I don't know if there are any members from Sweden (and nearby countries) on the forum, but if there are, then I'd really appreciate any help you could give me.

I'm a huge fan of Roger Pontare and I'm collecting all his records, but unfortunately I can't seem to find two of his albums: "I vargens spår" (the 11 track full album, not the 5 track promo) and "Den stora friheten".
I've been hunting high and low throughout the internet for months, but to no avail. And yes, I check Tradera daily, too.

At this point I'm so desperate that I'm willing to ask for a big favor: could any of you check the local record store (if you have any near your home) or second hand store and see if they have a copy? (contact me before buying it, though! I might have found it in the meantime!)
Or maybe you have a copy yourself that you want to sell?

As I said, any help appreciated!!!

Thanks!

Update: I've found "I vargens spår" - now I'm only missing the other one...

Did you try to contact Monarch Music from rogerpontare.se ?

Thank you - yes, I tried a couple of months ago, but unfortunately I got no answer
I'd try to contact Pontare himself, but that's basically impossible...
The problem is that - like most records and dvds in Sweden - these cds were never reissued and only exist as second hand items... the only hope to find them new is to find some unsold copy in a store, but that's unlikely

By the way, I just realized I'm also missing the album "Julens sånger" (I hope the title is correct, I don't speak any Swedish (yet) and I'm using my memory) and the single "Som av is"...

This is so gonna be an endless search

Another update, just in case somebody stumbles across this and tries to help: I've found both Den Stora Friheten and the single Som av Is, so now it's only the darn Julens CD I'm missing...

You could take a trip to Stockholm and visit the libraries there

Stockholm is a very nice city after all

Do you have this one?

http://www.bokborsen.se/Roger-Pontare-Pernilla-Wahlg/Christm as-Time-Is-Here-Again/2087798

They don't have the one I need, either, otherwise I'd jump on a plane right now ;-P

Anyway, I do believe it is a very nice city, some day I'd love to visit it

I don't have any of the vinyls (I don't have a turntable, so I couldn't listen to them), for now I prefer to concentrate on all that's available on CD.
Some day, however, I know I'll try and collect them as well, just to satisfy my compulsive "completism" ;-P
Thank you for pointing this out, anyway!

Have you tried getting in touch with second hand stores?

Record Hunter and Mickes are some of the better in Stockholm IMO.

Is "Julens CD" the same as "Julens Sånger"? The link says it's currently unavailable but I just want to make sure that's what you are looking for.

Oh, I didn't know these ones! I'll certainly contact them, thank you
I got Den Stora Friheten from Blue Desert Music in Malmö (excellent service, by the way), that was the biggest I'd found so far.
Thanks

That one, exactly That's one of the only two websites where I found it listed, and it's out of stock in both places

I got an answer from Record Hunter today, they have the CD I was looking for, so THANK YOU so much!! I really appreciate the help!!! Now my collection is complete (I believe).

One question, in case any of you guys can answer: I've began studying Swedish (it looks like a totally crazy and beautiful language!). I was really shocked when I discovered there is no single, standard language, but several dialects. If I'm not mistaken, three of them, being the main ones, can be used as a reference for a student. Now, since I listen to Pontare so much, it'd be a lot easier for me to focus on that pronunciation/dialect/whatever (I could fix the sound of words in my brain more easily) and study based on that. Do you happen to know which dialect he speaks?

Well he's from the north of Sweden so he has a northern dialect, Norrbottniska i believe, (there are plenty more than 3 dialects,hundreds probably) but he sings in a fairly neutral Swedish. You rarely hear someone singing in dialect in Sweden, probably more rare now than it used to be.