Neu! release a brand new boxset marking the 50th anniversary of their first record. The vinyl and CD boxes come with the band’s first three albums (and, for the CD box, Neu! ’86), plus a new tribute album plus stencil and booklet. The tribute album features reworks from The National, Idles, Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), Mogwai, Fink, Stephen Morris (New Order) and more. Neu!’s influence is undeniable. Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother, who had both previously been members of Kraftwerk, are a product not only of West Germany but of Düsseldorf. Like other experimental bands of the late 60s and early 70s gathered under the banner of Krautrock, they were driven by a mixture of political and artistic imperatives to reject the cliches and conventions of orthodox, blues-based Anglo-American rock and create a music that was, formally, West German in origin. Neu! are one of the great, belated success stories of rock music. Their influence is widespread, international, continued. Ian Curtis (Joy Division) played the rest of the group Neu! as part of their weekly education classes, David Bowie often spoke of his love for the duo and called them “Kraftwerk's wayward, anarchistic brothers”, in the 1990s Stereolab paid Neu! homage in their Franco-Germanic avant-Europop and further co-signs come from Damon Albarn, Brian Eno, Thom Yorke, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Sonic Youth and Placebo. Tracklist: 1. Hallogallo 2. Sonderangebot 3. Weissensee 4. Im Glück 5. Negativland 6. Lieber Honig 7. Für Immer (Forever) 8. Spitzenqualität 9. Gedenkminute (Für A + K) 10. Lila Engel (Lilac Angel) 11. Neuschnee 78 12. Super 16 13. Neuschnee 14. Cassetto 15. Super 78 16. Hallo Excentrico! 17. Super 18. Isi 19. Seeland 20. Leb' Wohl 21. Hero 22. E-Musik 23. After Eight 24. Im Glück (The National Remix) 25. Weissensee (Fink Version) 26. Super (Mogwai Remix) 27. 4+1=5 [Alexis Taylor] 28. Hallogallo (Stephen Morris and Gabe Gurnsey Remix) 29. Lieber Honig (Yann Tiersen Remix) 30. Super [Man Man cover] 31. Negativland (Idles Negative Space Rework) 32. Zum Herz [Guerilla Toss] 33. After Eight [They Hate Change cover] About this product: this release is available on 5CD and 5LP formats. The 5LP is pressed on black vinyl.
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