Roine Stolt - The Flower King

The Flower King by Roine Stolt, the start of the incredible journey - available here for the first time on vinyl. Presented in a gatefold sleeve pressed in gorgeous double red spatter vinyl.


The Flower King is the third solo album by Roine Stolt. The original line-up for the album consisted of Stolt (vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards), Jaime Salazar (drums), and Hasse Froberg (vocals). They later formed the band The Flower Kings and released their debut album Back in the World of Adventures the following year.

Stolt started his career in the late 1960s playing bass guitar in local rock bands. He switched to guitar in 1973 in his brief sojourn with Allman Brothers-influenced Orexis. In 1974 he became the guitarist in Kaipa, a professional progressive rock band. He was 17 years old at that time. The group made three successful albums and toured more than 100 gigs a year, including national TV and radio performances in Scandinavia.