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39 Most Ridiculous 70’s Swedish Band’s Album Covers, And Best Thing About It – It Wasn’t A Joke

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The Swedes are stylish and trend-conscious folk, a brief walk around Stockholm's bars and cafes will confirm that they have embraced the 'hipster' phenomenon to the absolute max. And if these 70's album covers are anything to go by, they took the dubious fashion trends of that decade to hilarious extremes as well.

Perhaps it is that innate Scandinavian desire to conform, and to do it better and more completely than everyone else. What else can explain these gloriously cheesy matching outfits? The medly of moustaches and mullets? Those ball-huggingly tight pants? Of course, we will look back at ourselves in 40 years time and wonder what the hell we were thinking. But hopefully not to this extent!

Scroll down below to check out these superstars of 70's Svensk popmusik for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments!

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#1

Sten Carlsson & Salta Mandlar

Sten Carlsson & Salta Mandlar

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#2

Teddy Boys

Teddy Boys

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#3

Martys

Martys

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#4

Vikingarna

Vikingarna

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#5

Eldorados

Eldorados

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#6

Pajala-Hasses

Pajala-Hasses

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#7

Nils Eriks

Nils Eriks

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#8

Thorleifs

Thorleifs

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#9

Rubb & Stubb

Rubb & Stubb

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#10

Bennys

Bennys

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#11

Leif Bloms

Leif Bloms

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#12

The Gayes

The Gayes

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#13

Magnus Uggla ‎

Magnus Uggla ‎

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#14

Gillstrands

Gillstrands

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#15

Tonfixarna

Tonfixarna

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#16

Norrsken

Norrsken

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#17

Kinells

Kinells

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13points

Justin Dodson 6 years ago

omg the guy on the far right! Im dying

20points

Basil 6 years ago

It looks like the photographer caught him mid-transformation into some sort of were-beast.

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BusLady 6 years ago

Are they gonna sing or pump my gas?

3points

Keith Teaser 6 years ago

fkinell

1point

Keith Teaser 6 years ago

kinell

1point

JV 6 years ago

Oh the hair, the chests, the horror...

1point

mearz 6 years ago

they were told " smile like your life depends on it. it does"

1point

Bonzo Deep 6 years ago

guy in the middle looks like early Richard Simmons before the fro

1point

Sheila Robinson 6 years ago

I thought there were only four kinells.

1point

Data1001 6 years ago

Yeah, I'm surprised no one else picked up on that. One of my English friends used to use that expression all the time. ;-)

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FatBaby 5 years ago

Ew guy on far right legit has full grown neck beard

0points

Malissa Allen 6 years ago

I cannot stop laughing at the werewolf guy..LOL

0points

Nancy Walker 6 years ago

Just say no to jumpsuits

0points

Phoebe Bean 6 years ago

Whaaaa....!!

0points

Molly Block 6 years ago

Excuse me while I barf. Someone should have banned perms back then. AND those ugly anti-rape glasses! They look like a bunch of pansy mechanics who want to be in a garage band.

0points

Rachelle 6 years ago

Getting ready to head to their second job at the strip club/dollar store.

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#18

Björn Benny & Agnetha Frida

Björn Benny & Agnetha Frida

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#19

Streaplers

Streaplers

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#20

Danny's

Danny's

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#21

Martys

Martys

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#22

Kellys

Kellys

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#23

Eldorados

Eldorados

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#24

Tomtélius

Tomtélius

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#25

Jonny Cutz

Jonny Cutz

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#26

Tommy Bergs

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#27

Flygande Mattas

Flygande Mattas

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#28

Göran Zetterlunds

Göran Zetterlunds

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#29

Rubb & Stubb

Rubb & Stubb

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#30

Bollebandet Och Soren Rydgren

Bollebandet Och Soren Rydgren

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#31

Eldorados

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Flamingokvintetten

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#33

The Vikings

The Vikings

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#34

Bhonus

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#35

Reeperbahn

Reeperbahn

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#36

Karlstad-Orjans

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#37

Jigs

Jigs

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Thor Erics

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Thore Skogman

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Kenny Kulbiski 6 years ago

Like the text said, forty years from now people will be laughing at some of the present artists/bands. I already am.

6points

Sarcasticow 6 years ago

I'm not from Sweden but I do work for a Swedish company. Thanks for this post -when some of my Swedish colleagues p**s me off again, I'd imagine them on a terrible album cover in freaky clothes xD

4points

SykesDaMan 6 years ago

I read this about ABBA, and I think it applies to all of the Swedish groups: They did this to get a taxe deduction. Read #1 on this list: http://www.cracked.com/article_24911_8-famous-celebrity-looks-that-happened-totally-by-accident.html

3points

Bored Birgit 6 years ago

The 70s fashion was not very kind to mankind.

3points

Belle_Panda 6 years ago

I do agree! Wholeheartedly. Just awful 😂 (I was born in -71/ bad memories )

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stellermatt 6 years ago

great, now I need to buy at least 47 new albums... I aint got time for that...

3points

Daniel Losinger 6 years ago

How could you not include ABBA!? abba-graci...98714b.jpg

1point

Kelly 6 years ago

These clothes, colours and fonts really take me back to the 70's!

1point

Gerry Higgins 6 years ago

There goes the stereotype that all swedes are sexy ski instructors

1point

Vivek Mhatre 6 years ago

Conclusion: In the 70's collars and tight pants were the rage

1point

Jonas H 6 years ago

Oh, this is but a scratch on the surface! We have much more and worse to show :)

1point

Ben Hannigan 5 years ago

Its because of Swedish Tax law at the time though the us was similar (Liberace) and Elton John in the UK. To claim clothes back they had to be a. Too extreme/hideous/unsuitable for normal wear or B. Be part of an established look or image

0points

Belle_Panda 6 years ago

Horrible! 😁

0points

Bogdan 6 years ago

Theo used the Ledzeppelin fonts

0points

Joeshar 6 years ago

Making practices bring success. After several unsuccesful attempts Swedish music industry presented us the one and only: ABBA.

0points

Lotta Roos 6 years ago

Magnus Uggla and Reeperbahn do not really fit in here, their music is completely different. The other ones are music made to dance close to eachother.

0points

Phoebe Bean 6 years ago

What do I think? I think it was all wardrobe malfunction....

0points

Sarah Kim 6 years ago

Are any of them rap bands? (TFIOS reference)

0points

Josef Tingbratt 6 years ago

This was mainly due to a tax law where you were able to evade the VAT for "stage-clothes". But the law was very clear that the clothes had to be strictly stage-clothes. Therefore these groups had to make these extreme clothing and after a while it became a standard for dance bands in Sweden.

0points

A S Koziol 6 years ago

Honestly, the 70's weren't kind to anyone fashion-wise..it's not just the Swedes who suffered. :)

0points

Ben S. 6 years ago

After viewing these, I'm left with the question, what was in the water supply back then????

0points

MBZ MetalsmithArtist 6 years ago

It wasn't good taste I'll bet

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adoracat 6 years ago

Seriously SERIOUSLY wide lapels and collars. And big ol platform shoes!! Oh the memories...

0points

Misterscooter 6 years ago

Years ago, in the infancy of the internet, I found a site that featured this same thing. There is definitely bigger and, um, better(?) out there.

-1point

Kenny Kulbiski 6 years ago

Like the text said, forty years from now people will be laughing at some of the present artists/bands. I already am.

6points

Sarcasticow 6 years ago

I'm not from Sweden but I do work for a Swedish company. Thanks for this post -when some of my Swedish colleagues p**s me off again, I'd imagine them on a terrible album cover in freaky clothes xD

4points

SykesDaMan 6 years ago

I read this about ABBA, and I think it applies to all of the Swedish groups: They did this to get a taxe deduction. Read #1 on this list: http://www.cracked.com/article_24911_8-famous-celebrity-looks-that-happened-totally-by-accident.html

3points

Bored Birgit 6 years ago

The 70s fashion was not very kind to mankind.

3points

Belle_Panda 6 years ago

I do agree! Wholeheartedly. Just awful 😂 (I was born in -71/ bad memories )

1point

Load More Replies...

stellermatt 6 years ago

great, now I need to buy at least 47 new albums... I aint got time for that...

3points

Daniel Losinger 6 years ago

How could you not include ABBA!? abba-graci...98714b.jpg

1point

Kelly 6 years ago

These clothes, colours and fonts really take me back to the 70's!

1point

Gerry Higgins 6 years ago

There goes the stereotype that all swedes are sexy ski instructors

1point

Vivek Mhatre 6 years ago

Conclusion: In the 70's collars and tight pants were the rage

1point

Jonas H 6 years ago

Oh, this is but a scratch on the surface! We have much more and worse to show :)

1point

Ben Hannigan 5 years ago

Its because of Swedish Tax law at the time though the us was similar (Liberace) and Elton John in the UK. To claim clothes back they had to be a. Too extreme/hideous/unsuitable for normal wear or B. Be part of an established look or image

0points

Belle_Panda 6 years ago

Horrible! 😁

0points

Bogdan 6 years ago

Theo used the Ledzeppelin fonts

0points

Joeshar 6 years ago

Making practices bring success. After several unsuccesful attempts Swedish music industry presented us the one and only: ABBA.

0points

Lotta Roos 6 years ago

Magnus Uggla and Reeperbahn do not really fit in here, their music is completely different. The other ones are music made to dance close to eachother.

0points

Phoebe Bean 6 years ago

What do I think? I think it was all wardrobe malfunction....

0points

Sarah Kim 6 years ago

Are any of them rap bands? (TFIOS reference)

0points

Josef Tingbratt 6 years ago

This was mainly due to a tax law where you were able to evade the VAT for "stage-clothes". But the law was very clear that the clothes had to be strictly stage-clothes. Therefore these groups had to make these extreme clothing and after a while it became a standard for dance bands in Sweden.

0points

A S Koziol 6 years ago

Honestly, the 70's weren't kind to anyone fashion-wise..it's not just the Swedes who suffered. :)

0points

Ben S. 6 years ago

After viewing these, I'm left with the question, what was in the water supply back then????

0points

MBZ MetalsmithArtist 6 years ago

It wasn't good taste I'll bet

1point

Load More Replies...

adoracat 6 years ago

Seriously SERIOUSLY wide lapels and collars. And big ol platform shoes!! Oh the memories...

0points

Misterscooter 6 years ago

Years ago, in the infancy of the internet, I found a site that featured this same thing. There is definitely bigger and, um, better(?) out there.

-1point

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