''Soldier's Gun'' is the first
studio album by the
Norwegian
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*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
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hard rock band
Stage Dolls
Stage Dolls is a Norwegian hard rock band based in Trondheim, Norway.
History
In 1982, Erlend Antonsen and Terje Storli played at local clubs in and around Trondheim. In need of a guitarist they called on Torstein Flakne, who by then had finish ...
. The album was recorded in the fall of 1984 at Nidaros Studios in
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, an ...
,
Norway
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with the same producer, Bjørn Nessjø, and engineer, Rune Nordahl, as fellow Trondheim hard-rockers
TNT
Trinitrotoluene (), more commonly known as TNT, more specifically 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, and by its preferred IUPAC name 2-methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO2)3CH3. TNT is occasionally used as a reage ...
. The album was released in the early winter of 1985 after a successful nationwide tour in Norway supporting the same TNT. ''Soldier's Gun'' barely made it onto the Norwegian album chart
(VG) for one week as number 20. The album sold in excess of 20,000 copies in Norway.
Track listing
# "Queen of Hearts" – 3:09
# "Soldier's Gun" – 4:04
# "Ten Tons" – 3:34
# "While the Bombs are Falling" – 2:30
# "Tonight" – 4:03
# "Left Foot Boogie" – 3:27
# "Way of the World" – 2:32
# "Red Rose" – 2:21
# "Photograph" – 4:40
# "Shout" – 3:41
Personnel
*
Torstein Flakne
Torstein Flakne (born December 17, 1960 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian singer and guitarist, best known for being the founder of the Norwegian rock band Stage Dolls
Stage Dolls is a Norwegian hard rock band based in Trondheim, Norway.
...
- lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar
*Terje Storli - bass, backing vocals
*Erlend Antonsen - drums, percussion
References
Discography* Album sleevenotes
* VG lista (Norwegian albumcharts) http://lista.vg.no/
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1985 debut albums
Stage Dolls albums