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Once upon a time a mod-band called the Pow… it was 1982 in Sweden, and three youngsters, Hans Ingemansson (guitar & vocals), Stefan Nilsson (bass), and Ismail Samie (drums), played the songs of their heroes (Spencer Davis Group, Jam, Squire and so on…) at little clubs in Stockholm.
Two years later, in 1984, a Czechoslovak immigrant, Robert Jelinek, member of the Creeps, joined the group so that the sound and the look changed becoming wilder. The Pow turned into the Backdoor Men and started playing covers of the Chocolate Watch Band, Music Machine and Standells. Tracks On Wax engaged them and in August 1985 released their first killer-single.
At that point new songs were ready to be issued (Another Way Of Giving, Going Her Own Way, Sonics' Going Home, Music Machine's People In Me) on a mini-LP temporarily titled The Backdoor Men Strike Italy! and scheduled for March '86 on Electric Eye label, but instead, only a second wonderful 45rpm saw the light on Fab Records. Shortly after, the Creeps of Jelinek (and Ingemansson) made their debut releasing a magnificent album, and at the end of December the Backdoor Men didn't exist any more.
As for Ismail, he issued a splendid single with the Livingstones in September 1987.

(thanks to Claudio Sorge for believin' in the Backdoor Men)


Discography

Singles

Out Of My Mind/Magic Girl

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Notes

Released as Tracks On Wax WAX 006 (7inch) (Sw) in 1985
Produced by Stry Terrarie
Thanks to Jörgen & Stry Terrarie (for organ)
Photographs by Torbjörn Haak
Sleeve by Jan Hesseldahl & the Backdoor Men
Out Of My Mind written by Ingemansson & Jelinek
Magic Girl by Ingemansson

Personnel

Hans Ingemansson - rhythm guitar & vocal
Robert Jelinek - lead guitar & vocal
Stefan Nilsson - bass & vocal
Ismail Samie - drums


Going Her Own Way/Dance Of The Savages

cover of Going Her Own Way/Dance Of The Savages; click on to enlarge it (39.658 bytes)

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Notes

Released as Fab BM-S 002 (7inch) (Ger) in 1986
Produced by Lave Lindholm
Pics by Mikael, H. Cecillia, D. Jonnie, E.
Sleeve by B. Bergenholtz & I. Samie
Both tracks written by Ingemansson

Personnel

Stefan Nilsson - bass
Ismail Samie - drums & tambourine
Hans Ingemansson - 12-string, vocals & organ
Robert Jelinek - guitar & vocals


Compilation appearances

1986  tracks Going Home & People In Me on a 7inch split-single given away with Lost Trails fanzine #4 (It) later reissued on Best Of Electric Eye Records (Destination X) LP (It)
1986  tracks Magic Girl & Out Of My Mind on Raw Cuts #2 (Swedish Beat) (Criminal Damage) LP (Fr)
1996  tracks Out Of My Mind & People In Me on Roots Of Swedish Pop Vol. 2 (The Garage Days) (Uppers) CD (UK)


Gallery

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photo of Stefan Nilsson; click on to enlarge it (14.886 bytes).   photo of Hans Ingemansson; click on to enlarge it (7.108 bytes).   photo of Ismail Samie; click on to enlarge it (11.526 bytes).   photo of Robert Jelinek; click on to enlarge it (6.704 bytes).

photo of Stefan Nilsson; click on to enlarge it (7.378 bytes).   photo of Hans Ingemansson; click on to enlarge it (9.061 bytes).   photo of Ismail Samie; click on to enlarge it (7.471 bytes).   photo of Robert Jelinek; click on to enlarge it (9.767 bytes).


News-stand

Review of Out Of My Mind/Magic Girl (Bucketfull Of Brains #13 1985)


Links

Crimson Shadows (Family tree)
The Creeps (unofficial website)
Interview with Robert Jelinek


Thanks to
The Garage
and
Search & Destroy!


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