Any But Pretty
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| Demo album from Wolfsheim | ||||
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1989 |
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| Label (s) | In-house production | |||
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CD, MC, vinyl |
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8th |
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Any But Pretty ( English for, but nicely Any ') is the second demo recording of German synth pop - duo Wolfsheim .
Creation and artwork
All pieces in the demo were written and produced by the two Wolfsheim members Peter Heppner and Markus Reinhardt. The album was not released under any music label , it is an in-house production. This demo cassette was recorded in 1989. On the black and white cover of the demo - next to the artist name and album title - you can see a comic illustration of two people kissing.
Publication and promotion
The first publication of Any Pretty But in 1989 in Germany. The album consists of eight new studio recordings. A single release did not take place. The demo was initially only available as a music cassette. In 2002 a CD was released, which was digitally remastered by Black Production Studio . The re-release took place under the title "Any But Pretty - Unreleased Tracks". The new version contains a new cover image, this time with a photo of Wolfsheim. In 2016 the music label Made for Fans Not for Money reissued the album as a vinyl record , the album was limited to 20 copies. In both cases these are bootlegs and no official releases by the duo.
content
With the exception of one title, all lyrics are in English. Only the piece Kissing the Wall was written entirely in German. The music was written by Markus Reinhardt and the lyrics by Peter Heppner. Musically, the songs move in the realm of dark waves and synth pop . The demo consists of four studio recordings on each side of the music cassette. The songs Kissing the Wall and Don't Sorrow (later known as: It's Not Too Late (Don't Sorrow) ) were re-recorded three years later for the debut album No Happy View . The song Gates was re-recorded four years later for the second studio album Popkiller . In 1994 the song Elias was released in a remix version as a maxi single .
| # | title | Author (s) | Producer (s) | |
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| A side | ||||
| 1 | Gates | Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt | Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt | |
| 2 | Always | |||
| 3 | Don't Sorrow | |||
| 4th | Where Greed Talks | |||
| B side | ||||
| 1 | Elias | Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt | Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt | |
| 2 | Kissing the Wall | |||
| 3 | Against the clock | |||
| 4th | Nast | |||
Contributors
- Peter Heppner : vocals , songwriter , music producer
- Markus Reinhardt : keyboard , composer , music producer
reception
To date, the demo has not been able to place itself in any official charts and exact sales figures are also not known.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wolfsheim - Any But Pretty. discogs.com, accessed August 6, 2015 .