Livets teater

Livets teater
Livets teater
	Album cover
Studio album by Magnus Uggla
Released	October 1976
Recorded	December 1975–1976
Genre	Art rock
Length	56:18
Label	CBS
Producer	Anders Henriksson
Magnus Uggla chronology

Livets teater is a studio album by Swedish pop and rock artist Magnus Uggla.^[1] It was released in October 1976, and was his second studio album. The album peaked at number 28 on the Swedish Albums Chart. In the documentary movie Rockdokumentären, Magnus Uggla stated that he was heavily inspired by the progressive rock bands Yes and Genesis during the writing and recording of this album. Uggla claimed in October 2000 that Livets teater was, in his opinion, the worst album he had made.^[2]

Singles

"Sommartid" was the first single released by Magnus Uggla and it became a minor hit. It was later re-recorded for Uggla's 1981 live album Godkänd pirat, and remixed for a rare promotion EP in 1986. In 1978, it was covered by Uggla's live band Strix Q for their first solo album. The 1986 remix of "Sommartid" was featured in the 2010 movie Snabba Cash. In 2012, Maja Ivarsson recorded and performed "Sommartid" for the TV show Så mycket bättre.

Track listing

All tracks written by Magnus Uggla.

Side one

"Draget" - 4:02
"Glittrande Sune" - 5:44
"Sommartid" - 4:40
"Två små primadonnor" - 5:30
"Barn av sin stad" - 7:03

Side two

"Livets teater" - 29:19

(a) "Intro"

Act I: "Den auktoritära vägen:"

(b) "Den tysta dramatiken"

(c) "Dansmästaren"

(d) "Mr Strix"

Act II: "Livets teater:"

(e) "Livets i toys"

(f) "Livets teater"

Act III: "Frigörelsen:"

(g) "Livets maskerad"

(h) "Primalskriket"

Charts

Chart (1976–1977)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[3]	28

References

^ Livets teater at Swedish Media Database.
^ "Mer Uggla åt folket". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 30 October 2000. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Magnus Uggla – Livets teater". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

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[1] Livets teater at Swedish Media Database.

[2] "Mer Uggla åt folket". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 30 October 2000. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[ac_Sweden_Magnus_Uggla-3] "Swedishcharts.com – Magnus Uggla – Livets teater". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

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Studio albums	Om Bobbo Viking (1975) Livets teater (1976) Va ska man ta livet av sig för när man ändå inte får höra snacket efteråt (1977) Vittring (1978) Den ljusnande framtid är vår (1980) Välkommen till folkhemmet (1983) Den döende dandyn (1986) Allting som ni gör kan jag göra bättre (1987) 35-åringen (1989) Alla får påsar (1993) Karaoke (1997) Där jag är e're alltid bäst (2000) Den tatuerade generationen (2004) Ett bedårande barn av sin tid (2006) Pärlor åt svinen (2007) Karl Gerhard passerar i revy (2010) Innan filmen tagit slut (2011)
Compilation albums	Retrospektivt collage (1985) Collection (1986) 100% Uggla (1994) Klassiska mästerverk (2002) Magnus Uggla 1975-2008 (2008)
Live albums	Godkänd pirat (1981) Magnus den store (2013)
EP records	Magnus Uggla band sjunger schlagers (1979)
Melodifestivalen songs	Johnny the Rucker (1979) För kung och fosterland (2007)
Other hit songs and singles	Varning på stan (1977) Jag skiter (1977) Vittring (1978) Hand i hand (1983) Joey Killer (1986) Fula gubbar (1986) Baby Boom (1989) 4 sekunder (1993) Jånni Balle (1993) 1:a gången (1993) Dansar aldrig nykter (1993) Victoria (1994) Mitt decennium (1994) Trubaduren (1994) Kung för en dag (1997) Vi ska till VM (2002) Pärlor åt svin (2007) Vild och skild (2007) 24 timmar (2008)