| La Düsseldorf | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Years Active: | 1975–1983 2001–2008 |
| Label: | Teldec Decca Records Captain Trip Records Warner Music Nova Records Strand Records Radar Records Albion Records |
| Associated Acts: | Neu! La! Neu? 1-A Düsseldorf |
| Current Members: | Klaus Dinger Thomas Dinger Hans Lampe Harald Konietzko Andreas Schell Nikolaus Van Rhein |
La Düsseldorf was a German band, consisting of onetime Kraftwerk drummer and Neu! multi-instrumentalist Klaus Dinger and occasional Neu! collaborators Thomas Dinger and Hans Lampe. La Düsseldorf was formed after Neu! disbanded following the release of their Neu! '75 record. They released a string of successful albums (with sales totaling over a million) during the late 1970s and early 1980s, and were considered highly influential by Brian Eno and David Bowie, with Bowie going so far as calling La Düsseldorf "the soundtrack of the eighties".[1]
The following albums were released by Klaus Dinger without the participation of any other band members. Due to legal disputes, the albums could not be released under the La Düsseldorf name, but were subtitled "La Düsseldorf 4" and "La Düsseldorf 5" respectively.
In 2006 Klaus Dinger sought to revive La Düsseldorf properly, but was again blocked by legal problems. He instead chose to release under the name "La-duesseldorf.de" (also the name of his most recent website) or "Klaus Dinger + Japandorf". This project features only Klaus of the original band.
The booklets of "Neondian" and "Blue" also hint at the existence of videos for "America" (Neondian) and "Ich Liebe Dich" (single) although neither have been released.