Posted on Monday, August 24, 2009 4:39 PM
To coincide with the 35th anniversary of the electro classic Autobahn all eight Kraftwerk albums are released in various formats, most notably as eight disc box set named 12345678 The Catalogue. Kraftwerk have upgraded their Kling Klang masters with the latest studio technology. The box set will be distributed in two versions, with English-language vocal tracks for international distribution and another (Der Katalog) with German-language vocal tracks. All albums will also be released on heavyweight vinyl and as digital downloads. Note: due to licensing restrictions in the USA, only five of the eight albums will be released as separate CD editions: Autobahn, Radio-Activity, Trans Europe Express, The Man Machine and Tour De France.
German electro pioneersKraftwerk are considered as a major iflunece on dance muisc since theri first release in the Sevtnies, with Autobahn, The Model and Radioactivity as the best known tracks. Th 2003 Tour de France saw them back climbing the charts.
All formats of the Kraftwerk remasters are released thru Astral Werks. Release date: October 6h (October 2nd In Germany).
Tracks:
12345678 The Catalogue box set contents:
- Autobahn (1974)
- Radio-Activity - (German title: Radio-Aktivität) (1975)
- Trans-Europe Express - (German title: Trans-Europa Express) (1977)
- The Man-Machine - (German title: Die Mensch-Maschine) (1978)
- Computer World - (German title: Computerwelt) (1981)
- Electric Café (1986) - (here given its original name of Techno Pop)
- The Mix (1991)
- Tour de France Soundtracks (2003) - (now titled Tour de France)
Video: Kraftwerk - The Model
» kraftwerk.com
# Kraftwerk: "12345678 The Catalogue" box set 10/06 | France Today
8/24/2009 6:41 PM by
Kraftwerk: "12345678 The Catalogue" box set 10/06 | France Today
# re: Kraftwerk: "12345678 The Catalogue" box set 10/06
8/31/2009 12:55 PM by
Hello ! I am very excited to hear Kraftwerk's music in crisp clear Klingklang sound. I really hope the box set will be very complete. It should really contain ALL alternate mixes, unedited versions and non album tracks - Kouhoutek, House Phone, Mini Calculateur, Dentaku (1981), Showroom Dummies (1977 Single Edit), Der Telefon Anruf (12 inch mix), The Telephone Call (12 inch mix), Computerwelt (12" Maxi Single Special Mix), Musique Non Stop (12 inch mix), Robotronik, Computer Love (12 inch mix), Robotnik, Sex Object (Edicion Espanola), Techno Pop (Edicion Espanola), Radioactivity (Fracois Kevorkian + William Orbit 12" Remixes), Expo2000 - Kling Klang Mix 2000, 2002 & 2001, Aerodynamik - Kling Klang Dynamix, and TOUR DE FRANCE - Version Allemande, 2e' ETAPE (1983), Instrumental, Version Francaise, and Remix. There's no doubt that all KRAFTWERK fans world wide will be very satisfied. I hope all is going well for Stefen, Henning, Fritz, Ralf and Florian. Many Thanks, Rick Ordonez VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
# re: Kraftwerk: "12345678 The Catalogue" box set 10/06
9/19/2009 8:44 PM by
But will it actually be released? It was supposed to come out in September 2004. Hope I won't be dissappointed again.
# re: Kraftwerk: "12345678 The Catalogue" box set 10/06
10/10/2009 6:03 AM by
its already out, i was listening to them on Rhapsody.
I havent listened to everything, but in some ways, its so odd to hear how clean they are. like they wre recorded this year
the immediate first track i played was 'the man machine'.
i then put on 'hall of mirrors' and the ghostly quality it had, was gone. it didnt feel as haunted.
i put on 'trans europe express' and though the percussion was amazingly pure and new sounding, the mellotron effects sounded out of tune at times, speed problems, and just amateaur. again, the hiss-iness of the original recording might have masked some of the limitations of these 'instruments'. jury is still out.