CrazyShow is a limited-edition (2500 copies) four-CD album by
Alphaville, composed of new material as well
as rare and remixed tracks, and three cover versions ("
Do the Strand" by
Roxy Music, "
Something" by
George Harrison", and "Diamonds Are Forever" by
Don Black and
John Barry). It's considered to be a sequel to the eight-CD album Dreamscapes, and as such the discs are numbered from 9 to 12.
Between October 2000 and October 2001, Alphaville released – free of charge – an average of one track per month on their
official website. All of those tracks ended up on CrazyShow, though some were remixed. The internet releases were: "Scum of the Earth", "MoonGirl", "MoonBoy", "See Me Thru", "Those Wonderful Things", "And as for Love", "Upside Down", "Parallel Girlz (Cloud Nine)",
"Shadows She Said (Omerta)", "First Monday (in the year 3000)", "(Waiting for the) New Light", "Miracle Healing", "Zoo" and "On the Beach".
A single CD promotional version of the set called CrazyShow Excerpts was also released.
Martin Lister – Synthesizer, Arranger, Keyboards, Computers, Mixing, Drawing
Christian Marsac – guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Producer
Frank McDonald – guitar
Rudy Nielson – guitar, E-Bow
Alex Reed – Voices, Multi Instruments, Producer, Remixing
Klaus Schulze – arranger, producer, mixing, Instrumentation
The Nelson Highrise Sectors
The song "Scum of the Earth" is also referred to as "The Nelson Highrise Sector Four: The Scum of the Earth." This is the fourth of 4 songs that Alphaville have designated a "Nelson Highrise Sector:"
The Nelson Highrise Sector 1 is "The Elevator," the B-side to 1984's single, "
Sounds Like a Melody"
The Nelson Highrise Sector 2 is "The Other Side of U," the B-side to 1986's single "
Dance With Me"
The Nelson Highrise Sector 3 is "The Garage," the B-side to 1986's singles, "
Jerusalem" and "
Sensations"