John NORUM: Live in Stockholm 12″ EP. Europe guitarist, live 1988! + Thin Lizzy cover. Check audio

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Live in Stockholm is a live EP by John Norum, the guitarist in the Swedish hard rock band Europe. It was released in 1990.

CBS 6564016, HOLLAND

Track listing:
“Eternal Flame” 3:40 (John Norum, Marcel Jacob)
“Don’t Believe a Word” 3:00 (Phil Lynott) Thin Lizzy cover 03:40

“Blind” 3:53 (John Norum, Marcel Jacob) 10:38
“Free Birds in Flight” 3:00  (studio recording, John Norum) 14:30

The first 3 live tracks were recorded at the Draken in Stockholm on 14 March 1988. The instrumental song “Free Birds in Flight”, previously unreleased, was recorded at Stockholm Recording in 1987.

Released 1990
Recorded Stockholm, Sweden, 14 March 1988
Genre Hard rock
Length 17:14
Label CBS, Epic
Producer John Norum

Personnel:
John Norum: Guitars, lead and backing vocals
Göran Edman: Lead vocals [Brazen Abbot, Time Requiem, Talisman]
Marcel Jacob: Bass [Talisman, Yngwie Malmsteen, Europe, Last Autumns Dream]
Henrik Hildén: Drums [Baltimoore, Dokken, Midnight Sun, Trash]
Peter Hermansson: Drums
Mats Lindfors: Rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals [Talisman]
Per Blom: Keyboards

Produced by: John Norum
Mixed by: Per Blom for Peak Productions

A chat with guitarist John Norum as he was about to start his first solo tour in Sweden back in 1988. Publishing date: February 20 1988. Newspaper: LT (Jämtland County, Sweden). Headline: “I promise to give everything that I got – John Norum is looking forward to his visit”. …

On Tuesday friends of guitar based hard rock will have a field day as John Norum and friends are about to shake the foundations of the Folkets Hus venue in Östersund. And when John Norum occupies the scene it will be a heroes return. After three visits in Östersund with Europe there will be a lot of fans that are eager to welcome him back with his new band. Count on success! In light of this event, which is the first here since 220 Volt performed at the Storsjöyran Festival last summer, I thought it was a good idea to have a talk with the young guitar hero. This was my first chat with the man (in Europe it was always Joey Tempest that did the talking) and he was just as nice as word had him be. An easygoing guy with a very promising future. Here is selected bits from the conversation. Enjoy.

You were a bit ill right before the start of the Swedish tour, what was it?

– “I had a bad cold and I can still feel it. I went to a doctor and he prescribed penecilin which I took for 10 days without it helping very much. Then I did a second check and it turned out that I had inflamed vocal cords. So this means that Göran Edman will have to handle more of the vocals than planned and that feels like a bit of a downer if people then thinks that I can not do what I did on the record live, which is certainly not the case. In rehearsals I sang even better than I had on the album. Maybe it is psychological? I am not sure”.

Name three reasons why it is a good idea to buy a ticket to a John Norum concert.

– “There is a lot to check out if you like guitar based hard rock, action on stage and a good show!”.

How did it feel when you sold Gold with “Total Control”?

– “I knew it might happen but I did not expect it to happen quite so fast. It went Gold in two weeks and so did the “Let Me Love You” single as well. But I knew that there would be some interest after Europe having sold 250,000 copies of “The Final Countdown” in this country”.

One out of every 32 Swedes own a copy of that album. Expectations ought to be quite high, so what can people expect?

– “That I want them to experience themselves. I just hope that we can squeeze in all the gear into the Folkets Hus venue”.

Can you actually make any money yourself when you go out with such a costly show?

– “I do not want to make any money on this tour! The people at EMA (the booking agency) could not believe what they heard when I told them that. I want the money to be spent on the show so that it is as good as it can possibly be. I have made enough money in Europe and I have said that if need be they can cut my salary. All I want to do is to play to people and give them a good show”.

In what countries has the album done the best outside of Scandinavia?

– “Germany, Holland and Japan. They have just started to promote it a bit more in Germany. I was there recently doing some interviews and the record company people were really surprised when I said it was OK to put stickers on my records saying I used to be in Europe. They had thought that I would not like that, but I think it is OK. The more people that get to know who I am, the better”.

How important is it for you to go out under your own name, to decide everything? For instance, how would you react if say David Coverdale gave you a call and asked you to join Whitesnake?

– “Then I would be in Whitesnake tomorrow! I would not hesitate for a second. It is one of my favourite bands. I did hear a rumour that said that Ronnie James Dio had an interest in me before Chraig Goldy joined the band, I still do not know if that is true. But I can not see myself in Dio”.

If you could say something to the fans up here, what would it be?

– “It is going to be great fun to see you all again! After the show we have a couple of days off and we intend to spend them in your fine city. We are looking forward to meeting people and to get new friends”.

Feel yourself at home – give it all you got!

(End of interview)

Michael Eriksson 1988

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