Name: The Breathtaking Blue
Brand: Alphaville

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Default:19

Supplier EU

Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

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Format detail

2021 Remaster

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Limited edition

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Extended format: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Signed copies: No

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Release date

2021-05-07

Format multiplier

Catalogue number

9029503028

UPC / Barcode

190295030285

3 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

9029506574

190295065744

2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Alphaville

Label EU

Warner Music International

Genre EU

Alphaville is a German synth-pop band formed in 1982 in Münster. The trio, led by vocalist Marian Gold (Hartwig Schierbaum), initially included synth players Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens. Inspired by Jean-Luc Goddard's film "Alphaville," the band changed their name from Forever Young to Alphaville, reflecting their futuristic vision.

In late 1984, Mertens left the band and was replaced by Ricky Echolette (Wolfgang Neuhaus) in early 1985. Despite lineup changes, Alphaville remains active today, performing new concerts and promoting re-mastered re-releases of their first albums.

With influences ranging from Yazoo to Duran Duran, Alphaville has carved out a unique place in the synth-pop genre. Their music continues to captivate audiences with its catchy melodies and thought-provoking lyrics.

Warner is a renowned music publishing company and a division of the Warner Music Group. With its origins dating back to 1811, when Chappell & Company was founded as a music publishing company and instrument shop in London's Bond Street, Warner/Chappell has grown to become one of the largest music publishers in the industry.

Established in 1987 after Warner Communications acquired Chappell & Co., Warner/Chappell boasts an impressive catalog of over one million songs and represents more than 65,000 talented songwriters. Having operated under the name Warner/Chappell Music for over three decades, the company recently rebranded itself as *Warner Chappell Music* in May 2019, unveiling a fresh new logo.

With various name variations such as *Warner/Chappell*, *Warner-Chappell*, *Warner Chapell*, and *Warner Chappel*, this label continues to make significant contributions to the music industry by nurturing and promoting exceptional talent worldwide.

Warner

Alphaville’s third studio album The Breathtaking Blue (1989) introduced new musical elements and a musical concept, added electronic pioneer Klaus Schulze to the production team and embraced emerging technology (including one of the first CD-Graphic releases ever). In addition to the well-produced songs such as the single “Romeos,” the album included the visually stunning and innovative film “Songlines” where nine directors did short movies inspired by one of the album tracks. Later renamed as “Balance,” the short film for the song “Middle of the Riddle” won an Academy Award for “Best Animated Short Film” the following year.Personally supervised by Alphaville founding members Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd, The Breathtaking Blue has been remastered for the first time. This 2CD/DVD format contains the remastered album on disc 1 whilst disc 2 features 16 remastered und remixed B-sides, 12”-mixes, remixes of album tracks, plus the DVD film The Breathtaking Blue which has been newly digitalized and previously hasn’t been released outside of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This 2CD/DVD format also features a 20-page booklet.

The Breathtaking Blue

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