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Expected Release Date: 22-May-2026 – This Pre-order will be shipped on or just before this date. Release dates are subject to alteration.
– The FIRST OFFICIAL LIVE LP BY FEX.
– Includes a previously unissued version of The Most Mysterious Song On The Internet.
– Strictly limited to 750 copies on yellow vinyl only.
– Hand Numbered – Obi Strip – double sided lyrics insert, black poly lined inner sleeve.
– Digipak CD contains 3 bonus tracks.
We are pleased to announce the first FEX live album, Dont Look Back. The release features selected recordings from two concerts in Paderborn and Uelzen, both captured in 1985. All tracks on the album are previously unissued, including entirely unheard songs such as Its a Hard Life, Just Get Back, Legend, and Waiting Song, alongside a previously unreleased version of Subways of Your Mind, widely known as The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet.
One of the most striking aspects of the album is the remarkable sound quality of the live recordings, as well as the strength of the performances themselves particularly given that FEX were still considered a newcomer band at the time. The four-piece lineup consisted of singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter Ture Rckwardt, Michael Hdrich on keyboards and occasional second guitar, Norbert Ziermann on bass, and Hans-Reimer Sievers on drums. In 1985, the band was preparing for broader exposure through a nationwide tour organized by the small promotion company HBM-Musikbro.
The album opens with the psychedelic Skyscraper, a track Rckwardt reportedly regarded as a personal favorite to perform. Hdrich contributes dynamic synthesizer layers, while Ziermann underpins the track with a distinctive slap bass groove. This is followed by the energetic rock number Its a Hard Life, which once again demonstrates that the band possessed multiple songs capable of matching the impact of their best known track Subways of Your Mind.
After this energetic opening, the album shifts into a more restrained mood with the synth-pop ballad I Got My Eyes On You. It is followed by Strange Feeling, presented here in a particularly compelling live version that arguably surpasses the previously released studio demo featured on the Skyscraper LP, with Rckwardt delivering one of his most expressive vocal performances. On Goldrush, another fan favorite, it is Hdrichs DX7 synthesizer work that stands out.
Dont Look Back continues to flow seamlessly, moving between styles such as new wave, synth pop, and a blues-influenced form of classic rock. On Its Good To Know, a song addressing the theme of stardom, the band returns to a heavier rock sound. In contrast, the synth-driven Just Get Back reflects on the conflict in Northern Ireland, then ongoing at the time. Lines such as Its the money, its the money why they come along are directed at mercenary soldiers, while even Sundays a killing time directly references Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2.
Tracklist LP: Side A Skyscraper (Live in Uelzen), Its a Hard Life (Live In Paderborn), I Got My Eyes You (Live in Uelzen), Strange Feeling (Live in Uelzen), Goldrush (Live in Uelzen) , Its Good To Know (Live In Uelzen), Just Get Back (Live in Paderborn) Side B Dirty Slapstick (Live In Paderborn), Heart In Danger (Live In Paderborn), We Dont Want it No More (Live In Paderborn) , Legend (Live In Uelzen) , Subways of Your Mind (Live in Uelzen) , Waiting Song (Live in Uelzen)
Bonus Tracks CD: 14. Right and Wrong (Live in Uelzen) 15. Jenny (Live in Paderborn) 16. Subways of Your Mind (Live in Paderborn)
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