Om Bobbo Viking

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Om Bobbo Viking
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1975
StudioLjudkopia Musikstudio (Stockholm)
Genre Pop rock, glam rock
Length32:06
Label CBS
Producer Lasse Gustavsson
Magnus Uggla chronology
Om Bobbo Viking
(1975)
Livets teater
(1976)

Om Bobbo Viking is the debut studio album by Swedish pop and rock artist Magnus Uggla. [1] It was released in 1975. The musicians that perform on the album were originally from Harpo 's band.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Uggla. [2]

Side one
  1. "Hallå" ("Hello") - 3:08
  2. "Mrs Space" - 3:00
  3. "John Silver" - 2:30
  4. "Rock’n roll revolution" - 3:45
  5. "Riddarna av mörkret" ("Knights of Darkness") - 3:50
Side two
  1. "Bobbo Viking" - 2:24
  2. "Flens rock" ("The Rock of Flen") - 2:43
  3. "Okänd värld" ("Unknown World") - 3:18
  4. "Raggarna" - 3:13
  5. "Starlet" - 4:16

Personnel

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References

  1. "Om Bobbo Viking". Discogs. 1975. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  2. "Om Bobbo Viking by Magnus Uggla". Spotify . Retrieved 17 April 2020.