Tangerine Dream's formative years documented in new photobook
'Movements of the Visionaries' features never-before-seen archival images of the seminal electronic outfit taken by photographer Marcel Fugère
The formative years of seminal German electronic outfit Tangerine Dream is the focus of a new photobook, Movements of the Visionaries - Tangerine Dream.
The book features never-before-seen photographs of the band taken by the Hamburg-based photographer Marcel Fugère, whose work alongside labels Ohr Records and Virgin Records resulted in him leaving behind "tens of thousands" of images spanning his entire career after he passed away in 2015.
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Among them were "countless" images of Tangerine Dream, with the first edition, or Volume 1, of Movements of the Visionaries documenting their formative years between 1972 and 1974; a second edition, Volume 2, will be released in 2027.
In this era, Tangerine Dream were signed to Virgin Records following the release of their 1973 album 'Atem', which was quickly followed in the same year by 'Phaedra', which earned the fledgling Berlin-based outfit their first UK Top 40 accolade.
"This is the second book project I’ve undertaken with Brad Duke, author and one of our most loyal American Tangerine Dream fans", says Tangerine Dream's manager and widow of member Edgar Froese, Bianca Froese-Acquaye.
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"I am simply thrilled by the many photos that Fugère took in Berlin, Paris, Cologne, London and elsewhere between 1972 and 1974. I am very glad that Fugère’s family, by granting permission for these wonderful photos to be used, has made it possible for international TD fans to see them now in the form of a hardback book."
For more information on Movements of the Visionaries - Tangerine Dream: Volume I - 1972-1974, click here.
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