Alphaville – Sounds Like A Melody

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Label:	WEA – 249 366-7, WEA – 249 366-7-N
Format:	Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Country:	Europe
Released:	May 1984
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Synth-pop

Tracklist

A		Sounds Like A Melody	4:29
B		The Nelson Highrise (Sector One: The Elevator)	3:14

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Warner Communications
Produced For – Budde Music
Published By – Budde
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA Musik GmbH
Made By – WEA Musik GmbH
Manufactured By – Record Service GmbH
Mastered At – Studio-Nord-Bremen
Lacquer Cut At – Studio-Nord-Bremen
Pressed By – Record Service Alsdorf

Credits

Producer – Orlando (2)
Written-By – Lloyd*, Mertens*, Gold*

Notes

Labels:
Budde.
℗ 1984 WEA Musik GmbH
Made In Germany By WEA Musik GmbH [Warner logo] A Warner Communications Company

Back sleeve:
Manufactured in Germany by Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf
Fabriqué en Allemagne par Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf
[Warner logo] A Warner Communications Company
MAI 84

Additional information:
2nd cat# appears on front sleeve.

Runout information:
Runouts are stamped except for "Digital Mastering by SNB" which is etched.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Label Code: LC 4281
Price Code: WE 171
Rights Society (Boxed): GEMA/ BIEM
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): R / S Alsdorf 249366-7 Ax N Digital Mastering by SNB
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): R / S Alsdorf 249366-7 Bxxx Digital Mastering by SNB
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): R / S Alsdorf 249366-7 A Digital Mastering by SNB
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): R / S Alsdorf 249366-7 B Digital Mastering by SNB
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): R / S Alsdorf 249366-7 A x D Digital Mastering by SNB
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): R / S Alsdorf 249366-7 B XX Digital Mastering by SNB
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): R / S Alsdorf 249366-7 Axxx N Digital Mastering by SNB
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): R / S Alsdorf 249366-7 Bxxx N Digital Mastering by SNB
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): R / S Alsdorf 249366-7 A B̶E̶ DK Digital Mastering by SNB
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): R / S Alsdorf 249366-7 3 Digital Mastering by SNB
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6): R / S Alsdorf 249366-7 A SP Digital Mastering by SNB
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6): R / S Alsdorf 249366-7 Bxxx Digital Mastering by SNB
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 7): R / S Alsdorf 249366-7 A BE Digital Mastering by SNB
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 7): R / S Alsdorf 249366-7 B Digital Mastering by SNB

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Sounds Like A Melody (Special Long Version) (12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo)	WEA, WEA	249 366-0 D, 249 366-0	Europe	1984
	Sounds Like A Melody (Special Long Version) (12", 45 RPM, Stereo)	WEA	24 93660	Canada	1984
Recently Edited	Sounds Like A Melody = Suena Como Una Melodia (7", Single, Red)	Sanni Records	BR 107	Spain	1984
Recently Edited	Sounds Like A Melody = Suena Como Una Melodía (Special Long Version) (12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM)	Sanni Records, Baby Records (2), Sanni Records, Baby Records (2)	BR 12107, BR 12 107	Spain	1984
	Sounds Like A Melody (Special Long Version) (12", 45 RPM, Stereo)	WEA	24 9366-0	Italy	1984

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Reviews

Freudian_Lisp Jun 27, 2023
This reminds me of the theme song from the German TV-series "Ein Fall für zwei".
maxhim Sep 24, 2016
i've Always like this song more then Big in Japan.
Nice to see the guys are playing life nowadays.

Great stuff from Germany, out of the golden years (1982-1986)
ash0816 Jan 11, 2015
»Cappella – U Got To Let 2 Music« use a part from the sound, »Lichtenfels ‌– Sounds Like A Melody« covered this ;-)