ALPHAVILLE - AFTERNOONS IN UTOPIA [LIMITED] 2CD

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"AFTERNOONS is a timeless place we invented to keep on playing, now that we were bound to live forever. Playing like artists, fools or children. I still visit it time and again.” – Marian Gold, February 2021.

After the enormous global success of their debut album FOREVER YOUNG (1984), German trio ALPHAVILLE set off to write another successful chapter in their career with the release of their second studio album AFTERNOONS IN UTOPIA (1986). The album reached Top 20 positions in five European countries and featured the singles “Dance With Me,” “Universal Daddy,” and “Jerusalem.”

AFTERNOONS IN UTOPIA has been remastered for the first time and expanded, with personal supervision by ALPHAVILLE founding members Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd. These DELUXE EDITIONS will be available as a 180-gram 1LP including the remastered album and a 24-page booklet with rare and unreleased photos in a gatefold sleeve. The 2CD format features the remastered album on Disc 1, Disc 2 includes 14 remastered B-sides, 12” & 7” mixes, remixes, demos as well as a rare live version of the single “Dance With Me“ plus a 20-page booklet.

"AFTERNOONS IN UTOPIA was created in turbulent times and unfortunately the mastering didn’t get the attention it deserved at the time. The album simply didn’t sound the way it could have and should have been - both on vinyl and CD. We were able to adjust this and worked with all analogue master tapes. We brought the sound back to life with today’s possibilities and a lot of love and patience.” - Bernhard Lloyd

TRACKS CD1:

1. IAO - 2021 Remaster (0:43)

2. Fantastic Dream - 2021 Remaster (3:58)

3. Jerusalem - 2021 Remaster (4:11)

4. Dance With Me - 2021 Remaster (4:00)

5. Afternoons In Utopia - 2021 Remaster (3:07)

6. Sensations - 2021 Remaster (4:26)

7. 20th Century - 2021 Remaster (1:27)

8. The Voyager - 2021 Remaster (4:35)

9. Carol Masters - 2021 Remaster (4:34)

10. Universal Daddy - 2021 Remaster (4:01)

11. Lassie Come Home - 2021 Remaster (7:02)

12. Red Rose - 2021 Remaster (4:10)

13. Lady Bright - 2021 Remaster (0:37)

TRACKS CD2:

1. Dance With Me - Empire Remix; 2021 Remaster (8:14)

2. Universal Daddy - Aquarian Dance Mix; 2021 Remaster (6:16)

3. Jerusalem - The Palace Version; 2021 Remaster (6:17)

4. Sensations - Club Mix; 2021 Remaster (6:08)

5. Red Rose - The Remix; 2021 Remaster (7:53)

6. The Nelson Highrise (Sector 2: The Mirror); 2021 Remaster (3:42)

7. Next Generation – 2021 Remaster (3:58)

8. Vingt Mille Lieues Sous Les Mers incl. The Nelson Highrise (Sector 3: The Garage); 2021 Remaster (5:00)

9. Big Yello Sun (Concrete Soundtraxx For Imaginary Films I); 2021 Remaster (6:47)

10.Red Rose - 7“ Remix; 2021 Remaster (4:36)

11. Sensations - 7“ Remix; 2021 Remaster (4:13)

12. Carol Masters - Original Demo; 2021 Remaster (4:08)

13. Lassie Come Home - Original Demo; 2021 Remaster (7:25)

14. Dance With Me - unplugged - Live in Salt Lake City 1999; 2021 Remaster (4:49)