''Crazy'' is a 2010 12" vinyl single by
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band
Neu!. It was released shortly after the
Neu! Vinyl Box
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on
Grönland Records as a part of
Record Store Day. It was the first Neu! single to be released since ''
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'' in 1975 and the only single to be taken from ''
Neu! '86''. It was sold in a limited edition and was only available for a short time after 17 April 2010.
Recording & Release
The two songs were recorded during the brief studio-only Neu! reunion of 1985-6. The failure of the sessions led
Klaus Dinger and
Michael Rother to seal the master tapes with wax and once again disband Neu!.
The unavailability of the original three Neu! albums in the 1990s caused mass bootlegging, particularly by the Luxembourg label Germanofon, which Dinger personally attempted to contact, without success. Many music retailers were fooled by the bootlegs, and the
Krautrock
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revival caused by
Julian Cope
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's book ''
Krautrocksampler'' put the Neu! albums in high demand. Unable to reach an agreement with Rother, Dinger released the tapes of the 1980s sessions as ''
Neu! 4
''Neu! 4'' is the fourth and final studio album by krautrock band Neu!, released in October 1995. It was revised and re-released as ''Neu '86'' in 2010.
Recording
''Neu! 4'' was recorded and mixed between October 1985 and April 1986 at ...
'' in 1995 on
Captain Trip Records
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, Tokyo without informing Rother. This incensed Dinger's bandmate, and the CD was soon deleted. Fan interest in the CD grew, and in 2010 Rother was forced to concede a proper release for the album on Grönland Records as ''Neu! '86''. To coincide with this release, ''Crazy'' was put out as a vinyl limited-edition single on Record Store Day.
"Crazy" is a vocal pop song, whilst "Euphoria" is an instrumental. On ''Neu! 4'', "Euphoria" was titled "Quick Wave Machinelle" and was less heavily produced.
Track listing
All tracks composed by
Klaus Dinger and
Michael Rother.
# "Crazy" - 3:09
# "Euphoria" - 3:59
Personnel
* Klaus Dinger - drums, electronics, guitar, percussion, synthesizer, vocals
* Michael Rother - bass, guitar, keyboards
References
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2010 songs
Neu! songs
Songs written by Klaus Dinger
Songs written by Michael Rother