Biography
Jukka Jorma Tolonen is a Finnish jazz guitarist. Tolonen became famous as guitarist for the progressive rock band Tasavallan Presidentti (which means “president of the republic”). He had grown up playing the piano, but received his first guitar at age eleven. From 1966-67 Jukka Tolonen, at age fourteen, played guitar with Arto Sotavalta and the Rogues. Their first single, recorded in 1967, was “No Milk Today,” backed by “Lady Jane.” For several months in 1969 he was a member of the Eero Raittinen-Help band which eventually split up. It was then that Tolonen and drummer Vesa Aaltonen founded the group Tasavallan Presidentti with whom he toured and recorded several albums from 1969-1974. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jukka_Tolonen
Album & Cover
This is a compilation album of released material from previous albums. Tracks A2 to B2 from the Hysterica album, track B3 from the Summer Games album. Track A1, Northern Lights, previously unreleased.
Cover Location:
Who Did What: Photography – A. Powell/A. Christopherson. Graphics – Richard Evans. Cover Design – Hipgnosis.
Label: Janus JXS7017(US-1975), Sonet SNTF 699(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One Northern Lights Hysterica Tiger |
Side Two Windermere Avenue Silva The Cat Wedding Song |
Credits
Producer, Music By – Jukka Tolonen
