Mecki Mark Men - Running In The Summer Night (1969) Label: Limelight Catalog#: LS 86068 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released: 1969 Genre: Rock Style: Prog Rock Notes: fold-out cover Rating: No ratings yet. Rate It 1 has this / 3 want this Tracklisting: A1 Sweet Swede Girls (4:00) A2 Playing Child (4:35) A3 Is He Safe? (4:10) A4 I Don't Wanna Hurt You (3:55) A5 Future On The Road (6:02) B1 The Life Cycle (9:25) B2 Help Me Somebody (2:30) B3 Butterfly (3:10) B4 Running In The Summer Night (5:10) Lead by keyboardist and vocalist Mecki Bodemark, MECKI MARK MEN are considered one of the first big Swedish psychedlic acts. They released an eponymous album in 1968 but soon after, Bodemark went his own way and teemed up with a threesome called the BABY GRANDMOTHERS to form MECKI MARK MEN. In 1968, they were the supporting act for FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION at Stockholm’s Concert House, as well as for JIMI HENDRIX during his Swedish tour. In 1969, they released a second album called “Running in the Summer Night”, made TV appearances and were part of the Swedish cast of the popular musical “Hair”. The following year, they went on a U.S. tour and played at rock festivals headlining The BYRDS, SLY & THE FAMILY STONE and JETHRO TULL among others. However, the tour ended up in chaos. They had stayed there for 3 months yet their visas were only valid for 6 weeks; they were also stuck in a hotel room they couldn’t afford. So they made a de