Tracks:
Phaedra
Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of Nightmares
Movements of a Visionary
Sequent 'C'
Rubycon (Part One)
Rubycon (Part Two)
The Big Sleep in Search of Hades
Madrigal Meridian (Excerpt)
Phaedra Advert
Rubycon Advert

Performer Notes:

• Photographer: Monique Froese.
• Fans generally acknowledge the classic era of Tangerine Dream as coinciding with their Virgin years, which this collection rounds up nicely, opening with two landmarks, Phaedra and Rubycon, then including the group's broadening of scope and direction with the live Ricochet, Stratosfear, and Cyclone. This was directly after the early avant-garde years, consisting of experimental, arrhythmic work like Atem and Electronic Meditation, and before the Hollywood years, when Edgar Froese and co. began composing work for movie scores like Risky Business. Phaedra and Rubycon have not dated at all since their early-`70s recording, despite Froese, Peter Baumann, and Chris Franke's early adoption of Moog technology, along with Mellotron and other electric or electronic instruments. Along with the full LPs in their most recent remastering, the collection also rounds up single edits and 7" versions when they were originally available. ~ John Bush

Format: CD (3 Disc); Stereo

Country: USA

Studio/Live: Studio

Release Date: 25 January, 2011

Label: Tangerine Dream

Dimensions: 12.7 x 2.4 x 14.3 centimeters (0.20 kg)