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First Harvest 1984–92 is Alphaville

Alphaville (band)

Alphaville is a German synthpop group which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were Marian Gold , Bernhard Lloyd , and Frank Mertens Alphaville is a German synthpop group which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were Marian Gold (real name Hartwig Schierbaum,...

's first "real" greatest-hits compilation (the 1988 compilation The Singles Collection
Alphaville: The Singles Collection
Alphaville: The Singles Collection is Alphaville's first "best of" compilation, consisting of remixes of singles from their first two albums, Forever Young and Afternoons in Utopia. It was released in 1988.-Reviews:...

is generally not counted by fans, consisting as it does of only four different songs, albeit with two versions each).

The cassette version of First Harvest omits "Sensations," "Red Rose" and "Big in Japan" (Culture mix).

Track listing

"Big in Japan
Big in Japan (song)
"Big in Japan" is the debut single of the band Alphaville. It is from their 1984 album Forever Young. The title comes from a phrase Big in Japan, which was used to describe Western bands who are popular with Japanese audiences while garnering little attention in their home country.The single was a...

" (Original 7" Version) – 3:54
"Sounds Like a Melody
Sounds Like a Melody
"Sounds Like a Melody" is a song by West German rock/synthpop group Alphaville, from the group's debut album Forever Young. The single was released on May 14, 1984.In Sweden, the song topped the very first Tracks ever on September 8, 1984....

" (1992 Remix) – 4:29
"Sensations" (Original 7" Version) – 3:58
"The Mysteries of Love" (Original 7" Mix) – 3:34
"Lassie Come Home" (1992 Remix) – 6:58
"Jerusalem
Jerusalem (Alphaville song)
Jerusalem is third single from Alphaville's album Afternoons in Utopia. It is their seventh single overall. It was released only in Germany in November 1986.-Song development:...

" (Original 7" Version) – 3:35
"Dance with Me
Dance with Me (Alphaville song)
"Dance with Me" is the first of five singles from Alphaville's second album, Afternoons in Utopia. It was released in March 1986, ahead of the album.-Reviews:...

" (1992 Remix) – 4:08
"For a Million" (Original Album Version) – 6:09
"A Victory of Love" (1992 Remix) – 4:13
"Jet Set
Jet Set (Alphaville song)
Jet Set is the fourth and last single from Alphaville's first album, Forever Young, and was released in March 1985.Re-recorded and released after founding band member Frank Mertens left the band, the 7" version drops the 'The' from the song's title and is mildly different from the original album...

" (1992 Remix) – 3:40
"Red Rose
Red Rose (Alphaville song)
Red Rose is the fifth and final single from Alphaville's 1986 album, Afternoons in Utopia. It was released in April 1987, and is their ninth single overall....

" (Original 7" Version) – 4:38
"Romeos
Romeos
Romeos is the first single from Alphaville's 1989 album The Breathtaking Blue. It was released a month ahead of the album, and was the first single by Alphaville to be released as a CD single, previous singles having preceded the format's rise in popularity.-Reviews:Graeme Kay praised singer &...

" (Album Edit) – 4:52
"Summer Rain" (Original Album Version) – 4:10
"Forever Young
Forever Young (Alphaville song)
"Forever Young" is the title track from German rock/synthpop group Alphaville's 1984 debut album of the same name. Though it was not the group's highest-charting European hit and failed to reach the American Top 40 despite three separate U.S...

" (Original Album Version) – 3:45
"Big in Japan" (1992 Culture Mix) – 6:08

The "Culture Mix" of "Big in Japan" is identical to "The Mix Extended Version" from the "Big in Japan 1992 A.D." single release.

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