''The Last Jim'' is the second album with English lyrics by
Danish
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rock
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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 ...
. It was released in some
Western Europe
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an countries in November 1974 on
CBS
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, simultaneously to its Danish counterpart
Stakkels Jim. The songs are identical on the two albums, except for the lyrics. Like on their previous album
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 ...
of the same year,
American
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Leonard "Skip" Malone, helped the band translate the Danish lyrics into English.
All songs are Gasolin' originals, except "Blood Brothers" which is their interpretation of
Robert Burns
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' 18th century poem "Auld Lang Syne".
Track listing
Side one
#"Mrs. Boogie Woogie" (Kim Larsen) – 3:40
#"Little Pasha Honeysuckle Divine" (Gasolin' / Gasolin', Skip Malone) – 3:13
#"Bingo" (Larsen / Gasolin', Malone) – 3:04
#"Boogaloo" (Wili Jønsson, Franz Beckerlee / Gasolin', Malone) – 3:03
#"Cellophane Brain" (Gasolin' / Gasolin', Malone) – 6:03
Side two
#"Deadline" (Gasolin' / Gasolin', Malone) – 3:25
#"Where Do We Go From Here" (Larsen / Gasolin', Malone) – 2:36
#"Fool Of The Night" (Larsen / Gasolin', Malone) – 3:15
#"Anna Lee" (Gasolin' / Gasolin', Malone) – 3:11
#"Blood Brothers" (Trad: Arr. Gasolin' / Gasolin', Malone) – 4:27
#"The Last Jim" (Larsen, Beckerlee) – 2:55
Personnel
Gasolin'
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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 ...
–
vocals
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,
rhythm guitar
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,
moog
*
Franz Beckerlee –
lead guitar
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, moog,
harmonica
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, vocals
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Wili Jønsson
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bass,
keyboards
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, vocals,
harmonium
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*
Søren Berlev –
drums
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,
percussion
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, vocals
Additional musicians
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Steen Vig -
soprano saxophone
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,
tenor saxophone
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*
Hugo Rasmussen -
double bass
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Palle Mikkelborg
Palle Mikkelborg (born 6 March 1941) is a Danish jazz trumpet player, composer, arranger and record producer.
He is self-taught on the trumpet, although he studied conducting at the Royal Music Conservatory in Copenhagen. He became a professio ...
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string arrangements
Production
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Roy Thomas Baker
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Baker began his career at Decca Records at the age of 14 and later worked as an a ...
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producer
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engineer
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Release history
Notes
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Gasolin' albums
1974 albums
Albums produced by Roy Thomas Baker