The Last Jim Explained

The Last Jim
Type:	studio
Artist:	Gasolin'
Cover:	Album_The_Last_Jim_cover.jpg
Recorded:	Late 1974 at Rosenberg studio, Copenhagen
Genre:	Rock
Length:	38:52
Language:	English
Label:	CBS
Producer:	Roy Thomas Baker
Prev Title:	Gasolin' 3
Prev Year:	1973
Next Title:	Stakkels Jim
Next Year:	1974

The Last Jim is the second album with English lyrics by Danish rock band Gasolin'. It was released in some Western European countries in November 1974 on CBS, simultaneously to its Danish counterpart Stakkels Jim. The songs are identical on the two albums, except for the lyrics. Like on their previous album Gasolin' of the same year, American Leonard "Skip" Malone, helped the band translate the Danish lyrics into English.^[1]

All songs are Gasolin' originals, except "Blood Brothers" which is their interpretation of Robert Burns' 18th century poem "Auld Lang Syne".

Track listing

Side one

1. "Mrs. Boogie Woogie" (Kim Larsen) – 3:40
2. "Little Pasha Honeysuckle Divine" (Gasolin' / Gasolin', Skip Malone) – 3:13
3. "Bingo" (Larsen / Gasolin', Malone) – 3:04
4. "Boogaloo" (Wili Jønsson, Franz Beckerlee / Gasolin', Malone) – 3:03
5. "Cellophane Brain" (Gasolin' / Gasolin', Malone) – 6:03

Side two

1. "Deadline" (Gasolin' / Gasolin', Malone) – 3:25
2. "Where Do We Go From Here" (Larsen / Gasolin', Malone) – 2:36
3. "Fool Of The Night" (Larsen / Gasolin', Malone) – 3:15
4. "Anna Lee" (Gasolin' / Gasolin', Malone) – 3:11
5. "Blood Brothers" (Trad: Arr. Gasolin' / Gasolin', Malone) – 4:27
6. "The Last Jim" (Larsen, Beckerlee) – 2:55

Personnel

Gasolin'

• Kim Larsen – vocals, rhythm guitar, moog
• Franz Beckerlee – lead guitar, moog, harmonica, vocals
• Wili Jønsson – bass, keyboards, vocals, harmonium
• Søren Berlev – drums, percussion, vocals

Additional musicians

• Steen Vig - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Hugo Rasmussen - double bass
• Palle Mikkelborg - string arrangements

Production

• Roy Thomas Baker – producer
• Freddy Hansson – engineer

Release history

Region	Title	Date	Label	Format	Catalog ^[2]
Europe	The Last Jim		CBS	stereo LP	CBS 80470
Scandinavia	A Foreign Affair II^[3]		Sony Music	double CD	SM 2965-05

Notes and References

1. A Foreign Affair II. Gasolin'. 2002. Den amerikanske drøm.... Bundgaard. Peder. 3. CD booklet. Sony. SM 2965-05. Danish.
2. Web site: Min Gasolin' samling. 2008-04-08. Wenneberg. Jan. Danish.
3. [Reissue]