KRAFTWERK Trans Europa Express GERMAN Kling Klang 1C 064-82306 w/POSTER NM
  $   69

 


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KRAFTWERK Trans Europa Express
NM/NM Used Vinyl Record

Record Label: Kling Klang 1C 064-82 306 (Germany)

1977. First edition original German pressing. Laminated, light board, Euro-style cover. Heavy paper, matte-finish, full color photo/credits inner sleeve, printed insert and large poster.

Condition: Only flaw on the lightly laminated jacket is a small indent on the bottom right corner. Corners are sharp. Spine top and bottom are solid with no bends, Inner sleeve, insert and poster are like new. There are no spindle marks on the label. Vinyl is clean, shiny and plays like new.

Side One
A1 Europa Endlos
A2 Spiegelsaal
A3 Schaufensterpuppen

Side Two    
B1 Trans Europa Express
B2 Metall Auf Metall
B3 Abzug
B4 Franz Schubert
B5 Endlos Endlos

Review: Although Autobahn was a left-field masterpiece, Trans-Europe Express is often cited as perhaps the archetypal (and most accessible) Kraftwerk album. Melodic themes are repeated often and occasionally interwoven over deliberate, chugging beats, sometimes with manipulated vocals; the effect is mechanical yet hypnotic. Thematically, the record feels like parts of two different concept albums: one a meditation on the disparities between reality and image ("Hall of Mirrors" and "Showroom Dummies" share recurring images of glass, reflection, illusion, and confused identities, as well as whimsical melodies), and the other the glorification of Europe. There is an impressive composition paying homage to "Franz Schubert," but the real meat of this approach is contained in the opening love letter, "Europe Endless," and the epic title track, which shares themes and lyrics with the following track, "Metal on Metal." The song "Trans-Europe Express" is similar in concept to "Autobahn," as it mimics the swaying motion and insistent drive of a cross-continent train trip. What ultimately holds the album together, though, is the music, which is more consistently memorable even than that on Autobahn. Overall, Trans-Europe Express offers the best blend of minimalism, mechanized rhythms, and crafted, catchy melodies in the group's catalog; henceforth, their music would take on more danceable qualities only hinted at here (although the title cut provided the basis for Afrika Bambaataa's enormously important dancefloor smash "Planet Rock").


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