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Opel-Gang
Sign in to saveOpel-Gang is the debut album of the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. The title is a reference to an article in a Düsseldorf newspaper, where a gang of small-time thieves, who drove self-tuned Opels, were named Opel-Gang, even though the band wasn't initially into car modding. The album took under 10 days to record.
Release · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Album
- Artist
- Die Toten Hosen
- First released
- 1983
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- Listeners
- 9
- Total plays
- 15
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- album
- Genre
- punk rock
- Followed by
- Unter falscher Flagge
- Performer
- Die Toten Hosen
- Record label
- EMI
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- language of work or name
- German
- publication date
- 1983-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Track listing
- 2007 remastered anniversary edition bonus tracks
- Personnel
- Charts
- Certifications
- References
Opel-Gang is the debut album of the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. The title is a reference to an article in a Düsseldorf newspaper, where a gang of small-time thieves, who drove self-tuned Opels, were named Opel-Gang, even though the band wasn't initially into car modding. The album took under 10 days to record.
As the band is from Düsseldorf, several songs on this album are centered on this city. "Modestadt Düsseldorf" is a nod to their home town; the title and the theme, although not the exact lyrics of "Opel-Gang" are based on the article mentioned above; in "Hofgarten", the Düsseldorf court garden is meant.
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