Kraftwerk - The Telephone Call

Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Electro, Synth-pop
Year:
1986

Tracklist

The Telephone Call (Remix) 8:12
House Phone 4:54
Der Telefon Anruf (German Version) 3:47

Versions

Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
The Telephone Call (12", Maxi) Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records 0-20627, 9 20627-0 A US 1987
The Telephone Call (12") EMI Records 12EMI 5602 UK 1986
The Telephone Call (12") EMI Music (New Zealand) GOOD 173 New Zealand 1986
The Telephone Call (12") EMI Music (Netherlands) 1A 060-20 1638 6 Netherlands 1986
The Telephone Call (7") EMI Music (Netherlands) 1A 006-20 1637 7 Netherlands 1986
The Telephone Call (7") EMI Records EMI 5602 UK 1986
The Telephone Call (7", Pro) Warner Bros. Records 7-28441 US 1986
The Telephone Call (7", Promo) EMI-Odeon, S.A. 006 20 1637 7 Spain 1986
Der Telefon Anruf (Remix) (7") EMI Music (Germany) 1C 006 20 1632 7 Germany 1987
Der Telefonanruf (12") EMI Electrola 1C K 060-20 1633 6 Germany 1987
House Phone (12") EMI Records 12EMIX 5602 UK 1987
The Telephone Call (12") Warner Bros. Records, WEA Music Of Canada 92 06270 Canada 1987
The Telephone Call (12", Maxi) Pathé Marconi EMI 2016386 France 1987
The Telephone Call (7", Single) Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records 7-28441, 9 28441-7 US 1987
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Reviews & Discussion

Review by md Mar 19, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)

referencing The Telephone Call, 12", 12EMI 5602

One of the best Kraftwerk 12" releases in my opinion. You can hear Kevorkian really getting to work here, drawing out the duration of what are some of the deepest electro sections of any Kraftwerk tracks, with more overall depth and content to it than his "Tour De France" remix. Nice to have the German speaking version on here too. Although all 3 versions are great, it's the latter half of the A-side track where those less inclined towards camp vocals will be heading to blend those squelchy bass sounds and crazy telephone call samples into their sets. The B1 version has no singing in it, but misses out on that bass, which is a shame as it would otherwise have been the winner. That said, the A side is long enough that just playing the last half of it will suffice.
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