Ton Steine Scherben - IV (1980)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Disc 1
Jenseits von Eden (Rio Reiser, R.P.S. Lanrue) – 6:07
Bleib wo du bist (Reiser) – 2:40
Sumpf Schlock (Hannes Eyber, Lanrue) – 5:10
Der Turm stürzt ein (Reiser) – 4:26
Wie in den Tagen Midians (Reiser, Lanrue) – 2:57
Vorübergehend geschlossen (Eyber, Lanrue) – 2:37
Ebbe und Flut (Funky K. Götzner, Reiser) – 2:22
Filmkuß (Eyber, Reiser) – 3:19
Der Fremde aus Indien (Götzner, Lanrue) – 5:05
Kleine Freuden (Eyber, Lanrue) – 6:43
Heimweh (Eyber, Lanrue) – 5:01
Disc 2
Alles ist richtig (Eyber, Kai Sichtermann) – 3:16
S'is eben so (Reiser) – 3:16
S.N.A.F.T. (Götzner, Sichtermann) – 2:40
Kribbel Krabbel (Eyber, Sichtermann) – 3:51
Niemand liebt mich (Eyber, Lanrue) – 3:27
Da! (Eyber, Reiser) – 4:28
Morgenlicht (Rainer von der Marwitz, Lanrue) – 5:12
Ich hab nix (Eyber, Reiser) – 2:35
Gold (Götzner, Lanrue) – 6:42
Wiedersehen (Reiser, Lanrue) – 3:33
(Auf ein) Happy End (Reiser, Sichtermann) – 5:29
IV is a double album released by Ton Steine Scherben. Because of the black album cover, it is also referred to as die Schwarze ("the black one"). It is a collection of various influences from folk to punk and marks a departure from the band's earlier work, even though it continues the change that began with the previous album Wenn die Nacht am tiefsten…. Anarchist slogans such as "destroy what destroys you" or "no power for nobody" are no longer prevalent, although some of the songs were political, such as Der Turm stürzt ein ("the tower is collapsing").
