Talk Of The Town (Swe) - Talk of The Town [Reissue] (1999)

AOR / Hard Rock / Melodic Hard Rock

Be aware of bootlegs. The official release have a yellow inner ring on the CD.

The legendary debut album and 8 extra tracks. Contains 2 previously unreleased songs, tracks from 'Reach For The Sky, Demo Compilation 1998' and Thomas Vikström's solo album 'If I Could Fly, 1993'. Booklet have extensive liner notes and photographs.

Tracks 1-11 from 'Talk Of The Town, 1988'
Tracks 12-15 from 'Reach For The Sky, 1998'
Tracks 17-17 from 'Thomas Vikström - If I Could Fly, 1993'
Tracks 18-19 are previously unreleased recordings

Produced by Göran Elmquist (1-11), Antonio Salueña (12-15, 18-19), Martin Klaman/Stefan Bagge (16-17)
Engineers: Niklas Flyckt, Fredrik Andersson
Published by Warner Chappell Music Scand. AB (1-11, 16)
Talk Of The Town Songs (12-15, 17-19)
Track 1-11 licensed by EMI Svenska AB, 12-15 by AOR Heaven.
Mastered by Classe Persson at CRP Recordings.
Design by John The Fisherman.
Tour photos by Richard "McPhearson" Persson

Biography from booklet
Talk Of The Town evolved from a band known as Scandinavian Dynamite. Scandinavian Dynamite participated in the competition Storstadsrock / Big City Rock at the same time as my former band Octagon – at that time a loving or hating Mötley Crüe influenced bunch. Scandinavian Dynamite won the competition. Being a really bad loser I tried to forget about the band as quickly as possible. The next time the name Scandinavian Dynamite popped up, was when they asked me to be their new vocalist. We went to record a demotape in the Thunderload studios, owned by Ragne and Styrbjörn - known from the cult-band Heavy Load. Obviously a success, the demo made it possible for us to sign a contract with the first company we talked to.

Me and Antonio had started taking over the songwriting and came out as the spokesmen of the band, by now called Talk Of The Town. We recorded our first album in Glen Studios in Stockholm. "Free Like An Eagle" was chosen as the first single, something I personally didn't agree with. The song was written in a moment of panic, just to fill the album. After some time my attitude towards the song was proven wrong. "Free Like An Eagle" sold gold and the album went nearly as high in sales. We went on tour and did everything included in tour life (except drugs) – and we might very well have left some babies with poodle haircuts behind us. We were really young and coming back from touring, the band ended up in a void we never managed to break free from.

Me and Antonio kept writing songs, good ones, but we never managed to recapture the spirit and hunger we had felt when touring. Seeing other opportunities I left the band. Eight years later we released a compilation of demos named 'Reach For The Sky'. Right now we're back on track, working with a brand new album. - Thomas Vikström

Antonio thanklist: Fredrik Andersson, Tommy Denander, Göran Elmquist, Estrad, Niklas Flyckt, Bruno Glenmark, Janne Helgé – Warmoth, Conny Lind, Richard "McPhearson" Persson, Stones Music, Families and friends.

Thomas thanklist: Pierre Breidensjö, Brazen Abot, Candlemass, Göran Elmquist, Niklas Flyckt, Hanna Hendrikson, Marcel Jacob, Kyss, Per Lindwall, Peter Ljung, Miss Saigon Ensemblen Göta Lejon, Mio Nakamura, Pontus Norgren, Restaurang Varvet – Kristinehamn, Richard "Lufttuggarn" Persson, Roger och Sandy, Salma, Kjell Segebrant, Silvia, Jeff Scott Soto, Storm Wind, Joakim Vikström, Linea Vikström and all you out there that still remember and likes us.

Special thanx to Pär Winberg.