Danny - Seitsemän kertaa seitsemän

DANNY

Seitsemän kertaa seitsemän / Tukholma

Scandia KS 765
1968
7"






A-side song Seitsemän kertaa seitsemän is a italo-western style soundtrack song from a Finnish Robin Hood parody Noin seitsemän veljestä. It's written and arranged by Jaakko Salo, as are most soundtrack songs in Spede Pasanen's movies. B-side song Tukholma is a cover of Bobby Bare's country hit Detroit City from 1962. It's however more uptempo and funkier than the original with arrangements made by Paroni Paakkunainen and backed by Danny's band Islanders.


Seitsemän kertaa seitsemän


Tukholma

Check out also the over 8 minutes long extended version from the movie.

Paula Koivuniemi - Kapteeni aika

PAULA KOIVUNIEMI

Kapteeni aika / Taas tuuli soi
Blue MAster SPS 16
1978
7"







Kapteeni aika is one of my favorite Finnish cover songs of all time. The original, Captain sky, was written by Pino Massara and Vito Pallavicini and sung by Dalida in 1977. Nice groovy downtempo track that follows the original quite strictly. The b-side song Taas tuuli soi is a quite dull uptempo schlager song.

Seidat - Kuinka voit sä kaukomailla

SEIDAT

Sumu / Kuinka voit sä kaukomailla
Scandia KS 889
1972
7"







Kuinka voit sä kaukomailla is a groovy cover of Nancy sinatra's How are things in california. Arranged by Jaakko Salo and backed by Jaakko Salo's orchestra it can't go wrong. A-side song is a vocal version of early electronic pop classic Popcorn made originally by the great moog maestro Gershon Kingsley. Somehow Popcorn have always given me the creeps but I kind of like this version arranged by Olli Heikkilä and backed by his orchestra.


Kuinka voit sä kaukomailla


Sumu

Eija Merilä - Iät ja ajat

EIJA MERILÄ

Mä tahdon teidän oppivan / Iät ja ajat
Scandia KS 875
1972
7"







I've never been a big Dionne Warwick fan I must admit, but Say a little prayer makes an exception for me. I've always loved the song, and the way Eija Merilä did the cover version of that song gives me goose bumps. In a good way. It's a quite pompous song in a strong Bacharach-David way. Really good groover I must say. A-side song Mä tahdon teidän oppivan is a cover of The New Seekers song I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing, a song originally for a Coca Cola commercial in 1971.

Arto Nuotio - Seksikkäin

ARTO NUOTIO

Seksikkäin / Kesä saapuu sittenkin

Fifty-Fifty FFS 61
1980
7"






"Seksikkäin" is a cover version of the song "Sexy eyes" originally recorded 1979 by Dr. Hook, a pop-country rock band from USA. The song is quite similar to the original, a nice modern soul groover. B-side song "Kesä saapuu sittenkin" is an Arto Nuotio original, a schlager song that's not that good at all. Both songs appear also on Arto Nuotio's self titled LP (Fifty-Fifty 1980) and "Seksikkäin" also appear on Timanttihitit 2 compilation (Fifty-Fifty 1980).

Danny - Painajainen

DANNY

Alla sateen öisen / Painajainen

Scandia KS 705
1967
7"






Danny did a pretty good job when covering the Jorge Ben classic Mas que nada. Arranged by Esko Linnavalli and backed by Esko Linnavalli's orchestra, this song is a Finnish latin music classic. The lyrics are about a nightmare Danny is having every night. Painajainen is also released on his album Danny (Scandia 1969) and also on Scandia various artists 45 EP Neljä iskelmää (1967). All these are pretty hard to find tho. This 45 also has the best sound quality of those mentioned. A-side song Alla sateen öisen is a Finnish version of Andy Williams song The Many Faces Of Love written by Doc Pomus.

Calypso king & the soul investigators - Calypso strut

CALYPSO KING & THE SOUL INVESTIGATORS

Calypso strut / Party food

Jive 001
1998
7"






Debut 45 from the world famous Finnish funk group The soul investigators released under the longer form of their name Calypso king & the soul investigators. Released in 1998 on their own Jive label (not to be confused with the multinational record corpration with the same name), it started their long lasting career as one of the leading new funk bands in the world. Side a track Calypso strut is a uptempo funk song that starts with a break and continues to bang whole way through. B-side track Party food is a downtempo funk track with a little psychedelic feel and some nice fuzz guitar working. Especially the a side track has a strong bayo funk feel in it. This 45 was realesed with a pressing of only hundred or two so it's really scarce and in demand these days.


Calypso strut


Party food