The Stripes Explained

The Stripes should not be confused with The Strypes.

The Stripes
Origin:Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Genre:Pop
Years Active:
Label:CBS
Associated Acts:Nena, Nena (band)
Past Members:

The Stripes were a German pop band founded on 2 July 1979 in the town of Hagen by Rainer Kitzmann, who played guitar.[1] The lead singer was Gabriele Susanne Kerner, before she became known as Nena Kerner, who would later form the band Nena. Another future member of the band Nena, Rolf Brendel (Nena's boyfriend at the time), played the drums. Frank Röhler played bass. The band was known for singing exclusively in English. They released five singles and one studio album,[2] after which they split up on 3 March 1982.[3] [4] Their song "Ecstasy" was a minor hit.

Discography

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The Stripes
Type:studio
Artist:The Stripes
Cover:Stripes_.jpg
Released:1980
Recorded:April–July 1980
Language:English
Label:CBS
Producer:Andy Kirnberger

Studio album

The Stripes was the band's only album and the first studio album of its singer, Gabriele "Nena" Kerner. Initially an LP record,[5] it was re-released on CD in 1997[6] and again in 2004 with bonus tracks which were previously exclusive to some singles.[7]

Track listing

Side A contains tracks 1–6 and side B contains tracks 7–13.

Notes

Credits

Singles

All singles were released as 7-inch vinyl records at 45 RPM under the CBS label. "Ecstasy" and the B-sides "Normal Types" and "Lose Control" were included as bonus tracks on the re-release of the studio album.

TitleYearB-side
"Ecstasy"1979"Normal Types"
"Strangers"1980"Lose Control"
"Tell Me Your Name""Weekend Love"
"Strangers""Observer"
"Don't You Think That I'm a Lady?"1981"On the Telephone"

Epilogue

Nena has often advertised her involvement with The Stripes in 2003 when she made a guest appearance at Howard Jones's 20th anniversary concert in London, she wore a top emblazoned with the name of the band and the bonus tracks of the Made in Germany Live album included live performances of two of the Stripes' songs recorded at a Berlin concert in November 2009.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Inception of The Stripes. Nena.de. 15 November 2016.
  2. Web site: The Stripes at the official Nena website. Nena.de. 15 November 2016.
  3. Web site: The Stripes have disbanded. Nena.de. 15 November 2016.
  4. Die Story von Nena. Pop Rocky Staralbum. 1983. Free supplement "Nena". 8.
  5. Web site: The Stripes LP, vinyl (CBS 84561). Discogs. 15 November 2016.
  6. Web site: The Stripes 1997 reissue (Columbia 487105 2). Discogs. 15 November 2016.
  7. Web site: The Stripes 2004 reissue (Columbia 487105 9). Discogs. 15 November 2016.
  8. Web site: Made in Germany Live album by Nena. Nena.de. 15 November 2016.