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“Att vara Per Gessle” - “Being Per Gessle”

Written by tevensso on September 12, 2007 to and .

STOCKHOLM - "Att vara Per Gessle" - the new authorized biography about Per Gessle (ISBN 9100112003), written by Swedish journalist (and friend of Per's) Sven Lindström, will be released October 30. The book, which is roughly LP size (12") will also be released in not one, but two different limited editions. Both will contain a CD, but the one sold via Swedish Internet bookstore AdLibris will contain nine tracks, while the "normal" issue only contains seven. The regular CD will be in 22,000 copies while the AdLibris version 8,000. The new CD is called "Doppade bara tårna - demos 1977-90" ("I Only Dipped My Toes - Demos 1977-90"):

DOPPADE BARA TÅRNA - demos 1977-90 -

1. Grape Rock: Saken slår mej som på huvudet!
recorded in the rehearsal studio, Vibäcksvägen, Harplinge 1 March 1977
lyrics: Per Gessle music: Mats MP Persson & Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun Music

Mats MP Persson: drums, guitar & bass
Per Gessle: guitar & vocals

2. Lägg din hand i min om du har lust
recorded at Hamiltons väg 8, Söndrum, Halmstad 12 June 1978
lyrics: Hjalmar Gullberg
music: Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun Music

Per Gessle: vocals & guitar

3. Svarta glas (Neverending Love)
recorded at Tits & Ass, Styrdal, Halmstad 13 October 1985
technician: Mats MP Persson
lyrics & music: Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun Music

Mats MP Persson: guitar, keyboards & programming
Per Gessle: programming & vocals

4. Dansar nerför ditt stup i rekordfart (Soul Deep)
recorded at Tits & Ass, Styrdal, Halmstad 7 May 1986
technician: Mats MP Persson
lyrics & music: Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun Music

Per Gessle: all instruments & vocals

5. It Must Have Been Love
recorded at Tits & Ass, Styrdal, Halmstad 14 April 1987
technician: Mats MP Persson
lyrics & music: Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun Music

Mats MP Persson: keyboards & programming
Per Gessle: programming & vocals

6. The Look
recorded at Tits & Ass, Styrdal, Halmstad 30 March 1988
technician: Mats MP Persson
lyrics & music: Per Gessle
publisher: Jimmy Fun Music

Mats MP Persson: guitar & programming
Per Gessle: keyboards, programming & vocals

7. Listen to Your Heart
recorded at Tits & Ass, Styrdal, Halmstad 9 May 1988
technician: Mats MP Persson
lyrics: Per Gessle
music: Mats MP Persson & Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun Music

Mats MP Persson: keyboards, guitar & programming
Per Gessle: programming & vocals

8. Joyrider
recorded at Tits & Ass, Styrdal 22 May 1990
technician: Mats MP Persson
lyrics and music: Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun Music

Per Gessle: acoustic guitar & vocals

9. Joyrider
recorded at Tits & Ass, Styrdal 23 May 1990
technician: Mats MP Persson
lyrics and music: Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun Music

Mats MP Persson: guitar & programming
Per Gessle: keyboards, programming & vocals

On the "normal" limited edition CD, songs four and nine won't be included. Hjalmar Gullberg (1898-1961) was a Swedish poet and writer.

70 comments

chrisjankunas said on :

Such good demos ! :( Is there a way for people that only understand English to order here ??

tevensso (moderator) said on :

AdLibris doesn’t seem to ship outside Sweden. CDON does, but will only have the 7 track as far as I understand it.

RobS said on :

Wow there’s some demo’s there i’d like to listen to.

I’m guessing the book is swedish only?

wilmpie_dimpie said on :

Somebody from Sweden taking orders for the book with cd with 9 songs? :-)

pwbbounce (moderator) said on :

Ha!! See, I wasn’t going to buy this book as my Swedish isn’t the best, but after seeing some of these demos, then I want it!! The ’IMHBL’ demo?!?!?! How cool will that be!!!!!!!!!

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Emil__BG said on :

Why again normal and not normal limited edition..???

What’s the point to sell Roxette demos only in country that doesn’t love Roxette so much??

And why this store sells only in Sweden??
In what year we are living??
Is it 2007 or 1907??

Gachy said on :

“The one sold via Swedish Internet bookstore AdLibris will contain nine tracks, while the “normal” issue only contains seven”.

It’s just a marketing trick to sell more: the die-hard collectors will buy the book twice, to get both CD’s. And people who don’t live in Sweden will pay loads in Ebay to get the one being sold via Adlibris, because it has more tracks... This is is turning into a “tradition”, to have different releases in order to sell more. Händig man single and double (even the 18 tracks fit on one CD), now this...

rox-kuryliw said on :

i have to say i find it odd that on the cd they are roxette tracks on it instead of per gessle solo tracks only. If so they could of done a book in english at least.

coyboyusa said on :

so per is milking roxette to promote his book? WHy on earth didnt’ roxette fans get those demos on singles or another compilation? I am officially mad now

wilmpie_dimpie said on :

@tevensso : I’m not sure, but I think CDON doesn’t ship books outside Sweden... At least you can’t order books on the European part of CDON...

wilmpie_dimpie said on :

@ coyboyusa : I agree, those demos should have been on the Roxbox, instead of on a special limited cd which is difficult to get for fans outside Sweden...

JoyRidErno said on :

I don’t think cdon will ship books outside Sweden.. So how in the earth can I get that book?

JoyRidErno said on :

Using google...

http://www.adlibris.com/fi/product.aspx?isbn=9100112003

So they work in Finland too.

tevensso (moderator) said on :

OK, I never tried ordering books from outside of Sweden for some reason...

rossyrox said on :

I am sick the back teeth of this Sweden only garbage.

Those demos are mostly demos to ENGLISH ROXETTE songs yet as per frucking usual it is a complete barsteward to get hold of them in the UK.

Nicely released just after a Swedish tour where lots of international people were in Sweden.

There is no excuse for not releasing an English copy of the book too.

We’ve been ripped off for years with numerous greatest hits albums then we finally get something worth having and it’s harder to get hold of than rocking horse shat.

marcusvandeursen said on :

Having an English edition is something else, as quite some people interested in the book probably know Swedish. However, not being able to get the book delivered to a foreign address is just the most ridiculous marketing exercise for releases that i’ve seen yet.

Marcus
http://GylleneTider.eu | http://MarieFredriksson.eu
http://PerGessle.eu | http://Roxette20.eu

CRIZ said on :

Pff....than we will get the 2 missing songs on the net later I’m sure! I’m not buying this book twice! *shakes head*
The companies are getting more and more strange ideas to get more money!
Which version do one get if he buys it in a normal bookstore in Sweden?

I was happy to find www.bokus.se and now this! Sorry...I just have some really rude words on my mind which I don’t wanna mention here!

rossyrox said on :

We need to convince people in Sweden to hold off buying the book until the 9 track version is made available to the world.

I might start http://www.dontbuypersbook.com

whateveriam said on :

Oh how bloody irritating :-(

Ebay time again then

Tider12_ said on :

I won’t buy that book because i don’t know nothing of swedish!!
First a cd in a newspaper, now a cd in a swedish book!!!
And the international fans, what?? very bad, Per!! very bad!!!

animalkingdom said on :

So if I pre-order it I WILL get the deluxe/limited edition with the CD? For 29 euros or so?

tevensso (moderator) said on :

Animal: That’s how I read it. I’ve pre-ordered the AdLibris version. AdLibris is one of the best book stores in Sweden.

Kerstin said on :

I try to understand about it...
On one hand, he is a swedish singer, publishing his music in his homeland and in his native tongue. So it’s obvious to write a biography in Swedish.
But on the other side, the fan base he has, is also based on the Rox fan base, which developed over the last two decades and which is definitly international. I really would like to know, how much of the sold copies of “Mazarin”, “Son of a plumber” and “En händig man” went outside Sweden or how much of the tickets from the Mazarin- and En händig man-tour went to non-swedish people. I’m pretty sure, it was quite enough. So I think, he could at least pay SOME tribute to that and to ALL of his fans and also offer an English version of the book.

Something, I ask myself is, why does this book have to contain a cd? Is it really just a little extra present or is it to offer an incentive to buy the book? Why not selling the book as it is and maybe reactivate the Bad Hair Day ;)

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Nixie said on :

What a great track listing! Even better and more tracks than expected!! I’m so looking forward to this book and CD.

daniel_alv said on :

AdLibris also has a site in norway http://www.capris.no/

I don’t think this is a milking thing, I think it has to do with that AdLibris is owned by Bonnier who also owns the bookcompany that are publishing the book, so maybe they just want to sell as many as possible through their bookstore.

I think this is a great CD! I’m so happy to see that svarta glas is on it! This is the best news since the news about EHM tour/CD. I thought we would never get svarta glas! Thank you Per!

Kathrin said on :

Why can’t this Biography be released internationally? I think it’s a little unfair for us who live outside of Sweden!!!
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sandyam said on :

This makes me real mad. When the roxbox was released Per said something like that we got real interesting material and that we should be happy with it and besides there was not any other interesting stuff lying around. Well, there was. Here it is!
We’re fooled and I don’t feel good about it. Shame on you Per! You just seem to be thinking about the earning as much money as possible with releasing so many stuff in many different formats. I am sorry but this is how I feel right now.

Emil__BG said on :

So if www.cdon.com doesn’t ship books outside Sweden ,maybe it’s the same with other online store.

Does anybody know for sure that any version of this book + cd can be order outside EU ar at least outside Sweden???

This situation is ridiculous.
(but everythimg in this music business is ridiculous. I remember that i bought a Roxette DVD and send it to a fan 10 000 km away from me, just becouse the local EMI representitive “coudn’t” order it.. and they blame pirates for bad sales !!)
For the money which i spent on Western union and shipping i could buy 3 times more cds than i actually bought!)

jobarth said on :

Bokus ships outside Sweden, but you can get there only the normal version:

http://www.bokus.com/b/9789100112004.html?pt=search_result

Debora said on :

Coyboyusa said: “so per is milking roxette to promote his book? WHy on earth didnt’ roxette fans get those demos on singles or another compilation? I am officially mad now” And I agree totally with him.

Why Per said that Roxette wasn’t interested in release demos in the RoxBox and now he is? I don’t understand. Maybe he understood that fans really wanted to listen to those songs, but, in my opinion, this in not the best way to show them. I know the most important proyect Mr Gessle was involved in is Roxette, but in that case those songs should have been realeased on the RoxBox. This book shouldn’t have any CD at all. That would be the best.

I’m not going to buy the book, and, personally, I will wait to get the songs from the internet.

daniel_alv said on :

We wanted demos when the RoxBox came, and now we will get them, be happy :D Svarta glas is a dream coming true :D

marcusvandeursen said on :

@Danielalv... if we- fans outside of Sweden -manage to get hold of the 9-track release at a reasonable price , not having to pay over the odds for it on eBay, yes we will be happy... but at this point in time nothing seems to point in that direction :o(

Perhaps we foreigners should start complaining with the actual publisher of the book...

Below the contact info of their PR department:

Terese Brandt
Informationsassistent
[email protected]
Telefon 08-696 80 28
Fax 08-696 83 47

Anna Tillgren
PR- och informationschef
[email protected]
Telefon 08-696 86 54
Fax 08-696 83 47

Per Widell
Informationsansvarig
[email protected]
Telefon 08-696 80 22
Fax 08-696 83 47

Åsa Lindström
Informationsansvarig
[email protected]
Telefon 08-696 86 66
Mobil 070-3338836
Fax 08-696 83 47

Marcus
http://GylleneTider.eu | http://MarieFredriksson.eu
http://PerGessle.eu | http://Roxette20.eu

rox-kuryliw said on :

Its rather ironic how per and marie make it difficult for anyone outside sweden to get anything, even when roxette is a world wide brand still reaching every corner of the globe, just look at were we are all from. ow well.

Roxrider_USA said on :

How the heck am I supposed to get the CDs if the book will not be shipped to the USA?

Look at all the people who can’t read swedish, but are still willing to buy th ebook just to get the CD with the 9 songs.

It’s really frustrating. I have no idea how i will get the CD.
Wish someone would come up with some idea or give me a hand.

Take care!
Carlos E., New York
“Communication is key”

Emil__BG said on :

Bokus http://www.bokus.com/
doesn’t ship to all countries in EU or they don’t know which countries are EU members..

wilmpie_dimpie said on :

The cover to Per’s new project :
http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pergesslenewprojectdu5.jpg :-))

but I would like to have the bonus cd so is there anybody in Sweden that would please order me the book with 9 track CD to send to me in Belgium ? I will pay of course all costs... Please contact me :)

first girl on t... said on :

Now I’m sure Per reads your messages. I guess he got the idea about the cover fom his fans, it fits so perfectly to *milking the cow* theme. At last he decided to show all Roxette fans on the CD cover. Amazing, isn’t it. Look at the cow, it’s just have to be milked. How very super creative!!!
PS: I’m kidding, so amused

imazombieinthem... said on :

What a total shock this is. I wasn’t expecting any roxette demos when reading the article.
Though they are his work and I will be buying each book for sure, probably via ebay like all others out of europe.
It will be good to get that LTYH demo in high quailty, love that demo :)

daniel_alv said on :

I think the CD is great since it is a little piece of everything on it.

I really feel sorry for you guys outside of Sweden, but as one person said, maybe you should blame the publisher and book stores instead of blaming per. And hey, you to agree that it would be really stupid to release the book worldwide in english since only roxette fans and real heavy musicfans knows who Per Gessle is outside Sweden, right? It probably would cost more to translate the book then they would get in sells.

You outside Sweden maybe could write to the publisher and ask if you can buy a copy from them.

Adde said on :

I’m really looking forward to hear those demos. :)
Regarding multiple releases, we have had them before.
Remenber when a single was released in 7” and in 12” in each country ??
Later on there where cd singles in cardboard sleeves and plastic cases.
Nobody complained about it at that time....

By the way....I will buy both editions....

CRIZ said on :

I think every problem would be solved if AdLibris would sell abroad! I’ve nothing else to complain about!! The book looks great!
If Adlibris doesn’t want to I have to be satisfied with the 7 track CD and the book via bokus.com.....and steal the missing 2 songs from the net...not my fault..sorry...This thousand- different- versions- thing gets on my nerves actually!

Speedo said on :

I wrote an e-mail to AdLibris and asked them if they could deliver outside of Sweden. I got a reply telling me that at this moment it is not possible for them, but maybe in the future ...

Why oh why does Per not sell the book directly from his own website??
You can buy t-shirts and stuff from www.enhandigman.se , so why not add the book!

Right now, the Roxette Fanclub would have come in handy... because there we could always order these kind of things : )

tevensso (moderator) said on :

Yes, I’m sure that would’ve worked out just fine.

Gachy said on :

Adde, that’s not the same. There were different ways to get the cd singles (the fan club, ebay, tradera and so on). But this book is strictly limited to Sweden and there’s not chance to get it abroad. And you can’t compare the price of a cd single with a whole book that costs 250 kr.

If you are going to buy both versions, good for you. I’d rather invest that money in something better and more interesing (like music by another artist).

Emil__BG said on :

Other motive is that If the on-line store ship books they probably will have some discounts..

Have in mind than even if you find swede to buy it–the normal way of shipping will be EXPENSIVE!!
usual shipping from Sweden is tooo expensive.
The cost from Sweden to my country is 3-4 higher than from my country to Sweden!!
and they using the same airplanes ;-I

For such book (i guees1-2 kg) it may cost more than the book itself!

tomos85 said on :

@Emil

I’ve made a little simulation yesterday and yes, sending book from Sweden is almost expensive as the book itself - (from 200 till 300 kr) :|

rossyrox said on :

We don’t care about the cost, I spent £800GBP on a 3 night break with my wife to Stockholm. I chose Stockholm to see Per’s concert, which was like the book, in Swedish.

Shipping internationally takes no more effort, all they need to do is write the address on and charge/pay the correct postage.

On my nice little boat tour of Stockholm the commentator was saying how small the population of the country is. It’s nice to know this two-bit fly-by-night book firm have such international sales ambition. A$$holes.

Kathrin said on :

How much would it cost if you pay with €?
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Jud (moderator) said on :

Oh Man! it’s just a book for God’s sake! You are talking here as if your life would depend on it :O The songs will be available in internet anyway.

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Be strong, speak true

rossyrox said on :

My life doesn’t depend on it, I am a complete-ist. I want this book for the same reason I have the Peter Pop and the Helicopters 7”, the Look Sharp picture discs, every format of every UK single and En Handig Man on 12” LP !!!

tomos85 said on :

@Kathrin

As far as I remember, on www.posten.se, I’ve found the info that it would cost sthg like... well, see this simulation:

- Great Britain
- 2 kg weight
- with insurance

http://www.posten.se/foretag/vara_tjanster/postageguide/simplesearch_do....

321,25 kr :| so it’s sthg over 30 €...

Emil__BG said on :

Judith
it’s dailyroxette.com!

And the fact that our complete lifes with very good achievements, don’t depend on this book, don’t stop us of for saying that something is wrong..

The WRONG is that we coudn’t buy it, not the fact that we don’t wanna just download something from pirate site..
And as part of your life is to be mod of roxette forums -you must know that..

ChrisWilliams said on :

What’s making me smile is your constant boasting, rossyrox :-)

JohnUK21 said on :

LOL @ ChrisWilliams.. Hey RossyRox - have you met them?

Roxrider_USA said on :

The 9 demo songs should be available through Bad Hair Day, since lots of us, Roxette fans, cannot buy the book cause we don’t live in Sweden or speak swedish. That would easily solve the problem right away

Take care!
Carlos E., New York
“Communication is key”

randall said on :

After all this book-thing, I think about what’s gonna happen with an En Händig Man DVD? The show in Stockholm was great and recorded, then this book comes, which is actually a good idea with its demos a everything but it seems that there wouln’t be any DVD???

rossyrox said on :

Haha, I am not boasting about anything, I’ve spent 15 years building my collection and there are still quite a few rarities I am missing.

Unfortunately no, I have not met Roxette. I hope to one day, just to thank them for the joy they’ve brought me over the years. I think just about everyone else has but me. The closest I got was in 2001 at the Room Service launch in Cologne but no luck.

Unfortunately I was in my early teens when Roxette used to come to the UK and I couldn’t get to wherever they were easily.

Maybe Per could come to my house with a copy of his book (the 9 track version), he would love the North East of England ;)

tevensso (moderator) said on :

There will be a DVD.

whateveriam said on :

Of what, oh mysterious one?

JohnUK21 said on :

The DVD will probably be of the Room Service tour, just to *really* piss us all off!

randall said on :

piss us all off??? I’d love to have a Room Service DVD

rossyrox said on :

Me too, the Room Service show in Gothenberg was tremendous!!!

ChrisWilliams said on :

We ought to start a petition to stop them releasing a DVD of the Room Service tour.

first girl on t... said on :

randall and rossyrox I agree

Kathrin said on :

Why start a petition?
I think that the Room Service Tour was Gr8!

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Eloy said on :

Room Service DVD? I remember that Per mentioned one time ago that the show never was recorded with the technology required to release a dvd. So we´re never gonna get a RS DVD; I think.

tevensso (moderator) said on :

I thought someone mentioned that there’s no news about the En händig man DVD. So I just said there will be one.

pwbbounce (moderator) said on :

I’m sure someone did Tev, I knew what you were going on about! :-)

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Lissie said on :

The book is lovely! Can’t stop looking in it. :-) Haven’t listened to the CD yet though... O_O

Joyrox said on :

I like it so much! Мне очень понравились песенки с этого альбома, даже в таком варианте я их буду слушать так же как и оригиналы. It’s greate!

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