Alphaville - Discography (1984-2023)

German synth pop group Alphaville enjoyed major success in the United States with their early hits “Forever Young” and “Big in Japan,” and went on to a lasting career in Europe, South America, and Asia. Alphaville were formed by vocalist and lyricist Marian Gold and keyboard player Bernhard Lloyd, both of whom were members of the Nelson Community, a multimedia art collective based in Berlin. Gold and Lloyd were part of a short-lived band called Chinchilla Green (other members went on to form the groups Melody Nelson and Girl Next Door), and when Lloyd began putting together a new act with fellow keyboardist Frank Mertens in 1982, they invited Gold to be their lead singer. Originally known as Forever Young, the band borrowed the name Alphaville from the acclaimed 1965 film by Jean-Luc Godard. In 1983, Alphaville landed an international record deal with WEA, and the following year they released their debut single, “Big in Japan.” The song soon became a major worldwide hit, and Alphaville’s first album, Forever Young, quickly followed. Despite the band’s sudden success, Frank Mertens opted to leave the band by the end of 1984, and the group added former Chinchilla Green member Ricky Echolette on guitar and keyboards. In 1986, Alphaville released their second album, Afternoons in Utopia, which introduced a more lush and ambitious sound for the trio, with dozens of studio musicians contributing to the project, and for their third LP, The Breathtaking Blue, the trio collaborated with producer Klaus Schulze, a former member of Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel. The group invited several noted filmmakers to create videos for each of the album’s nine songs, which were released under the collective title Songlines; one of the videos, Balance, went on to win the 1990 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Subject. ― by Allmusic

1. STUDIO ALBUMS:

1984. Forever Young (1984, WEA, 240 481-2, DE)
1984. Forever Young (1984, WEA, 240 481-2, DE, Target)
1984. Forever Young (1989, Atlantic, 7 80186-2, US)
1984. Forever Young (2019, Warner, 0190295509033, EU, 3CD+DVD, Super Deluxe Ed)

1986. Afternoons In Utopia (1986, Atlantic, 7 81667-2, US)
1986. Afternoons In Utopia (1986, WEA, 240 948-2, UK)
1986. Afternoons In Utopia (2021, Warner, 0190295030063, EU, 2CD, Deluxe Ed)

1989. The Breathtaking Blue (1989, Atlantic, 7 81943-2, US)
1989. The Breathtaking Blue (1989, WEA, 2292-44855-2, DE)
1989. The Breathtaking Blue (2021, Warner, 0190295030285, EU, 2CD+DVD, Deluxe Ed)

1994. Prostitute (1994, WEA, 4509 96836-2, DE)
1994. Prostitute (2023, Rhino, 5054197676321, EU, 2CD, Deluxe Ed)

1997. Salvation (1997, WEA, 0630-19664-2, DE)
1997. Salvation (2000, Metropolis, MET 162, US Edition)
1997. Salvation (2023, Digital Release, 3CD, Deluxe Ed)

2010. Catching Rays On Giant (2010, Universal, 06025 2750762 0, DE)
2010. Catching Rays On Giant (2010, Universal, 06025 2750763 7, DE, CD+DVD, Deluxe Ed)

2017. Strange Attractor (2017, Lunapark, 06025 5740425 8, EU)

2022. Eternally Yours (2022, Neue Meister, 0302715NM, EU, 2CD)

2. LIVE ALBUMS:

2000. Stark Naked And Absolutely Live (2000, Navigator Music, NAV 0001-CD, DE)

3. COMPILATION ALBUMS:

1988. Alphaville. The Singles Collection (1988, Atlantic, 7 81904-2, US)
1988. Alphaville. The Singles Collection (1988, WEA, CD 44054, CA)

1992. First Harvest 1984-92 (1992, WEA, 9031-76454-2, DE)

2001. Forever Pop (2001, WEA, 8573880342, EU)

2014. So80s Presents Alphaville (2014, Soundcolours, SC0344, EU, 2CD)

4. BOX SET:

2003. CrazyShow (2003, Self-Released, DE, 4CD)

5. SINGLES & EPs:

1989. Forever Young. Big In Japan. Sounds Like A Melody (1989, WEA, 246 985-2, DE)

1989. Romeos (1989, WEA, 247 069-2, DE)

1989. Summer Rain (1989, WEA, 246 802-2, DE)

1990. Mysteries Of Love (1990, WEA, 246 554-2, DE)

1992. Big In Japan 1992 A.D. (1992, WEA, 9031-76453-2, DE)

1992. Big In Japan Swemix (1992, WEA, 9031-77380-2, DE)

1994. Fools (1994, WEA, 4509 95937-2, DE)
1994. Fools (1994, WEA, PRO 899, DE, Promo Black)
1994. Fools (1994, WEA, PRO 900, DE, Promo Red)

1994. The Impossible Dream (1994, WEA, 4509 98455-2, DE)

1996. Forever Young (1996, WEA, PRO 6206, DE, Promo)

1998. Flame (1998, Navigator, NAV9002, US)

1999. Soul Messiah (1999, Navigator, NAV9005, US)

2001. Dance With Me. Paul Van Dyk Remix (2001, WEA, PRO2733, DE)

2001. Forever Young 2001 (2001, WEA, PRO 2583, DE, Promo)

2001. Forever Young 2001 Limited Fan Edition (2001, WEA, PRO 2766, DE)

2003. Elegy (2003, Self-Released, DE, Promo)

2006. Forever Young The Remix (2006, WEA, 5101147052, AU)

2010. I Die For You Today (2010, Universal, 06025-2750243-4, EU)

2011. Song For No One (2011, Universal, 0-06025-2762649, EU)

2018. Love Will Find A Way (2018, Digital Release)

2020. Sounds Like A Melody. Blank & Jones Remix (2020, Digital Release)

2021. Dance With Me (2021, Digital Release)

2021. Jerusalem (2021, Digital Release)

2021. Universal Daddy (2021, Digital Release)

2023. I Die For You Today. The Blank & Jones Mixes (2023, Digital Release)

6. Other Appearances:

1998. A Reflection Of Synthpop Vol1 (1998, Maschinenwelt Records, MW018, DE)

1999. Mix Rinse And Spin Vol.2 (1999, ADD, ADDCD1046, US Edition)
1999. Mix Rinse And Spin Vol.2 (1999, SPR, SPR 003, DE Edition)

2000. A Different Mix Volume 3 (2000, ADD, ADDMIX3, US)

2000. A Different Mix Volume 5 (2000, ADD, ADDMIX5, US)

2004. Retro Active 2 Rare And Remixed (2004, HI-BIAS, HIB-10162, US)

2005. Alvarez. Zeitmaschine Remixed (2005, Universal, 9873242, DE)

2005. Retro Active 3 Rare And Remixed (2005, HI-BIAS, HIB-10262, US)

2006. Future Retro (2006, Rhino, R2 73198, US)

2021. Summer In Berlin. Feat. Schiller (2021, Digital Release)

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