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| Recorded in (year): | 1973 - 1983 | |
| Musicians: | Edgar Froese, Chris Franke, Peter Baumann, Johannes Schmoelling | |
| Record Label: | Virgin | |
| Catalogue Number: | TAND 14 (UK release & promo), 3 43983 2 (European release) | |
| Link to film page: | N/A | |
| Comments: | Compilation, released 2006. Contains no new material. Not to be confused with The Essential Collection which was released at about the same time but contains completely different tracks.
Yet another compilation of album tracks from 'The Virgin Years' (1974-1983), but unlike its predecessors (such as Dream Sequence or Tangerine Dream) it focusses on longer, more progressive compositions instead of short, catchy ones. It contains only six tracks ranging from seven to twenty minutes, arranged in chronological order. The 4-page booklet includes some short liner notes about TD but no band photo. The covers of three albums released by Virgin are shown (Rubycon, Hyperborea and, strangely enough, Cyclone, no tracks from the latter appear on this compilation). The tracklist is accurate regarding the track titles and approximate running times, but the composers' names are spelt incorrectly; Chris Franke is 'Christophe Franke' and Peter Baumann is 'Hans Baumann'. The tracks were apparently digitally remastered in 1995, so it seems that the SBM remastered versions used for the 'Definitive Edition' in 1994/95 were used for this compilation. The albums the six tracks were taken from are mentioned in the liner notes. 'The Essential' includes tracks from the albums Phaedra (1974), Rubycon (1975), Stratosfear (1976), Force Majeure (1979), Tangram (1980) and Hyperborea (1983). |
