KRAFTWERK Trans Europa Express KLING KLANG 1C 064-82 306 (Germany) NM/NM
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KRAFTWERK Trans Europa Express
NM/NM Used Vinyl Record
Record Label: Kling Klang 1C 064-82 306 (Germany)
1977. Original German pressing. Laminated, light board, Euro-style cover. Full color photo/credits inner sleeve. No poster.
Condition: Only flaw on the lightly laminated jacket is residue from a small price sticker toward the center top of the front cover. Corners are sharp. Spine top and bottom are solid with no bends, Inner sleeve is 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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