La Düsseldorf
{{Short description|German band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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|origin = Düsseldorf, Germany
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|genre = {{hlist|Krautrock|proto-punk|art rock|electronic}}
|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
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|current_members = Klaus Dinger
Thomas Dinger
Hans Lampe
Harald Konietzko
Andreas Schell
Nikolaus Van Rhein
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La Düsseldorf was a German band formed by the former member of Neu!, multi-instrumentalist Klaus Dinger, his brother Thomas Dinger, and Hans Lampe.
La Düsseldorf 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".{{cite web|url=http://www.gawl.de/Dingerland/About/neu.html|title=Klaus Dinger and NEU! and La Düsseldorf and Die Engel des Herrn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007231145/http://www.gawl.de/Dingerland/About/neu.html |archive-date=2007-10-07|postscript=. (This article is from "Real Groove" No 2, Aug. 1996, with personal comments / corrections by Klaus Dinger).|accessdate=October 8, 2007}} The release of their third record Individuellos was followed by a "years-long legal dispute" with the record company Warner Brothers and disagreements between the Dinger brothers.{{cite magazine|magazine=Westdeutsche Zeitung|archive-date=October 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004035724/http://www.wz-newsline.de/index.php?redid=204488|url=http://www.wz-newsline.de/index.php?redid=204488|title=Klaus Dinger: Trauer um den Kraftwerk-Drummer|lang=de|trans-title=Klaus Dinger: Mourning for the Kraftwerk drummer|author=Dieter Sieckmeyer}}
Overview
= Core members =
= Other members =
Discography
= Albums =
- 1976 – La Düsseldorf (Teldec Records)
- 1978 – Viva (Teldec Records)
- 1980 – Individuellos (Teldec Records)
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.
- 1985 – Neondian (Teldec Records, released under the name "Klaus Dinger and Rheinita Bella Düsseldorf")
- 1999 – Blue (Captain Trip Records, recorded between 1985 and 1987, released under the name "La! Neu?")
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.
- 2006 – Mon Amour (Warner Music, a re-release of Neondian with extra tracks that was only briefly in print)
- 2013 – Japandorf
= Singles =
- 1976 – "Silver Cloud/La Düsseldorf" (Teldec Records)
- 1978 – "Rheinita/Viva" (Teldec Records)
- 1980 – "Dampfriemen/Individuellos" (Teldec Records)
- 1983 – "Ich Liebe Dich (Teil 1)/Ich Liebe Dich (Teil 2)" (Teldec Records)
=Maxi-singles=
- 1978 – "Rheinita/Viva" (Teldec Records)
- 1980 – "Dampfriemen/Individuellos" (Teldec Records)
- 1983 – "Ich liebe Dich/Koksknödel" (Teldec Records)
=Video=
- 2004 – Rheinita 1979 (a live performance of Rheinita that can be viewed for free on Klaus Dinger's website
- Romantic Warriors IV: Krautrock (2019)
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.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.la-duesseldorf.de/ La Düsseldorf site ]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071010013100/http://www.gawl.de/Dingerland/ DingerLand] "Official" Klaus Dinger site
- [http://mitglied.lycos.de/neuschnee/Dingerdiscs.htm Klaus Dinger records]
- [http://www.phinnweb.org/krautrock/atasteof.html A Taste of Krautrock] by Patrick O'Hearn, Perfect Sound Forever, November 1997
- [http://www.myspace.com/ladusseldorf Myspace site]
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Category:Musical groups established in 1975
Category:German electronic music groups
Category:Krautrock musical groups
Category:Musical groups from Düsseldorf
Category:Radar Records artists