The Best Of Tangerine Dream

- Compilation, released September 1989 -

Covers

CD release Europe 1989

CD release UK 1989

Tracks


		[a]	[b]
1.	Central Park (New York)	3:57	3:57
2.	Tyger	5:49	5:49
3.	Livemiles (Part II) [Excerpt of section Velvet Autumn]	6:12	6:12
4.	Dolphin Dance	5:05	5:05
5.	Song Of The Whale Part One: From Dawn	8:25	8:25
6.	Song Of The Whale Part Two: From Dusk	10:25	10:25
7.	Le Parc (L.A. - Streethawk)	3:21	3:21
8.	Yellowstone Park (Rocky Mountains)	6:10	6:10
9.	Poland (Extract) [Excerpt]	11:02	11:02
10.	Astral Voyager	7:03	7:03
11.	Wahn	4:31	4:31
12.	Sunrise In The Third System	4:20	-
13.	Ashes To Ashes	3:58	-
14.	Birth Of Liquid Plejades [Excerpt, wrongly titled Zeit]	4:34	-
Total running time		84:52	72:00

Details


Recording date	1969 - 1987

Notes

The 1989 compilation The Best Of Tangerine Dream featured music from 'The Pink Years' and 'The Blue Years'. The CD version includes tracks and excerpts from the following albums:

Atem (1973)
Green Desert (1973, released 1986)
Poland (1984)
Le Parc (1985)
Underwater Sunlight (1986)
Tyger (1987)
Livemiles (1988)

The double LP and MC versions contain three additional tracks from early albums:

Electronic Meditation (1970)
Alpha Centauri (1971)
Zeit (1972)

This compilation contains no new material; furthermore, the CD version was re-released in 1992 being the first CD of the double CD compilation The Story Of Tangerine Dream.

Releases


Europe	1989: Jive/BMG 2LP [a]: NL 74298-1/-2; blue labels, wide single-sleeve cover with yellow printing 'TANGERINE DREAM' on front CD [b]: ND 74298; booklet with yellow printing 'TANGERINE DREAM' on front
Japan	1989: Alfa CD [b]: 29B2-101 Promo-CD [b]: 29B2-101; same as regular release, but with additional white/red promo sticker
UK	1989: Jive 2LP [a]: HIP 75; blue labels, wide single-sleeve cover with yellow printing 'TANGERINE DREAM' on front CD [b]: CHIP 75; booklet with blue printing 'TANGERINE DREAM' on front CD [b]: CHIP 75; booklet with yellow printing 'TANGERINE DREAM' on front
The Best Of Tangerine Dream was also released as part of the set Collection.