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2007 remastered anniversary edition bonus tracks

"Motorbiene" (lit. ''Motor bee'') – 1:59 (Peter Kraus cover)
" Wärst du doch in Düsseldorf geblieben" (''If only you had stayed in
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"Ich steh an der Bar und habe kein Geld" (''I'm standing at the bar and I have no money'') (Parsons) – 2:05 ( Bobbejaan cover)
"Popokatepetl-Twist" – 1:41 (''Nevermind'' demo;
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"1000 Taler" (''1000
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"Baby, du sollst nicht weinen" (''Baby, you shouldn't cry'') (Frege, Müller/Müller, Frege) – 3:28 (as Andi Frege & die Flinger Domspatzen)
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Personnel

– vocals * Andreas von Holst – guitar * Michael Breitkopf – guitar * Andreas Meurer – bass * Wolfgang Rohde – drums

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1987 compilation albums Die Toten Hosen compilation albums Virgin Records compilation albums