Tangerine Tree Explained

Tangerine Tree was a fan project operating from 2002 through 2006 with the goal of collecting, preserving and distributing unreleased concerts and other audio material by the band Tangerine Dream. The creators of the Tangerine Tree project received permission from Tangerine Dream to release the collection on a strict non-profit basis. Several of the Tangerine Tree volumes have been used as the basis for official Tangerine Dream releases. The project collected just under 300 hours of material (291:39:26).

Material was collected from audience recordings, soundboard recordings, recordings of radio and TV transmissions and in some cases the purchase of studio masters. Only recordings of a high quality and a unique nature were considered for the core Tangerine Tree volumes. These recordings were professionally re-mastered and released on CD-R and accompanied by high quality artwork for the CD labels and case liners.

Tangerine Leaves releases were based on material that did not meet the quality standards of the Tangerine Tree or from concerts that were not considered notable among a series of concerts. If a better source was found, a Tangerine Leaves volume might have been deprecated and replaced by a Tangerine Tree volume. Starting from 1980, the music played during each of the shows in a single Tangerine Dream concert tour were very similar, so it was impractical to release many volumes of the Tangerine Tree with similar content.

Audio DVD Tree volumes consisted of about two sets of the Tangerine Tree volumes on a DVD that played to a slideshow of the CD artwork. These releases were standard DVDs with a menu structure and were available in both PAL and NTSC versions.

History

For almost four decades, much of this material had been traded on an informal basis and many were sold as bootlegs. Much was unidentified, misidentified, low quality and/or a multiple generation copy. Tapes were starting to degrade, as many were as much as forty years old. In the late 1990s, several collectors created the Digital Tape Tree project and distributed the material on CD-R. Collector Heiko Heerssen received permission from Tangerine Dream as long as there was no commercial gains from the project and on 9 January 2002 began to make appeals on the Tangerine Dream discussion group to gather all of the material together and create a formal project that would use the best available sources to provide the definitive version of each recording.[1] A large number of previously unknown recordings were discovered and included in the project. All of the Digital Tape Tree volumes were replaced by later Tangerine Tree or Tangerine Leaves volumes.

In September 2002, before Tangerine Tree set three was released, an interim Classic Tree was established for distributing copies of non-remastered already-circulating bootlegs. All of the concerts used in the Classic Tree were subsequently released as Tangerine Tree volumes in superior quality, rendering the Classic Tree volumes and the bootlegs they represented obsolete.

When new sets were released, standard audio versions on CD-R were traded by signing up on the project home page on a "blanks and stamps" basis where the only actual trade was of blank CDs and shipping.[2] To reduce the number of CDs involved in the trade, the audio tracks were compressed using the shorten lossless compression format.

The Tangerine Tree project was discontinued on 17 October 2006 by Heiko Heerssen due to legal concerns and personal reasons.[3] Releases now can be easily found on the Internet and most reputable trading sites will post those that have not been converted to official releases.

Live concerts by date

1968–1974

VolumeDateVenue
Notes
Run
time
Tangerine Tree59.129 September 1968Essen, Grugahalle, Germany
0:34:56
Tangerine Leaves3619 June 1971Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany0:42:14
Tangerine Tree59.226 June 1971Ossiach World Music Festival, Austria
TD: "Oszillator Planet Concert" from Ossiach Live (1971)
0:08:04
Tangerine Tree5225 November 1972Klangwald Cologne WDR Sendesaal, Germany
TD: Zeit (2011)
1:18:02
Tangerine Leaves1720 May 1973Les Ponts-de-Cé Open Air Festival, France1:25:07
Tangerine Leaves7320 November 1973Alhambra Theatre Saint-Ouen, France1:33:38
Tangerine Tree2329 November 1973Berlin, Deutschlandhalle, Germany
TD: Atem (2011)
0:40:13
Tangerine Tree2r29 October 1974Sheffield City Hall, England
TD: Bootleg Box 1: Sheffield 74
0:43:39
Tangerine Leaves5220 November 1974Glasgow, Kelvin Hall, Scotland1:26:07
Tangerine Leaves4726 November 1974Bradford, St. George's Hall, England0:47:14
Tangerine Tree3013 December 1974Reims Cathedral, France
Replaces Classic Tree 1
1:24:09

1975 Australian Tour & London show, with line-up of Froese, Franke, Michael Hoenig

VolumeDateVenue
Notes
Run
time
Tangerine Tree7713 March 1975Melbourne, Dallas Brooks Hall, Australia1:24:00
Tangerine Leaves2025 March 1975Adelaide, Festival Theatre, Australia1:26:34
Tangerine Tree92 April 1975London, Royal Albert Hall, England
TD: Bootleg Box 1: London 1975
2:02:31

1975 France and U.K. Tours  — Ricochet

Ricochet is a composite "live" album, produced from hours of audio tape recorded during the French and British tours. The only definitively identified source is "Ricochet, Part Two" from the 23 October 1975 concert at Croydon Fairfield Halls.

VolumeDateVenue
Notes
Run
time
Tangerine Tree2216 August 1975Orange Theatre Antique, France0:57:14
Tangerine Leaves7014 September 1975Fête de l'Humanité, Paris, France1:12:44
Tangerine Leaves6723 September 1975Reims Opera, France1:11:02
Tangerine Leaves64 October 1975Coventry Cathedral, England1:29:29
Tangerine Leaves1516 October 1975Liverpool Cathedral, England1:36:52
Tangerine Leaves8117 October 1975Glasgow City Hall, Scotland1:14:10
Tangerine Leaves3819 October 1975Manchester, Hardrock, England1:24:02
Tangerine Leaves320 October 1975York, Minster Cathedral, England1:19:35
Tangerine Tree723 October 1975Croydon, Fairfield Halls, England
TD: Bootleg Box 1: Croydon 1975
1:01:34

1976 European Tours

VolumeDateVenue
Notes
Run
time
Tangerine Tree13.224 January 1976Saarbrücken, Saarland University, Germany1:00:05
Tangerine Leaves6826 January 1976Hippodrome Paris, France1:21:05
Tangerine Tree631 January 1976Bilbao, Pabellón de la Casilla, Spain
TD: Bootleg Box 1: Bilbao 1976
1:54:21
Tangerine Tree279 February 1976Brussels, Auditorium Paul-Emile Janson, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium1:38:59
Tangerine Tree5511 February 1976RAI Congress Centrum, Amsterdam, Netherlands1:44:44
Tangerine Tree476 May 1976Manchester, Palace Theatre, England1:48:43
Tangerine Tree347 June 1976London, Royal Albert Hall, England1:32:24
Tangerine Tree8110 June 1976Brighton, The Dome, England1:19:47
Tangerine Tree8r27 June 1976Berlin, Philharmonics, Germany
TD: Bootleg Box 1: Electronic Rock at the Phiharmonics
TD: Soundmill Navigator (re-mixed)
0:31:15

1976 European Tour — Stratosfear

VolumeDateVenue
Notes
Run
time
Tangerine Leaves6420 October 1976Hanover, Stadthalle, Germany1:12:34
Tangerine Tree4521 October 1976Düsseldorf, Philipshalle, Germany1:32:35
Tangerine Leaves4627 October 1976Munich, Cirkus Krone Bau, Germany1:31:57
Tangerine Leaves4029 October 1976Mainz, Elzer Hof, Germany1:03:07
Tangerine Tree13.131 October 1976Mannheim, Mozart Saal, Germany1:21:30
Tangerine Tree1r8 November 1976Nottingham, Albert Hall, England
TD: Bootleg Box 2: Nottingham 1976
1:19:41
Tangerine Leaves169 November 1976Portsmouth, Guild Hall, England1:07:09
Tangerine Leaves1812 November 1976Birmingham, Odeon, England1:18:30
Tangerine Leaves6213 November 1976Leeds, University, England1:19:55
Tangerine Leaves2314 November 1976Croydon, Fairfield Halls, England1:17:32
Tangerine Tree31r16 November 1976Brussels, Ancienne Belgique, Belgium1:04:11
Tangerine Tree1922 November 1976Paris, Palais du Sport, France1:53:40
Tangerine Leaves8726 November 1976Barcelona, Nuevo Pabellón Deportivo, Spain1:35:35

1977 North America Tour — Encore

VolumeDateVenue
Notes
Run
time
Tangerine Leaves2129 March 1977Milwaukee, Riverside Theatre, USA1:11:22
Tangerine Tree25r31 March 1977Detroit, Ford Auditorium, USA
TD: Bootmoon Series: Detroit– March 31st, 1977
1:39:03
Tangerine Leaves911 April 1977Chicago, Aragon Ballroom, USA1:15:44
Tangerine Leaves852 April 1977Cleveland, Music Hall, USA1:32:01
Tangerine Tree44 April 1977Washington, Lisner Auditorium, USA
TD: "Monolight" from Encore
Bootleg Box 2: Washington 1977
1:49:12
Tangerine Leaves555 April 1977New York, Avery Fisher Hall, USA1:18:07
Tangerine Leaves578 April 1977Toronto, Convocation Hall, Canada1:19:55
Tangerine Tree189 April 1977Montreal, Place des Arts, Canada
TD: Bootmoon Series: Montreal– April 9th, 1977
1:54:46
Tangerine Leaves3211 April 1977Quebec, Hilton Convention Center, Canada1:19:51
Tangerine Tree3921 April 1977Seattle, Paramount Theatre. USA1:08:39
Tangerine Tree6626 April 1977Santa Monica, Civic Auditorium, USA1:44:23

1978 European Tour — Cyclone

VolumeDateVenue
Notes
Run
time
Tangerine Tree6719 February 1978Berlin, Eissporthalle, Germany2:08:21
Tangerine Tree1124 February 1978Hamburg, Audimax, Germany
TD: Bootleg Box 2: Hamburg 1978
0:52:40
Tangerine Leaves3025 February 1978Düsseldorf, Philipshalle, Germany1:28:44
Tangerine Leaves391 March 1978Nantes, Palais de la Beaujoire, France1:50:44
Tangerine Leaves517 March 1978Brussels, Cirque Royale, Belgium1:33:43
Tangerine Tree9119 March 1978Oxford, New Theatre, England1:01:36
Tangerine Leaves5020 March 1978 London, Hammersmith Odeon, England1:56:31
Tangerine (neither Tree nor Leaf!)Never released23 March 1978Newcastle, City Hall, England1:29:29
Tangerine Leaves8624 March 1978Glasgow Apollo, Scotland1:47:37
Tangerine Leaves6025 March 1978Manchester, City Hall, England1:03:19
Tangerine Leaves7526 March 1978Empire Liverpool, England0:20:33
Tangerine Tree9228 March 1978London, Hammersmith Odeon, England1:58:29

1980 European Tour — Thief

VolumeDateVenue
Notes
Run
time
Tangerine Tree2613 October 1980Brussels Cirque Royal, Belgium1:40:51
Tangerine Leaves5416 October 1980Hamburg, Congress Centrum, Germany1:46:39
Tangerine Leaves4517 October 1980Luxembourg, Centre Culturelle, Luxemburg0:50:05
Tangerine Leaves8220 October 1980Bologna, Palasport, Italy1:43:31
Tangerine Leaves81 November 1980Dublin, National Stadium, Ireland1:45:28
Tangerine Tree625 November 1980Preston, Guild Hall, England
TD: Bootmoon Series: Preston– November 5th, 1980
1:49:11
Tangerine Leaves7815 November 1980Royal Court Liverpool, England2:30:33
Tangerine Leaves6122 November 1980Santa Monica, Civic Auditorium, USA1:43:17

1981 European Tour

VolumeDateVenue
Notes
Run
time
Tangerine Leaves721 January 1981Aachen, Eurogress, Germany
TD: Bootmoon Series: Aachen– January 21st, 1981
1:47:39
Tangerine Tree56.126 January 1981Berlin, ICC, Germany1:21:12
Tangerine Tree142 February 1981Paris, Bataclan, France
TD: Bootmoon Series: Paris– February 2nd, 1981
1:44:30
Tangerine Leaves356 February 1981Rome, Palazzetto dello Sport, Italy1:19:16
Tangerine Leaves247 February 1981Cantù, Palasport Piarelli, Italy1:27:02
Tangerine Tree288 February 1981Florence, Teatro Tenda, Italy1:26:29
Tangerine Tree5329 August 1981Berlin, Reichstagsgelaende, Germany1:35:44

1981 British Tour — Exit

VolumeDateVenue
Notes
Run
time
Tangerine Tree7815 October 1981Oxford, New Theatre, England1:32:06
Tangerine Leaves7916 October 1981Portsmouth, Guild Hall, England1:32:47
Tangerine Leaves1417 October 1981Brighton, Dome, England1:32:28
Tangerine Tree8920 October 1981London, Hammersmith Odeon, England1:52:24
Tangerine Tree10r25 October 1981Newcastle City Hall, England
TD: Bootleg Box 2: Newcastle 1981
(TT10r replaces only disc 2 of TT10)
1:50:27
Tangerine Leaves9n26 October 1981Edinburgh, Usher Hall, Scotland1:49:38
Tangerine Tree56.211 November 1981Gelsenkirchen, Germany0:26:01

1982 Australian Tour

VolumeDateVenue
Notes
Run
time
Tangerine Tree37r22 February 1982Sydney, Regent Theatre, Australia
TD: Bootmoon Series: Sydney– February 22nd, 1982
TD: Sohoman (re-mixed)
Replaces Classic Tree 2
1:46:04
Tangerine Tree481 March 1982Melbourne, Dallas Brooks Hall, Australia
Replaces Classic Tree 3
1:00:27

1982 European Tour — White Eagle, Logos

VolumeDateVenue
Notes
Run
time
Tangerine Tree8719 October 1982Budapest, Sportcsarnok, Hungary1:08:24
Tangerine Leaves3427 October 1982Frankfurt, Alte Oper, Germany1:44:03
Tangerine Leaves5930 October 1982Derby, Assembly Rooms, England1:34:42
Tangerine Tree12r31 October 1982Croydon, Fairfield Halls, England1:50:14
Tangerine Leaves841 November 1982Manchester, Apollo Theatre, England1:47:09
Tangerine Leaves16 November 1982London, Dominion Theatre, England
TD: Logos Live
1:56:43
Tangerine Leaves438 November 1982Brussels, Vrije University, Belgium1:48:02
Tangerine Leaves2211 November 1982Düsseldorf, Philipshalle, Germany1:28:30
Tangerine Tree6115 November 1982Berlin, Internationales Congress Centrum, Germany
Replaces Classic Tree 4
1:28:15

1983 Japanese Tour

VolumeDateVenue
Notes
Run
time
Tangerine Tree511 June 1983Frankfurt, Alte Oper, Germany
TD: Bootleg Box 2: Fassbinder
0:38:05
Tangerine Tree4023 June 1983Tokyo, Nakano Sun Plaza, Japan1:43:01
Tangerine Tree7225 June 1983Tokyo, Nakano Sun Plaza, Japan1:35:28
Tangerine Tree6428 June 1983Osaka, Festival Hall, Japan1:45:20

1983 European Tour

VolumeDateVenue
Notes
Run
time
Tangerine Tree8330 August 1983Athens, Lycabettus Theatre, Greece1:13:12
Tangerine Leaves1326 November 1983Dresden, Deutsches Hygiene-Museum, Germany1:42:26

1986 European Tour — Underwater Sunlight

VolumeDateVenue
Notes
Run
time
Tangerine Tree3517 March 1986Birmingham, Odeon, England1:51:44
Tangerine Leaves2821 March 1986Harrogate, Conference Centre, England1:38:14
Tangerine Leaves2526 March 1986Oxford, Apollo Theatre, England1:46:21
Tangerine Leaves5329 March 1986Cologne, WDR Sendesaal, Germany
(Audience recording, complete)
1:39:05
Tangerine Tree5829 March 1986Cologne, WDR Sendesaal, Germany
(FM broadcast, incomplete)
1:00:16
Tangerine Tree6931 March 1986Paris, Olympique, France1:17:09

1986 North American Tour — Underwater Sunlight

VolumeDateVenue
Notes
Run
time
Tangerine Leaves631 June 1986Portland, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, USA1:44:01
Tangerine Tree246 June 1986Laguna Hills, Irvine Meadows Amphitheater, USA1:46:52
Tangerine Leaves8011 June 1986Denver, Paramount Theater, USA1:42:10
Tangerine Tree6819 June 1986Montreal, Place des Arts, Canada1:55:12
Tangerine Leaves1220 June 1986Ottawa, National Arts Centre, Canada
TD: Bootmoon Series: Ottawa– June 20th, 1986
1:45:54
Tangerine Tree4421 June 1986Toronto, Massey Hall, Canada1:54:13
Tangerine Leaves4227 June 1986Providence Performing Arts Center, USA1:38:22
Tangerine Leaves7229 June 1986Warner Theater, Washington, USA1:47:02

1988 North American Tour — Optical Race

VolumeDateVenue
Notes
Run
time
Tangerine Leaves1925 August 1988Chicago, Hoffman Estates Poplar Creek Music Center, USA1:33:10
Tangerine Leaves5626 August 1988Milwaukee, Riverside Theater, USA1:30:02
Tangerine Leaves6929 August 1988Columbus, Ohio Theatre, USA1:48:38
Tangerine Leaves41 September 1988Toronto, Massey Hall, Canada1:57:57
Tangerine Tree857 September 1988New York, Radio City Music Hall1:53:37
Tangerine Tree429 September 1988New Haven, Palace Theatre, USA1:51:08
Tangerine Leaves8814 September 1988Sarasota, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, USA1:58:35
Tangerine Leaves4816 September 1988New Orleans, Saenger Theatre, USA1:42:57
Tangerine Leaves3123 September 1988Los Angeles, Wiltern Theatre, USA1:32:28

1990 British Tour — Melrose

VolumeDateVenue
Notes
Run
time
Tangerine Leaves9025 October 1990Worthing, Assembly Hall, England1:53:23
Tangerine Tree2926 October 1990London, Hammersmith Odeon, England1:57:44
Tangerine Leaves5127 October 1990London, Hammersmith Odeon, England1:40:35
Tangerine Leaves7728 October 1990Apollo Theatre, Manchester, England1:59:39
Tangerine Leaves2929 October 1990Nottingham, Royal Centre, England1:47:49
Tangerine Tree901 November 1990Newcastle City Hall, England1:34:52
Tangerine Tree844 November 1990Oxford, Apollo Theatre, England1:48:05
Tangerine Tree706 November 1990Bristol, Colston Hall, England
Replaces Classic Tree 6.2
1:47:31

1992 North American Tour — 220 Volt

VolumeDateVenue
Notes
Run
time
Tangerine Leaves899 October 1992New York, Beacon Theatre, USA2:01:53
Tangerine Leaves4417 October 1992Chicago, Old Vic Theater, USA1:59:41
Tangerine Tree2120 October 1992Detroit, Fox Theater, USA2:02:33
Tangerine Tree7625 October 1992Seattle, Paramount Theater, USA2:02:28
Tangerine Leaves5828 October 1992San Juan Capistrano, The Coach House, USA1:58:58
Tangerine Leaves331 November 1992Ventura, Ventura Theater, USA2:03:19

1996–1997 — Tournado

VolumeDateVenue
Notes
Run
time
Tangerine Leaves10 & 1130 September 1996London, Shepherd's Bush Empire, England3:11:31
Tangerine Leaves8311 April 1997Bonn, Beethovenhalle, Germany2:33:35
Tangerine Tree8212 April 1997Munich, Cirkus-Krone Bau, Germany2:32:40
Tangerine Tree4620 April 1997Amsterdam, Melkweg Max, Netherlands2:32:40
Tangerine Leaves41.122 April 1997Budapest, Petofi Csarnok, Hungary1:07:12
Tangerine Leaves41.223 April 1997Zabrze, Dom Muzyki i Tanca, Poland
TD: Tournado
1:22:32
Tangerine Tree2013 June 1997Warsaw, Sala Kongresowa, Poland1:07:25

1997 UK tour

VolumeDateVenue
Notes
Run
time
Tangerine Tree651 November 1997Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall, Scotland1:52:34
Tangerine Leaves654 November 1997Manchester, Apollo Theatre, England2:29:21
Tangerine Leaves716 November 1997Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, England
TD: Valentine Wheels
2:29:19

1999–2005

VolumeDateVenue
Notes
Run
time
Tangerine Tree4312 June 1999Osnabrück, Stadthalle, Germany1:59:06
Tangerine Leaves26 & 2712 May 2001London, Shepherd's Bush Empire, England2:45:11
Tangerine Tree15 & 1631 August 2001Most Beautiful Rock for Peace, Warsaw, Poland3:01:29
Tangerine Tree37 October 2001Bernau bei Berlin, St. Marien-Kirche, Germany
TD: Inferno
1:18:39
Tangerine Leaves224 August 2002Burg Nideggen, Germany
(Inferno)
1:18:37
Tangerine Tree32 & 3315 February 2003London, Astoria Theatre, England2:41:08
Tangerine Tree606 March 2004London, Royal Festival Hall, England
TD: Purgatorio
2:15:35
Tangerine Leaves3725 April 2004Barcelona, Sala Bikini, Spain1:55:58
Tangerine Tree74 & 7511 June 2005London, Shepherd's Bush Empire, England2:46:15
Tangerine Leaves768 July 2005Berlin, Friedrichstadtkirche, Germany1:15:55
Tangerine Tree79 & 79r9 July 2005Berlin, Friedrichstadtkirche, Germany
(TT79r replaces only disc 2 of TT79)
TD: Jeanne d'Arc
1:45:39
Tangerine Leaves7414 October 2005Philharmonie Essen, Germany2:04:45

Notes

Other releases

Other volumes are mixed collections of tracks from various concerts, films, radio interviews and unlabeled volumes.

VolumeDateTitleRun
time
Tangerine Tree361969–20012:26:45
Tangerine Tree501981–2003Assorted Secrets 21:18:39
Tangerine Tree631980–1991Assorted Secrets 31:18:39
Tangerine Tree801979–1990Assorted Secrets 40:56:09
Tangerine Tree881968–2006Assorted Secrets 52:19:14
Tangerine Tree711971–1981Adventures in LoFi 1971–19813:10:47
Tangerine Tree411973–1976Space is the Place
TD: "Overture" from V (1975)
2:31:32
Tangerine Leaves49A Blast From The Past2:21:45
Tangerine Tree51On Air0:53:46
Tangerine Tree54The Keep: An Alternative View1:16:34
Tangerine Tree73Soundtrax
Tracks from:
1:22:21
Tangerine Leaves66Triple Orange Juice2:29:13
Tangerine Tree861981–1996Soundchecks 1981–960:53:00

Sets

Volumes were released in batch sets.

Set Volumes Released
Tangerine Tree 11–8February 2002
Tangerine Tree 29–16July 2002
Tangerine Tree 317–26January 2003
Tangerine Tree 427–37August 2003
Tangerine Tree 538–48April 2004
Tangerine Tree 649–61August 2004
Tangerine Tree 762–71August 2005
Tangerine Tree 872–79
1r, 2r, 10r, 25r
November 2005
Tangerine Tree 980–87
8r, 12r, 37r, 79r
February 2006
Tangerine Tree 1088–92
17r, 31r, 49r
August 2006
Tangerine Leaves 11–12May 2003
Tangerine Leaves 213–27December 2003
Tangerine Leaves 328–40January 2005
Tangerine Leaves 441–53August 2005
Tangerine Leaves 59n
54–66
June 2006
Tangerine Leaves 667–78February 2006
Tangerine Leaves 779–91August 2006
Audio DVD Tree 11–16
Audio DVD Tree 217–31
Audio DVD Tree 332–44
Audio DVD Tree 445–61

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heerssen . Heiko . New "Digital Tape Tree"...? . Tadream . https://archive.today/20120526035100/http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tadream/message/31112 . dead . 26 May 2012 . 1 November 2006.
  2. Web site: Tangerine Tree audio CD-R distribution page . https://web.archive.org/web/20061011053619/http://beepworld.de/members83/tadreamer/ . 11 October 2006 . 25 January 2008.
  3. Web site: Heerssen . Heiko . Tangerine Tree/Leaves Series Ceased October 17, 2006 . Tadream . https://archive.today/20120526035100/http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tadream/message/70523 . dead . 26 May 2012 . 1 November 2006.