After "The Boat Of Thoughts" (1977), "An Ocean of Rocks " (1978) and "Rubber Angel" (1980) "Hart Am Rand" (1981) was the fourth and final album by the band from Frankfurt OCTOPUS. The all-German-language album also marked a departure from the "tension-filled, rock concert" and the more complex structures with many themes and tempos to change towards more direct and conscious commercial oriented songs. The particularly abroad celebrated singer JENNY HENSEL and guitarist Winfried Kowalik had left the band, got married and founded another project under name THE RADIO.
01 Mitternacht 02 Monster in der geisterbahn 03 Bastard 04 Hart am rand 05 Police lässt grüßen 06 Nase voll 07 Ich hör stimmen 08 Verfolgungsjagd im entlüftungsschacht 09 Sie hieß phyllis 10 Road to road 11 Land in sicht (bonus track) 12 Monster in der geisterbahn (bonus track)