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# LIFE SOUNDTRACK: Spliff - 85555
- URL: https://www.glamglare.com/music/2015730life-soundtrack-spliff-85555/
- Published: 2015-07-30T16:47:48.000Z
- Updated: 2015-07-30T16:47:48.000Z
- Author: Elke Nominikat
- Tags: Music, #wordpress, #Import 2024-07-26 07:44

In true PRE-web spirit, there’s unfortunately no website for [Spliff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spliff%5F%28band%29?ref=glamglare.com), one of the most famous and influential bands of the [Neue Deutsche Welle (German New Wave)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neue%5FDeutsche%5FWelle?ref=glamglare.com) era, active from 1980 until 1984\. Before Spliff, they were performing as [Nina Hagen Band](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina%5FHagen?ref=glamglare.com).

In their formation as Spliff, Herwig Mitteregger (vocals, drums), Reinhold Heil (vocals, synths), Manfred Praeker (vocals, bass) and Bernhard Potschka (guitar, vocals) released 4 studio albums, with **58888** (released 1982) being their 2nd and maybe also commercially most successful album.

![](http://static1.squarespace.com/static/4fa3199ee4b068df94b4cbaf/52a7ae2ae4b077af2713ad5e/55ba471de4b0521e1686b5b5/1438271263177//img.png)

While I personally never possessed the album **58888**, I had only borrowed it from my physics tutor and put it on a cassette tape, I did listen to this cassette tape until it started to stutter! I loved, loved, LOVED every single song on this 9 track album. From *Carbonara*, which everybody chanted in the Summer of 1982, to *Déja-Vu*, *Heut Nacht* (some sort of love song) and of course *Computer Sind Doof* (Computer are stupid), with its special appeal for high school teenagers.

Luckily, the man I married (also a physics buff), had the foresight to buy 85555 and many more cool Neue Deutsche Welle albums, all on vinyl of course. That’s why I could search for it today, and take the photo of the original 1982 album. Sadly though not the first pressing cover with the embossed metallic letters. 

Even now, a solid 30 years later, I love the album and it doesn’t sound dated to me. But… check out the videos, listen to the songs and see for yourself. And don’t get side-tracked by all the gear they had. I mean, the look back is great but let’s also listen with our ears and senses to the music. This was a time when exciting music was made in Germany. This is what Kraftwerk has paved the way for (see Oliver’s [Life Soundtrack: Kraftwerk](http://www.glamglare.com/music/2015/7/2/life-soundtrack-kraftwerk-die-roboter?rq=Kraftwerk)) and what some truly creative and inspirational bands in Germany did with it.

**With this look back, I am missing more than just those carefree young adult years. I am also missing the spirit of *New Deutsche Welle* which hasn’t happened again since…**

As a singing drummer, [Herwig Mitteregger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herwig%5FMitteregger?ref=glamglare.com) (born in Austria) wrote and sung many of Spliff’s songs, here *Déja Vu*:

  
Sharing the song writing and singing duties. *Heut Nacht* (Tonight’s Night) written and sung by bassist by [Manfred Praeker](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred%5FPraeker?ref=glamglare.com) (German wiki). On an album with nine favorite songs, maybe my favorite. Might also have to do with the lyrics “*Kuess mich nochmal bevor du gehst*” – Kiss me once again before leave…

  
And this time, the keyboarder alias [Reinhold Heil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinhold%5FHeil?ref=glamglare.com) is taking on vocal duties, he’s also the one who wrote the mega-hit *Carbonara* (Spaghetti).

  
![](http://static1.squarespace.com/static/4fa3199ee4b068df94b4cbaf/52a7ae2ae4b077af2713ad5e/55ba5506e4b0c6ba637a5606/1438274823461//img.jpg)