More alcohol

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More alcohol
Extended play from downwards

Publication
(s)

May 1988

admission

1988

Label (s) Normal records ; Distribution: Indigo

Format (s)

12 "EP, maxi CD, 7" single

Genre (s)

Punk , punk rock

Title (number)

7th

running time

25:44

occupation
  • Bass, vocals: Peter Horn

production

Down

chronology
Downward
(1988) 		More alcohol I watch the ships come down the river
(1990)

More alcohol is an EP by the Hamburg punk band Abwärts . The EP was released in 1988 by Normal Records in Indigo distribution in 12 ″ format and as a maxi CD . In addition, a 7 "single with the title track and the original album version of the piece alcohol appeared on the B-side.

History of origin

The single release alcohol - an interpretation of Charles Aznavour - Chansons You let yourself geh'n - from the self-titled Down album which was already the down unexpectedly debut single computer State an indie hit become. Inspired by this success, downward band founder and head Frank "Frank Z." Ziegert went back to the studio together with downward founding member FM Einheit , who meanwhile concentrated on his other band, Einstürzende Neubauten , to mix the song more commercially to produce. The two were supported in production by Blank Fontana . The result was sent to German radio stations on April 8, 1988 as a single-sided promo single. Although Ziegert did not intend to reform Abwärts as a real band at the time, he and FM Einheit put some musicians together at the beginning of 1988 and played four concerts from April 8 to 12, 1988 in preparation for the single new release. This was released in May 1988 under the title More Alcohol and also contained the original single version of Alcohol as well as some current live recordings on the B-side . The video was featured on the Formula One music show on May 28, 1988 .

Track list

page A

  1. More alcohol - 5:19 (interpretation of the chanson You let you go by Charles Aznavour)
  2. Alcohol (album version) - 3:27 (interpretation of the chanson Du let dich go by Charles Aznavour)

Side B

  1. White House [Live 1988] - 3:42
  2. The first time [Live 1988] - 3:21
  3. Computer State [Live 1988] - 2:13
  4. Beirut, Holiday Inn [Live 1988] - 3:26
  5. Liz + Richard [Live 1988] - 4:16

Song information

When alcohol is an interpretation of the songs you can log geh'n of Charles Aznavour . The five pieces on the B-side were recorded by Frank Z., FM Einheit, Peter Horn, Elf , Uwe Bastiansen , Blank Fontana and Thomas Stern .

Publications

In addition to the 12 ″ EP, Mehr Alcohol was also released as a maxi CD and without the five live pieces also as a 7 ″ single. A total of 5500 pieces of the single were sold.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See History, on the official downward homepage ( Memento from July 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on September 29, 2014.