The Last Jim is the second album with English lyrics by Danish

Denmark

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 rock

Rock music

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 band Gasolin'

Gasolin'

Gasolin was a Danish rock band from Christianshavn in Copenhagen formed by Kim Larsen, Franz Beckerlee and Wili Jønsson in 1969. Their first drummer was the late Bjørn Uglebjerg. He was replaced by Søren Berlev in 1971...

. It was released in some Western Europe

Western Europe

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an countries in November 1974 on CBS

CBS Records

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, simultaneously to its Danish counterpart Stakkels Jim

Stakkels Jim

Stakkels Jim is a studio album by Gasolin' and was released in November 1974. It was the second album to be produced by Roy Thomas Baker....

. The songs are identical on the two albums, except for the lyrics. Like on their previous album Gasolin' of the same year, American

United States

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 Leonard "Skip" Malone, helped the band translate the Danish lyrics into English.

All songs are Gasolin' originals, except "Blood Brothers" which is their interpretation of Robert Burns

Robert Burns

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' 18th century poem "Auld Lang Syne".

Side one

1. "Mrs. Boogie Woogie" (Kim Larsen) – 3:40
2. "Little Pasha Honeysuckle Divine" (Gasolin' / Gasolin', Skip Malone) – 3:13
3. "Bingo" (Larsen / Gasolin', Malone) – 3:04
4. "Boogaloo" (Wili Jønsson, Franz Beckerlee / Gasolin', Malone) – 3:03
5. "Cellophane Brain" (Gasolin' / Gasolin', Malone) – 6:03

Side two

1. "Deadline" (Gasolin' / Gasolin', Malone) – 3:25
2. "Where Do We Go From Here" (Larsen / Gasolin', Malone) – 2:36
3. "Fool Of The Night" (Larsen / Gasolin', Malone) – 3:15
4. "Anna Lee" (Gasolin' / Gasolin', Malone) – 3:11
5. "Blood Brothers" (Trad: Arr. Gasolin' / Gasolin', Malone) – 4:27
6. "The Last Jim" (Larsen, Beckerlee) – 2:55

Gasolin'

• Kim Larsen
  Kim Larsen
  thumb|250px|Kim Larsen, Nibe Festival 2009.Kim Melius Flyvholm Larsen is a Danish rock musician.Inspired by The Beatles and rock and roll, Larsen began as a songwriter and guitarist...
  
   – vocals
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  , rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar
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  , moog
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• Franz Beckerlee – lead guitar
  Lead guitar
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  , moog, harmonica
  Harmonica
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  , vocals
• Wili Jønsson
  Wili Jønsson
  Wili Jønsson is a Danish rock musician and member of 1970s band Gasolin'.Born 27 March 1942. Went to the Gerbrandsskolen together with Franz Beckerlee. In 1969 Jønsson got together with childhood friend Franz Beckerlee...
  
   – bass
  Bass guitar
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  , keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , vocals, harmonium
  Harmonium
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• Søren Berlev – drums
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  , percussion
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  , vocals

Additional musicians

• Steen Vig - soprano saxophone
  Soprano saxophone
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  , tenor saxophone
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• Hugo Rasmussen
  Hugo Rasmussen
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   - double bass
  Double bass
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• Palle Mikkelborg
  Palle Mikkelborg
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   - string arrangements
  Strings (music)
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Production

• Roy Thomas Baker
  Roy Thomas Baker
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   – producer
  Record producer
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• Freddy Hansson – engineer

Release history

Region	Title	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...	The Last Jim		CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...	stereo Stereophonic sound The term Stereophonic, commonly called stereo, sound refers to any method of sound reproduction in which an attempt is made to create an illusion of directionality and audible perspective...  LP Gramophone record A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...	CBS 80470
Scandinavia Scandinavia Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...	A Foreign Affair IIReissue Reissue A reissue is the repeated issue of a published work. In common usage, it refers to an album which has been released at least once before and is released again, sometimes with alterations or additions....  bundled with What a Lemon What a Lemon What a Lemon is an album by Danish rock band Gasolin', released 1 August 1976 on Epic Records in the United States, some parts of Europe, Japan and Australia. It is the third of four albums with English lyrics that Gasolin' released between 1974 and 1978 in an attempt to break the international...		Sony Music	double CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...	SM 2965-05