Timeline Correction
I started to put together a timeline also considering findings of the search. Especially Marijn’s analysis of Darius’s tapes made me wonder so I started talking to the band, mixing engineer and managers at that time and it seems that the timeline looks a little bit different than originally remembered. My dad was really convinced that the yellow label tape came before the TMS version, which was remembered to be recorded at Hawkeye. But 40 years is 40 years. I think everyone had a moment before where they realized they completely misremembered. Of course, keep in mind that it is hard to reconstruct everything after all this time. I am looking forward to your thoughts and would be happy about any help to fill in the question marks. I also tried to gather more information about how the tape ended up at NDR but no luck so far.
I did not put this into the timeline, as I don’t know where atm:
??.??.1984: | TMS recording in practice room, Revox A77 |
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Ture, Michael, Hans, bass either Volker or Norbert |
The band cannot exclude any more that they recorded TMS BEFORE September 1984. Sep 3 or 4 1984 remains a valid airing date determined by Marijn’s forensics.
Timeline: | |
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1982-1983 | from Modulators: Ture, Ilona, Michael, Kalle, Norbert, Heino |
to FEX: Ture, Ilona, Hans, Kalle, Volker | |
mixing engineer demos & live: Hase (Löffel studios) | |
??.??.1983 | Schreie gegen den Krieg, Kieler Opernhaus |
29.05.1983 | DX7 release, around this time Michael joined FEX |
??.??.1984 | practice tape: Ture, Michael, Hans, Jörg, Ilona |
??.??.1984 | Heikendorf demo tape |
16.-24.06.1984 | Concert at Kieler Woche |
03/04.09.1984 | most probable NDR airing date |
18.09.1984 | Zeus Newcomer Show at Bremer Glocke |
Ture, Michael, Hans, Jörg | |
??.??.1984 | Essen, Grugahalle, Zeus Competition Winners,Vinyl picture taken |
Ture, Michael, Hans, U. (anonymous) | |
01.10.1984 | NDR1 station change |
??.??.1984 | Planet Wave Studio Hamburg, recording of Jenny for Zeus Vinyl |
05.11.1984 | Hawkeye studios opened at Ganderkesee, FEX as “Fax” announced (typo) |
Ture, Michael, Hans, Norbert | |
??.??.1984 | Concert in Aurich |
??.11.1984 | yellow demo tape recorded at Hawkeye studios |
??.??.1984 | Concert in Bremen (same as Delmenhorst below?) |
08.12.1984 | Concert in Delmenhorst, DWL-Saal |
??.01.1985 | Concert in Hannover, leine domizil |
17.01.1985 | article about Hawkeye recording (Oldenburger Kreiszeitung) |
20.03.1985 | Concert in Uelzen, unknown venue |
??.04.1985 | Zeus Vinyl release |
03.05.1985 | Concert in Wiefelstede, Gesellschaftshaus Martens |
16.05.1985 | Concert in Delmenhorst, Zaroux |
18.05.1985 | Concert in Sande, Rappelkiste Sande |
20.05.1985 | Concert in Bielefeld, PC69 |
23.05.1985 | Concert in Paderborn, Roxy |
26.05.1985 | Concert in Bruchhausen-Vilsen, Bruchhausen Festival |
1985 | Michael leaves for Munich, returns for a few concerts |
Ture keeps FEX in a different constellation alive for ~1-2 years (Ture, Hans, Ilona, Dirk, Lutz, Egbert, Karen, Mathias) |