When Kim Larsen was a member of Gasolin' he released three solo albums, "Værsgo", "Kim Larsen og Yankee drengene" and "Starfuckers: Vogt dem for efterligninger". All three albums are different from each other: "Værsgo" are sung in Danish with sparse orchestration; "Kim Larsen og Yankee drengene" are sung in English and recorded with american session musicians in Atlanta and "Starfuckers" is a casual and jolly live recording. The three albums proved that Kim Larsen was a valid musician in his own right.
"231045-0637" (his identity card number) was his first post-Gasolin' release, and it became a big seller in Denmark and confirmed his status as one of the best Danish songwriters. All 12 songs are very strong and "Dagen før", "682 A", "Blip-Båt" and "Ud i det blå" are classic songs. The album (released in 1979) was recorded in Sweet Silence studios in Copenhagen and was produced by Nils Henriksen. The music on this album is unlike the hard rock of Gasolin' more poppish and is the start of the electronic sounds that would dominate his next records such as "Jungle Dreams" and "Midt om natten". Musically "231045-0637" is a combination of the music he made in the seventies and the music he would make in the eighties.
The songs on 231045-0637 (total playing time: 34 minutes)
1. Moderne tider2. Dagen før3. 682 A (Mortensen-Grieg)4. Blip-Båt5. Ud i det blå6. Forever Young7. Sikken en følelse (Bas)8. Køb bananer9. Tutta10. Ole's fjerner11. Monkeymand12. De blå sirener (Petersen-Larsen)
All songs written by Kim Larsen expect if stated otherwise
