Recording Info

Dates: January 24th - February 6th 1997

Players: Ali Roßwaag, Arnim Teutoburg-Weiß, Bernd Kurtzke, Peter Baumann, Stefan Hircher

Additional Performers: Unknown (Sax)

Recorded at: Tonwerk

Produced by: Sebastian Fell

Engineered by: Dog Young

Mixed by: Heino Leja

Released on: May 30th 1997 

About

After the Beatsteaks constantly participated in local competitions and talent shows to follow their musical dreams, Arnim Teutoburg-Weiß came up with the idea of recording an actual album. Released in May of 1997, the name of their first LP, 48/49, comes from the house number of their first ever rehearsal room at the Alte Schönhauser Strasse 48/49 in Berlin. It's the name of the album, the name of a song on the album and since there is a hidden track on the CD also the length of the album. According to Bernd Kurtzke, this album represented what they were standing for at the time. Teutoburg-Weiß on the other hand said that they don't play songs off of that album anymore since he no longer associates with most of the lyrics on that album.

This album would be the first and last one to feature their ex-drummer Stefan "Steffi" Hircher since he left the band a few months later.

Tracks Recorded

• Unminded

• Fragen

• Why You Not

• Different Ways

• 48/49

• Fool

• Schlecht

• Me Against The World

• Indifferent

• Barfrau

• You Walk

• Disillusion

• Beatsteaks

released on the album "48/49" 

• Change

released on the EP  "6-11-98 Knaack"

Working Titles

• It's Me A.T.W. = Me Against The World