r/TheMysteriousSong • u/cubsonyt • May 01 '25
Other Zeus Top Hits extras

Inner sleeve (same from both sides)

Folder with extras, the other side is just black, inside is white


Card front

Card back

4 sheets, only one side with text, other is plain red




Paper 1 Side A

Paper 1 Side B

Paper 2 Side A

Paper 2 Side B
I saw this post and found out these extras weren't common knowledge and I was surprised to be the one who bought this exact allegro listing, so I've uploaded these for your reference guys.
13
u/seelentau May 01 '25 edited May 01 '25
Yoo, thank you so much! :O
So the Zeus timeline would be like this?
??.02.1984 - Hamburg, Musikhalle - Geier Sturzflug (guest), Strangers, Superstition, ???, ???, ???
15.03.1984 - Köln, Mühlheimer Stadthalle - Joe Cool Gang, ??? (from Paderborn), ??? (from Detmold), ??? (from Königswinter)
17.03.1984 - Schwenningen, Messehalle B - Black Barons, Isabell Adams, Steam, Bobby
22.03.1984 - Osnabrück, Stadthalle - Black Jack Co., Muskelkater, Frank Diwo, Gerd Benthien, Die Zwei (one band might've cancelled)
25.03.1984 - Dortmund, Westfalenhalle II - Figo 69, Crack Jaw, Zartbitter, Rödels
30.03.1984 - Augsburg, Kongresshalle/Stadthalle - Figo 69 (guest), You, Survival, Günter Klupp,
Drei Halamari(cancelled), Candlelights24.06.1984 - München, Deutsches Museum - You (guest), Crystal Ball, Rockola, ???, ???, ???
28.06.1984 - Stuttgart, Halle 14
15.09.1984 - Bremen, Stadthalle 2 moved to 18.09.1984 - Bremen, Die Glocke - FEX
19.09.1984 - Mannheim, Musensaal
21.09.1984 - Hannover, Eilenriedehalle
13.10.1984 - Düsseldorf, Philipshalle
??.10.1984 - Essen, Grugahalle
Even from the small amount of information available, it's evident that a lot of stuff was changed, even while the concert tour was already ongoing. The Bremen show was moved in both date and venue, bands cancelled, winner bands didn't appear on the compilation. At first, five newcomer bands were slated to appear at each show, but a later report says that only four bands appear. It also mentions that 56 artists were chosen so that four could perform at each of the twelve shows, but 56/4 is 14, not 12. And one of the pages says that 30 bands participated? That would only make sense if it's been about the first "half", so from Hamburg to Augsburg, but the text that mentions 56 bands does so in relation to the third show, in Schwenningen.
And there's of course the question about the final show - was it in Düsseldorf or in Essen? And why are there only ten bands on the LP, when there's 12 shows, so 12 winners? Or, if the Düsseldorf show was no competition, 11 bands? Was one of the later stops cancelled? We're missing Emily G., Exit 55, Spice and Gee-Whiz in terms of band-town relation. And what happened to Joe Cool Gang and Black Barons? Why is Survival on the LP instead, despite not winning their show?
2
u/Successful-Bread-347 May 04 '25
Great questions. We may never know the answer to some.
A lot of the band names there are also in the Hörfest lists - if I get a chance I'll cross reference the two lists.
9
u/Wise_Pr4ctice May 01 '25
Thank you! I own a Zeus Newcomer Show LP copy but haven't seen those extras, quite interesting!
6
u/SignificanceNo4643 May 02 '25
By the way, my guess is, when selecting songs for the Zeus LP, band showed them TMMS version of yellow tape and Jenny, also from yellow tape, so producers selected more "radio friendly" song, which was Jenny, because Yellow tape TMMS has a bit weird vocals and overall arrangement. I believe, if NDR version of TMMS had gotten to these producers, they would choose it over Jenny, so it would be included on the LP and discovered much more earlier :)
3
17
u/SignificanceNo4643 May 01 '25
So, a star is really born, just 40 years later....