![]() The cover of the album is a composite of two works: the first being The Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the second being the blue sun. The release was overseen by original band members Gold and Bernhard Lloyd, and was remastered by Lloyd and Stefan Betke. The album was re-released on, and included remastered b-sides, demos, and a DVD with the original CD+G graphics package as well as the video collection Songlines, which had not been available since its original release in 1989. The furious guitar shrieks during the intro being a true indication of the real spirit of the production," and that "'The Breathtaking Blue' was our 'I don't give a shit' album, a self-indulgent arrogant blind shot over the shoulder into the future with our backs to the audience." Production of the album was difficult, singer Marian Gold would later say "the production saw Alphaville in the horrors of permanent crisis. ![]() Alphaville released three singles from the album, " Romeos", "Summer Rain" and "Mysteries of Love", the first of which charted internationally.Ī remastered and re-released version of the album, on both CD and vinyl, was released on. The CD release of this album was one of the first commercial CD+G format discs. A companion video, Songlines, was released in September 1989. ![]() The Breathtaking Blue is the third album by German synth-pop band Alphaville, released in April 1989. ![]()
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