Nina Hagen Band – EP

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Nina Hagen Band - EP
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Released1980
Genre Punk rock
Label CBS
Nina Hagen chronology
Nina Hagen Band - EP
(1980)
Punk Wedding EP / Punkhochzeit
(1987)

Nina Hagen Band EP is a compilation of tracks by the Nina Hagen Band. The tracks are taken from the Nina Hagen Band and Unbehagen albums. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Track listing

  1. "TV-Glotzer (White Punks on Dope)" - 5:29
  2. "Superboy" - 4:02
  3. "African Reggae" - 4:10
  4. "Wir Leben Immer...Noch (Lucky Number)" - 4:54

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