Studio (album)

Studio
Studio album by Tages
Released	4 December 1967
Recorded	17 April – 16 November 1967
Studio	EMI, London Europafilm, Stockholm
Genre	Baroque pop psychedelic folk vispop
Length	30:37
Label	Parlophone
Producer	Anders Henriksson[nb 1]
Tages chronology
Contrast (1967) Studio (1967) The Lilac Years (1969)
Singles from Studio
"She's Having a Baby Now" Released: June 1967

Studio is the fifth and final studio album by the Swedish rock band Tages, released on 4 December 1967 on Parlophone in Sweden. Following the success of their album Contrast, Tages began working on their follow-up to it. Hampered by a long summer tour, the album was largely recorded between October and November 1967 with sessions spanning back to April. It was primarily recorded at Europafilm Studios in Bromma, Stockholm with Anders Henriksson producing. The band took a break in recording the album in October for a tour of England organized by Parlophone, which allowed them access to EMI Studios in London, where two of the album's tracks were recorded. One single was released from the album, "She's Having a Baby Now" and the sessions also produced the non-album single "Treat Her Like a Lady".

Studio was largely conceived and written by bassist Göran Lagerberg and producer Henriksson, but features songwriting credits from all band members, particularly lead vocalist Tommy Blom and rhythm guitarist Danne Larsson. It was largely written at Henriksson's home in Tureberg and at his parents' summer cottage in Tällberg, Dalarna. Musically, it experiments with the psychedelia found on Tages' previous two albums Extra Extra and Contrast, but expands on it by incorporating elements of their Scandinavian roots through Nordic and Swedish folk music, creating an unprecedented fusion. Several songs on the album have controversial lyrical content. Studio techniques include backmasking on guitars and drums.

Studio was Tages' first album to be released with a gatefold cover, which depicts Tages' members during the recording process of the album. Upon original release for the Christmas rush, the album became an unexpected commercial failure as fans generally disliked the new direction the band took with the album. It was released along with a short film featuring the band, Dalamania, airing on Sveriges Television. Studio did receive positive reviews in the press, with many publications highlighting the inclusion of folk music and the production efforts of Henriksson. Largely ignored shortly after release, Studio started to receive a cult following during the 1980s and has seen retrospective critical acclaim. In 1997, it was ranked the 36th best Swedish album of all time by the Swedish Musicians' Union. It was the group's last album with Blom, and their last under the name Tages.

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