Nashville Train "...Presents ABBA Our Way" (RCA Records, 1978) (LP)
(Produced by Hazze Ostlund & Nashville Train)
A Swedish country band, covering ABBA classics? Oh, God, yes. Thank you! Thank you, thank you, thank you. I could give you more information about this one... But for now, just let me bask in the glory.
Teddy Nelson "Diggy Liggy" (Triola Records, 1976) (LP)
(Produced by Jarle Zimmerman & Hallvard Kvale)
Norwegian-language country music from Terje Nielsen (aka Teddy Nelson) a singer from Bergen who had been cutting singles since 1970, though this was the first full album. The album is packed with new translations of well-known American country hits from Merle Haggard, Rusty Kershaw, Buck Owens, Willie Nelson and others, along with some originals by composers such as Fredrik Friis and folk singer Johannes Kleppevik. Nelson is backed on some tracks by the country-rock band, Flyvende Nordmenn (The Flying Norwegians) as well as by a Bergen-based folk group called the Løvstakken String Band.
Teddy Nelson "Jippi Tai Ooh..." (Triola Records, 1977) (LP)
(Produced by Cato Sanden)
Teddy Nelson & The Flying Norwegians "Point Of Departure" (Sonet Records, 1978) (LP)
Teddy Nelson "Teddy Nelson" (Triola Records, 1979) (LP)
Teddy Nelson "Weaver Of Dreams" (Sonet Records, 1980) (LP)
Teddy Nelson "Nashville In My Heart" (Sonet Records, 1980) (LP)
(Produced by Johnny Dollar)
Teddy Nelson "I Lusekoft Og Sixpence" (Buffalo Records, 1981) (LP)
(Produced by Fredrik Friis, Teddy Nelson & John Quist)
Teddy Nelson "Lookin' For The Good Times" (Mercury Records, 1983) (LP)
Teddy Nelson "Honky Tonk Man" (Mountain Records, 1985) (LP)
Teddy Nelson "10 Teddy" (Arco Records, 1986)
Teddy Nelson "Millions Of Miles" (Light Sound Records, 1989)
Teddy Nelson "American Dreamer" (Light Sound Records, 1989)
(Produced by Dutte Berg, Nick Borgen & Ronny Light)
Teddy Nelson & Skeeter Davis "You Were Made For Me" (Elli Records, 1991)
(Produced by Ronny Light & Bill Anderson Jr.)
A collaboration with Nashville legend Skeeter Davis....
The New Strangers "Bootleg" (EMI-Svenska Records, 1977) (LP)
(Produced by Bjorn Bostrom & David Whiteley)
The New Strangers "Back To The Mountaind" (EMI-Svenska Records, 1974) (LP)
The New Strangers "Come Closer" (EMI-Svenska Records, 1976) (LP)
(Produced by Bjorn Bostrom & Lars Rosin)
The New Strangers "Roots And Memories" (New Strangers Music, 2012) (LP)
(Produced by Patricio Cabezas)
The Nightriders "Country And Western" (Disques Festival, 1966-?) (LP)
This 2-LP set seems to be the French version of an American album on Pickwick or Crown, with an anonymous band playing knockoff versions of western-themed tunes. The first disc has song titles in French, the second (for authenticity's sake?) has them in English. A lot of film music -- including several Ennio Morricone instrumentals -- as well as numerous generic "cowboy" and old-time folk songs such "Little Brown Jug," "Pecos Bill" and "My Darling Clementine." Absolutely zero indication of who the actual musicians were.
Country music is everywhere, even in the erudite intellectual aeries of Europe... In fact, there's so much of the stuff, I barely know a fraction of it. This section includes a bunch of random bluegrass and country bands from across the European continent, although I'm aware there are many, many other artists and albums not currently on my radar. Also, separate sections exist for Germany and The United Kingdom and Ireland which have their own large, impressive country scenes, though many of those albums may also be included here. And trust me, once I crack the code and find all the records, France, Croatia and Lichtenstein will all get their own twang guides, too! (PS: I apologize for not being able to support umlauts and schwas and other special characters and for making all your languages look so very not right. I'm just not smart enough for all that technical-type stuff!)
