Gyllene Tider

Gyllene Tider is a Swedish pop band. Even since they have not produced any new material for some time, they are still extremely popular in Sweden. Especially in the late spring and early summer, the tune Sommartider is frequently played on the radio, and few Swedes do not recognize the line "sommartider Hej, Hej sommartider".

At some point before 1978, Per Gessle met Mats Persson[?] who played in Audiovisuellt Angrepp[?] and they formed the duo Grape Rock[?]. Later Micke Andersson[?] and Janne Carlsson[?] joined and the quartet was born.

In 1979 they released the LP Gyllene Tider which became a great success in Sweden. Flickorna på TV2 was the biggest hit on that album. The group's name was changed to Gyllene Tider.

The second album was released in 1981 under the name Moderna Tider and was a huge success. It was followed up by a national tour. The next year Puls was released with the hit Sommartider.

The group tried to break through to the American market in 1984 with the album Heartland Café under the name Roxette. But it failed and the album flopped.

In 1989 the group officially broke up. But in the years following a few "Greatest hits" albums were released and a few reunions took place, in particular their comeback tour in 1996 which turned out to be the greatest tour in Sweden ever.

See also: Per Gessle, Roxette

External link

• Unofficial fansite (http://www.gyllenetider.com/)