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39 Most Ridiculous 70’s Swedish Band’s Album Covers, And Best Thing About It – It Wasn’t A Joke
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
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Martys
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Vikingarna
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Eldorados
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Pajala-Hasses
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Nils Eriks
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Thorleifs
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Rubb & Stubb
Amina Hays 6 years ago
Their name sounds like what happens when wearing all those tight trousers!
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Bennys
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Leif Bloms
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The Gayes
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Magnus Uggla
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Gillstrands
Misterscooter 6 years ago
The album title translates to, "On These Collars, We Soar Like Eagles."
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Tonfixarna
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Norrsken
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Kinells
Basil 6 years ago
It looks like the photographer caught him mid-transformation into some sort of were-beast.
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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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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.
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Björn Benny & Agnetha Frida
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Streaplers
Martina Plaschka 6 years ago
i am glad that Christopher Walken was in a band when he was young
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Danny's
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Martys
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Kellys
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Eldorados
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Jonny Cutz
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Tommy Bergs
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Flygande Mattas
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Göran Zetterlunds
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Rubb & Stubb
Grazina Strolia 6 years ago
I like how the second guy from the right is hiding what he's already rubbbed.
#30
Bollebandet Och Soren Rydgren
#31
Eldorados
Janet Allison 6 years ago
On a roof...in platforms...and limited mobility pants...someone died this day.
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Flamingokvintetten
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The Vikings
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Bhonus
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Reeperbahn
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Karlstad-Orjans
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Jigs
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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.
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
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
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...
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
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.
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.
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. :)
Ben S. 6 years ago
After viewing these, I'm left with the question, what was in the water supply back then????
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.
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.
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
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
Belle_Panda 6 years ago
I do agree! Wholeheartedly. Just awful 😂 (I was born in -71/ bad memories )
Load More Replies... stellermatt 6 years ago
great, now I need to buy at least 47 new albums... I aint got time for that...
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
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.
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.
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. :)
Ben S. 6 years ago
After viewing these, I'm left with the question, what was in the water supply back then????
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.
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