History (Alphaville album)

History is the rarest of Alphaville albums. Released in 1993 only on cassette, and only to members of the official fan club, History is a collection of early Alphaville demo tracks, b-sides, and a few out-takes¹.

Track listing

1. "Headlines" (alternate lyrics) - 3:47
2. "Fallen Angel" (demo) - 3:57
3. "Big Yellow Sun" (alternate demo mix) - 6:38
4. "Voice of the Dolphins" - 0:12
5. "Dance With Me" (demo) - 4:02
6. "She Fades Away" (demo 2) - 4:33
7. "Ariana" (demo) - 3:27
8. "Universal Daddy" (demo) - 4:18
9. "Jet Set" (demo) - 4:16
10. "Big in Japan" (live 1988) - 4:20
11. "Islands" (live 1988) - 5:21
12. "Leben Ohne Ende" (demo) - 3:12
13. "Forever Young" (live reggae version performed by Jamaican Wayne Wonder) - 2:38
14. "And I Wonder" (promo remix) - 5:25

• Of all the tracks on this compilation only "Jet Set" has later been re-released. The track appears on the Dreamscapes box set on CD #7, renamed as "Jet Set (Demo I)".

• "Leben Ohne Ende" is the song Seeds sung with its original German lyrics. The song title translates to "Live Without Ending", part of a line in the English lyrics.

Notes

1. ^ http://www.betaville.de/documents/41_263.html