Der Plan
Da Vorne Steht Ne Ampel
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

1980 First Pressing (Black Vinyl, Limited To 1000 Copies) 45rpm 7" Housed In A Picture Sleeve. Title Track B/W "Rot-Grun-Tot." Appears Unplayed. “One Of The Founders Of Synth Pop, Der Plan Were Mainstays Of The Music Underground Of Germany In The 1980s. Singing Almost Exclusively In German, They Inspired A Countless Number Of Like-Minded Groups As Part Of The Neue Deutsche Welle (German New Wave) Scene. Inspired By The Synthetic Beats Of Kraftwerk And The Quirky Styles Of The Residents, Der Plan Created A Unique Blend Of Electronics, Pop Music, And Surrealism. Kurt "Pyrolator" Dahlke Left D.A.F. After Their First LP And Formed Der Plan With Frank Fenstermacher And Moritz "RRR" Reichelt. While Many German Underground Acts Were Playing Derivative Sex Pistols-Inspired Punk, Der Plan Aligned Themselves With Predecessors Such As Kraftwerk To Focus On The Use Of Electronics In Pop Music. In 1980, They Released Geri Reig, A Strong Debut With An Off-Kilter Pop Sensibility And Innovative Use Of Electronics. Though Never Receiving Much Chart Success, Der Plan Developed A Strong Cult Following. However, They Did Manage To Crack The German Top 40 With Their 1980 Single Da Vorne Steht Ne Ampel.” – Peter Schaefer, AMG