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EGIL ELDOEN / LAVA

LAVA – X (2023)

Known as the ‘Norwegian Toto’, LAVA has been releasing quality AOR West-Coast for over four decades. Always with vocalist Egil Eldøen and guitar player Svein Dag Hauge at the core, now they are releasing the band’s tenth’s album, titled “X“, where the guys are faithful to the style they’re know for; elaborated songwriting, elegant arrangements and pristine production.
While bass player and songwriter Rolf Graf died in 2013, founder members Svein Dag Hauge & Per Hillestad and long time vocalist Egil Eldøen decided to keep on with the band going playing in Scandinavia and all over Europe all these years, in between their solo careers.
Bands like Lava never disappoints their fans: they know what are expecting, and they deliver. We find breezy melodies, smoothness all over this “X”. If classy songwriting, sublime arrangements, top notch musicianship and pristine production (excellent) are your thing, this Lava tenth disc is for you. It’s that kind of timeless albums you never get tired to listen to, top class AOR to press play over and over again…

EGIL ELDOEN / LAVA / REMASTER

EGIL ELDØEN – Welcome Into My Heart [digitally remastered +1] (2022) HQ *Exclusive*

Totally out of the blue and for surprise of many AOR and West Coast collectors there is a new reissue label in Norway which seems to have access to almost every Norwegian release from the 70s and 80s. The Eighties solo albums from LAVA singer EGIL ELDØEN are much sought after within the fans of the genre, so it’s a pleasure to have two of them now on CD.
As part of the ‘Norske Albumklassikere 80-tallet’ series here’s 1985’s ”Welcome Into My Heart”, the solo debut album from Eldøen, long time out of print and for the first time fully remastered, including a bonus track. It’s a smooth, balanced remastering providing a crisp sound not destroying the original.
After releasing 1984’s album ‘Fire’ as LAVA frontman, Eldøen wrote many songs which seemed to poppy / Hi-Tech AOR flavored for the Norwegian West Coast gods, so he used these tunes for his first solo album ”Welcome Into My Heart”, which he recorded in Stockholm with Swedish musicians and his band mate Svein Dag Hauge as producer.
”Welcome Into My Heart” was pretty successful in his Norwegian home and reached #7 at the national album charts, with the single ‘We’ll Make It’ (a duet with Anita Skorgan) getting airplay for weeks in Scandinavian radio. The album was nominated for the Spellemann Prize.
Classy stuff for Hi-Tech AOR & Scandi West Coast lovers…

EGIL ELDOEN / LAVA / REMASTER

EGIL ELDØEN – Here We Go Again [digitally remastered +1] (2022) HQ

Totally out of the blue and for surprise of many AOR and West Coast collectors there is a new reissue label in Norway which seems to have access to almost every Norwegian release from the 70s and 80s. The Eighties solo albums from LAVA singer EGIL ELDØEN are much sought after within the fans of the genre, so it’s a pleasure to have two of them now on CD.
As part of the ‘Norske Albumklassikere 80-tallet’ series we have here 1986’s ”Here We Go Again” solo album from Eldøen, long time out of print and for the first time fully remastered, including a bonus track.
Egil Eldøen’s solo debut ‘Welcome Into My Heart’ (1985) was pretty successful in his Norwegian home and reached #7 at the national album charts, but next he had to focus on the next Lava LP “Prime Cuts”, which also saw the light of day in 1985.
It seemed that Egil enjoyed the solo stuff, cause just one year later he had this second effort “Here We Go Again” (1986) ready to go. This time produced by another Lava bandmate – bass player Rolf Graf – music wise absolutely had changed as the album turned out as a slightly more poppier Lava album with a good dose of Hi-Tech AOR.
’80s Scandinavian AOR lovers will love “Here We Go Again”, finely remastered with a smooth sound quality, not brickwalled…

LAVA / P·S (LAVA members) / REMASTER

P·S (LAVA members) – High Fidelity [digitally remastered / first time on CD] (2021)

Originally released in 1983, ”High Fidelity” is the sole album by P*S, the side project of LAVA members keyboardist Per (P) Kolstad and guitarist Svein (S) Dag Hauge. Much like in the LAVA sound & style at the time – ‘the Norwegian TOTO’ – on P*S / High Fidelity both musicians expand their musical landscape to elaborated arrangements.
Indeed, think TOTO’s more complex side, always melodic. The musicians involved includes all LAVA members, including the superb Egil Eldøen providing lead vocals – but also some Swedish friends like vocalist Björn Skifs and super guitarist Janne Schaffer.
Now, ”High Fidelity” is being released for the fist time on CD (limited edition) as part of the Norske Albumklassikere 80-tallet series, fully remastered from the master tapes…

LAVA

LAVA – Water (2019)

42 years after they started as a band, ‘Norwegian Toto’ combo LAVA releases their 9th album “Water” including 12 brand new songs in the AOR West-Coast style they’re know for; elaborated songwriting, elegant arrangements, and a pristine production.
With “Water” they break a 14-year silence since their last studio album.

LAVA – Polarity [reissue] (2017)

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LAVA – Polarity [reissue] (2017)

Nearly impossible to find, the two latest albums from Norwegian AOR icons LAVA are being available again thanks to AOR Heaven Records. “Polarity” is Lava penultimate studio CD, their comeback album after many years out of the business. Often named the ‘Scandinavian Toto’, Lava are known, as well as the Lukather & co combo – for including virtuoso session musicians,...

LAVA – Alibi [reissue] (2017)

LAVA

LAVA – Alibi [reissue] (2017)

Nearly impossible to find, the two latest studio albums from Norwegian AOR icons LAVA are being available again thanks to AOR Heaven Records. “Alibi” is Lava’s last studio CD, recorded soon after their comeback album after many years out of the business. Often named the ‘Scandinavian Toto’, Lava are known (as well as Toto) for including virtuoso session musicians, writing...

LAVA – Rhythm Of Love [digitally remastered 2017]

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LAVA – Rhythm Of Love [digitally remastered 2017]

If you are a fellow reader of this blog, you’re aware of Norwegian label Preservation Records and their LAVA remastered reissues. The band’s first 3 English-lyrics albums were already released (and featured at this blog) and now the label are closing the circle with LAVA’s most celebrated record, 1990’s “Rhythm Of Love“, digitally remastered for the first time. For AOR...

LAVA – Prime Time [First time on CD digitally remastered +3] (2015)

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LAVA – Prime Time [First time on CD digitally remastered +3] (2015)

We have featured here the two previously Preservation Records exclusive remastered albums of LAVA, the most celebrated Norwegian West Coast AORsters. For many years out of print, now it’s time for Lava’s “Prime Time“, finally digitally remastered from the master tapes, reissued for the first time on CD with 3 previously unreleased tracks plus a booklet including never seen photos...

LAVA – Fire [digitally remastered +1 / First Time on CD] (2015)

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LAVA – Fire [digitally remastered +1 / First Time on CD] (2015)

Requested many times, here’s the Preservation Records exclusive remastered version of “Fire“, the most celebrated album for Norwegians AORsters LAVA. For many years out of print, the album originally appeared in 1984 finally has been digitally remastered from the master tapes, and reissued for the first time on CD with a previously unreleased, alternate version of Lava’s hit “Sophie”, plus...

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LAVA – Crusin’ [remastered first time on CD] (2015)

* Now this is a true pearl; new Norwegian label Preservation Records has gotten access to the original master tapes of “Cruisin“, one of the most sought after albums by LAVA, releasing it exclusively on CD for the first time. Norwegian AOR / West Coast combo LAVA is some kind of institution of these genres in Scandinavia, but it was...