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Tangerine Dream – 220 Volt Live – Compact Disc
Tangerine Dream’s 220 Volt Live is one of the more distinctive entries in their huge catalog because it documents a very specific early-’90s phase: a rock-leaning, guitar-forward Tangerine Dream captured on tour rather than in the studio. It’s the group’s seventh live album (and roughly their 48th overall release in the commonly used discography count), issued by Miramar on June 4, 1993, and recorded across various dates in October and November 1992 during their North American tour.
What sets this one apart is the lineup and the sound palette. The personnel is Edgar Froese and Jerome Froese on keyboards/guitars, Linda Spa on saxophone/keyboards, and Zlatko Perica on guitar. Perica’s playing is especially central here, and that’s why 220 Volt Live is often described as among Tangerine Dream’s most rock-oriented releases of the period—more overt lead-guitar presence than many fans expect from the band’s classic sequencer-driven reputation.
The tracklist is mostly original, tour-era material, with a structure that plays like a set (not a “greatest hits” live album). Key titles include “Oriental Haze,” “Two Bunch Palms,” “220 Volt,” “Homeless,” “Sundance Kid,” “Backstreet Hero,” “The Blue Bridge,” “Hamlet,” “Dreamtime,” and it closes with a short run that includes a Tangerine Dream live cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “Purple Haze.” The album length is typically listed around 72 minutes.
Historically, it’s also a notable “marker” album in their live discography: it’s often cited as the last Tangerine Dream live album to feature predominantly new compositions until Inferno in 2002. And in terms of industry recognition, it’s widely noted for receiving a Grammy nomination (commonly referenced in connection with the Best New Age Album category at the 1994 Grammys).
If you’re trying to place 220 Volt Live for someone browsing CDs, the accurate pitch is: this is tour-era Tangerine Dream with extra emphasis on guitar and “band” energy, packaged as a full-length live set rather than a hits recap—useful both as a document of their 1992 lineup and as a good option for listeners who like their electronic music with more overt rock propulsion.
This live concert was recorded during the 1992 Tangerine Dream North American Tour.
Brand new, never played and still sealed in the factory plastic seal
Miramar Records
Song List
1. Oriental Haze
2. Two Bunch Palms
3. 220 Volt
4. Homeless
5. Sundance Kid
6. Backstreet Hero
7. Blue Bridge, The
8. Hamlet
9. Dreamtime
10. Purple Haze
11. Treasure Of Innocence
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