Editing Bo Hansson (section)

==Further musical career==
Encouraged by the success of his first album, Hansson was booked into Stockholm's Studio Decibel where he began work on the follow-up. Using the same team, along with guitarist Kenny Håkansson, the new recordings benefitted from the superior equipment and ''Ur Trollkarlens Hatt'' was released on Silence Records in late 1972, and on [[Charisma Records|Charisma]] in the UK as ''Magician's Hat'' in October 1973. Although critically acclaimed, it failed to reach the popularity of the earlier work, and did not chart in the UK.

Popularity in Sweden, however, put pressure on Hansson to tour, and a touring band was hastily assembled. The tour was cancelled by the reclusive keyboard player, however, citing a lack of motivation. Instead, he returned to Studio Decibel and started work on his third album. Using the tried and trusted backing musicians the recordings continued the progression of the previous album, and ''Mellanväsen'' was issued on Silence Records in October 1975, and as ''Attic Thoughts'' on Charisma in the UK in February 1976. Despite being the most accomplished record to date it was disappointingly received, although it did feature the song "Rabbit Music" which would point the way to Hansson's next album.

In 1976 Hansson and Silence Records parted company, and he was able to negotiate a worldwide deal with  Charisma. He returned once again to Studio Decibel and began work on recordings that were inspired by another book; [[Richard Adams]]' ''[[Watership Down]]''. Using the same session musicians but with a new producer, Pontus Olssen, the recordings were issued in September 1977 as ''El 'Ahrairah'' (after the novel's rabbit god) and ''Music Inspired by Watership Down'' on Charisma in the UK and Canada, and on [[Sire Records]] in the US. Another disappointing chart performance led to Hansson's withdrawal from the popular music scene, and though he worked on a number of projects with friends, little was heard from him until 1985 when he released, in Sweden only, the album ''Mitt I Livet'' (In the Middle of Life) on Silence Records (SRS 4700). He then fell into obscurity.