Electric Psalmbook
Electric Psalmbook is the second album by the Norwegian rock band BigBang, released in 1999. The album was produced by Nils B. Kvam and recorded at Athletic Sound in August 1998, with the exception of the song "Wild Bird", which was recorded at Oslo Lyd in December of that year.
Overview
For the Warner Music release of the album, "Volume or Tone" and "Wild Bird " were added as bonus tracks. The former being produced by Lars Lundevall and recorded at Musikkloftet in September 1996, while the latter was recorded at Norwegian Wood in 1999 by NRK Musikkteknikk. The original album released through Grand Sport Records ends after the title track."Long Distance Man" is Øystein Greni's English adaptation of the Undertakers Circus song "Nettenes Prinsesse". The original song was available in the Ragnarock LP released in February 1973 by Polydor. Live versions of the track with Øystein Greni's lyrics were later released on the Smiling For 2001 EP, on the 2003 live album Radio Radio TV Sleep and a special duet version with Greni's sister, Taran Greni, was included in the Radio Radio TV Sleep video album. An anterior version of "How Do You Do" was released on the 1997 How Do You Do? / Something Better limited print vinyl single.
Personnel
Bigbang- Øystein Greni – lead vocals, guitars, arrangements
- Erik Tresselt – bass, backing vocals, arrangements
- Kristian Syvertsen – drums, backing vocals, arrangements
- Nils B. Kvam – producer, photography
- Lars Lundevall – producer
- Kai Andersen – engineer
- Vidar Lunden – engineer
- Arne Dypevik – engineer
- Øystein Halvorsen – engineer
- Stig Morten Sørheim – mixing
- Ola Johansen – mastering
- Martin Horntveth – drums, percussion, accordion, backing vocals
- Christer Engen – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Knut Schreiner – lead guitar
- Vegar Bakke – organ
- Alex Kayiambakis – cover photography
- Rob Erickson – photography
- Jan Inge Janbu – artwork
- Dimitri "D.F.O" Kayiambakis – artwork, layout