Nælur

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Nælur
Studio album by miscellaneous
Released	1998
Recorded	1979/1983
Genre	Punk rock/New Wave
Length	51:06
Label	Spor
Producer	Various

Nælur, which in Icelandic means Safety Pins, was a compilation released in 1998 to the Icelandic market through Spor, a local record label.
Nælur revives the work of several Icelandic artists from the early to mid eighties when Iceland was being influenced by the Post punk and New Wave music.

This compilation features Utangarðsmenn, a group led by singer Bubbi Morthens playing “Hiroshima”, one of their hits taken from Geislavirkir (1980) and “Where are the Bodies”. Egó, with “Stórir Strákar fá Raflost”, was another group featuring Bubbi and he also appears here with one of his solo songs: “Jón Pönkari”. There is also the presence of Þeyr, one of the most important groups at that time with three tracks: the title song of Life Transmission (1981), "Rúdolf" from Rokk í Reykjavík (1982) and "En..." from Þagað í Hel (1980).
Another important band included is Tappi Tíkarrass, a post-punk/pop group led by singer Björk, and they appear with two tracks: “Iltí Ebni” and "London", both taken from their EP Bítið Fast í Vítið (1982).

Other important bands are Vonbrigði, and Fræbbblarnir among others.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Credits 2.1 Performers 2.2 Personnel

[edit] Track listing

Track	Title	Length	Artist
01	Hiroshima	02:38	Utangarðsmenn
02	It's All Planned	02:36	Baraflokkurinn
03	Life Transmission	03:44	Þeyr
04	Iltí Ební	02:20	Tappi Tíkarrass
05	Æskuminning	02:07	Fræbbblarnir
06	Böring	02:32	Q4U
07	Where are the Bodies	04:45	Utangarðsmenn
08	Ó, Reykjavík	02:32	Vonbrigði
09	Jón Pönkari	02:31	Bubbi Morthens
10	Talandi Höfuð	03.05	Spilafífl
11	Rúdolf	02:52	Þeyr
12	Matter of Time	04:36	Baraflokkurinn
13	Stórir Strákar fá Raflost	02:53	Egó
14	Jón var Kræfur Karl og Hraustu ...	03:02	Þursaflokkurinn
15	Bjór	02:16	Fræbbblarnir
16	London	02:10	Tappi Tíkarrass
17	Fljúgum Hærra	03:51	Grýlurnar
18	En...	04:50	Þeyr

[edit] Credits

[edit] Performers

• Utangarsðmenn: Bubbi Morthens - vocals. Michael D. Pollock - guitar. Daniel Pollock - guitar. Magnús Stefánsson - drums. Rúnar Erlingsson - bass.
  Songs: “Hiroshima”, taken from Geislavirkir (1980). “Where are the Bodies?”, taken from 45 RPM (1981).
• Baraflokkurinn: Ásgeir Jónsson - vocals. Þór Freysson - guitar. Jón Arnar Freysson - keyboards. Baldvin H. Sigurðsson - bass. Árni Henriksen - drums.
  Songs: “It’s All Planned”, taken from Baraflokkurinn (1981). “Matter of Time”, taken from Gas (1983).
• Þeyr: Magnús Guðmundsson - vocals. Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson - guitar. Þorsteinn Magnússon - guitar. Hilmar Örn Agnarsson - bass. Sigtryggur Baldursson - drums.
  Songs: “Life Transmission”, taken from Útfrymi (1981). “Rúdolf”, taken from Rokk í Reykjavík (1982). “En…”, taken from Þagað í Hel (1980) featuring only Jóhannes Helgason in guitar.
• Tappi Tíkarrass: Björk Guðmundsdóttir - vocals. Eyjólfur Jóhansson - guitar. Jakob Smári Magnússon - bass. Guðmundur Þór Gunnarsson.
  Songs: “Ilty Ebni” and “London” both taken from Bítið Fast í Vítið (1982).
• Fræbbblarnir: Valgarður Guðjónsson - vocals. Stefán K. Guðjónsson - drums. Steinþór Stefánsson - bass. Tryggvi Þór Tryggvason - guitar. Kristinn Steingrímsson - guitar.
  Songs: “Æskuminning”, taken from Viltu Nammi Væna? (1980). “Bjór”, taken from Bjór (1981).
• Q4U: Elínborg Halldórsdóttir - vocals. Gunnþór Sigurðsson - bass. Danny Pollock - guitar. Árni Daníel Júliusson - drum machine and keyboards.
  Song: “Böring”, taken from Q1 (1983).
• Vonbrigði: Jóhann Vilhjámsson - vocals. Gunnar Ellertsson - bass. Árni Kristjánsson - guitar. Þórarinn Kristjánsson - drums.
  Song: “Ó Reykjavík”, taken from Rokk í Reykjavík (1982).
• Bubbi Morthens.
  Song: “Jón Pönkari”, taken from Ísbjarnarblús (1980).
• Spilafífl:Sævar Sverrisson - vocals. Birgir Mogensen - bass. Örn Hjálmarsson - guitar. Halldór Lárusson - drums.
  Song: “Talandi Höfuð”, taken from Rokk í Reykjavík (1982).
• Egó: Bubbi Morthens - vocals. Bergþór Morthens - guitar. Þorleifur Guðjónsson - bass. Ragnar Sigurðsson - guitar. Magnús Stefánsson - drums.
  Song: “Stórir Strákar fá Raflost”, taken from Breyttir Tímar (1982).
• Þursaflokkurinn: Egill Ólafsson - keyboards, vocals. Þórður Árnason - guitar. Tómas MagnúsTómasson - bass. Ásgeir Óskarsson - drums. Julíus Agnarsson - Mix.
  Song: “Jón var Kræfur Karl og Hraustu ...”, taken from Á Hljómleikum (1980).
• Grýlurnar: Ragnhildur Gísladóttir - vocals. Inga Rún Pálmadóttir - guitar. Linda Björk Hreiðarsdóttir - drums. Herdís Hallvarðsdóttir - bass.
  Song: “Fljúgum Hærra”, taken from Fljúgum Hærra (1981).

[edit] Personnel

Song selection and publication supervisors: Eiður Arnarsson and Arnar Matthíasson.
Cover design: Ísleifur B. Þórhallsson.
Text: Arnar Matthíasson.