Nena’s debut album expanded for reissue

German band Nena’s self-titled debut album is to be reissued as expanded 2CD and 2LP deluxe editions in November.

Originally released in January 1983, Nena features the original ’99 Luftballons’ hit single and topped the charts in Germany and Austria but the album wasn’t released internationally. Over a year later, when the English language version of ’99 Luftballons’ (’99 Red Balloons’) was a massive hit in the UK and an album called 99 Luftballons was released further afield, which consisted of songs from the band’s first and second albums (the second album ? had been issued by this point) in a mix of German and English language versions.

BMG in Germany are very much sticking to the original Nena album for this reissue, so for example, it doesn’t even feature ’99 Red Balloons’ as a bonus track, which for the audience beyond Germany and Austria is going to seem slightly odd. The 10 extra songs on the second CD include B-sides, live tracks and ‘Amour Candide’, a French language version of the song ‘Nur Geträumt’.

The label make the point that everything has been “lovingly remastered” from the original tapes “to ensure excellent sound quality” and while labels often say this, the specific emphasis hopefully means this should sound good.

The 2CD set includes a 24-page booklet with a personal note from Nena to late band member Carlo Karges. There’s also a snazzy looking 2LP set pressed on red vinyl which features the same 10 bonus tracks on the second LP.

Nena is released on 1 November 2024 via BMG in Germany.

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Tracklisting

Nena Nena / Expanded reissue

• • CD 1 or LP 1
    1. Kino
    2. Indianer
    3. Vollmond
    4. Nur Geträumt
    5. Tanz Auf Dem Vulkan
    6. 99 Luftballons
    7. Zaubertrick
    8. Einmal Ist Keinmal
    9. Leuchtturm
    10. Ich Bleib’ Im Bett
    11. Noch Einmal
    12. Satellitenstadt
  • CD 2 or LP 2
    1. Kino (Live in Berlin 1984)
    2. Nur Geträumt (Live in Berlin 1984)
    3. Zaubertrick (Live in Berlin 1984)
    4. Ganz Oben
    5. Just a Dream
    6. Amour Candide
    7. Noch Einmal (Live in Köln 1985)
    8. Vollmond (Live in Offenbach 1984)
    9. Ganz Oben (Live in Köln 1985)
    10. Satelitenstadt (Live in Berlin 1984)