Kraftwerk – The Model / Computer Love

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Label:	EMI – EMI 5207
Format:	Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Push-Out Centre
Country:	UK
Released:	Jul 1981
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Synth-pop

Tracklist

A		Computer Love	3:45
B		The Model Producer – Florian Schneider, Ralph Hutter*

Companies, etc.

Pressed By – EMI Records
Manufactured By – EMI Records Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Capitol Records, Inc.
Published By – EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Published By – Kling Klang Musik
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Golden Cloud Ltd.

Credits

Lacquer Cut By – Nickz*
Music By – Bartos*, Hutter*
Words By – Schult*, Hutter*

Notes

Released in a red/yellow sleeve with "The Model" on front. The track-listing stated on back of sleeve is "The Model c/w Computer Love". However, the vinyl and center labels are identical to release Computer Love (which has a Yellow/Green sleeve designating 'Computer Love' as the A side).
So, the vinyl is cut as:
A-side="Computer Love"
B-side="The Model"

Duration only appears on the 'A' side, below Cat # on RH side of label.

A-side: ℗ 1981 Original sound recording made by Golden Cloud Ltd. Published by Kling Klang Musik.
B-side: ℗ 1978 Original sound recording made by Capitol Records Inc. Published by EMI Music Publg. Ltd.

Manufactured in the UK by EMI Records Limited

Originally released July 1981 (charted w-e 11/7/81), re-entered December 1981. It is from this re-entry, that this record hit #1 in January-February 1982. It is designated a double A-Side by Guiness Hit Singles. This sleeve states "The Model", the records and Music Master Official Singles Catalogue state "Computer Love" as the single A-sides.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A label): EMI 5207A 45
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): EMI 5207B 45
Matrix / Runout (Side A run-out, stamped / etched, variant 1): EMI 5207 A-1 NICKZ
Matrix / Runout (Side B run-out, stamped, variant 1): EMI 5207 B-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A run-out, stamped / etched, variant 2): EMI 5207 A-1 202 1 NICKZ
Matrix / Runout (Side B run-out, stamped, variant 2): EMI 5207 B-1 224 4
Matrix / Runout (Side A run-out, stamped / etched, variant 3): EMI 5207 A-1 1 NICKZ 1 0 3
Matrix / Runout (Side B run-out, stamped, variant 3): EMI 5207 B-1 1 7 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A run-out, stamped / etched, variant 4): EMI 5207 A-1 205 NICKZ 1
Matrix / Runout (Side B run-out, stamped, variant 4): EMI 5207 B-1 208 3
Matrix / Runout (Side A run-out, stamped / etched, variant 5): EMI 5207 A-1 244 NICKZ 1
Matrix / Runout (Side B run-out, stamped, variant 5): EMI 5207 B-1 112 4
Matrix / Runout (Side A run-out, stamped / etched, variant 6): EMI 5207 A-1 244 NICKZ 2
Matrix / Runout (Side B run-out, stamped, variant 6): EMI 5207 B-1 1

Other Versions (5 of 41)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Computer Love / The Model (12", Single, 45 RPM)	EMI	12 EMI 5207	UK	1981
Recently Edited	The Model (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo)	EMI	1A 006-64509	Europe	1981
Recently Edited	Computer Love / The Model (12")	EMI	1A K052Z-64509	Netherlands	1981
Recently Edited	The Model (7", 45 RPM, Single)	EMI	EMI-675	Australia	1981
Recently Edited	Computer Love (7", Solid Centre)	EMI	EMI 5207	UK	1981

Reviews

5fives5 Apr 16, 2022
What's the difference (if any) between this and https://www.discogs.com/release/12101812-Kraftwerk-The-Model-Computer-Love ?
Robot_0110 Apr 11, 2022
Edited 9 months ago
Computer Love sounds like a very different mix to me, very different to the album version - especially the mixing and percussion (which cuts out/is mixed down intermittently), and the occasional 'whooshing' sort of sound (which is very high in the mix). Really interesting variant here..(or I might just have a weird pressing!)
ian_isnt_here_rn Nov 10, 2021
“The Model” is great and all but “Computer Love” is an endearing masterpiece
dr_anticant Aug 4, 2021
My copy of this has - oddly- no run in groove to speak of on either side, making it very hard to put the needle to the start of the song.