Computer World (Vinyl, LP, Album) album cover

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Kraftwerk ‎– Computer World

Label:
Warner Bros. Records ‎– HS 3549
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Winchester Pressing
Country:
US
Released:
1981
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Electro, Synth-pop, Experimental

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Computer World
Lyrics By – Emil Schult, Florian Schneider, Ralf Hutter*Music By – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hutter*
 5:06
A2 Pocket Calculator
Lyrics By – Emil Schult, Ralf Hutter*Music By – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hutter*
 4:55
A3 Numbers
Music By – Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos, Ralf Hutter*
 3:19
A4 Computer World..2
Music By – Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos, Ralf Hutter*
 3:23
B1 Computer Love
Lyrics By – Emil Schult, Ralf Hutter*Music By – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hutter*
 7:16
B2 Home Computer
Lyrics By – Florian SchneiderMusic By – Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos, Ralf Hutter*
 6:19
B3 It’s More Fun To Compute
Music By – Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos, Ralf Hutter*
 4:14

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Notes

Pressing variation, pressed by Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester per '─◁' and 'WW2' in runout grooves.

Printed on the labels:
Kling Klang Produkt

Printed on the back cover:
Warner Bros. Records Inc., a subsidiary and licensee of Warner Bros. Inc., a Warner Communications company.

Printed on the spine:
Printed in U.S.A.

Unofficial versions available as clear, yellow, or glow in the dark vinyl, claimed by sellers to be US or Australian releases; labels are reproductions of the 1981 Warner label without the company address ringing the outer edge and the inner sleeve is a plain paper one. The official release has only ever been available pressed on black vinyl.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 7599-23549-1
  • Barcode (String): 07599235491
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout variant #1 side A [hand-etched]): HS-1-3549 WW2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout variant #1 side B [hand-etched]): HS-2-3549 WW2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout variant #2 side A [hand-etched + machine-stamped 'rifle']): HS-1-3549 WW2 #3 ─◁
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout variant #2 side B [hand-etched + machine-stamped 'rifle']): HS-2-3549 WW2 #3 ─◁
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout variant #3 side A [hand-etched + machine-stamped 'rifle']]): HS-1-3549 WW3 ─◁
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout variant #3 side B [hand-etched + machine-stamped 'rifle']]): HS-1-3549 WW2 #2 ─◁
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout variant #4 side A [hand-etched]): HS-1-3549 WW3 · ─◁
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout variant #4 side B [hand-etched]): HS-2-3549 WW2 # 4 · ─◁
  • Rights Society: ASCAP

Other Versions (5 of 182) View All

Cat# Artist Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
1C 064-46 311 Kraftwerk Computerwelt ‎(LP, Album) Kling Klang, EMI Electrola 1C 064-46 311 Germany 1981 Sell This Version
1C 264-46 311 Kraftwerk Computerwelt ‎(Cass, Album) EMI Electrola 1C 264-46 311 Germany 1981 Sell This Version
50999 6 99590 1 1 Kraftwerk Computerwelt ‎(LP, Album, RE, RM, RP) Kling Klang, Parlophone 50999 6 99590 1 1 Europe 2015 Sell This Version
EMC 3370, OC 062-64 370 Kraftwerk Computer World ‎(LP, Album, TP, W/Lbl) EMI, EMI EMC 3370, OC 062-64 370 UK 1981 Sell This Version
HS 3549 Kraftwerk Computer World ‎(LP, Album, Club) Warner Bros. Records HS 3549 US 1981 Sell This Version

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LizzyRock

LizzyRock

July 19, 2015
The first Kraftwerk album I bought and still a favourite. Love it for not having a bad track on it. My first Kraftwerk experience was the Autobahn 7" vinyl, which I still have. Have only seen Kraftwerk once at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester on the Computerworld tour. A concert I will always remember as one of the best I have ever been to. A band way ahead of their time producing music I will never get tired of listening to.
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Booj1Boy

Booj1Boy

May 25, 2015

Kraftwerk at their best IMO, really a seminal piece of work here. I can only really lob heaps of praise onto this album, it really is that amazing.
This was at the point when Synthpop was having its genesis in Europa, largely inspired by Kraftwerk themselves, when Kraftwerk came back from their 3 year hiatus of retooling Kling Klang to deliver us this meisterwerk, which Kraftwerk had a hard time following up, with the technopop industry catching up with them and having a hard time innovating with "Electric Cafe".

5/5
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tasimana

tasimana

March 21, 2015

This is amongst their best. What each layer of sound may appear simplistic the sheer magnificence of Kraftwerk is that these layers are not overdone and they are just so catchy and memorable. Classic stuff!
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jdank.firth

jdank.firth

January 5, 2015

My first Kraftwerk album.... I plan to buy the rest now! The B-side of this album is phenomenal. 80's Electro at it's finest! 5/5
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perla

perla

January 10, 2012

SEMINAL!!
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