''Tombstone Valentine'' is a studio

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released by

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in 1970. While the previous album '' Hard 'n' Horny'' was more of a

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influenced album, ''Tombstone Valentine'' in one of their more pop-ish albums. The album sounds more like the records of the "Deep Pop" era ('' Nuclear Nightclub'', '' Lucky Golden Stripes and Starpose'') than the records of the progressive rock era (''Hard 'n' Horny'', '' Fairyport'' and '' Being''). This is the first album with

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in the band, replacing bassist Mats Huldén. Guitarist Nikke Nikamo also left after ''Hard 'n' Horny'', but a permanent replacement for him couldn't be found, so

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of Tasavallan Presidentti plays guitar on some of the tracks. ''Tombstone Valentine'' represents the sound they forsook for the next two progressive albums, ''Fairyport'' and ''Being''. Unlike the other Wigwam albums, this was produced by "non-Finnish" producer, the American Kim Fowley. The track "The Dance of the Anthropoids" is not a Wigwam track, but an experimental electronic piece by

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, recorded in 1968 originally. Kim Fowley thought it was so brilliant that it had to be on the album.

Track listing

# "Tombstone Valentine" - 3:03 # "In Gratitude" - 3:44 # "The Dance of the Anthropoids - 1:07 # "Frederick & Bill" - 4:23 # "Wishful Thinker" - 3:44 # "Autograph" - 2:36 # "1936 Lost in the Snow" - 2:09 # "Let the World Ramble On" - 3:19 # "For America" - 4:19 # "Captain Supernatural" - 3:01 # "End" - 3:36

Personnel

;Wigwam * Jukka Gustavson - vocals, organ, piano *

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- vocals *

- bass, violin * Ronnie Österberg - drums {{Authority control Wigwam (Finnish band) albums 1970 albums albums produced by Kim Fowley Love Records albums