The Ultimate Edition is a limited edition 50-disc CD box set released by Klaus Schulze in 2000 collecting his previous limited edition multi-disc box sets Silver Edition (1993, 10 discs), Historic Edition (1995, 10 discs), and Jubilee Edition (1997, 25 discs), which contain unreleased archival recordings in addition to new studio material. A further five discs were added for this release. Several discs were altered and restructured from their original versions: discs 7 and 8 were extended by five minutes; discs 11, 13, 14, and 22 were slightly remastered; and discs 41 and 42 were restructured. Two tracks from Jubilee Edition were omitted ("The Unspoken Thing" from Disc 19 and "Ludwigs Traum" from Disc 21). The discs are divided into five boxes of ten discs, housed in individual cardboard sleeves. Since 2009, tracks from this set are being reissued as La Vie Electronique, a series of 3-disc CD sets releasing all the material of The Ultimate Edition in chronological order.[1]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Klaus Schulze.
Box 1
Disc 1: Film Musik (Disc 1 of Silver Edition)
1. |
"Die Lieder des Prinzen Vogelfrei" | studio (1993), reissued on La Vie Electronique 11 |
28:26 |
2. |
"Le Médaillon Magique" | studio (1993), reissued on La Vie Electronique 11 |
15:51 |
3. |
"Schwermütiger Frühling" | studio (1993), reissued on La Vie Electronique 11 |
19:59 |
4. |
"Der Optimismus" | studio (1993), reissued on La Vie Electronique 11 |
10:39 |
Disc 2: Narren des Schicksals (Disc 2 of Silver Edition)
1. |
"1. Satz (con moto)" | studio (1992–3), reissued on La Vie Electronique 11 |
20:22 |
2. |
"2. Satz (grave)" | studio (1992–3), reissued on La Vie Electronique 11 |
22:55 |
3. |
"3. Satz (ma con brio)" | studio (1992–3), reissued on La Vie Electronique 11 |
27:37 |
Disc 3: Was War Vor der Zeit (Disc 3 of Silver Edition)
1. |
"Nostalgic Echo" | concert (1976), reissued on La Vie Electronique 5 |
34:08 |
2. |
"Titanische Tage" | concert (1976), reissued on La Vie Electronique 5 |
27:12 |
3. |
"Die Lebendige Spur" | concert (1975), reissued on La Vie Electronique 3 |
12:44 |
Disc 4: Sense of Beauty (Disc 4 of Silver Edition)
1. |
"Der Schönheit Spur" | studio (1993), reissued on La Vie Electronique 11 |
37:36 |
2. |
"Ein Schönes Autodafé" | studio (1993), reissued on La Vie Electronique 11 |
21:24 |
3. |
"Return in Happy Plight" | studio (1993), reissued on La Vie Electronique 11 |
19:08 |
Disc 5: Picasso Geht Spazieren (Disc 5 of Silver Edition)
1. |
"Picasso Geht Spazieren: First Movement" | studio (1992), reissued on La Vie Electronique 12 |
78:39 |
Disc 6: Picasso Geht Spazieren (Continued) (Disc 6 of Silver Edition)
1. |
"Picasso Geht Spazieren: Second Movement" | studio (1992), reissued on La Vie Electronique 12 |
15:33 |
2. |
"Picasso Geht Spazieren: Third Movement" | studio (1992), reissued on La Vie Electronique 12 |
60:12 |
Disc 7: The Music Box (Disc 7 of Silver Edition)
1. |
"The Music Box" | studio (1993), 73:56 on Silver Edition; reissued on La Vie Electronique 12 |
79:13 |
Disc 8: Machine de Plaisir (Disc 8 of Silver Edition)
1. |
"Machine de Plaisir" | studio (1993), 73:51 on Silver Edition; reissued on La Vie Electronique 13 |
78:32 |
Disc 9: Life in Ecstasy (Disc 9 of Silver Edition)
1. |
"La Présence d'Ésprit" | concert (1975), reissued on La Vie Electronique 3 |
17:32 |
2. |
"Arthur Stanley Jefferson" | studio (1993), reissued on La Vie Electronique 13 |
56:55 |
Disc 10: Mysterious Tapes (Disc 10 of Silver Edition)
1. |
"La Vie Secrète" | concert (1975), reissued on La Vie Electronique 6 |
62:20 |
2. |
"Landpartie" | studio (1972), reissued on La Vie Electronique 16 |
10:47 |
Box 2
Disc 11: Zeitgeist (Disc 1 of Historic Edition)
1. |
"From and To" | concert (1981), reissued on La Vie Electronique 16 |
20:40 |
2. |
"Zeit Geist" | concert (1977), reissued on La Vie Electronique 6 |
50:29 |
Disc 12: I Sing the Body Electric (Disc 2 of Historic Edition)
1. |
"Inside the Harlequin" | concert (1977), reissued on La Vie Electronique 6 (26:16) |
12:19 |
2. |
"I Sing the Body Electric" | concert (1976), reissued on La Vie Electronique 4 |
49:11 |
3. |
"Das Herz von Grönland" | concert (1976), reissued on La Vie Electronique 4 |
14:18 |
Disc 13: Alles ist Gut (Disc 3 of Historic Edition)
1. |
"Alles ist Gut" | concert (1975), reissued on La Vie Electronique 3 |
36:40 |
2. |
"Well Roared, Lion!" | concert (1975), reissued on La Vie Electronique 3 |
9:22 |
3. |
"Der Blaue Glauben" | concert (1975), reissued on La Vie Electronique 3 |
32:16 |
Disc 14: The Future (Disc 4 of Historic Edition)
1. |
"Electric Love-Affair" | studio (1974), reissued on La Vie Electronique 2 |
10:47 |
2. |
"Tempus Fugit" | studio (1970), reissued on La Vie Electronique 1 |
26:21 |
3. |
"The Future" | studio (1978), reissued on La Vie Electronique 7 |
28:18 |
4. |
"Gewitter" | studio (1978), reissued on La Vie Electronique 3 |
9:22 |
Disc 15: Leiden mit Manu (Disc 5 of Historic Edition)
1. |
"And Now For Something Completely Different" | concert (1981), reissued on La Vie Electronique 16 |
0:37 |
2. |
"Leiden mit Manu" | concert (1981), reissued on La Vie Electronique 16 |
38:28 |
3. |
"Zeichen Meines Lebens" | concert (1975), reissued on La Vie Electronique 3 |
32:08 |
Disc 16: The Andromeda Strain (Disc 6 of Historic Edition)
1. |
"Andromeda Strain" | concert (1976), reissued on La Vie Electronique 4 |
41:44 |
2. |
"Make Room, Make Room" | concert (1976), reissued on La Vie Electronique 4 |
28:55 |
Disc 17: My Virtual Principles (Disc 7 of Historic Edition)
1. |
"Dynamo" | studio (1973), reissued on La Vie Electronique 1 |
14:19 |
2. |
"My Virtual Principles" | studio (1982), reissued on La Vie Electronique 7 |
62:49 |
Disc 18: The Poet (Disc 8 of Historic Edition)
1. |
"The Poet" | concert (1976), reissued on La Vie Electronique 5 |
52:49 |
2. |
"Fourneau Cosmique" | concert (1975), reissued on La Vie Electronique 3 |
25:35 |
Disc 19: Schwanensee (Disc 9 of Historic Edition)
1. |
"Schwanensee II" | studio (1976), reissued on La Vie Electronique 6 |
21:01 |
2. |
"Havlandet" | studio (1985), reissued on La Vie Electronique 10 |
27:22 |
3. |
"Schwanensee I" | studio (1976), reissued on La Vie Electronique 6 |
26:48 |
Disc 20: Der Lauf der Dinge (Disc 10 of Historic Edition)
1. |
"Traumraum" | studio (1973), reissued on La Vie Electronique 1 |
31:32 |
2. |
"The Real McCoy" | studio (1970), reissued on La Vie Electronique 1 |
12:50 |
3. |
"Der Lauf der Dinge" | studio (1975), reissued on La Vie Electronique 3 |
20:45 |
4. |
"Memento Mori" | studio (1974), reissued on La Vie Electronique 2 |
9:08 |
Box 3
Disc 21: Tradition & Vision (Disc 1 of Jubilee Edition)
1. |
"Tradition and Vision" | studio (1997), reissued on La Vie Electronique 14 |
78:45 |
Disc 22: Avec Arthur (Disc 2 of Jubilee Edition)
1. |
"Re: People I Know" | concert (1977), reissued on La Vie Electronique 7 |
40:19 |
2. |
"Avec Arthur" | concert (1979), reissued on La Vie Electronique 7 |
37:29 |
Disc 23: Budapest (Disc 3 of Jubilee Edition)
1. |
"Ludwig Revisited" | concert (1982), reissued on La Vie Electronique 9 |
21:27 |
2. |
"Peg Leg Dance" | concert (1982), reissued on La Vie Electronique 9 |
39:18 |
3. |
"Die spirituelle Kraft des Augenblicks" | concert (1982), reissued on La Vie Electronique 9 |
15:30 |
Disc 24: Borrowed Time (Disc 4 of Jubilee Edition)
1. |
"Borrowed Time" | studio (1993), reissued on La Vie Electronique 13 |
77:12 |
Disc 25: Opera Trance (Disc 5 of Jubilee Edition)
1. |
"Opera Trance" | studio (1993), reissued on La Vie Electronique 14 |
79:17 |
Disc 26: Real Colours (Disc 6 of Jubilee Edition)
1. |
"The Real Colours in the Darkness" | studio (1985), reissued on Inter*Face |
11:59 |
2. |
"Hitchcock Suite" | studio (1977), reissued on La Vie Electronique 8 |
40:05 |
3. |
"Semper idem" | studio (1975), reissued on La Vie Electronique 3 |
11:35 |
4. |
"Wann soll man springen?" | studio (1975), reissued on La Vie Electronique 3 |
15:05 |
Disc 27: Cyborgs Faust (Disc 7 of Jubilee Edition)
1. |
"Cyborgs Traum" | studio (1972), reissued on La Vie Electronique 1 |
39:11 |
2. |
"Ballet pour le Docteur Faustus" | studio (1978) |
38:17 |
Disc 28: Vie de Rêve (Disc 8 of Jubilee Edition)
1. |
"Vie de rêve" | concert (1976), reissued on La Vie Electronique 5 |
48:52 |
2. |
"L'affaire Tournesol" | concert (1979), reissued on La Vie Electronique 8 |
19:34 |
3. |
"There was Greatness in the Room (Fragment)" | concert (1979), reissued on La Vie Electronique 6 |
8:29 |
Disc 29: Der Welt Lauf (Disc 9 of Jubilee Edition)
1. |
"Goodwill" | studio (1991), reissued on La Vie Electronique 10 |
13:01 |
2. |
"Whales" | studio (1991), reissued on La Vie Electronique 16 |
19:49 |
3. |
"Experimentelle Bagatelle" | studio (1970s), reissued on La Vie Electronique 3 |
4:06 |
4. |
"Der Welt Lauf" | concert (1981), reissued on La Vie Electronique 16 |
41:50 |
Disc 30: Die Kunst... (Disc 10 of Jubilee Edition)
1. |
"Tag des offenen Denkmals" | studio (1993), reissued on La Vie Electronique 13 |
0:29 |
2. |
"Les jockeys camouflés" | studio (1972), reissued on La Vie Electronique 1 |
7:59 |
3. |
"Die Kunst, hundert Jahre alt zu werden" | studio (1971), reissued on La Vie Electronique 1 |
64:05 |
4. |
"Interview with KS in 1982" | |
6:00 |
Box 4
Disc 31: Olé! (Disc 11 of Jubilee Edition)
1. |
"Olé!" | concert (1991), reissued on La Vie Electronique 10 |
16:27 |
2. |
"Habla Español?" | concert (1991), reissued on La Vie Electronique 10 |
17:23 |
3. |
"Gaudi Gaudi" | concert (1991), reissued on La Vie Electronique 10 |
23:07 |
4. |
"Keep Up With the Times" | studio (1981), reissued on La Vie Electronique 8 |
16:08 |
5. |
"Fear at Madame Tussaud's" | concert (1977), reissued on La Vie Electronique 6 |
6:19 |
Disc 32: Titanensee (Disc 12 of Jubilee Edition)
1. |
"Titanensee" | studio (1973), reissued on La Vie Electronique 2 |
27:05 |
2. |
"Land der leeren Häuser" | studio (1973), reissued on La Vie Electronique 2 |
11:11 |
3. |
"Studies for Organ, Keyboard and Drumset" | studio (1974), reissued on La Vie Electronique 2 |
14:47 |
4. |
"North of the Yukon" | studio (1972), reissued on La Vie Electronique 2 |
20:39 |
5. |
"I Remember Rahsaan" | studio (1981), reissued on La Vie Electronique 8 |
5:20 |
Disc 33: Angry Moog (Disc 13 of Jubilee Edition)
1. |
"Angry Young Moog" | studio (1994), reissued on La Vie Electronique 14 |
8:01 |
2. |
"Kosmisches Gleiteisen" | studio (1994), reissued on La Vie Electronique 14 |
3:41 |
3. |
"Operatic March" | studio (1994), reissued on La Vie Electronique 14 |
3:40 |
4. |
"Kosmisches Gleiteisen, pt. 2" | studio (1994), reissued on La Vie Electronique 14 |
1:54 |
5. |
"Angry Young Moog, pt. 2" | studio (1994), reissued on La Vie Electronique 14 |
13:11 |
6. |
"Das große Identifikationsspiel" | studio (1973), reissued on La Vie Electronique 2 |
41:55 |
7. |
"Kurzes Stück im alten Stil" | studio (1970s), reissued on La Vie Electronique 3 |
7:00 |
Disc 34: Die Erde ist Rund (Disc 14 of Jubilee Edition)
1. |
"The Oberhausen Tape" | studio (1976), reissued on La Vie Electronique 5 |
22:58 |
2. |
"The Other Oberhausen Tape" | studio (1976), reissued on La Vie Electronique 6 |
22:00 |
3. |
"Die Erde ist rund" | concert (1979), reissued on La Vie Electronique 7 |
11:52 |
4. |
"Shadow Piece" | concert (1975), reissued on La Vie Electronique 4 |
13:08 |
5. |
"German Interview with KS in 1984" | reissued on La Vie Electronique 9 |
7:11 |
Disc 35: Deutsch (Disc 15 of Jubilee Edition)
1. |
"Unheilbar Deutsch" | concert (1985), reissued on La Vie Electronique 10 |
53:49 |
2. |
"Just Skins" | studio (1970), reissued on La Vie Electronique 16 |
24:37 |
Disc 36: Unplugged (Disc 16 of Jubilee Edition)
1. |
"Nightwind" | studio (1973), reissued on La Vie Electronique 2 |
16:12 |
2. |
"Minuet" | studio (1973), reissued on La Vie Electronique 2 |
11:36 |
3. |
"Signs of Dawn" | studio (1973), reissued on La Vie Electronique 2 |
22:35 |
4. |
"Phonetisches Plakat" | studio (1979), reissued on La Vie Electronique 8 |
7:21 |
5. |
"Study for Brian Eno" | studio (1970), reissued on La Vie Electronique 1 |
7:17 |
6. |
"Study for Philip K. Dick" | studio (1972), reissued on La Vie Electronique 2 |
8:28 |
7. |
"German Interview with KS in 1979" | reissued on La Vie Electronique 7 |
2:27 |
Disc 37: Mostly Bruxelles (Disc 17 of Jubilee Edition)
1. |
"Dans un jardin" | concert (1979), reissued on La Vie Electronique 8 |
39:58 |
2. |
"Faster Than Lightning" | concert (1979), reissued on La Vie Electronique 8 |
29:50 |
3. |
"Study for Terry Riley" | studio (1971), reissued on La Vie Electronique 1 |
5:07 |
Disc 38: À la Mode? (Disc 18 of Jubilee Edition)
1. |
"Verblüffe sie!" | studio (1980s), reissued on La Vie Electronique 9 |
34:18 |
2. |
"Seltsam Statisch" | studio (1983), reissued on La Vie Electronique 9 |
21:28 |
3. |
"Kompromisslose Invention" | studio (1980s), reissued on La Vie Electronique 9 |
15:44 |
4. |
"Maxxi" | studio (1985), reissued as "Nichtarische Arie" on Inter*Face (13:47) and on La Vie Electronique 10 |
7:43 |
Disc 39: Interessant (Disc 20 of Jubilee Edition)
1. |
"National Radio Waves" | studio (1980s), reissued on La Vie Electronique 9 |
53:00 |
2. |
"The Midas Touch" | studio (1980s), reissued on La Vie Electronique 9 |
20:06 |
3. |
"German Interview with KS in 1984" | reissued on La Vie Electronique 9 |
3:59 |
Disc 40: Stahlsinfonie (Disc 24 of Jubilee Edition)
1. |
"Linzer Stahlsinfonie" | concert (1980), reissued as DVD with Dig It |
59:58 |
2. |
"Bona Fide" | concert (1979), reissued on La Vie Electronique 8 |
14:29 |
Box 5
Disc 41: Walk the Edge
1. |
"Walk the Edge" | studio (1985), on Jubilee Edition (CD 21), reissued on La Vie Electronique 10 |
46:25 |
2. |
"Darkest Steglitz" | concert (1976), reissued on La Vie Electronique 4 |
7:39 |
3. |
"Berlin Schöneberg" | concert (1976), reissued on La Vie Electronique 5 |
24:14 |
Disc 42: New Style
1. |
"Ein ruhiger Nachmittag" | studio (1980s), on Jubilee Edition (CD 19), reissued on La Vie Electronique 16 |
31:20 |
2. |
"Get the Car, Harry" | studio (1978), reissued on La Vie Electronique 16 |
19:05 |
3. |
"For Barry Graves" | concert (1977), reissued on La Vie Electronique 5 (15:38) |
14:29 |
4. |
"Suite Nr. 3, D-Dur, 2. Satz "Air" (Bach)" | studio (1992), on Jubilee Edition (CD 19), reissued on La Vie Electronique 10 |
8:01 |
Disc 43: Höchamtliche Sounds (Disc 22 of Jubilee Edition)
1. |
"The Martial Law" | concert (1983), reissued on La Vie Electronique 8 |
31:16 |
2. |
"Blaue Stunde" | studio (1975), reissued on La Vie Electronique 2 |
37:48 |
3. |
"A Quick One" | studio (1981), reissued on La Vie Electronique 8 |
3:49 |
4. |
"Count Me In" | studio (1981), reissued on La Vie Electronique 8 |
4:01 |
Disc 44: Planetarium London (Disc 23 of Jubilee Edition)
1. |
"Der Ursprung der Welt" | concert (1977), reissued on La Vie Electronique 16 |
26:24 |
2. |
"Midnight at Madame Tussaud's" | concert (1977), reissued on La Vie Electronique 16 |
16:17 |
3. |
"Totally Wired" | concert (1977), reissued on La Vie Electronique 16 |
34:00 |
Disc 45: 'Nuff Said! (Disc 25 of Jubilee Edition)
1. |
"'Nuff Said!" | studio (1997), reissued on La Vie Electronique 15 |
79:06 |
Disc 46: Bologna
1. |
"L'opera aperta" | concert (1998), reissued on La Vie Electronique 15 |
49:43 |
2. |
"La tolleranza" | concert (1998), reissued on La Vie Electronique 15 |
15:23 |
3. |
"Time Goes By" | studio (1999), reissued on La Vie Electronique 15 |
12:26 |
Disc 47: Discoveries
1. |
"Discover Trakl" | studio (1978) |
27:55 |
2. |
"Crazy Nietzsche" | studio (1978), reissued on La Vie Electronique 7 |
43:12 |
Disc 48: From the Attic
1. |
"Just an Old-Fashioned Schulze Track" | concert (1975), reissued on La Vie Electronique 4 |
73:20 |
2. |
"Zooblast" | studio (1993), reissued on La Vie Electronique 14 |
3:11 |
Disc 49: The Cello
1. |
"Cum cello spiritu" | studio (1999), reissued on La Vie Electronique 15 |
26:40 |
2. |
"Cellingua" | studio (1999), reissued on La Vie Electronique 15 |
27:40 |
3. |
"Cello cum laude" | studio (1999), reissued on La Vie Electronique 15 |
24:18 |
Disc 50: Lone Tracks
1. |
"Berlin Zehlendorf" | concert (1976), reissued on La Vie Electronique 16 |
21:24 |
2. |
"Unikat" | studio (1989), reissued on La Vie Electronique 16 |
11:25 |
3. |
"The Face of Mae West" | studio (1990), reissued on La Vie Electronique 16 |
8:14 |
4. |
"Himmel und Erde (Remix)" | studio (1993), reissued on La Vie Electronique 13 |
7:04 |
5. |
"Vas Insigne Electionis" | studio (1993), reissued on La Vie Electronique 13 |
9:44 |
6. |
"Große Gaukler Gottes" | studio (1994), reissued on La Vie Electronique 14 |
5:20 |
7. |
"Dreieinhalb Stunden" | studio (1996), reissued on La Vie Electronique 14 |
4:25 |
8. |
"The Schulzendorf Groove (First Version)" | studio (1998), reissued on La Vie Electronique 14 |
11:32 |
Trailer
Prior to the release of The Ultimate Edition a compilation album was made available in 1999, containing excerpts from the set, as well as three exclusive tracks, one of which ("In Cosa Crede Chi Non Crede?"), while appearing here as an excerpt, was later reissued complete on Mirage in 2005, and another ("Man at Work"), was later reissued on La Vie Electronique 14 in 2014.
1. |
"La Tolleranza (Excerpt)" | from CD 46 of The Ultimate Edition |
7:32 |
2. |
"In Praise of Idleness" | previously unreleased |
4:15 |
3. |
"Crazy Nietzsche (Excerpt)" | from CD 47 of The Ultimate Edition |
11:08 |
4. |
"Darkest Steglitz" | from CD 41 of The Ultimate Edition |
7:22 |
5. |
"In Cosa Crede Chi Non Crede? (Excerpt)" | previously unreleased; complete version reissued on Mirage |
5:20 |
6. |
"Discover Trakl (Excerpt)" | from CD 47 of The Ultimate Edition |
7:20 |
7. |
"Just An Old-Fashoined Schulze Track (Excerpt)" | from CD 48 of The Ultimate Edition |
10:20 |
8. |
"Der Optimismus (Excerpt)" | from CD 1 of The Ultimate Edition |
6:24 |
9. |
"Man at Work" | previously unreleased; reissued on La Vie Electronique 14 |
2:29 |
See also
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