Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express
Label:
Catalog#:
CDP 7 46473 2
Format:
CD, Album
Country:
Europe
Released:
1987
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Electro,
Synth-pop
Tracklist
| 1 | Europe Endless | 9:40 | ||
| Written-By - F. Schneider* , R. Hütter* | ||||
| 2 | The Hall Of Mirrors | 7:54 | ||
| Written-By - Schult* , Schneider* , Hütter* | ||||
| 3 | Showroom Dummies | 6:13 | ||
| Written-By - R. Hütter* | ||||
| 4 | Trans-Europe Express | 6:52 | ||
| Written-By - E. Schult* , R. Hütter* | ||||
| 5 | Metal On Metal | 6:43 | ||
| Written-By - R. Hütter* | ||||
| 6 | Franz Schubert | 4:26 | ||
| Written-By - R. Hütter* | ||||
| 7 | Endless Endless | 0:55 | ||
| Written-By - F. Schneider* , R. Hütter* | ||||
Credits
Artwork By [Typografie] -
Ink Studios, Düsseldorf
Electronics, Voice - Florian Schneider , Ralf Hütter
Engineer [Klingklang Studio] - Peter Bollig
Engineer [Rüssl Studio] - Thomas Kuckuck*
Engineer [The Record Plant] - Bill Halverson
Percussion [Electronic] - Karl Bartos , Wolfgang Flur*
Photography [New York] - Maurice Seymour
Photography [Paris] - J. Stara
Producer, Other [Album Concept] - Florian Schneider , Ralf Hütter
Electronics, Voice - Florian Schneider , Ralf Hütter
Engineer [Klingklang Studio] - Peter Bollig
Engineer [Rüssl Studio] - Thomas Kuckuck*
Engineer [The Record Plant] - Bill Halverson
Percussion [Electronic] - Karl Bartos , Wolfgang Flur*
Photography [New York] - Maurice Seymour
Photography [Paris] - J. Stara
Producer, Other [Album Concept] - Florian Schneider , Ralf Hütter
Notes
Klingklang Studio, Düsseldorf. Rüssl Studio, Hamburg. The Record Plant, Hollywood.
Synthanorama Sequenzer Matten & Wiechers, Bonn.
Recorded in Germany. Made in Holland.
On CD: ℗1977,1987 Capitol Records Inc./ ©1977 Capitol Records Inc. On Rear and Booklet: ℗1977 Capitol Records Inc./ ©1977 Capitol Records Inc.
Barcode: 0 077774 647328
LC0148
BIEM/STEMRA
Mastering LabelCode: DIDX 1072
The 'Matten & Wiechers' note in the booklet is to credit the designer and supplier of the aforementioned equipment.
Subsequent reissues of Trans-Europe Express may be indistinguishable from the original release here.
Comes in a standard jewel case with four page booklet.
Synthanorama Sequenzer Matten & Wiechers, Bonn.
Recorded in Germany. Made in Holland.
On CD: ℗1977,1987 Capitol Records Inc./ ©1977 Capitol Records Inc. On Rear and Booklet: ℗1977 Capitol Records Inc./ ©1977 Capitol Records Inc.
Barcode: 0 077774 647328
LC0148
BIEM/STEMRA
Mastering LabelCode: DIDX 1072
The 'Matten & Wiechers' note in the booklet is to credit the designer and supplier of the aforementioned equipment.
Subsequent reissues of Trans-Europe Express may be indistinguishable from the original release here.
Comes in a standard jewel case with four page booklet.
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Reviews & Discussion
Would this album convince the casual listener nowadays that Kraftwerk were a truly great band within the electronic genre and massively influential throughout music? Probably not without close listening. The album sounds quite sparse, efficient and clean (rather like Düsseldorf Railway Station and the bands sober dress sense at the time) but beyond this is attention to detail, lyrical irony and a transcendent 'feel' of German optimism married to deceptively simple and catchy melodies / refrains. Futuristic, European and Human, lovely!
