KLAR! 80 : a label with no program. This compilation represents an initial - and long overdue - foray into the years 1980 - 82, when KLAR! 80 was a cassette label, paired with a shop of the same name in Düsseldorf. Founded by Rainer Rabowski, KLAR!80 released 18 cassettes of varying length and a box set containing three 12" vinyl Eps which fetch handsome prices among collectors nowadays. The "KLAR!80 - Ein Kassettenlabel aus Düsseldorf 1980-1982" collection reaches even further back in time than the "SAMMLUNG - Düsseldorfer Kassettenmusik 1982-1989" collection, similarly curated by Stefan Schneider, which focused on the mid-1980s Düsseldorf cassette scene. It captures the brief period between the end of punk and the looming capitalisation and digitalisation of so many aspects of life.

01. Strafe für Rebellion - Blaue Mig
02. Roter Stern Belgrad - Ta Ku Sey
03. Und Piloten - Umsturz
04. Roter Stern Belgrad - alpha waves
05. Europa - Dein Zauber
06. Ralph & Ernie - Ralph & Ernie
07. Xao Seffcheque und der Rest - Mir fehlen die Worte
08. Rara, Axel & Ralph - Rara, Axel & Ralph
09. Eraserhead - OT
10. P.Projekta / G.Ranzz - M4
11. CHBB - Mau-Mau
12. Roter Stern Belgrad - Blas dein Knie ein
13. BLÄSSE - Taktlose Klapperschlangen