Kraftwerk ‎– Ralf & Florian

UNFORTUNATELY of course a bootleg and needle drop from vinyl but good sound

like their first 2 albums this was never released on CD officially
IF YOU have the chance to buy those bootlegs of RALF AND FLORIAN then please buy the GERMANOFON better than the CROWN RECORDS copy

because the germanofon has the Musicomic as mini booklet while the CROWN RECORD one has not

Ananas Symphonie case closed. Eno you rip off artist you didnt create ambient music the Germans did! One of my favorite early pre-Autobahn Kraftwerk albums.

Despite being a needle drop from vinyl copy, sound quality is excellent! No distortions or pops noticeable.

it is the best their early work of the first 3 albums
they use synthesizers and on ANANAS SYMPHONIE you can hear for the first time the vocoder voice

KRISTALLO is huge. it sounds like early techno music

With "Ralf & Florian", the group channeled the creative rawness of the previous records in a more concentrated, yet absolutely unique and entertaining masterpiece that comes in a geeky but lovely artwork. A secret highlight in Kraftwerks discography. Needs an official reissue!

This is very different than their later work but still pretty interesting. Its also very different than even Autobahn which would be released a year later. Kristallo seems like the track that sounds the most like later Kraftwerk.

For me this Album and especially Kristallo and Tanzmusik is the start of EDM (and collecting records). Kristallo refers to the future of Dance and Tanzmusik says it all. It still is experimental and Kraftwerk has not found their sound yet as the concept records that followed had. Kraftwerk 1 and 2 are studies and Ralf and Florian is their final exam. Essential.

later pressings with same CAT# VEL-2006 - corrected the type-o but have different matrix #'s

"Tanzmusik" sounds freakin' awesome considering the fact it's over 40 years old! You can't that too often for tunes that are even 20 years old. Heck, a lot of the crappy stuff released in the present is a bloody insult to Kraftwerk themselves. This track sounds less conceptual compared to the other tracks in this EP. A pity that this wonderful track is one of the lesser known tracks composed my them. Classic piece of art and a nice EP overall.