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SAN MICHAEL’s (PRE-KAIPA) 1st & NATTAG ON VINYL

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1ST vinyl reissue of SAN MICHAEL’S (pre-KAIPA) debut

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1ST vinyl release of 2nd album NATTAG

 

Release date: 27 August 2024

Band name: San Michael’s

Album titles: (1) San Michael’s (2) Nattag

Specs: Vinyl 180 gr., strictly limited pressings of 300 numbered copies (1) 100 copies black with signed photo (by all band members), 200 copies splatter, 2-page insert (2) 100 copies black with signed photo (by all band members), 200 copies marble, 2-page insert

Cat. no: PQR034 (1st), PQR035 (Nattag)

File nearby: Blakulla, Blue Sun, Dice, Kaipa, Made in Sweden, Mecki Mark Men, Panta Rei, Trettioåriga Kriget                                                                                                                                      

The re-release of the 2 seminal psych/prog albums by SAN MICHAEL’s, the self-titled (1971) one and Nattåg (1972), overlaps not at all coincidentally with the appearance of Kaipa’s 15th studio album Sommargryningsljus, as the fabular universe of the latter revolves around counterfactual rebirth, that is, becoming (re)born as one is getting older. These 2 evergreen albums, essential for savvy collectors of Scandinavian psych/prog, showcase the smooth progression towards Kaipa’s sonic multiverse, bordering on the porous dividing line between psychedelia (with a Made-in-Sweden pedigree) and European progressive, and driven by Hans Lundin’s ferocious organ-playing that alternates between swirling ultra-groovy psychedelia and imposing kraut-ish segments. Both albums, produced by Leif Mases, have been remastered by sound meister Martin Igelström for your maximum audio pleasure, and come in ultra-limited pressings of 300 numbered copies. The first 100 copies in black vinyl + 2-page insert with bio and rare studio and live photos  + a band photo signed by all original band members, while the rest 200 in splatter (1st ) and marble (Nattag) vinyl. The 100 pressings with the signed photo are only available during the preselling phase and only through PQRDirect’s webstore.                                                                                                                                         

NB: Not to be confused with St. Mikael or Cosmic Michael.

Available at PQRDirect

SAN MICHAEL’S (pre-KAIPA) 1st Black version with signed photo, 100 copies ltd

https://pqrdirect.my-online.store/product/san-michaels-1st-black-version-with-signed-photo-100-copies-ltd

SAN MICHAEL’S (pre-KAIPA) 1st splatter version, 200 copies ltd

https://pqrdirect.my-online.store/product/san-michaels-pre-kaipa-1st-splatter-version-200-copies-ltd

SAN MICHAEL’S (pre-KAIPA) Nattag Black version with signed photo, 100 copies ltd

https://pqrdirect.my-online.store/product/san-michaels-pre-kaipa-nattag-black-version-with-signed-photo-100-copies-ltd

SAN MICHAEL’S (pre-KAIPA) Nattag Marble version, 200 copies ltd

https://pqrdirect.my-online.store/product/san-michaels-pre-kaipa-nattag-marble-version-200-copies-ltd

YouTube

https://youtu.be/Wum-n2hRAQs  

https://youtu.be/8QXpsEEMAUA

Hans Lundin (San Michael’s, Kaipa) with the 2 San Michael’s albums













#SanMichael’s #Kaipa #HansLundin #ProgCorner

Tune in this Monday (June 10) at 9.00 AM EST for Hans Lundins’s upcoming interview on Prog Corner where he’ll be discussing pre-KAIPA’s early days as San Michael’s in light of the forthcoming reissue of the band’s first 2 albums.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLQXZrexjks



Interview with Hans Lundin @ It's Psychedelic Baby

https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2024/07/hans-lundin-of-kaipa-interview-on-the-reissue-of-san-michaels.html

                                                        SAN MICHAEL'S REUNION MAY 2025



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