Akun tehdas (lit. 'Aku's factory') is the third studio album by Finnish rock band Eppu Normaali.[1] It was released on 19 February 1980. On the album, the band switched from their punk rock style, seen in previous albums, to new wave. Mikko Saarela was not Eppu Normaali's bassist on the album, but he still wrote lyrics for it. Akun tehdas was the first album to include Mikko "Vaari" Nevalainen on bass.
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| Released | 19 February 1980 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
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The name Aku in Akun tehdas refers to the band's drummer Aku Syrjä, and the title was inspired by the 1970 Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) album Cosmo's Factory,[2] which in turn was named after CCR's drummer Doug "Cosmo" Clifford and the warehouse where CCR used to play, "The Factory".[3] The album's cover is also similar to the cover of Cosmo's Factory.[4] The band's 1983 album Aku ja köyhät pojat (lit. 'Aku and the poor boys') was also named after a CCR album, Willy and the Poor Boys.[5]
Akun tehdas has sold over 56,909 copies, and it went gold in 1980 and platinum in 1997.[6]
"Akun tehdas" is also the name of Eppu Normaali Oy's versatile audiovisual facility located in Ylöjärvi,[1][7] and Oy Aku's Factory Ltd is a company founded by Aku Syrjä in 2008.[8][9]
Track listing
edit- "Vanha kellarissa valittaa" (lit. 'Old person complains in the cellar')
- "Minun aurinkolasit" ('My sunglasses')
- "Suomi-ilmiö" ('The Finland syndrome')
- "Poltan loppuun tupakin" ('I finish my cigarette')
- "Puhtoinen lähiöni" ('My clean suburbia')
- "Akun tehdas" ('Aku's factory')
- "Puhtoiset vesistömme" ('Our clean waters')
- "Vanha poika" ('Old boy')
- "Bob Dylan"
- "Jäähyväiset rock'n'rollille" ('The goodbyes to rock'n'roll')
- "Viimeinen funk" ('The last funk')
References
edit- ^ a b "Verottajan pilkkaamasta Eppu Normaalista kasvoi mediakeskittymä - Akun tehdas täytti vuosikymmenen". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 25 October 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Välimäki, Matti (23 June 2021). "Kitarat soivat taas". Helsinki Society of Engineers (in Finnish). Union of Professional Engineers. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "The real story behind 'Cosmo's Factory'". Minnesota Public Radio News. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Vuorinen, Terho (7 February 2024). "Manserockista museokamaa – "Vähän sitä on sumussa menty", Eppujen Juha Torvinen muistelee 1980-luvun menoa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Närvänen, Päivi (5 June 2023). "Albumillinen hiottuja sävellyksiä ja mustaa huumoria – Eppu Normaalin "Aku ja köyhät pojat" 40 vuotta". Kaaoszine (in Finnish). Kaaos Digital Group. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Eppu Normaali". IFPI Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Karvinen, Petri (18 June 2014). "Akun Tehdas harppaa televisioon". Ylöjärven Uutiset (in Finnish). Pirmediat. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Kupiainen, Jari (13 September 2011). "Hups, Akun tehdas protestilistalle: Aku Syrjä kertoo syyn". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Oy Aku's Factory Ltd". Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
