Released: 7 May 2021

Tracks:

CD1

  1. Summer Rain - 4:10
  2. Romeos - 5:29
  3. She Fades Away - 4:57
  4. The Mysteries of Love - 4:55
  5. Ariana - 3:42
  6. Heaven or Hell - 3:27
  7. For a Million - 6:09
  8. Middle of the Riddle - 3:19
  9. Patricia's Park - 4:12
  10. Anyway - 2:48

CD2

  1. Romeos - Extended Mix - 5:29
  2. Summer Rain - Extended Version - 5:32
  3. The Mysteries of Love - Remix - 7:58
  4. Headlines - 4:11
  5. Sister Sun - 3:56
  6. Like Thunder - 4:47
  7. Summer in Berlin - Demo Version Remix - 5:53
  8. She Fades Away - Titanic Version - Original Demo - 4:57
  9. Ariana - Original Demo - 2:37
  10. Heaven or Hell - Original Demo - 1:59
  11. Headlines - Original Demo - 3:48
  12. The Mysteries of Love - Alternative Remix - 4:55
  13. Romeos - Teknopella - 4:31
  14. Romeos - Balcony Mix - 6:03
  15. Romeos - Radio Edit - 4:01
  16. Romeos - Tribal Mix - 6:27

DVD

  1. Songlines - 49:44
  2. The Breathtaking Blue CD+Graphics Videos - 43:12

 

Notes:

This remastered edition of the album features a DVD containing Songlines and a complete rendering of the album along with the CD+G Graphics that appeared on some editions of the CD version of the original album (see which for more on the CD+G format and how it worked).

See also:
Q Magazine Review
Interview with Klaus Schulze
Bernhard Lloyd on the recording of The Breathtaking Blue
Original album

 

Credits:

Marian Gold - Voices   Bernhard Lloyd - Machines   Echolette - Instruments

Written by Alphaville
except for For a Million, lyrics by Alphaville & Jayney Diamond. All titles © Budde Music Publishing GmbH

Produced by Klaus Schulze and Alphaville
Mixed by Klaus Schulze & Bernhard Lloyd
Recorded and Mixed at Lunapark Studios Berlin
except Romeos mixed by Jimbo Barton at Townhouse, London
Love and Thanks to everyone who contributed to the original album production

Rainer Bloss - String Arrangement 1, String and Brass Arrangements 10
Hansi Behrendt - Additional Percussion 1, 4, 8, Drums 6
Blacky Schwarz Ruszcynski - Guitars 2, 4, 8
Miriam Stockley, Mae McKenna - Backing Vocals 2
Klaus Schulze - String Arrangement 3, Strings 8
Kenneth Ward - Crescendo Guitar 3
Thomas Keller - Saxophones 4
Patti Galore - Backing Vocal 4
Michael Ryan - Guitar Solo 5
The Lunapark Office Choir - Backing Vocals 5
Eff Jott Krueger - Guitar 6 Additional Guitar 7
Ernst Deuker - Double Bass 6
Friedemann Graef - Saxophones 6
Gabi Becker - Backing Vocals 6, 7
Manuel Goettsching - Guitars 7
Julie Ocean - Vododer Voices 7
Michael Junker - Trumpet 10

 

CD 2

  1. Romeos - Extended Mix
    Mixed by James "Jimbo" Barton
  2. Summer Rain - Extended Version
    Mixed by Klaus Schulze & Bernhard Lloyd
  3. The Mysteries of Love - Remix
    Mixed by Alphaville
  4. Headlines
    Mixed by Bernhard Lloyd
  5. Sister Sun
  6. Like Thunder
  7. Summer in Berlin - Demo Version Remix
  8. She Fades Away - Titanic Version - Original Demo
  9. Ariana - Original Demo
  10. Heaven or Hell - Original Demo
    Produced and Mixed by Alphaville
  11. Headlines - Original Demo
  12. The Mysteries of Love - Alternative Remix
    Produced by Alphaville
    Mixed by Bernhard Lloyd
  13. Romeos - Teknopella
  14. Romeos - Balcony Mix
  15. Romeos - Radio Edit
  16. Romeos - Tribal Mix
    Mixed by Richie Jones

Compiled by Marian Gold & Bernhard Lloyd

Remastered by Stefan Betke with Bernhard Lloyd at Scape Mastering Berlin

Bernhard Lloyd Tape Research and Transfers
Marian Gold Alphaville Archive Research
Karin Gieselmann Project Management and Supervision
Piet Blank Project Support
Christopher Müller Project Coordination Warner
Ulf Meyer zu Küingdorf Artwork, Cover and Booklet Design
Soundbase Studios Film Transfers and DVD Post Production

Jim Rakete Cover Booklet, pp. 2, 5, 8, 14
Thomas Reutter pp. 2/3, Jürgen Olezyk pp. 6, 10, 16
Photography Booklet
Uwe Düttmann (Colour), Jim Rakete (Black and White)
Photograph CD-Gatefold

Alphaville would like to thank Klaus Schulze.
Ulf Meyer zu Küingdorf, Jim Rakete, Stefan Betke, Christopher Müller, Piet Blank
Rose-Marie Couture, Michael Carroll
Benjamin Budde and everybody at Budde Music.
Bernd Dopp, Lutz Stöver, Paul Bromby and everybody at Warner Music Germany and Rhino International.
Christian Mielke, and last but not least: Karin Gieselmann