1980s GERMAN BAND WORLD-WIDE CULT CLASSIC "99 LUFTBALLONS" FLIPSIDE / "99 RED BALLONS" (1984 NEW GERMAN WAVE 45 RPM / GERMAN & AMERICAN SIDES) - Vinyl is in VG Condition, has scuffs but it does not affect play of the record, no skips or pops, still sounds very good. In 1983 the band released its first album "Nena", which contained the singles "Leuchtturm" ("Lighthouse") and "99 Luftballons" (the English version is called "99 Red Balloons" although the original German version does not mention any color). 99 Luftballons became a number-one hit in Germany in 1983, and went on to major international chart success the following year, an English version hitting number one in the UK and the original German version hitting number two in the US. It was also a huge hit in many other countries, and to this day it is one of the most well-known German rock songs in many parts of the world. While 99 Luftballons was Nena's only hit in the Anglophonic world (and their only hit in the United States), the band continued to enjoy success in several European countries in the following years. The band split in 1987, and Nena went solo thereafter. We ship within 24 hours with a Delivery Confirmation.
