Per Gessle to achieve four U.S. #1's and two #2's, with their albums "Look Sharp!" and "Joyride" attaining platinum status in a number of countries. After Roxette's early nineties success, Per released a demo compilation album in 1992, "På väg, 1982–86". After the release of "Crash! Boom! Bang!" and subsequent world tour, Roxette took a break. In 1996, after a reunion and subsequent tour of Gyllene Tider, Gessle recorded his first English solo album, using Brainpool and Gyllene Tider as backing musicians. Christoffer Lundquist from Brainpool would also come to collaborate with Per on later releases. "The World According to Gessle", released
Per Kure (company) Per Kure (company) A/S Per Kure, variously also known as A/S Per Kure Norsk Motor- og Dynamofabrikk and ASEA–Per Kure, was a manufacturer first of electric heaters and later of transformers. Founded by Per Kure in 1897, it was for most of its history based at Hasle in Oslo, Norway. The company was dissolved during the creation of Asea Brown Boveri in 1988. Per Kure, born in 1872, returned to Norway in 1897 after receiving an education in electronics in Mittweida, Germany. He established the company that bore his name on 28 September. The company started working with installation of