Alphaville – Romeos (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Romeos” is the first single from Alphaville’s 1989 album The Breathtaking Blue. It was released a month ahead of the album.

A short film was made for the song, it was included in the 1989 compilation Songlines, the “Romeos” segment was directed by Australian film director Ian Pringle and starred by English actor Noah Taylor.

“Romeos” reached #45 on Germany’s pop charts when it was released in 1989.

SIDE A:
Romeos (Tribal Mix) 6:24
Romeos (Radio Edit) 3:59

SIDE B:
Romeos (Balcony Mix) 5:56
Headlines 4:13

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86428
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer [Mix, Overdub] –  Mario “Rude” Rodriguez*
Keyboards [Additional], Programmed By –  Eric KupperRob Caprio*
Other [Production Co-ordinator] – Kim Langbecker
Producer –AlphavilleKlaus Schulze
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Richie Jones
Written-By –Alphaville

NOTES:
Additional production & remix for Wake/Make It Rock Productions.
Overdub & mix at Cove City Sound Studios, L.I.N.Y. and Shakedown Sound, NY.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC:
Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning
: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans
: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi


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Muff Diver
Muff Diver
March 20, 2021 6:54 pm

I vaguely remember a single by Alphaville, but not the title. I really appreciate your blog Paul, where your fans can sample a little of this and a little of that. The professional high quality of your uploads never cease to impress me. Yours is a labour of love.
Cheers!

Marcelo
Marcelo
March 20, 2021 2:15 pm


since i listened to Alphaville i was amazed, the rmx of the fast version of Forever Young enchanted me, but my favorite was always Sounds Like a Melody, Paul always thank you very much!! Alphaville here in Uruguay has been heard a lot and continues to be heard. May the force be with you!!!

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March 17, 2021 6:10 pm

So great to have a digital transfer of the Balcony Mix! I have the mini “CD3″ that just had an extended version, short version and the b-side and the other remixes on a promo 12” that adds a Teknopella & a “Radio Edit” that may be a short version of the Balcony mix but I’ll have to spin it to see now! I have ALL of their albums including Marain Gold’s “solo” albums. Love me some Alphaville!

Thorsten
Thorsten
March 17, 2021 6:07 pm

Hi Paul, I’m a huge fan of Alphaville’s music. ‘Forever young’ was released when I was 14. The album instantly grabbed me. Then there was ‘Afternoons in Utopia’. This album I like even more. I guess it’s one of the most played albums in my house. I thought that I owned Alphaville’s complete official discography, even the releases without a major record company contract (‘Dreamscapes’, ‘Crazy Show’ etc.) But these mixes were totally unknown to me. Are there more US-releases with special mixes? I’d love to listen to more. Thank you very much for this! From Germany with love. 🙂

negative1
March 17, 2021 2:51 pm

hi paul, i’m a small fan of alphaville and their gigantic first album, and the singles from that, so it’s nice to hear some of their other songs too. they didn’t make much of a dent in america, except for the song ‘forever young’ being played at dances, and such. and even though that song has an excellent ‘fast’ version that i liked [i don’t like ballads], that was about it for them. i had a friend that was a huge fan, and he collected all their music, and someday i might explore them a little further. but thanks for… Read more »

Jonathan brum
Jonathan brum
March 17, 2021 2:21 pm

One of my favorites from ALphaville , I Have a over 8 minutes remix in a reel tape

Jas
Jas
March 17, 2021 1:43 pm

… and at the right time to support Alphaville’s Remastered Deluxe Editions of Afternoons In Utopia and The Breathtaking Blue, which will go on sale from May 7th … Recommended to buy

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Reply to  Jas
March 17, 2021 6:06 pm

WHAT???!!! Oh my GOT TO HAVE THOSE!

Jas
Jas
March 17, 2021 1:32 pm

OMG! Alphaville! Can you do more … pleeeeaaaase?!? 🙂 Thank you so much for this great transfer. Love it! LAL

Jeff
Jeff
March 17, 2021 11:33 am

I so enjoy when you post something by Alphaville, Paul. This is so great!

Jeff

Raymond Keyes
Raymond Keyes
March 17, 2021 10:49 am

All of their remixes were done quite well.