''Hemåt'' is a 1969 studio album by the Swedish
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band
Harvester.
''Hemåt'' is the band's first and only release under the name "Harvester." A year after the release of ''
Sov gott Rose-Marie'' the band shortened its name from "International Harvester" to "Harvester". The album is composed by musicians Bo Anders Persson, Thomas Tidholm, Urban Yman, Kjell Westling, Arne Eriksson, Torbjörn Abelli, Thomas Gartz and Ulla.
Hemåt continued its predecessor's move towards a nationalist music that was both politically and environmentally charged. The album was recorded in "Kafe Marx", a small cafe owned by the youth league of the
Swedish Communist Party.
Track listing
All songs written by Harvester, except "Kristallen Den Fin" and "Kuk-Polska" (traditional, arr. by Harvest), and "
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#"När Lingonen Mognar" (When the Lingonberries are Ripen) - 3:24
#"Kristallen Den Fina" (Beautiful Crystal) - 6:28
#"Kuk-Polska" (Cock-Polska) - 2:46
#"Nepal Boogie" - 8:13
#"Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" - 7:22
#"Bacon Tomorrow" - 6:33
#"Och Solen Går Upp" (And the Sun Rises) - 6:33
#"Hemåt" (Homeward) - 7:47
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Personnel
; Musicians
* Bo Anders Persson – guitar
* Thomas Tidholm – horns, vocals
* Arne Eriksson – cello
* Urban Yman – violin
* Kjell Westling – violin
* Torbjörn Abelli – bass
* Thomas Gartz – drums
* Ulla Berglund – small cymbals
;Technical
* Anders Lind – recording engineer (at Kafé Marx)
* Bengt Göran Staaf – recording engineer (at Kafé Marx)
Sources
*Haglund, Marcus "The History of Parson Sound - International Harvester and Harvester" found in the cd booklets of ''International Harvester: Sov gott Rose-Marie'' and ''Harvester: Hemat''.
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1969 albums
Experimental music albums
Träd, Gräs & Stenar albums
1960s Swedish-language albums