SHUGA SAYS:
Kraftwerk’s fourth album found them commercial success for the first time in their career as the band introduced vocals and non electronic instruments into their compositions. It opens with the iconic title track, meant to recreate the drive of the original autobahn infastructure, spanning from Köln to Bonn. You can practically feel the German machinery pulsing under your body at full throttle while you take a casual drag off your cigarette. It’s considered a klassisch electronic album for a good reason. Sehr empfehlenswert! VROOM VROOM!!
Kraftwerk – Autobahn
Tracklist
A | Autobahn | 22:46 |
B1 | Kometenmelodie 1 | 6:41 |
B2 |
Kometenmelodie 2
|
5:32 |
B3 |
Mitternacht
|
3:46 |
B4 | Morgenspaziergang | 4:03 |
Companies, etc.
- Licensed To – Parlophone Records Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Ralf Hütter
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Kraftwerk
- Copyright (c) – Ralf Hütter
- Copyright (c) – Kraftwerk
- Published By – Kling Klang Musik
- Published By – Sony / ATV Music Publishing
- Recorded At – Klingklang Studio
- Mixed At – Conny’s Studio
- Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – B 977395
Credits
- Artwork – Emil Schult
- Artwork [Kling Klang Original Artwork – Reconstruction] – Johann Zambryski, Ralf Hütter
- Concept By, Producer – Florian Schneider, Ralf Hütter
- Engineer – Konrad Plank*
- Lacquer Cut By – NS*
- Music By – Schneider*, Hütter*
- Photography By – Barbara Niemöller
- Voice, Electronics, Synthesizer, Organ, Piano, Guitar, Electronic Drums – Ralf Hütter
- Voice, Vocoder, Electronics, Synthesizer, Flute, Electronic Drums – Florian Schneider
- Words By – Schult*, Schneider*, Hütter*
Notes
Printed in EU.
Comes with full-size (12″) 12-page booklet. Picture inner sleeve.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text, on back cover): 5 099996 601419
- Barcode (Text, on sticker of shrink wrap): 6 03497 91145 5