Alphaville, Forever Young

[johnsonad]

Hopefully there are a few other 80's music fans here! I picked up this CD years ago for the song Forever Young but it has grown to be one of my favorite albums.  The mastering is outstanding and really shows how synth and digital can in done right.  There isn't a bad song on the album and I'm always surprised at how great it sounds in my system. 

 

[SailorMac]

Big in Japan!

 

[denti alligator]

yeah, this one holds up!

 

[sl-15]

i have this one on vinyl, found it a few years ago at mod lang in el cerrito, california, almost a perfect copy.  i do remember them from back in the day when they were pretty popular. i saw them on the music show formel eins, which was the german version of mtv but just better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcaHJaCgpeU

i think i never listened to the whole album back then. listening to it now i agree that it is pretty solid, and the mastering is very good indeed.

 

[Chris]

Yep, I have the vinyl as well... Good stuff...

 

[SailorMac]

Okay I forgot that I had the vinyl version as well, so I had a listen and agree that this album sounds fab. It reminded me of a couple of other my other New Romantic favs..

Duran Duran - The first album with the 6:20 (Side 1 Track 1) version of Planet Earth - I have it on vinyl (ST-12158) I think it can found eleswhere and sometimes as Planet Earth (Night Version). I have never been able to listen to the common version of Planet earth again..

Haircut 100 - Pelican West - listening to the cd right now, can't find my vinyl right now, but will keep looking for a comparison to the digital remaster. Horns, percusion and vocals sound amazing to me, especially on Track 2 - Favourite Shirts.

 

[johnsonad]

Thanks, I'll give those two a listen.

 

[Paully]

Anyone compare the vinyl to the CD?