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. It is actually self-titled, since

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: "1." in German translates as "first" as opposed to the number one. The album is mainly in

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. As the band had changed its members, the material on this album differs considerably from the music the band later went on to produce. The album was released only in

in 1978 under catalogue number EMI Columbia 12C 054-33230. Because only 1800 records were released, original copies are difficult to find and highly sought after by collectors. The album was reissued on CD in 2015 and on vinyl in 2016. The song entitled "Pustel Gunkel" makes some reference to

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Track listing

The track names are listed sequentially, but which songs appear on which side is not indicated. Titles in brackets are approximate translations. *All lyrics by Thomas Spitzer. All music by Thomas Spitzer and Nino Holm, except where noted. # Life is a Dog-Boogie 1:24 # Hereinspaziert ''(Come)'' 2:46 # Horrortraum einer jungen Dame ''(A Young Lady's Nightmare)'' 3:41 # Pustel Gunkel 3:59 # Billy Beinhart 3:38 # GTX de Luxe GS ''(GTX Deluxe GS)'' 4:41 # Umberto e Sophia ''(Umberto and Sophia)'' 4:45 # Model Todel Klimbim Samba 2:07 # Disco Dillo 3:22 # Uschi 8:23 # Disco Queen 3:11 (Music: Scheutz, Spitzer, Holm)

Personnel

EAV *Wilfried Scheutz: lead vocals *Thomas Spitzer: guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Umberto e Sophia" *Nino Holm: keyboards, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Uschi" *Eik Breit: bass, harmonica, backing vocals *Anders Stenmo: drums, percussion

Production

*Arranged by 1. Allgemeine Verunsicherung *Produced by Wilfried Scheutz *Recorded and mixed by Gerry Edmond

References

External links

www.eav.at: Official Homepage of Erste Allgemeinen Verunsicherung and the EAV-FanclubEAV-Fanpage about the early years of the band

Unofficial fan site
* {{Authority control Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung albums 1978 debut albums German-language albums EMI Records albums