Release: Vanguard, EP 1985
Covers: Front | Back | Labels
Articles: Heavy Load & Vanguard ad | Swedish Article in Corren
Label: Private #VAN 8408 MX
Genre: Heavy Metal
Country: Sweden (Mjölby)
Bitrate: 320kbps
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Ralf "Raffe" Wernborg - Vocals
Sven-Erik "Sverka / Swempa" Wernborg - Guitars
Stefan Rosell - Guitars
Mikael "Micke" Andersson - Bass (Blackmail)
Eric "Erca" Lindesvärd - Drums
Guests:
Peo Axelsson - Guitars (on "Heavy Metal Paradise") (Blackmail, King's Club, Enforce, Poleaxe, Shabby June, The Teenagers, POA,s, Tant Grön)
Recorded 1984 at S-Studio, Jönköping.
Engineered by Lennart Wass and Claes B Drangel.
Mixed at JNPG LP-Station by Lennart Wass.
V-logo and album artwork designed by Vanguard and sound engineer Claes B Drangel.
Updated V-logo artwork for poster by Andreas Lindahl.
The record went to market in 1985 in Sweden, France and the UK (with collaboration by the distribution company RDC)
Background History (info from: myspace.com/originalvanguard)
The band was formed in 1982 under the name POLEAXE by bass player Micke Andersson and guitarist Peo Axelsson. Micke and Peo already knew each other well from playing together in the punk band BLACKMAIL (released the 7" single 'Statusjakt' on Pang Records in 1982). The brothers, Swempa and Raffe Wernborg, joined the line-up a few months later. In the summer of 1982, drummer Erca Lindesvärd was asked to join the band. Peo left in 1983 to start his own band KING'S CLUB. Guitarist Stefan Rosell, who lived in Stockholm took his place. The second line-up was born.
The members thought it would be a good idea to change the band name. The new band name VANGUARD was originally Micke's idea, when he and Erca was brainstorming one day, inspired by books, in search of name candidates that could help them to conquer the world. The new band logo was designed by the band's sound engineer Claes B Drangel. It has the graphical shape of a capital V. "V" is not only the first letter in the band's name. It also represents the number of band members; a roman FIVE.
The band attended Rock-SM in 1987 where VANGUARD won the first two finals performing two songs. Newly written "All Night Long" and a re-arranged version of THE ARCHIES well-known hit "Sugar Sugar". At that time, the band took in keyboard player Per-Anders Forsén, to create a thicker rock sound. Erca left the drumstool just prior to break-up. He was replaced by Lubbe Johansson, a good friend of all VANGUARD members, and former drummer in Peo's band KING'S CLUB. With Lubbe behind the drum kit in 1988, VANGUARD did a few gigs, and an awesome live recording. After the break-up in 1988 the members split into two bands; AVENUE (later LONE RANGER) and DEJA VU.
VANGUARD reunion gigs took place in 2004 and 2006. In 2007 the members of the band celebrated their 25th anniversary. All band members are still musically active. Some of them are related to bands like SKROT, CHRISTER N PETERSSONS, PSEUDO SUN, GURANISTEN, LIMETREESWORD and CHARLOTTE THE HARLOT.
1. Scare for the Future
2. H.M. Paradise
3. Beast on the Run
4. Lady of Madness
5. Dancin' (Live 1988)
6. Sugar, Sugar (Rehearsal 1987)
7. All Night Long (from Double Up '87 comp)
8. All Night Long (Unreleased Album)
9. We Rock (Solo Part) (Unreleased Album)
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