After posting a few different variations of solos on my old blues, ”Hjulen bara snurrar” (The Wheels Keep on Spinning”) on this website (https://www.manmademusic.eu/2026/04/13/hjulen-bara-snurrar-the-wheels-keep-on-turning/) It was evident to me (with the willing assistance of listeners out there) that one of the two versions where I play on a Tele Thinline with a Lollar pickup in the neck position was probably the very best version. It should be mentioned that the equally excellent bridge pickup in the form of a Van Zandt True Vintage Tele pickup from the 80s, was given a rest this time.
W. L. Van Zandt, who started Van Zandt Pickups, left this earth in February 1997, at just 66 years old, but his way of winding pickups has been followed up by his nephew J.D. Prince, who now runs the company together with W.L.’s wife of 46 years, Gloria. They claim to stand for the same “attention to detail” that the company has always done.
Anyway, this is what the Lollar version of ”Hjulen bara snurrar” sounds like today:
A little curiosity in this context… This song was also played by Ulf Gruvberg on the radio program “Trender och Traditioner” sometime in the 80s. Back then, “Hjulen…” was arranged a little more sparsly. This is what that version sounded like:
A little later I did an even more stripped down version with just harmonica, vocals, plus two acoustic and one electric guitar. That version is of course a bit more in line with Peter Green’s “The World Keep on Turning” which was the inspiration for my song in the first place. But still…
Then we can’t completely ignore (no matter how much we want to) a live TV-version with moving pictures and all. It was played on one of the many odd programs we did on Kanal Göteborg in the 90s.
Now it’s probably time to start putting together some new songs. You can’t keep flogging a dead horse for as long as you want to. We’ll see how this ends. Stem separation of old stereo- and mono recordings can also be very interesting. It’s hard to totally leave it be. See you around!
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