October Trilogy Limited Box Set edition

3LP+4CD+DVD

Dybdahl broke through with a bang in 2002 with the highly acclaimed debut album "That Great October Sound". The first edition sold out in one day, the single "From Grace" became a big radio hit and the album was awarded with both the Alarm prize, the Spellemann prize and the Edvard prize the following year. The second part of the October trilogy, Stray Dogs from 2003, also received rave reviews and was nominated for the Alarm Prize and the Spellemann Prize. Like the debut, this album too was recorded at home in his own living room. The single "Rain Down On Me" went all the way up to 5th place on the VG list, and "Cecilia" stayed a big radio hit. In autumn 2004, Dybdahl rounded off his trilogy with another critically acclaimed album, One Day You'll Dance For Me, New York City, which debuted at number one. It was more quiet and melancholic than its predecessors, but retained the personal and minimalistic character of the first two albums. The single "A Love Story" was the main track for the Norwegian feature film Monstertorsdag and was a big hit on the radio. These three classics are now usually referred to as The October Trilogy.

"It has been a great pleasure and a very nostalgic journey to go through music, photos and live recordings from the time around the trilogy collecting material for this vinyl box. What a time in life it was and what a group of people to experience it with. I got to know so many incredible people when Stavanger had to be combed for musicians who would be willing to contribute to the first records. It seemed like new acquaintances and friendships were made almost on a weekly basis. Some I ended up touring and playing with for years and the vast majority became part of an extended circle of friends that I still meet or work with regularly. I thank everyone who contributed to the records and the concerts and of course everyone who was with us on the journey and came to the concerts/bought the records. Hope you will appreciate this little time capsule as much as I do."

"The B-sides are a collection of songs that were all recorded around the time of the first records, but which tended to stick out so much that I didn't think they fit into the whole. If it were now I would just release them as individual songs, but at the time I only thought in album format and got a kick out of putting together 9-10 songs that all felt like they belonged together. These are the sore thumbs from that time!"

~Thomas Dybdahl~

It is with great pleasure that Petroleum Records can offer Thomas Dybdahl's October Trilogy (That Great October Sound, Stray Dogs and One Day You'll Dance For Me, New York City) collected in an exclusive box containing:

- The October trilogy on LP
- The October trilogy on CD from the original edition from early 2000
- CD with B-sides from the recordings
- Exclusive photo book from the period
- Exclusive music book with melodies, chords and lyrics
- DVD of a concert from Folken in 2002
- Numbered and signed by Thomas Dybdahl
- Limited edition only 200 copies