{"product_id":"the-pink-years-albums-1970-1973","title":"The Pink Years Albums 1970-1973","description":"\u003cp\u003eEsoteric Recordings’ Reactive label releases a newly re-mastered 4 CD clamshell boxed set which gathers together the first four legendary albums by \u003cstrong\u003eTangerine Dream\u003c\/strong\u003e, originally released on the Ohr label in Germany between 1970 and 1973, known by fans as \u003cem\u003eThe Pink Years\u003c\/em\u003e albums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis clamshell box of \u003cem\u003eThe Pink Years Albums 1970 – 1973\u003c\/em\u003e features \u003cem\u003eElectronic Meditation\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAlpha Centauri\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eZeit\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAtem\u003c\/em\u003e packaged in replica card sleeves and also includes a poster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eElectronic Meditation\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded in Berlin in October 1969 and featured the first Tangerine Dream line-up of Edgar Froese (guitars, organ, tapes, sound effects), Klaus Schulze (drums, percussion), and Conrad Schnitzler (cello, violin, typewriter).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUpon its release in 1970, the album would define a genre of music and herald the massive creative musical explosion that would emerge in Germany in the early 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlpha Centauri\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded at the Dierks studio in Stommeln and featured a line-up of Edgar Froese, Chris Franke, and Steve Schroyder with guests Udo Dennebourg (flute) and Roland Pualyck (synthesizer).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1971, the influence of the album was immense, with the band creating imaginative soundscapes previously unheard on record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eZeit\u003c\/em\u003e, released in August 1972, a double album with one lengthy track per side, was recorded at the Dierks studio once again and featured a guest appearance by Florian Fricke of another legendary ambient German group, Popol Vuh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of Tangerine Dream’s finest early albums, \u003cem\u003eZeit\u003c\/em\u003e was enthusiastically championed in the UK by DJ John Peel and was the group’s major breakthrough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAtem\u003c\/em\u003e, released in 1973, was the band’s last release on the Ohr label and heralded the beginning of Tangerine Dream’s wider international acclaim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAtem\u003c\/em\u003e enjoyed success outside of Germany and eventually led to the group signing to the newly formed Virgin label later in 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reactive","offers":[{"title":"4CD","offer_id":50468260839755,"sku":"1042245","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/c18abec2-67a2-4baf-bdfc-849220e6b1b6_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1727346407","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/the-pink-years-albums-1970-1973","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}