Alphaville: Afternoons In Utopia (2x CD) - CD

Extended reissue of the second album of the famous German synth-pop formation. Originally released in 1986, the band confirmed the success of their debut album with its release. The recording has been newly remastered for the first time and offers a number of bonus material in 2CD format.

One of Germany's most internationally famous synthpop groups was formed in 1982 and borrowed the name of the 1965 French film Alphaville for its name. The original name of the formation in which singer Marian Gold and keyboardist Bernhard Lloyd met was Nelson Community. After Frank Mertens joined them, they briefly called themselves Forever Young, then chose Alphaville. Their first big hit, Big In Japan, was written by Gold back in 1979 and inspired by the band name Big In Japan by singer Holly Johnson, later the frontman of Frankie Goes To Hollywood. The song Big In Japan was released in 1984 as their debut single, prefiguring their first and most famous album, Forever Young. They have released seven albums to date, with the longest breaks being between the last three, thirteen and seven years.

Year of publication: 1986 (2. album)
Year of reissue: 2021

Playlist

CD 1
I A O (2021 Remaster) / Fantastic Dream (2021 Remaster) / Jerusalem (2021 Remaster) / Dance With Me (2021 Remaster) / Afternoons in Utopia (2021 Remaster) / Sensations (2021 Remaster) / 20th Century (2021 Remaster) / The Voyager (2021 Remaster) / Carol Masters (2021 Remaster) / Universal Daddy (2021 Remaster) / Lassie Come Home (2021 Remaster) / Red Rose (2021 Remaster) / Lady Bright (2021 Remaster)
CD 2
Dance With Me (Empire Remix) [2021 Remaster] / Universal Daddy (Aquarian Dance Mix) [2021 Remaster] / Jerusalem (The Palace Version) [2021 Remaster] / Sensations (Club Mix) [2021 Remaster] / Red Rose (The Remix) [2021 Remaster] / The Nelson Highrise (Sector 2: The Mirror) [2021 Remaster] / Next Generation (2021 Remaster) / Vingt mille lieues sous les mers incl. The Nelson Highrise (Sector 3: The Garage) [2021 Remaster] / Big Yello Sun (Concrete Soundtraxx for Imaginary Films I) [2021 Remaster] / Red Rose (7" Remix) [2021 Remaster] / Sensations (7" Remix) [2021 Remaster] / Carol Masters (Demo) [2021 Remaster] / Lassie Come Home (Demo) [2021 Remaster] / Dance With Me (Live in Salt Lake City 1999) [2021 Remaster]