Hurriganes’ original guitarist Ile Kallio had returned to the band to replace Albert Järvinen in June 1975. The situation was very different from when Kallio left the band three years earlier at the beginning of the band’s career. Hurriganes had quickly become the country’s most popular band, and also Kallio’s debut recording in Hurriganes’ ranks, Crazy Days, released in 1975, sold the amount entitled to a diamond disc in an instant.

In April, Svart Records will release a 4-LP or two-CD package consisting of live recordings, which documents the stage energy and playing condition that the renewed band had on the tour after the release of Crazy Days.

The material of the Crazy Days on the Road box consists of live tapes recorded by singer Hande Mertanen, which were originally intended for the band’s private use. The three best gigs of the post-album tour – Oulu (24.11.1975), Hämeenlinna women’s prison (13.12.1975) and Pori (2.1.1976) – have been selected for the collection, and the tapes have been restored and mastered by Finnvox.

The publication comes with a nice booklet, which contains Risto Vuorimiehe’s wonderful photos from the Crazy Days tour and accompanying texts by editor Pekka Laine. The collection contains 145 minutes of previously unreleased live recordings and 48 songs, two of which the band never recorded.

Svart Records will release the Crazy Days on the Road box set as a set of four vinyls and two CDs on April 21, 2023.

In addition to the traditional black vinyl, there is also an orange vinyl edition that is only sold in the Svart store, which comes with a Crazy Days themed sticker sheet.

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