The electronic music group Tangerine Dream has released more than three hundred albums, singles, EPs and compilations since the group was formed in 1967.
Eras
Tangerine Dream's releases have been divided into several eras based on the record label of the time. Tangerine Dream's first releases were on the Ohr label. The Ohr logo was a pink ear, thus fans refer to this era as the Pink Years; this covers Electronic Meditation (1970) to Atem (1973). In 1974, the band switched to Virgin Records with the release of Phaedra, thus the Virgin Years. The switch to the Jive Records label with their blue logo was the start of the Blue Years beginning with Poland in 1984.
Tangerine Dream moved to the Castle label in 1996 briefly before Edgar Froese created his own TDI label, thus this era is the TDI Years or sometimes the Millennium Years. In late 2005 the label was renamed Eastgate, giving rise to the Eastgate Years. In late 2014 Edgar Froese conceived of translating the current knowledge of quantum mechanics into sound, thus the Quantum Years and the release of Mala Kunia.
Series
The Dream Mixes series is a project initiated by Jerome Froese. The series has a dance music slant and primarily consists of remixes of other TD material. The Dante Trilogy is a musical interpretation of Dante's Divine Comedy. The Five Atomic Seasons series was commissioned by a Japanese businessman who survived the atomic bombings of both Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The Bootleg Box sets, the Bootmoon series and the Vault series are live concerts sourced from recordings; many were first released as part of the Tangerine Tree project.
Albums billed as live commonly include overdubs and original material added in studio. The extreme case is Live Miles, of which less than a third had been performed live at the time of its release. Given the fact that the band's live albums often consist of original music not available on any studio album, the distinction between studio and live albums is less useful with Tangerine Dream than with most bands.
Live and studio; video from the 25 October 1992 concert in Seattle
1996
1997
video
Oasis
1995
1997
video
The Video Dream Mixes
Series: Dream Mixes
1990–1992
2003
video
live
Live In America 1992
re-release of Three Phase on DVD
2001–2002
2004
video
L'Inferno
Series: Dante; silent film with a score from the album
2002
2006
video
Dante's Inferno
Series: Dante; 23 and 24 August 2002 concert of Inferno in Burg Nideggen
2006
2006
video
Live at the Tempodrome Berlin
21 September 2006 concert at the Tempodrome in Berlin
1975
2007
video
Live at Coventry Cathedral 1975
4 October 1975 concert at Coventry Cathedral; due to loss of the audio track, tracks from Ricochet were dubbed
2005
2007
video
35th Phaedra Anniversary Concert
11 June 2005 concert at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London
2006
2007
video
Madcap's Flaming Duty
studio video performance of Madcap's Flaming Duty
2007
2007
video
London Astoria Club Concert 2007
20 April 2007 concert at the Astoria Club in London
2007
2007
video
Orange Odyssey
1 July 2007 concert at the Paul Wunderlich Museum in Eberswald
2007
2007
video
One Night In Space
7 October 2007 concert at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt
2008
2008
video
The Epsilon Journey
13 April 2008 concert at the Technical University in Eindhoven
2008
2008
video
Loreley
18 July 2008 concert at the Loreley Rock at St. Goarshausen
2008
2009
live
video
The London Eye Concert
1 November 2008 concert at The Forum in London
2008
2009
live
video
The London Eye Concert bonus DVD
7 November 2008 concert in Los Angeles
2009
2009
live
video
Rocking Out the Bats
30 August 2009 concert at the Citadel Music Festival at the Zitadelle Spandau in Berlin
2009
2010
live
video
Izu
5 September 2009 concert in Izu, Japan
2010
2010
live
video
Live In Lisbon
25 March 2010 concert at the Coliseu in Lisbon
2012
2012
live
video
Live in Budapest at Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
10 April 2012 concert at the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall in Budapest
Sampler albums
Tangerine Dream tracks have appeared on a number of sampler albums. These particular samplers are unique in that they contain tracks that never appeared on any other official Tangerine Dream release, although some have been released on the Tangerine Tree fan project:
Recorded
Released
Type
Album
Notes
1971
1971
live
Ossiach Live
Unique tracks:
"Oszillator Planet Concert"
Released on Tangerine Tree 59.2
1975
1975
sampler
V
Unique tracks:
"Overture"
Released on Tangerine Tree 41
1985
1986
sampler
Jubileumcassette
Unique tracks:
"Horns of Doom"
1989
1989
sampler
Electronische Muziek 1989
Unique tracks:
"Lost Tale"
Compilations and sets
Recorded
Released
Type
Album
Notes
1971–1973
1975
set
Alpha Centauri/Atem
Albums:
Alpha Centauri
Atem
1971–1980
1980
compilation
'70–'80
Tracks from:
Alpha Centauri
Zeit
Atem
Phaedra
Rubycon
Ricochet
Stratosfear
Sorcerer
Encore
Cyclone
Force Majeure
Tangram
Unique tracks:
"Monolight (Single Version)"
"Baryll Blue"
"Chimes and Chains"
"Haunted Heights"
1973–1983
1985
compilation
Dream Sequence
Tracks from:
Phaedra
Rubycon
Ricochet
Stratosfear
Encore
Force Majeure
Tangram
Thief
Exit
White Eagle
Logos Live
Hyperborea
Risky Business
1969–1973
1985
set
In the Beginning
Albums:
Electronic Meditation
Alpha Centauri
Zeit
Atem
Green Desert
First release of Green Desert released separately in next year.