Freddy Hansson Freddy or Freddie may refer to: Entertainment *Freddy (comic strip), a newspaper comic strip which ran from 1955 to 1980 *Freddie (Cromartie), a character from the Japanese manga series''Cromartie High School'' *Freddie (dance), a short-lived 1960 ...

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Cover

The cover image is a painting by Tage Hansen which was used without his approval. When he learned about the usage he offered approval after the fact for the price of two copies of the album, which he did receive. In 2010 it was announced that the album cover image will be used for a postage stamp after a vote among listeners of

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References

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