{"id":2022,"date":"2022-08-19T22:02:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T22:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johannh.local\/?page_id=2022"},"modified":"2026-02-10T18:04:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T18:04:22","slug":"change-the-pal-brothers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/johannh.com\/is\/change-the-pal-brothers\/","title":{"rendered":"Change \/ The Pal Brothers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-change-the-pal-brothers-1972-1975\"><strong>CHANGE \/ THE PAL BROTHERS 1972-1975<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>1972<\/strong> Magn\u00fas \u00de\u00f3r Sigmundsson; s\u00f6ngur, kassag\u00edtar \/ J\u00f3hann Helgason; s\u00f6ngur, bassi.&nbsp; \n<strong>1973-1974<\/strong> Magn\u00fas &amp; J\u00f3hann \/ Birgir Hrafnsson; g\u00edtar, r\u00f6ddun \/ Sigur\u00f0ur Karlsson; trommur.&nbsp; \n<strong>1975<\/strong> Maggi, J\u00f3i, Biggi, Siggi\/Bj\u00f6rgvin Halld\u00f3rsson; s\u00f6ngur \/T\u00f3mas M. T\u00f3masson; bassi.&nbsp;                                                                   <strong>Vettvangur:<\/strong> Tjarnarb\u00fa\u00f0, Kl\u00fabburinn, landsbygg\u00f0in, London, Costa del Sol o.fl.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>&nbsp; <\/strong>\n<strong>\u00datgefendur:<\/strong> Orange, Change Records, Chappell, EMI.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>brot \u00far \u00edslenzkri popps\u00f6gu<\/em><\/strong><em> \u00a9 J\u00f3hann Helgason<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHANGE\/ The Pal Brothers <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upphafi\u00f0 a\u00f0 Change \u00e6vint\u00fdrinu m\u00e1 rekja til \u00feess a\u00f0 sumari\u00f0 1972 samdi \u00e9g lagi\u00f0 \u201cYaketty Yak, Smacketty Smack\u201c (YYSS). \u00c9g haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00e1skrifandi a\u00f0 t\u00f3nlistart\u00edmaritinu\u00a0<em>Melody Maker<\/em>\u00a0\u00fear sem ofurt\u00f6ffararnir Marc Bolan og David Bowie \u00fe\u00f6ktu n\u00e1nast a\u00f0ra hverja s\u00ed\u00f0u, en l\u00f6g \u00feeirra, \u201cGet it On\u201c og \u201cStarman\u201c haf\u00f0i \u00e9g fyrst heyrt \u00ed Radio Luxembourg. \u00c9g var mj\u00f6g \u00e1hrifagjarn ungur ma\u00f0ur og var\u00f0 flj\u00f3tt altekinn af \u00feessari n\u00fdju t\u00f3nlist og flytjendum hennar. YYSS var harla \u00f3l\u00edkt kassag\u00edtarl\u00f6gunum \u00e1 fyrstu pl\u00f6tu okkar Magn\u00fasar sem komi\u00f0 haf\u00f0i \u00fat \u00fe\u00e1 um vori\u00f0. \u00c9g s\u00f6ng og spila\u00f0i lagi\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00edmann fyrir Magga l\u00edkt og okkur var tamt a\u00f0 gera og sag\u00f0ist hafa \u00e1 tilfinningunni a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 fengjum samning \u00fat \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 erlendis. Maggi hreifst af sannf\u00e6ringarkrafti m\u00ednum sem og laginu og haf\u00f0i \u00ed kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 samband vi\u00f0 fj\u00e1rsterkan fr\u00e6nda sinn sem greiddi g\u00f6tu okkar til a\u00f0 hlj\u00f3\u00f0rita lagi\u00f0 \u00ed London. Fr\u00e6ndi Magga og eiginkonan hans \u00e1samt R\u00f3su konu Magga flugu me\u00f0 okkur \u00fat \u00feann 22. okt\u00f3ber. Hlj\u00f3msveitin N\u00e1tt\u00fara haf\u00f0i b\u00f3ka\u00f0 t\u00edma \u00ed Orange Studios \u00ed lok okt\u00f3ber vegna pl\u00f6tu sinnar\u00a0<em>Magic Key<\/em>\u00a0og fengum vi\u00f0 st\u00fa\u00ed\u00f3t\u00edma \u00ed kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feeim. Vi\u00f0 fengum Gunna \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ar til li\u00f0s vi\u00f0 okkur sem uppt\u00f6kustj\u00f3ra og til a\u00f0 skrifa \u00fat strengjal\u00ednu sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i \u00ed huga \u00ed lok lagsins auk \u00feess sem Gunni \u00fatsetti strengi \u00ed lag Magga, \u201cWhen the Morning Comes\u201c \u00e1 B hli\u00f0ina. Vi\u00f0 nutum a\u00f0sto\u00f0ar Bj\u00f6gga G\u00edsla, Kalla Sighvats og \u00d3la Gar\u00f0ars auk breskra strengjaleikara vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 spila l\u00f6gin inn. A\u00f0 uppt\u00f6kum loknum vorum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 hlusta til baka \u00e1 hlj\u00f3\u00f0bl\u00f6ndun af YYSS \u00feegar eigandi hlj\u00f3\u00f0versins, Cliff Cooper \u00e1tti lei\u00f0 hj\u00e1, en hann var jafnframt ma\u00f0urinn \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 Orange magnarana sem Stevie Wonder og Fleetwood Mac h\u00f6f\u00f0u gert v\u00ed\u00f0fr\u00e6ga. Cooper staldra\u00f0i vi\u00f0 og lag\u00f0i vi\u00f0 hlustir og \u00feegar laginu lauk, gekk hann til okkar og sag\u00f0i: \u201cHey, I want to make a deal with you guys\u201c, sag\u00f0ist vilja gefa lagi\u00f0 \u00fat \u00e1 sm\u00e1sk\u00edfu hj\u00e1 n\u00fdstofna\u00f0ri \u00fatg\u00e1fudeild Orange. Hann ger\u00f0i okkur Magga samningstilbo\u00f0 sem vi\u00f0 skrifu\u00f0um undir stuttu fyrir heimfer\u00f0ina. Cliff sam\u00feykkti klausu inn \u00ed samninginn sem veitti okkur r\u00e9tt \u00e1 eint\u00f6kum til a\u00f0 selja \u00e1 \u00cdslandi, auk allrar innkomu af \u00feeim. Sm\u00e1sk\u00edfan kom svo \u00fat \u00ed Englandi og v\u00ed\u00f0ar vori\u00f0 1973 \u00e1 merki Orange og \u00feegar vi\u00f0 fengum pl\u00f6tuna \u00ed hendur, blasti vi\u00f0 flytjendanafni\u00f0 Change \u00e1 appels\u00ednurau\u00f0um pl\u00f6tumi\u00f0anum. \u00cd augl\u00fdsingaskyni l\u00e9t Cliff m.a. framlei\u00f0a og dreifa gullslegnum kveikjurum me\u00f0 \u00e1letruninni Change me\u00f0 \u00f6fugu Gi til pl\u00f6tusn\u00fa\u00f0a og \u00fatvarpsst\u00f6\u00f0va. Cooper vildi hafa a\u00f0ra sm\u00e1sk\u00edfu tilb\u00fana t\u00edmanlega til a\u00f0 fylgja YYSS eftir og h\u00e9ldum vi\u00f0 Maggi utan um mi\u00f0jan febr\u00faar 1973 og hlj\u00f3\u00f0ritu\u00f0um \u00ferj\u00fa n\u00fd l\u00f6g; \u201cCandy Girl\u201c, \u201cThen\u201c og \u201cPeanuts\u201c me\u00f0 breskum \u00fatsetjara og leiguspilurum. John Miles, s\u00ed\u00f0ar hlj\u00f3msveitarstj\u00f3ri Tinu Turner spila\u00f0i me\u00f0 \u00e1 uppt\u00f6kunum, en hann var fyrsti listama\u00f0urinn \u00e1 undan okkur til a\u00f0 gera samning vi\u00f0 Orange \u00fatg\u00e1funa. \u00cd \u00feessari fer\u00f0 f\u00f3rum vi\u00f0 Maggi l\u00edka \u00ed vi\u00f0t\u00f6l og myndat\u00f6kur fyrir nokkur bresk t\u00f3nlistart\u00edmarit \u00e6tlu\u00f0 unglingum, en h\u00e9ldum aftur heim 26. febr\u00faar. \u00dev\u00ed mi\u00f0ur st\u00f3\u00f0st \u201cYaketty Yak, Smacketty Smack\u201c ekki \u00fe\u00e6r v\u00e6ntigar sem Cooper haf\u00f0i gert s\u00e9r. Hann uppl\u00fdsti okkur um a\u00f0 \u00fdmsum br\u00f6g\u00f0um v\u00e6ri beitt \u00ed t\u00f3nlistarheiminum til a\u00f0 koma l\u00f6gum \u00e1 vins\u00e6ldarlista og kva\u00f0st m.a. vita hva\u00f0a fyrirt\u00e6ki v\u00e6ru \u00ed tengslum vi\u00f0 maf\u00eduna. Lagi\u00f0 \u201cCandy Girl\u201c (CG), var sett \u00e1 oddinn \u00e1 n\u00e6stu sm\u00e1sk\u00edfu og skipti Cliff \u00fe\u00e1 flytjendanafninu Change \u00fat fyrir The Pal Brothers sem \u00fe\u00f3tti hafa l\u00e9ttari \u00edmynd. CG f\u00e9kk \u00edvi\u00f0 betri vi\u00f0t\u00f6kur en YYSS og komst m.a. ofarlega \u00e1 spilunarlista hj\u00e1 BBC. \u00de\u00f3 sm\u00e1sk\u00edfurnar tv\u00e6r n\u00e6\u00f0u ekki til\u00e6tlu\u00f0um \u00e1rangri \u00ed Englandi ur\u00f0u b\u00e6\u00f0i l\u00f6gin geysivins\u00e6l heima \u00e1 \u00cdslandi og CG m.a. kosi\u00f0 lag \u00e1rsins \u00ed \u00fatvarps\u00fe\u00e6tti Arnars Petersen,\u00a0<em>T\u00edu \u00e1 toppnum\u00a0<\/em>sem og hj\u00e1 t\u00edmaritinu Vikunni<em>.\u00a0<\/em>\u00deegar h\u00e9r var komi\u00f0 s\u00f6gu f\u00f3rum vi\u00f0 Maggi a\u00f0 huglei\u00f0a stofnun hlj\u00f3msveitar til a\u00f0 vinna l\u00f6gin okkar \u00e1 pers\u00f3nulegri h\u00e1tt en me\u00f0 breskum \u201csession\u201c m\u00f6nnum. Eftir nokkrar vangaveltur h\u00f6f\u00f0um vi\u00f0 samband vi\u00f0 Birgi Hrafnsson og Sigur\u00f0 Karlsson \u00far hlj\u00f3msveitinni Svanfr\u00ed\u00f0i, sem var um \u00fea\u00f0 leyti a\u00f0 leysast upp. \u00deeir Biggi og Siggi voru tilb\u00fanir \u00ed slaginn, fullir eldm\u00f3\u00f0s og afr\u00e9\u00f0um vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 nota Change nafni\u00f0 \u00e1 sveitina.Vi\u00f0 h\u00f3fum flj\u00f3tlega \u00e6fingar \u00e1 n\u00fdju frums\u00f6mdu efni og settum stefnuna \u00e1 London \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 Maggi vorum enn\u00fe\u00e1 samningsbundnir Orange. Eftir nokkra vikna \u00e6fingalotu vorum vi\u00f0 tilb\u00fanir me\u00f0 t\u00edu laga pl\u00f6tu og h\u00e9ldum utan sumari\u00f0 1973. Vi\u00f0 n\u00e1\u00f0um \u00fe\u00f3 ekki a\u00f0 fullkl\u00e1ra uppt\u00f6kur \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma sem vi\u00f0 fengum til umr\u00e1\u00f0a. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki fyrr en \u00ed j\u00fan\u00ed 1974 a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 sn\u00e9rum aftur til Englands a\u00f0 freista \u00feess a\u00f0 taka upp \u00fer\u00e1\u00f0inn \u00fear sem fr\u00e1 var horfi\u00f0, en \u00fe\u00e1 var\u00f0 lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 Orange haf\u00f0i ekki \u00e1huga \u00e1 \u00e1framhaldandi samstarfi \u00fear sem Cooper fannst ekkert laganna sem vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um teki\u00f0 upp \u00e1ri\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur l\u00edklegt til vins\u00e6lda. \u00cd millit\u00ed\u00f0inni h\u00f6f\u00f0um vi\u00f0 veri\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00edmsambandi vi\u00f0 Jakob Magn\u00fasson sem \u00fe\u00e1 var starfandi t\u00f3nlistarma\u00f0ur \u00ed London var\u00f0andi a\u00f0 finna fyrir okkur f\u00e6ran uppt\u00f6kustj\u00f3ra til a\u00f0 vinna a\u00f0 LP pl\u00f6tu me\u00f0 n\u00fdju efni, sem vi\u00f0 hug\u00f0umst gefa \u00fat \u00e1 \u00cdslandi fyrir j\u00f3lin 1974. Kobbi haf\u00f0i n\u00e1\u00f0 a\u00f0 vekja \u00e1huga \u00feekkts bandar\u00edsks uppt\u00f6kustj\u00f3ra, Steve Rowland a\u00f0 nafni, en hann \u00e1tti margar mets\u00f6lupl\u00f6tur a\u00f0 baki, m.a. annars me\u00f0 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick &amp; Tich. Steve kom \u00far kvikmyndafj\u00f6lskyldu \u00ed Beverly Hills og haf\u00f0i leiki\u00f0 b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed kvikmyndum og sj\u00f3nvarpi \u00e1 sj\u00f6tta \u00e1ratugnum m.a. \u00ed hinum geysivins\u00e6lu \u00fe\u00e1ttum Bonanza. Kobbi hringdi \u00ed okkur fr\u00e1 skrifstofu Rowlands, sag\u00f0ist vera umkringdur gullpl\u00f6tum og a\u00f0 Steve hef\u00f0i einkum heillast af s\u00f6ngnum \u00ed laginu \u201cSunshine\u201c sem var eitt \u00feeirra laga sem vi\u00f0 hlj\u00f3\u00f0ritu\u00f0um \u00ed Orange 1973 og kom \u00fat \u00e1 sm\u00e1sk\u00edfu \u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1r. Steve mun hafa hv\u00e1\u00f0 \u201cis it a boy or a girl\u201c, er s\u00f6ngurinn h\u00f3fst, en sl\u00edkt \u00fe\u00f3tti lofa g\u00f3\u00f0u. Til a\u00f0 gera langa s\u00f6gu stutta, h\u00e9ldum vi\u00f0 \u00e1 fund Rowlands \u00fear sem hann var vi\u00f0 uppt\u00f6kur \u00ed Chappell Studios \u00ed New Bond Street. Vi\u00f0 leyf\u00f0um honum a\u00f0 heyra nokkur af n\u00fdju l\u00f6gunum og reifu\u00f0um \u00ed framhaldi uppt\u00f6ku\u00e1\u00e6tlun. M\u00e1lin \u00e6xlu\u00f0ust hinsvegar \u00e1 \u00feann veg a\u00f0 Steve \u00e1tti of annr\u00edkt \u00feegar til \u00e1tti a\u00f0 taka, en f\u00e9kk \u00ed sta\u00f0inn \u00e6skuvin sinn fr\u00e1 Kaliforn\u00edu, H.B. Barnum til a\u00f0 taka \u00e1 m\u00f3ti okkur, en hann var v\u00ed\u00f0fr\u00e6gur \u00fatsetjari og uppt\u00f6kustj\u00f3ri, sem staddur var \u00ed Englandi me\u00f0 The Osmonds, einu heitasta fyrirb\u00e6rinu \u00ed bransanum um \u00fe\u00e6r mundir og var jafnframt a\u00f0 \u00fatsetja strengi fyrir T-Rex. Vi\u00f0 hittum Barnum \u00ed Chappell og sungum fyrir hann m.a. Blueberry Bush vi\u00f0 flygilinn og s\u00f6g\u00f0umst vilja gera LP pl\u00f6tu fyrir \u00cdsland. Barnum spur\u00f0i afhverju vi\u00f0 vildum gera pl\u00f6tu bara fyrir \u00cdsland, \u00fev\u00ed ekki\u00a0 fyrir heiminn. Vi\u00f0 vorum reyndar ekki b\u00fanir a\u00f0 n\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann vildi \u00ed raun vinna me\u00f0 okkur, fannst \u00fea\u00f0 satt a\u00f0 segja harla \u00f3tr\u00falegt \u00fear sem hann haf\u00f0i unni\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00f3tal st\u00f3rstj\u00f6rnum \u00e1 bor\u00f0 vi\u00f0 The Supremes, Arethu Franklin og Frank Sinatra. En Barnum virtist \u00e1kve\u00f0inn og \u00ed framhaldi brug\u00f0umst vi\u00f0 skj\u00f3tt vi\u00f0; t\u00f3kum tv\u00f6 h\u00fas \u00e1 leigu \u00ed Kent, hlj\u00f3\u00f0einangru\u00f0um annann b\u00edlsk\u00farinn og l\u00f6g\u00f0umst \u00ed \u00e6fingar. Platan var s\u00ed\u00f0an tekin upp \u00ed Chappell hlj\u00f3\u00f0verinu undir stj\u00f3rn Barnums og n\u00fa l\u00edkt og \u00ed tilfelli YYSS, var fr\u00e6ndi Magn\u00fasar okkar fj\u00e1rhagslegi bakhjarl. Kunningi Barnums Paul Robinson a\u00f0 nafni, fyrrum stj\u00f3rnarma\u00f0ur hj\u00e1 RCA \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum sem sestur var a\u00f0 \u00ed London kom oft \u00ed st\u00fad\u00ed\u00f3i\u00f0 a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 uppt\u00f6kum. Hann haf\u00f0i stofna\u00f0 sitt eigi\u00f0 \u00fatg\u00e1fufyrirt\u00e6ki \u00ed Englandi og rak jafnframt R &amp; R Management \u00e1samt Steve Rowland. \u00dea\u00f0 breyttist svo \u00ed Chappell\/Robinson sem haf\u00f0i m.a. umbo\u00f0 fyrir Change. A\u00f0 afloknum uppt\u00f6kum t\u00f3k Barnum sp\u00f3lurnar me\u00f0 s\u00e9r heim til Hollywood \u00fear sem hann \u00fatsetti og hlj\u00f3\u00f0rita\u00f0i strengja- og bl\u00e1sturshlj\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e6ri inn \u00e1 l\u00f6gin. \u00deegar vi\u00f0 fengum b\u00f6ndin til baka vorum vi\u00f0 hinsvegar ekki allskostar s\u00e1ttir vi\u00f0 \u00fatkomuna. \u00der\u00e1tt fyrir fr\u00e1b\u00e6rar \u00fatsetningar Barnums, fannst okkur aukahlj\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e6rum gert of h\u00e1tt undir h\u00f6f\u00f0i \u00e1 kostna\u00f0 hlj\u00f3msveitarinnar og fengum vi\u00f0 Steve Rowland til a\u00f0 endurhlj\u00f3\u00f0blanda pl\u00f6tuna me\u00f0 okkur. Vi\u00f0 h\u00e9ldum svo til \u00cdslands \u00ed desember 1974 me\u00f0 n\u00fdju Change pl\u00f6tuna \u00ed farteskinu, en me\u00f0 \u00ed f\u00f6r voru \u00feeir Barnum og Paul Robinson sem st\u00f6ldru\u00f0u vi\u00f0 \u00e1 klakanum \u00e1 lei\u00f0 sinni vestur um haf. Change platan f\u00e9kk g\u00f3\u00f0ar vi\u00f0t\u00f6kur \u00e1 \u00edslenska j\u00f3lamarka\u00f0num. Til gamans m\u00e1 geta \u00feess a\u00f0 Barnum h\u00f3f feril sinn sem barnastjarna \u00ed sj\u00f3nvarpi og t\u00f3k upp s\u00edna fyrstu s\u00f3l\u00f3pl\u00f6tu me\u00f0 frums\u00f6mdu lagi \u00e1ri\u00f0 1950, \u00fe\u00e1 14 \u00e1ra gamall. Hann kynntist B\u00edtlunum \u00feegar hann var \u00e1 t\u00f3nleikafer\u00f0 \u00ed Hamborg og \u00feegar B\u00edtlarnir tr\u00f3\u00f0u upp \u00ed Hollywood Bowl \u00ed \u00e1g\u00fast 1964, h\u00e9ldu \u00feeir til \u00e1 heimili Barnums og sl\u00f6ku\u00f0u \u00e1 \u00ed sundlauginni hans. Me\u00f0an \u00e1 j\u00f3laleyfi okkar fj\u00f3rmenninga\u00a0\u00a0st\u00f3\u00f0 kom Maggi me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 hugmynd a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a Bj\u00f6rgvini Halld\u00f3rssyni \u00ed bandi\u00f0 og \u00ed\u00a0 kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 bu\u00f0um vi\u00f0 T\u00f3masi T\u00f3massyni st\u00f6\u00f0u bassaleikara, en hann l\u00edkt og Jakob haf\u00f0i sest a\u00f0 \u00ed Englandi og starfa\u00f0i me\u00f0 \u00fearlendri hlj\u00f3msveit. \u00deessi n\u00fdja sex manna Change- sveit kom s\u00e9r fyrir \u00ed h\u00fasunum tveim \u00ed Kent \u00e1samt eiginkonum og b\u00f6rnum \u00ed jan\u00faarm\u00e1nu\u00f0i 1975. Vi\u00f0 Magn\u00fas undirritu\u00f0um h\u00f6fundar\u00e9ttarsamning vi\u00f0 Chappell &amp; Co til fj\u00f6gurra \u00e1ra og hlj\u00f3msveitin ger\u00f0i s\u00e9rstakan starfssamning, sem kva\u00f0 m.a. \u00e1 um a\u00f0 Chappell s\u00e6ju um framf\u00e6rslu okkar til helminga \u00e1 m\u00f3ti fr\u00e6nda Magn\u00fasar. 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Emil haf\u00f0i kynnt s\u00e9r Change pl\u00f6tuna og \u00ed framhaldi \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 leggja \u00e1herslu \u00e1 styrkleika okkar \u00ed margr\u00f6ddu\u00f0um s\u00f6ng og n\u00fdtti \u00a0\u00fe\u00e1 h\u00e6fieika okkar til hins \u00edtrasta, jafnframt sem \u00e1hersla var l\u00f6g\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 vinna l\u00f6g v\u00e6nleg til vins\u00e6lda. \u00c1 \u00feessum t\u00edma var glysrokki\u00f0 \u00ed algleymingi og flytjendur eins og Slade, Sweet, Bay City Rollers o.fl. \u00e1berandi. Eftir a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um fullkl\u00e1ra\u00f0 nokkur l\u00f6g me\u00f0 Emil var Paul Robinson sendur \u00fat af \u00f6rkinni til a\u00f0 h\u00f6ndla samning vi\u00f0 EMI. \u00cd kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 f\u00f3rum vi\u00f0 til kl\u00e6\u00f0skera \u00ed Carnaby Street og Change gallarnir alr\u00e6mdu komu til s\u00f6gunnar, en m\u00fanderingar af \u00fev\u00ed tagi \u00e1samt platform- sk\u00f3m voru allsr\u00e1\u00f0andi \u00e1 \u00feessum \u00e1rum. Vi\u00f0 \u00fatkomu seinni sm\u00e1sk\u00edfunnar \u201cWildcat\u201c, vorum vi\u00f0 gestir \u00ed sj\u00f3nvarps\u00fe\u00e6tti skosku s\u00e6tabrau\u00f0sdrengjanna \u00ed Bay City Rollers og \u00feeir kynntu okkur sem s\u00e9rstaka vini s\u00edna fr\u00e1 \u00cdslandi, en g\u00edfurlegt \u00e1horf var \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00feeirra. \u00cd j\u00fal\u00edm\u00e1nu\u00f0i h\u00e9ldum vi\u00f0 svo \u00ed lang\u00fer\u00e1\u00f0 \u201efr\u00ed\u201c til \u00cdslands \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 tr\u00f3\u00f0um upp v\u00edtt og breytt um landi\u00f0 og var \u00fea\u00f0 k\u00e6rkomin tilbreyting fr\u00e1 langvarandi innilokun \u00ed hlj\u00f3\u00f0verum og lestum. \u00deess m\u00e1 geta a\u00f0 fr\u00e1 upphafi l\u00e9k Change einungis frumsami\u00f0 efni jafnt \u00e1 t\u00f3nleikum sem dansleikjum. \u00cd \u00e1g\u00fastlok var f\u00f6rinni heiti\u00f0 til Costa del Sol \u00e1 vegum fer\u00f0askrifstofunnar Sunnu, \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 l\u00e9kum \u00e1 sundlaugarbarmi fyrir gesti kl\u00fabbsins Pato, Pato. 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Eftir \u00e1ram\u00f3tin \u00e1kva\u00f0 fr\u00e6ndi Magn\u00fasar a\u00f0 h\u00e6tta fj\u00e1rstu\u00f0ningi vi\u00f0 hlj\u00f3msveitina og \u00ed framhaldi b\u00e1rust \u00f3skir fr\u00e1 Chappell um a\u00f0 skera ni\u00f0ur kostna\u00f0 vegna veru okkar ytra. \u00deeir komu me\u00f0 till\u00f6gu um a\u00f0 eing\u00f6ngu s\u00f6ngvararnir sneru aftur \u00fat og notast yr\u00f0i vi\u00f0 leiguspilara, en a\u00f0rir me\u00f0limir Change kalla\u00f0ir til f\u00e6ru hj\u00f3lin a\u00f0 sn\u00faast. \u00de\u00e1 haf\u00f0i Barnum einnig bo\u00f0i\u00f0 okkur Magn\u00fasi til samstarfs sem lagasmi\u00f0ir \u00ed Los Angeles. \u00deegar h\u00e9r var komi\u00f0 s\u00f6gu f\u00fdsti hinsvegar engan okkar a\u00f0 yfirgefa klakann \u00e1 n\u00fd, menn h\u00f6f\u00f0u einfaldlega fengi\u00f0 n\u00f3g af samstarfinu eftir langvarandi \u00fatilegu og innilegu \u00ed hlj\u00f3\u00f0verum. Magn\u00fas \u00e1kva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 dvelja \u00e1fram \u00ed Englandi um sinn og starfa\u00f0i \u00fat samningst\u00edmann vi\u00f0 Chappell. \u00der\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 heimsfr\u00e6g\u00f0in hafi ekki falli\u00f0 Change \u00ed skaut, m\u00e1 telja \u00fea\u00f0 nokku\u00f0 afrek hj\u00e1 okkur str\u00e1kunum a\u00f0 hafa \u00f6\u00f0last tiltr\u00fa alls \u00feessa m\u00e6ta f\u00f3lks og n\u00e1\u00f0 samningum vi\u00f0 st\u00f3rfyrirt\u00e6ki \u00e1 bor\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Chappell og EMI.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHANGE \/ THE PAL BROTHERS 1972-1975 1972 Magn\u00fas \u00de\u00f3r Sigmundsson; s\u00f6ngur, kassag\u00edtar \/ J\u00f3hann Helgason; s\u00f6ngur, bassi.&nbsp; 1973-1974 Magn\u00fas &amp; J\u00f3hann \/ Birgir Hrafnsson; g\u00edtar, r\u00f6ddun \/ Sigur\u00f0ur Karlsson; trommur.&nbsp; 1975 Maggi, J\u00f3i, Biggi, Siggi\/Bj\u00f6rgvin Halld\u00f3rsson; s\u00f6ngur \/T\u00f3mas M. 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