Nina Hagen’s ‘Personal Jesus’ receives first-ever vinyl release for 70th birthday
Nina Hagen’s 'Personal Jesus' receives first-ever vinyl release for 70th birthday
To mark Nina Hagen’s 70th birthday, Grönland Records has released her 2010 album “Personal Jesus” on vinyl for the first time. The LP is available now in a limited edition pressing on 180g white vinyl with a thick gatefold sleeve. This special edition includes the bonus track “I Am Born to Preach the Gospel”, a cover of the Washington Phillips original.
Originally released digitally and on CD in 2010, “Personal Jesus” features Hagen’s distinctive interpretations of gospel, blues, and rock standards. The title track is a cover of Depeche Mode’s classic.
Tracklist:
Side A
A1 God’s Radar
A2 I’ll Live Again
A3 Personal Jesus
A4 Nobody’s Fault but Mine
A5 Down at the Cross
A6 Just a Little Talk with Jesus
Side B
B1 I Was Born to Preach the Gospel
B2 Mean Old World
B3 Help Me
B4 Take Jesus with You
B5 On the Battlefield
B6 Run On
B7 Sometimes I Ring Up Heaven
About Nina Hagen
Nina Hagen was born in East Berlin in 1955 and began her musical career in the former GDR before relocating to the West in the late 1970s. She became known internationally through the Nina Hagen Band’s 1978 debut album, which mixed punk, opera, and new wave. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Hagen released a string of eclectic albums blending cabaret, rock, and avant-garde pop, often laced with political and spiritual commentary.
Her discography includes releases such as “NunSexMonkRock” (1982), “Fearless” (1983), and “Return of the Mother” (2000). “Personal Jesus”, originally issued in 2010, marked a deliberate turn toward gospel and blues themes.
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