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The Singles Collection

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The German new wave/synth pop band, Alphaville -- Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens -- were most popular in the mid 80s. Best known for their two biggest hits, "Big in Japan" and "Forever Young", Alphaville have been together since 1983 and have released 20 albums in total. They saw a resurgence of popularity in 2006 when their "Forever Young" single was covered by the Australian… Read more in Amazon's Alphaville Store

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  • Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
  • Original Release Date: October 18, 1988
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Atlantic / Ada
  • ASIN: B000005J5V
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #54,814 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

1. Forever Young [Special Extended Mix]
2. Red Rose [Single Version '88]
3. Big in Japan [Single Version '88]
4. Dance with Me [Long Version]
5. Forever Young [Album Version]
6. Red Rose [12" Mix]
7. Big in Japan [Remix '88]
8. Dance With Me [Album Version]

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Yep. We're getting old. Alphaville is now a 'classic.', February 6, 2000
By Steve Miller (United States) - See all my reviews
How can you tell that Gen X is starting to age?

We're waxing nostalgic about the music we grew up to in the 1980s... and that we're buying anthology CDs of the same!

At any rate, this particular album contains eight tracks that are worth waxing nostalgic over. Both versions of 'Forever Young' are tracks that we can relate to on both sides of the Atlantic, and we probably all have slightly dimmer memories of the very cool song 'Big in Japan.'and this particular collection captures the heyday of the 12" single and the 'remix' by putting both versions of the tunes in one location. It's a worthy addition to any collection of 80s music. (It's also something that young whipper-snappers looking for some *quality* dance music might want to check out. Hip-hop? Bah! We had *real* dance music when *I* was young! :) )

By the way, the 'Singles Collection' only gets Four Stars because I hated 'Red Rose' the first time around. Age hasn't made it any better. (The 12" mix version on this CD sits a bit better with me, though.)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant group, not so good filler album for the US market, August 27, 2001
By Si Wooldridge (Chippenham, Wiltshire England) - See all my reviews
This "album" was a US only compilation release for the US market as evidenced by the liner notes. This is an obvious but wasted attempt by Atlantic Records to get some exposure for this very under-rated German synth band. Alphaville had released two album by this point, the classic that was Forever Young and it's brilliant follow-up Afternoons In Utopia. This compilation doesn't do either albums justice but does bring together on disc some tracks that would probably not have made to the CD format. The Special Extended Mix of Forever Young takes a good 80's synth ballad and turns into a 6 minute dance song that is even better. Red Rose and Big In Japan were remixed in 1988 for some reason and both single versions are included here as well as the 88 remix of Big In Japan. This album also contains the original 12" mixes of Red Rose and Dance With Me. I loved every one of these tracks and as a big Alphaville fan I have no qualms in purchasing this CD. 8 tracks, 4 songs - 2 from each album. Why? The tracks are not bad by any means, but this compilation could have been so much better - check out First Harvest as the definitive Alphaville singles collection so far released 4 years after this in 1992. This CD would have been better being classified as an EP and was a wasted opportunity in promoting Alphaville to a wider audience.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars You must really like Alphaville, January 10, 2001
By "mimozas_husband" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
If you came to this page you must really like Alphaville - you know the songs by heart, you love them, you have heard them 1000s of times. Under the circumstances, the only usefull thing to say is probably: BE AWARE THAT THE CD CONTAINS ONLY 4 SONGS, EACH IN TWO DIFFERENT VERSIONs. But if you are here that probably won't stop you, will it? It didn't stop me.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Forever Young re-mix is fantastic
I only bought this CD because I wanted the "Forever Young" Special Extended mixed version. I still enjoyed listening to the other mixes but I think the "First Harvest" CD is... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Emmanuel Yusupoff

5.0 out of 5 stars Thumbs Up
I purchased this CD used for the Big in Japan track because I was having a difficult time finding it on an online music service. Read more
Published on April 13, 2007 by Kenneth J. Lehocky

5.0 out of 5 stars Awsome!
Alphaville is awsome. The song Big In Japan is one of the best songs period in my opinion. It gives me the chills. Read more
Published on February 16, 2003 by Malek Family

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good lost CD from the 80's.
I found this CD in a bargain bin at the local record store and picked it up. It's a good CD which brings up a lot of nostalgia from the 80's. Read more
Published on May 15, 2001 by John Loniewski Jr.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Collection of Alphaville
Although it's only 4 songs in this album (plus 4 remix versions), for fans of Alphaville (and fans of pop rock music), this album is wonderful ! Read more
Published on October 16, 2000 by Jonathan

5.0 out of 5 stars Songs familiar, but the band?
I'll admit, I ventured upon this album by following the music in my head - that is, "Forever Young." I'd honestly never heard of its performer. Read more
Published on September 16, 2000 by David Wilhelm

5.0 out of 5 stars Play this to Impress.
Fellaws, let me tell you this is the CD (forever young)that I play everytime I take a girl out on a date. Read more
Published on April 6, 2000 by jesse garrison

3.0 out of 5 stars Upbeat
This album wasn't so bad. The fact that I was more interested in the synthesizers than the singers said a lot about it. Read more
Published on January 2, 2000 by Heidi Hockett

5.0 out of 5 stars Alphaville
This cd takes me back to the 80s. they have the way to touch you inside with there music had lost cd but now ive found it again. Read more
Published on December 5, 1999 by david

4.0 out of 5 stars GREAT SONGS
Forever Young is one of my all time favorites songs. Great memories of the 80"s.
Published on November 5, 1999 by CARLOS A. DELIRA

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