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formed in May 1963 as a duo and quickly expanded into quintet, though no music by them would be released until more than a year later, when their debut single "

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" was released in October 1964. Up until October 1968, 23 singles by the group were released, though six of those were unauthorized. Out of these singles, 13 managed to reach both Kvällstoppen and ''

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'' while two further singles only reached ''Tio I Topp''. In 1969, the band changed their name to Blond and three further singles were released between July 1969 and July 1970, out of which one reached ''Tio i Topp.'' Combined under both names, the band released in total 27 singles between October 1964 and July 1970. Between September 1964 and January 1967, the group was signed to

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, an

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run by Evert Jakobsson. With the label, the group released three studio albums. Dissatisfied with the label's economical status, they waited until their contract expired, which it did on

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1967. They then promptly signed with

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, who, with a bigger budget, could afford to give the group more time in the studio. This resulted in another two albums, '' Contrast'' and ''Studio'', both released in 1967. The group's final album ''The Lilac Years'' was issued under the name Blond after they had received a contract with

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in 1969. In the UK, the group had releases on four different labels,

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, Parlophone and

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Studio albums

Compilations

Extended plays

Singles

Swedish singles

Other contributions

Videography

References

Notes References

Sources

* {{Tages Discographies of Swedish artists Rock music group discographies Pop music discographies