Christopher Franke

Pacific Coast Highway

- Studio, released September 1991 -

Covers

Promo-CD release USA 1991	CD release Japan 1991 with obi Photo: The Douglas Brothers Design: Bill Smith Studio
CD release UK 1991 Photo: The Douglas Brothers Design: Bill Smith Studio

Tracks


		[a]
1.	Black Garden View	4:53
2.	Mountain Heights	3:27
3.	Lontano Mystery	5:07
4.	Big Sur Romance	2:20
5.	Driving Into Blue	3:05
6.	Purple Waves	5:10
7.	Malibu Avenue	4:25
8.	Cinnamon City Cliff	3:28
9.	Wheels On Beach Park	4:51
10.	Sunset Destination	1:33
11.	Crystal Tree	4:32
12.	Electric Becomes Eclectic	3:41
Total running time		46:32

Details


Recording date	January 1991
Recording site(s)	Christopher Franke Studio (Berlin) & Los Angeles
Recording engineer(s)	Edgar Rothermich (under the pseudonym 'Richard E. Roth')
Composer(s)	Chris Franke
Musician(s)	Chris Franke, The Berlin Symphonic Film Orchestra (cond. by Brynmor Jones)
Producer(s)	Chris Franke, Edgar Rothermich

Notes

Four years after Chris Franke had left Tangerine Dream he released his first solo album, Pacific Coast Highway. It was initially released by Private Music in the USA and by Virgin in Europe.

Pacific Coast Highway is a quite calm album, with more than some hints to a "New Age" style, extremely melodic and only distantly reminiscent to his former work with Tangerine Dream.

In 1996, the album was re-released by Chris Franke's own label, Sonic Images.

The Sonic Images site about the album"If you have ever driven along the Pacific Coast Highway, you will understand why Christopher was inspired to create this piece of work, paying homage to what is certainly one of the most beautiful stretches of highway in the United States. The music accurately recreates the emotion and awe as you journey up the coastline with its green rolling hills and tree-lined cliffs on one side, then with just the turn of your head, the other lays forth an ocean sunset that, as this music will, take your breath away."

Releases


Europe	1991: Virgin LP: 211 592 CD: 261 592
Japan	1991: Virgin CD: VJCP-28050; obi Promo-CD: VJCP-28050; obi; same as regular release, but with additional red promo sticker
UK	1991: Virgin LP: V 2661 CD: CDV 2661; silver/brown/black disc
USA	1991: Sonic Images Pre-release CD: SID 4100 1991: Private Music CD: 01005 82094-2 1996: Sonic Images CD: SI 8507-2 CD: SID 6507