Northern Lights Playhouse
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Name = Northern Lights PlayHouse |
Type = [[Album]] |
Artist = miscellaneous |
Cover = Northern_Lights_Playhouse_(compilation).jpg |
Recorded = 1980-1981 |
Released = 1981 |
Genre = [[Rock and roll|Rock]] |
Length = 39:12 |
Label = [[Fálkinn]]<br/><u>Cat. No.:</u> F1 |
Catalogue number = F1 |
Producer = various |
Reviews = |
Last album = |
This album = ''Northern Lights Playhouse'' <br /> (1981) |
Next album = |
}}
<b>''Northern Lights Playhouse''</b> was an [[Iceland]]ic compilation released in [[Long play|LP]] format by the label [[Fálkinn]] in 1981.<br>
The recordings where taken from 1980-81 period and included Iceland’s most important bands at that time, such as the [[New Wave music|New Wave]] [[Þeyr]] with two tracks taken from their single ''[[Life Transmission]]''. The [[punk rock|punk]] band [[Purrkur Pillnikk]] appeared with the ten songs from their first single ''[[Tilf]]''; [[Fræbbblarnir]] appeared with three songs. [[Utangarðsmenn]], a band led by singer [[Bubbi Morthens]], is featured with two songs, and [[Taugadeildin]] with just one. Iceland’s [[rock & roll]] legend, [[Megas]], is also included in this work with his song "Paradísarfuglinn".
==Track listing==
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! Track !! Title !! Length !! Artist !! Lyrics !! Audio clips
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|- style="background-color:#e9e9e9" |
! Side A
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| 01 || Life transmission || 03:43 || [[Þeyr]] || - || -
|-
| 02 || Heima er Best || 04:11 || [[Þeyr]] || - || -
|-
| 03 || It's Easy || 04:00 || [[Utangarðsmenn]] || - || -
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| 04 || Where are the Bodies || 04:45 || [[Utangarðsmenn]] || - || -
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| 05 || Her Longing || 03:43 || [[Taugadeildin]] || - || -
|-
|- style="background-color:#e9e9e9" |
! Side B
|-
| 01 || Tíminn<br>Slöggur<br>Læknir<br>Gleði<br>Andlit<br>Tilfinning<br>Þreyta<br>Grunsamlegt<br>Ást<br>John Merrick || 00:30<br>01:20<br>01:25<br>01:00<br>01:05<br>00:50<br>01:10<br>01:10<br>01:35<br>01:50 || [[Purrkur Pillnikk]]* || -<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>- || -<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-
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| 02 || Rebellion of the Dwarfs || 02:40 || [[Fræbbblarnir]] || [http://www.kuggur.is/fraebbblarnir/textar/RebellionOfTheDwarfs.htm link] || -
|-
| 03 || No Friends || 02:20 || [[Fræbbblarnir]] || - || -
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| 04 || It May Be Quoted || 01:30 || [[Fræbbblarnir]] || - || -
|-
| 05 || Paradísarfuglinn || 03:45 || [[Megas]] || - || -
|}
<b>(*):</b> notice that the 10 tracks by Purrkur Pillnikk were listed as one. That is how they appeared originally on the vinyl label.
==Credits==
===Performers===
*<b>[[Þeyr]]:</b> [[Magnús Guðmundsson (musician)|Magnús Guðmundsson]] - vocals. [[Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson]] - guitar. [[Þorsteinn Magnússon]] - guitar. [[Hilmar Örn Agnarsson]] - bass. [[Sigtryggur Baldursson]] - drums.
*<b>[[Utangarsðmenn]]:</b> [[Bubbi Morthens]] - vocals. [[Michael D. Pollock]] - guitar. [[Daniel Pollock]] - guitar. [[Magnús Stefánsson]] - drums. [[Rúnar Erlingsson]] - bass.
*<b>[[Taugadeildin]]:</b> [[Óskar Þórinsson]] and [[Egill Larússon]] - vocals. [[Þorsteinn Hallgrímsson]] - keyboards, and synthesizers. [[Kommi]] - drums. [[Arni Daníel Julíusson]] - bass. [[Ódinn Guðbrandsson]] - guitar.
*<b>[[Purrkur Pillnikk]]:</b> [[Einar Örn Benediktsson]] - vocals. [[Bragi Ólafsson]] - bass. [[Friðrik Erlingsson]] - guitar. [[Ásgeir Bragason]] - drums.
*<b>[[Fræbbblarnir]]:</b> [[Valgarður Guðjónsson]] - vocals. [[Stefán K. Guðjónsson]] - drums. [[Steinþór Stefánsson]] - bass. [[Tryggvi Þór Tryggvason]] - guitar. [[Kristinn Steingrímsson]] - guitar.
*[[Megas]] - vocals and guitar.
===Personnel===
*<b>Distribution:</b> Rough Trade.
*<b>Graphic design:</b> Kristján E. Karlsson.
*<b>Booklet cover photograph:</b> Ómar Stefánsson.
==External links==
*[http://home.swipnet.se/~w-10797/kukl/theyr.htm Page about Þeyr]
*[http://www.hanshan.org/musikk/theyr.php Website about the history and discography of Þeyr]
*[http://www.tonlist.is/ViewArtist.aspx?AuthorID=2947 Tónlist.is] - Page about Þeyr. It features mp3 samples (in Icelandic).
*[http://www.intravenous.de/home/musik/artikel/island1.html Intravenous.de] - Page about Icelandic music. It includes a section for Þeyr.
*[http://www.islandia.is/gko/ Official site of Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson] - Guitarist of Þeyr.
*[http://www.isound.com/music/gkottarsson/ Page about G. K. Óttarsson at Isound.com]
*[http://www.myspace.com/godkrist Page of G. K. Óttarsson at MySpace.com]
*[http://www.isound.com/stanya Page of Þorsteinn Magnússon at Isound.com] - Guitarist of Þeyr.
*[http://www.myspace.com/steinimagg Page of Þorsteinn Magnússon at MySpace.com]
*[http://www.smekkleysa.net/sigtryggur Official site of Sigtryggur Baldursson] - Drummer of Þeyr.
*[http://www.kuggur.is/fraebbblarnir/ Official Web site of Fræbbblarnir]
*[http://www.tonlist.com/ViewArtist.aspx?AuthorID=2675 Page about Megas at Tónlist.com]
<b>NOTE:</b> This article features Icelandic characters. For more information see [[Icelandic language]].
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