I am indebted to World’s Worst Record’s reader Mikael for
bringing today’s slice of audio horror to my attention.
Released in by Odeon in 1971, Jolly Jolly Buddy Buddy and
the even more perverse B-side Molly Cow Teddy Puff (which, even if it is billed as one composition on the disc's label, is clearly two distinct 'songs') appear to be the only tracks
recorded by Reco – an obscure Swedish vocalist of whom I know very little. I
can tell you that his real name was Reijo Kääriäinen and, under his own name,
he released a further 45 in Finland in 1978, Pahalta Tää Kaikki Näyttää/Kuka Mä
Oon? Which I believe translates as something like All the Evil In the World/Who
Am I? But I’ve no doubt that some of you can put me right.
Like the previously featured Prisencolinensinainciusol,
Reco’s record is sung in what appears to be fake English. It seems that Reco
played most of the instruments on the tracks, with Ulf Andersson on flute and Ulf
Söderholm
on drums. Both songs were produced by Tommy Hallden who, in the 50s and 60s, fronted his own band The Rocking'Jupiters. And that’s where it ends.
Swedish website sunkit.com has been trying to get to the bottom of this mystery
for years. Contributor Magnus Nilsson has corresponded with Reco’s drummer, Ulf
Söderholm
but he has absolutely no memory of performing on the disc.
All I know is that this is brilliantly baffling and I need to
own a copy.
Enjoy!
Crumbs, not quite an inspiration for Abba. Reco certainly had his own style if not music genre. Thanks for exposing me to this aberration of pop.
ReplyDeleteI haven't laughed that hard to a record since...well, I don't think I ever have! Thank you!!! :D
ReplyDeleteI've done some digging, and it appears that he released another recording using his given name: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob9ngsatCeo
ReplyDelete"Contributor Magnus Nilsson has corresponded with Reco’s drummer, Ulf Söderholm but he has absolutely no memory of performing on the disc"
ReplyDeleteHe has probably subconsciously removed it from his memory!