Tangerine Dream Announce 'Pilots of the Purple Twilight' Box Set

The 10-CD collection features material from the group released on Virgin Records in the '80s

BY Allie GregoryPublished Sep 11, 2020

The '80s output of German electronic music veterans Tangerine Dream will be the subject of a new 10-CD box set titled Pilots of the Purple Twilight: The Virgin Recordings 1980-1983. The release will arrive on October 30 via UMC/EMI.

Studio albums featured in the collection include remastered versions of Tangram, Thief, Exit, White Eagle, Logos Live, and Hyperborea.

The set will also include live recordings from a show at London's The Dominion Theatre in 1982, as well as previously unreleased soundtracks from James Glickenhaus's The Soldier, Michael Mann's The Keep, and five tracks from Risky Business.

Additionally, the set also comes with a hard-back book, "many rare photographs and memorabilia," and an exclusive collectible poster.

Listen to a newly released cut from The Soldier soundtrack below, where you'll also see the group's announcement. Find more details about the release — including its hefty tracklisting — here.



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