Alphaville

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Alphaville is a German synth-pop band centered around vocalist Marian Gold (Hartwig Schierbaum), formed in 1982 in Münster. Started out as a trio with Gold backed by synth players Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens.

At the end of '81, Gold and Lloyd (Frank would come in not long afterwards) take part in a concert with 5 other artists, on Nelson Community.
Initially the band name was just Forever Young, however, after a few months they changed the name inspired by Jean-Luc Goddard's film: Alphaville "the city of the future". Which, incidentally, represented even better their whole project.

Mertens left the band in late 1984 and was replaced by Ricky Echolette (Wolfgang Neuhaus), in early 1985.

The band is still active today, playing new concerts and also promoting re-mastered re-releases of their first albums.
Sites:
alphaville.info, betaville.de, alphaville.org, Wikipedia, Wikipedia
Members:
Alexandra Merl, Bernhard Lloyd, Carsten Brocker, David Goodes, Frank Sorgatz, Hartwig Schierbaum, Jakob Kiersch, Maja Kim, Martin Lister, Rob Harris, Robbie France, Shane Meehan, Wolfgang Neuhaus
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Albums
240 481-1 Forever Young — Alphaville Alphaville Forever Young (Album) WEA 240 481-1 Australia 1984 Sell This Version
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40948-4 Afternoons In Utopia — Alphaville Alphaville Afternoons In Utopia (Album) WEA 40948-4 Malaysia 1986 Sell This Version
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244 855-4 The Breathtaking Blue — Alphaville Alphaville The Breathtaking Blue (Album) WEA 244 855-4 Indonesia 1989 Sell This Version
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4509 96836-2 Prostitute — Alphaville Alphaville Prostitute (Album) WEA 4509 96836-2 Europe 1994 Sell This Version
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0630-19664-4 Salvation — Alphaville Alphaville Salvation (Album) WEA Records 0630-19664-4 Germany 1997 Sell This Version
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AV 9001 Dreamscapes — Alphaville Alphaville Dreamscapes (Album) Navigator Music AV 9001 Germany 1999 Sell This Version
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NAV 0001-CD Stark Naked And Absolutely Live — Alphaville Alphaville Stark Naked And Absolutely Live (Album) Navigator Music, Navigator Music NAV 0001-CD Germany 2000 Sell This Version
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8573880344 Forever Pop — Alphaville Alphaville Forever Pop (Album) Warner Special Marketing 8573880344 Germany 2001 Sell This Version
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none CrazyShow (Dreamscapes 9 10 11 12) — Alphaville Alphaville CrazyShow (Dreamscapes 9 10 11 12) ‎(Box, Ltd, Num + 4xCD) Alphaville none Germany 2003 Sell This Version
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none CrazyShow (Excerpts) — Alphaville Alphaville CrazyShow (Excerpts) ‎(CD, Promo, Smplr) Navigator Music none Germany 2003 Sell This Version
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460502670737 Catching Rays On Giant — Alphaville Alphaville Catching Rays On Giant (Album) Universal Music Group, We Love Music (3) 460502670737 Russia 2010 Sell This Version
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06025 5740425 8, 5740425 Strange Attractor — Alphaville Alphaville Strange Attractor (Album) Polydor, Polydor 06025 5740425 8, 5740425 Europe 2017 Sell This Version
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none Live At The Whisky A Go Go — Alphaville Alphaville Live At The Whisky A Go Go (Album) LA Concert Group none US 2019 Sell This Version
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none Eternally Yours — Alphaville Alphaville & Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg Alphaville & Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg - Eternally Yours (Album) Neue Meister, Edel:Kultur none Germany 2022 Sell This Version
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Singles & EPs
24-9505-7 N Big In Japan — Alphaville Alphaville Big In Japan (Single, Maxi) WEA, WEA 24-9505-7 N Germany 1983 Sell This Version
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229 24-9264-7, 229 24 9264-7 Forever Young — Alphaville Alphaville Forever Young (Single, Maxi, EP) WEA, WEA 229 24-9264-7, 229 24 9264-7 Portugal 1984 Sell This Version
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249 366-7 Sounds Like A Melody — Alphaville Alphaville Sounds Like A Melody (Single, Maxi, EP) WEA, WEA 249 366-7 Greece 1984 Sell This Version
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PROMO 193 Jump / Big In Japan — Alphaville Van Halen / Alphaville Van Halen / Alphaville - Jump / Big In Japan ‎(7", Jukebox) Warner Bros. Records, WEA PROMO 193 Italy 1984 Sell This Version
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PROMO 209 Like To Get To Know You Well / Forever Young — Alphaville Howard Jones / Alphaville Howard Jones / Alphaville - Like To Get To Know You Well / Forever Young ‎(7", Jukebox) WEA PROMO 209 Italy 1984 Sell This Version
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PROMO 200 I'll Wait / Sounds Like A Melody — Alphaville Van Halen / Alphaville Van Halen / Alphaville - I'll Wait / Sounds Like A Melody ‎(7", Jukebox) Warner Bros. Records, WEA PROMO 200 Italy 1984 Sell This Version
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DFW 014 Las Cosas Solo Pueden Mejorar / Por Siempre Joven — Alphaville Howard Jones / Alphaville Howard Jones / Alphaville - Las Cosas Solo Pueden Mejorar / Por Siempre Joven ‎(7", Single, Promo) WEA DFW 014 Argentina 1984 Sell This Version
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24 9126-0 Jet Set — Alphaville Alphaville Jet Set (Single, EP, Maxi) WEA 24 9126-0 Italy 1985 Sell This Version
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PROMO 228 Jet Set / The Heat Is On — Alphaville Alphaville / Glenn Frey Alphaville / Glenn Frey - Jet Set / The Heat Is On ‎(7", Jukebox) WEA, MCA Records PROMO 228 Italy 1985 Sell This Version
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DFW 007 One More Night / Big In Japan — Alphaville Phil Collins / Alphaville Phil Collins / Alphaville - One More Night / Big In Japan ‎(7", Promo) WEA DFW 007 Argentina 1985 Sell This Version
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X8643(T), X8643T, 248643-0 Universal Daddy — Alphaville Alphaville Universal Daddy (Single, EP, Maxi) WEA X8643(T), X8643T, 248643-0 UK 1986 Sell This Version

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Stout_82

Stout_82

June 3, 2022
I'm a big fan of the trance music and psychedelic from the 90s, and i can't understand why this great tune "Kinetic" wasn't released on vinyl.... or I am wrong?
"Kinetic" is a great masterpiece.
warrian

warrian

April 10, 2021
Really frustrating that there isn't a decent CD compilation of these guys anywhere in the world. "First Harvest 1984-92" has the track listing, "Forever Young And Other Hits" the sound quality, and "Blank & Jones - So80s (Soeighties) Presents Alphaville" is excellent, but bypasses a decent anthology for a mixes and rarities collection. I would love remastered special editions of all the WB albums, but would settle for a decent 2-disc retrospective. I worry the time may have passed for that. These guy were at the top of the synth-pop game for a time. Their legacy should be treated better IMO.
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909_bd

909_bd

September 19, 2005
edited over 18 years ago
One of my definite favourite electronic POP projects of the 1980s. Among sucsessful bands of the time like "Depeche Mode", "Eurhythmics", "Pet Shop Boys", "Frankie goes to Hollywood", they managed to score several Top 10 Hits. All singles were produced at a high studio standard and one can hear the craftmenship of the studio engineers, like on many other releases of that time. It was the time when "digital sound" was all new and revolutionary, people were just about to abandon the analog synths and reel 2 reel tape machines which were back in demand 15-20 years later. Distinctive lead voice of Marian Gold. Always deep-thought lyrics. Get their first album with the essential hits.
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