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{{Short description|1970s Norwegian progressive rock band}}
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| alias           = Popol Vuh,<br>Arman Sumpe Dur Express
| origin          = Oslo, Norway
| genre           = [[progressive rock]]
| years_active    = 1972–1978
| label           = [[Polydor]], [[Universal Music Group|Universal]], [[Grappa_Musikkforlag|Grappa]]
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| past_members    = [[Jahn Teigen]]<br>Pete Knutsen<br>Arne Schulze<br>Terje Methi<br>Thor Andreassen<br>Pjokken Eide
| website         =  [https://popolace.bandcamp.com/ Popol Ace]
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'''Popol Vuh''', later known as '''Popol Ace''', was a 1970s [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[progressive rock]] [[Musical band|band]] from [[Oslo]], that became popular in the 1970s Norwegian rock scene with such [[song]]s as "All We Have Is the Past", "Queen of all Queens" and "Music Box". The band was originally a larger [[Jazz_fusion#Jazz_rock|jazz-rock]] inspired act that featured a brass section named '''Arman Sumpe Dur Express'''. The horn players left the group and they named the new band Popol Vuh.<ref name="Rockheim b357">{{cite web | title=Popol Ace Biography | website=Rockheim | url=https://rockheim.no/popol-ace | language=no | access-date=August 30, 2023}}</ref>
The band later changed its name to Popol Ace to avoid confusion with the German band [[Popol Vuh (German band)|Popol Vuh]]. In 1972 they won Norway's Grammy award, the [[Spellemannprisen]], for the Group category.<ref name="Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 54">{{cite book | title=Billboard: Winners of Spellemann | date=24 March 1973 | publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. | issn=0006-2510 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yCcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA54 | language=en | access-date=August 30, 2023 | page=54}}</ref> The band's downfall came with the [[lead singer]] [[Jahn Teigen]] leaving the band for a solo career.

In 2017 they were inducted into Norway's [[Rockheim#Hall_of_Fame|Rockheim]] rock music hall of fame.<ref name="Skog 2017 o606">{{cite web | last=Skog | first=Helge | title=Innlemmes i «Hall of Fame» som første tromsøværing etter Pussycats | website=itromso.no | date=June 2, 2017 | url=https://www.itromso.no/feedback/i/bzEope/innlemmes-i-hall-of-fame-som-forste-tromsovaering-etter-pussycats | language=no | access-date=August 30, 2023}}</ref>
[[Grappa Musikkforlag]] released the 3LP box set ''It Was 50 Years Ago Today'' on November 11, 2022 featuring live recordings taken from [[Sveriges Radio]] and [[NRK]]'s archives. Sven Ohrvik played keyboards on tracks 11-20.<ref name="Grappa.no 2023 a143">{{cite web | title=It was 50 years ago today | website=Grappa.no | date=March 29, 2023 | url=https://grappa.no/en/albums/grappa/pre-order-it-was-50-years-ago-today/ | access-date=August 30, 2023}}</ref> In 2023, French progressive rock label [[Musea Records]] reissued ''[[Stolen From Time]]'' in a remastered version.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eklecty-City |date=2023-08-24 |title=Popol Ace : Stolen From Time réédité chez Musea Records |url=https://www.eklecty-city.fr/musique/popol-ace-stolen-from-time/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Eklecty-City |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

==Last line-up==
*[[Jahn Teigen]] &ndash; vocals
*[[Pete Knutsen]] &ndash; guitar, keyboards
*[[Arne Schulze]] &ndash; guitar
*[[Terje Methi]] &ndash; bass
*[[Thor Andreassen]] &ndash; drums and percussion
*[[Pjokken Eide]] &ndash; flute, trombone

== Honors ==
=== Spellemannsprisen ===

*[[Spellemannprisen#1972|Spellemannprisen 1972]] won in the class Group

=== Other ===
*2017: [[Rockheim]] Hall of Fame inductees

==Discography==
as '''Popol Vuh'''
*1972 ''[[Popol Vuh (album)|Popol Vuh]]'', Polydor 2923 009 
*1973 ''[[Quiche Maya]]'', Polydor 2382 038
as '''Popol Ace'''
*1975 ''[[Stolen From Time]]'', Polydor 2480 332
*1978 ''[[Curly Sounds]]'', Polydor 2383 498
*1994 ''[[Cat of 9 Tales]]'', Polydor 523908-2 (compilation)
*2003 ''All We Have'', Universal/Polydor (albums 1-4 + 5th disc of rarities)
*2006 ''[[The Best of Popol Ace]]'', Universal (compilation)
*2022 '' It Was 50 Years Ago Today,'' Grappa GRLP4748-1 (LP)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://popolace.bandcamp.com/album/it-was-50-years-ago-today |title=It Was 50 Years Ago Today by Popol Ace |date=November 11, 2022 |website=Bandcamp |access-date=August 30, 2023}}
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*2023 '' [[Stolen From Time]],'' Musea Records FGBG 5067 (CD + LP)

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Norwegian progressive rock groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1972]]
[[Category:1972 establishments in Norway]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Oslo]]
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