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From a self-titled LP released in 1976 (though all sources list it incorrectly as 1978) rockroots.wordpress.com/2012/04/19/chips
From a self-titled LP released in 1976 (though all sources list it incorrectly as 1978) rockroots.wordpress.com/2012/04/19/chips



![Difference - Tree of Love (1967) + Ballad of A Broken Heart (1968) [original versions]
Difference from Trondheim and Buvika was one of Norways strongest cards in the period from 1967-69. The group was originally disbanded in 1969 (on the 17th of May), but they came back together again in the 70s. Tore Johansen sang lead, and Ivar Gafseth and Eling Mylius sang harmony background vocals. Their commercial appeal never matched their potential.
In 1995 after a sucessful Christmas Norwegian television show called The Julekalender there was released a compilation, with re-recordings of «Tree Of Love» and «Ballad Of A Broken Heart» from the 70s. It can be discussed which versions are their best, but the most historically interesting versions are of course the originals. Difference - Tree of Love (1967) + Ballad of A Broken Heart (1968) [original versions]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6-xyzhH1lCw/mqdefault.jpg)
![Jefferson - Montage [From How Sweet It Is] (written by Jimmy Webb)
Jefferson, aka Geoff Turton (formerly of the Rockin Berries), enjoyed a brief string of hits in the late 60s in England and America. Jeffersons work moved between several sounds, mostly pop/rock (often with a soulful veneer) somewhere midway between Mark Lindsay and Tom Jones, and also moments that will evoke Engelbert Humperdinck. Hes got a powerful voice, with an almost operatic delivery on certain songs. His rendition of Jimmy Webbs Montage is a highlight, reminiscent of If You Should Leave My Life from A Tramp Shining by Richard Harris; his big U.K. hit, The Colour of My Love, is a hauntingly beautiful ballad that is almost but not quite too over the top to be taken as a rock song. Jefferson - Montage [From How Sweet It Is] (written by Jimmy Webb)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6EJDuyMzWvM/mqdefault.jpg)




![Todd - Alone
This has got to be the greatest album cover of all time or what? And the cringeworthy, insipid sub-elton john ness of the works contained within these grooves would make even the most emotionally dead school bully kill himself with rage.In the seventies, even sexually inadequate dorks released their own records full of dross glorifying diluted emotion.
The Acid Archives book writes of Todds record (last name is largely unknown, but one website seems to think it is Todd Warthen), Very homemade, deep and heartfelt private press from a bunch of teenagers and Todd, mid-late 70s (some websites call it 79). Like a perfect mix of Michael Angelo and Fame, housed in a cover that rivals and may ever surpass Rick Grossman.
There is one blog called Zamboni which has added an interesting story to the Todd mythology. It sounds fictional, but the author writes: And [Todd] did try to sell his albums at his senior prom, believe it or not: unsurprisingly a wallflower for most of his high school career, he decided to debut the album at the last formal school event and set up a booth somewhere near the buffet table so his classmates could finally see the real him. (The reception was frosty at first you could probably determine anyone in Todds classs social standing by how far away from him they were able to sit.) Sales were slow all night, but during the awards portion of the prom the prom king and captain of the football team took time out from receiving his own award to nominate Todd for Most Likely to Be Selling His Album in 20 Years. Then, in a moment out of one of John Hughes wet dreams, the entire class saw both Todd and the jock for what they truly were, flooded Todds sales booth, and bought out the entire run. Todd - Alone](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9VNx2oye7uY/mqdefault.jpg)
