RELEASED 28.2.2013
NEW EDITION OF THE CLASSIC 1970 ALBUM BY FINNISH PROGRESSIVE ROCK LEGENDS WIGWAM FEATURING TWO RARE BONUS TRACKS Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce a newly expanded edition of the second album by the legendary Finnish Progressive Rock group WIGWAM (featuring Englishman JIM PEMBROKE). Formed in 1968, WIGWAM recorded "Tombstone Valentine” in 1970 at Finnvox studios, Helsinki, the album was produced by the infamous Kim Fowley and was a wonderful collection of highly original material such as the album title track and compositions like ‘Wishful Thinker’, ‘1936 Lost in the Snow’ and ‘For America’. The Wigwam line-up of JUKKA GUSTAVSON (Vocals, Organ, Piano), JIM PEMBROKE (Vocals), PEKKA POHJOLA (Bass, Violin) and RONNIE OSTERBERG (Drums) were joined at the sessions by guests including JUKKA TOLONEN on Guitar. This Esoteric Recordings reissue has been expanded to include the tracks ‘Pedagogi’ and ‘Haato’, the A & B sides of a single released in Finland in 1970 and includes a booklet that fully restores the original album artwork and a new essay.
1. TOMBSTONE VALENTINE 2. IN GRATITUDE 3. DANCE OF THE ANTHROPODS 4. FREDERICK AND BILL 5. WISHFUL THINKER 6. AUTOGRAPH 7. 1936 LOST IN THE SNOW 8. LET THE WORLD RAMBLE ON 9. FOR AMERICA 10. CAPTAIN SUPERNATURAL 11. END BONUS TRACKS 12. PEDAGOGI 13. HAATO