The Stripes
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| The Stripes | |
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| Origin | Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1979–1982 |
| Labels | CBS |
| Associated acts | Nena, Nena (band) |
| Past members | |
The Stripes were a German pop music ensemble founded in Hagen, Germany,[1] by Rainer Kitzman, who played guitar. The lead singer was Gabriele Susanne Kerner, before she became known as Nena Kerner, who would later form the band Nena. Another future member of the band Nena, Rolf Brendel (Nena's boyfriend at the time), played the drums. Frank Röhler played bass. The band was known for singing exclusively in English. They released four singles and one studio album, after which they split up in May 1982.[2] Their song "Ecstasy" was a minor hit.
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Discography
| The Stripes | ||
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| Studio album by The Stripes | ||
| Released | 1980 | |
| Recorded | April–July 1980 | |
| Length | 45:58 | |
| Language | English | |
| Label | CBS | |
| Producer | Andy Kirnberger | |
| Singles from The Stripes | ||
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Studio album
The Stripes was the band's only album and the first studio album of its singer, Gabriele "Nena" Kerner. Initially an LP record, it was re-released on CD in 1997[3] and again in 2004 with bonus tracks which were previously exclusive to some singles.[4]
Track listing
Side A contains tracks 1–6 and side B contains tracks 7–13.
| LP, CD[5] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Strangers" | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Tell Me Your Name" | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Observer" | 2:32 |
| 4. | "Don't You Think That I'm a Lady?" | 3:16 |
| 5. | "Leaving the Suburbs" | 3:55 |
| 6. | "I'm Not..." | 3:00 |
| 7. | "Tres Chichi" | 2:31 |
| 8. | "You Must Be Good for Something" | 2:49 |
| 9. | "On the Telephone" | 3:13 |
| 10. | "Weekend Love" | 2:17 |
| 11. | "Kicks in Berlin" | 3:18 |
| 12. | "01:59" | 2:01 |
| 13. | "Radio in Stereo" | 2:09 |
| 2004 CD re-release bonus tracks[4] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 14. | "Ecstasy" | 2:42 |
| 15. | "Normal Types" | 2:51 |
| 16. | "Lose Control" | 3:03 |
Notes
- Track 8 is a cover of Hall & Oates's song.
Credits
- Gabriele Kerner – vocals
- Rainer Kitzmann – guitar
- Rolf Brendel – drums and percussion
- Jürgen Meier - Basss and vocals, also playing with THE RAMBLERS, German Rockband of the late 70´s and Piet Klocke, German Comedian
- Frank Röhler – Bass
- Andy Kirnberger – keyboard, assorted guitars, singing harmony and producer
- Manfred Nauner – Recording engineer at Tonstudio Hiltplotstein
- Nigel Jobson – English vocals on "Don't You Think That I'm a Lady?" and "On the Telephone"; recording and mixing engineer at Hotline Studios, Frankfurt
- Udo Arndt – mixing engineer at Audio Tonstudio, Berlin
Singles
All singles were released as 7″ vinyl records at 45 RPM under the CBS label.[6] "Ecstasy", its B-side "Normal Types" and the B-side on "Strangers", "Lose Control", were included as bonus tracks on the re-release of the studio album.
| Title | Year | B-sides |
|---|---|---|
| "Ecstasy" | 1979 | "Normal Types" |
| "Strangers" | 1980 | "Lose Control" |
| "Tell Me Your Name" | "Weekend Love" | |
| "Don't You Think That I'm a Lady?" | 1981 | "On the Telephone" |
Epilogue
Nena has often advertised her involvement with The Stripes - in 2003 when she made a guest appearance at Howard Jones' 20th anniversary concert in London, she wore a top emblazoned with the name of the band and the bonus tracks of the “Made in Germany Live” album included live performances of two of The Stripes' songs recorded at a Berlin concert in November 2009.[7]
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