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Mac of BIOnighT · Post by **Mac of BIOnighT** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 12:50 am

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!

Mac of BIOnighT · Post by **Mac of BIOnighT** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 1:15 am

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

lfm · Post by **lfm** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:32 am

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

Mac of BIOnighT · Post by **Mac of BIOnighT** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 1:48 pm

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

Mac of BIOnighT · Post by **Mac of BIOnighT** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 3:45 am

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...

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 2:06 pm

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

Stockholm is a very nice city after all

jensa · Post by **jensa** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 2:11 pm

Do you have this one?

http://www.bokborsen.se/Roger-Pontare-P ... in/2087798

Mac of BIOnighT · Post by **Mac of BIOnighT** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:33 pm

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

Stockholm is a very nice city after all

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

Mac of BIOnighT · Post by **Mac of BIOnighT** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:37 pm

jensa wrote:Do you have this one?

http://www.bokborsen.se/Roger-Pontare-P ... in/2087798

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!

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:47 pm

Have you tried getting in touch with second hand stores?

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

KungKrille · Post by **KungKrille** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:50 pm

Mac of BIOnighT wrote:... so now it's only the darn Julens CD I'm missing...

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.

Mac of BIOnighT · Post by **Mac of BIOnighT** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:55 pm

Numanoid wrote:Have you tried getting in touch with second hand stores?

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

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

Mac of BIOnighT · Post by **Mac of BIOnighT** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:57 pm

KungKrille wrote: 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.

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

Mac of BIOnighT · Post by **Mac of BIOnighT** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 6:19 pm

Numanoid wrote:Have you tried getting in touch with second hand stores?

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

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?

jupiter8 · Post by **jupiter8** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 6:57 pm

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.

Anybody from Sweden willing to help?