Tasavallan Presidentti is one of the original pioneers of finnish progressive rock. The group was originally formed in 1969 by guitarist Jukka Tolonen and drummer Vesa Aaltonen.
A new studioalbum from these legends is released on 8th of november 2006. Titled “Six Complete”, the album includes nine songs written by Frank Robson and Jukka Tolonen. Seven of those are new compositions and two are new versions of old songs. Last Night is an updated vocal version of a song originally released on Jukka Tolonen´s first solo album; Dance on the other hand is a new interpretation of one of Tasavallan Presidentti´s Lambert Land -album songs.
Six Complete is a first studio release since groups “Milky Way Moses” (1974).
The lineup of Tasavallan Presidentti 2006 is:
Frank Robson- vocals / keyboards, Jukka Tolonen -guitars, Juhani Aaltonen - saxes / flute, Heikki "Häkä" Virtanen -bass, Vesa Aaltonen -drums.