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KraftwerkExceller 8

Label:

Vertigo – 6360 629, Vertigo – 6360.629

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Textured Sleeve

Country:

France

Released:

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Electro, Experimental

Tracklist

A1Ruckzack7:30
A2Autobahn3:06
A3Tongebirge2:50
A4Kristallo6:18
B1Kometenmelodie II2:49
B2Klingklang9:20
B3Vom Himmel Hoch4:00
B4Stratovarius1:35
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Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyPhonogram
  • Distributed ByPhonogram
  • Lacquer Cut AtC.I.D.I.S. Louviers
  • Pressed ByC.I.D.I.S.
  • Published ByFamous Chappell Music Ltd.
  • Published ByIntersong
  • Printed ByImprimerie JAT, Chatillon

Credits

  • Artwork [Cover Graphics]Grafad
  • Compiled ByAlan Cowderoy
  • EngineerSteve Brown
  • Producer, Written-ByF. Schneider*, R. Hutter*

Notes

"Ruckzack", "Vom Himmel Hoch" & "Stratovarius" from the album "Kraftwerk".
"Klingklang" from the album "Kraftwerk 2".
"Tongbirge" & "Kristallo" from the album "Ralf und Florian".
"Autobahn" & "Comet Melody 2" from the album "Autobahn".

A1 is misspelt "Ruckzack" on back cover and label. The opening flute-echo intro of the original album track has been cut.
A2 is the heavily-edited version that was a UK top 20 hit in 1975.
B1 is credited as "Comet Melody 2" on the back cover and "Kometenmelodie II" on the label. It is the version released as a single in 1975, that has the original middle section edited out.
B2 is an extended extract that starts 1:38 into the original track.
B3 is misspelt "Vom Himmell Hoch" on the label. It is the opening and closing sections of the original, linked with a cross fade.
B4 is a short extract of the final section of the original track.

This French release differs from the UK version by not having illustrations of other Kraftwerk albums on the back cover.

Tracks A1, A3, A4, B2 to B4 published by Intersong/Gema/MCPS
Tracks A2 & B1 published by Famous-Chappell Music Ltd./Gema

Cat# appears as:
6360.629 on back cover
6360 629 on labels

Made and Printed in France

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Label, side A): 6360 629 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Label, side B): 6360 629 2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A [stamped] variant 1): VER 6360629 1 380 CIDIS
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B [stamped] variant 1): VER 6360629 2 380 CIDIS
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A [stamped] variant 2): VER 6360629 1 380 CIDIS D
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B [stamped] variant 2): VER 6360629 2 380 CIDIS Λ 29
  • Price Code (On back cover):
  • Rights Society: [logo] SACEM SDRM SACD SGDL

Other Versions (5 of 22)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
Recently Edited
Exceller 8 (LP, Compilation)Vertigo6360 629UK1975
Recently Edited
Exceller 8 (The Best Of...) (LP, Compilation)Vertigo6360 629Canada1975
Recently Edited
Exceller 8 (LP, Compilation)Vertigo6360 629New Zealand1975
New Submission
Exceller 8 (LP, Compilation)Vertigo6360.629Portugal1975
New Submission
Exceller 8 (Cassette, Compilation)Vertigo7149 007UK1975

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Reviews

  • minautor's avatar
    minautor
    excellent 1975 early compilation of their first 4 albums(kraftwerk..-.autobahn); for those who don't want to buy all their 4 early albums!
    really intersting pioneer electronic music. mostly melodic. the beginning of noise electro ( von himmel hoch from their first album is very " noisy" ; i nearly hear bomb explosions)...
    you have 3/4 tracks of their first album kraftwerk
    minimal repetitive electronic music (still with a little flute sometimes, twice). most of the versions are short versions, which is not so bad. and i don't understand why this period is called pre electronic; for me it's their most electronic music; of course they still use some non electronic device but the sound is less melodic and formated and more " raw" than in their later releases (radioactivity etc...).
    may be the more interesting part of their work before marketing and business took them down to more commercial stuff...
    • cvoltaire02's avatar
      cvoltaire02
      Before they were robots. A great sampling of the group's pre-electronic phase from 1971-1974. Also includes the very hard-to-find 7" version of 'Autobahn'. Recommended for those who wish to check out what the group was all about before the release of the Autobahn LP. The release was only on vinyl and has become quite rare since. If you find it, snap it up immediately!

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