Trans Europe Express [Original recording remastered]

Kraftwerk | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 6, 2009)
• Original Release Date: October 6, 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Astralwerks
• ASIN: B002N1AF86
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,181 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Europe Endless

2. The Hall of Mirrors

3. Showroom Dummies

4. Trans Europe Express

5. Metal on Metal

6. Abzug

7. Franz Schubert

8. Endless Endless

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elegance and Decadence, April 7, 2010

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Tim Brough "author and music buff" (Springfield, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trans Europe Express (Audio CD)

Having already created the aural electronic equivalent of driving on one of Europe's most famous roadways, Kraftwerk set about making the soundtrack to riding Europe's best known railroad line. "Trans Europe Express" is the electronic album that launched thousands more; everyone from David Bowie to Afrika Bambaataa to Radiohead has cited this album as an influence. In its 2009 remastered incarnation, "Trans Europe Express" gains in clarity and depth, and reinforces the fact that this 1977 album was decades ahead of its time.

This was the album where Kraftwerk began to manipulate not only their sound, but their look. The non-synthesized instruments from "Autobahn" were removed entirely and the interlocking title track/"Metal On Metal"/"Abzug" playout as a trip along the tracks with the monotonous clickety clack of the drum machines simulating the rolling cars. The deadpan voices chant the title and name drop meeting Iggy and Bowie in Berlin (an episode that really happened). It was the sound of the future, and sounds incredible even now.

4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding CD, January 29, 2012

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T. Bagrowski "TJB" (Delta, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trans Europe Express (Audio CD)

Back in the late 70's My Brother introduced me to Kraftwerk Autobahn, That Album blew me away, Later I discovered Radio Activity and then Finally this one, Trans Europe Express, I have to admit, Back then, This was my least favorite Kraftwerk Album. Well life moved on and the carefree days of listening to music and watching MTv (Back when it actually played Music Videos) are a distant memory, being replaced by Marriages, Jobs and Day to Day living, and While AutoBahn was always My go to Kraftwerk album on my Ipod ~ The Rest I kind of had forgotten about until I recently re-discovered them on YouTube.

Well I got to say, I certainly Appreciate T E E much more now that I'm Older and much Wiser I've been listening to the title track and Europe Endless over and over, In Fact YouTube is what led me to add this CD to my collection, already having Autobahn and Radio Activity (Which are both Excellent CD's in their own right) It's a shame no one makes great music like this nowadays and sadly a whole generation has now grown up thinking Rap is actually Good Music, But if you want to listen to something from the 70's that puts most current "music" to shame, it doesn't get much better than Kraftwerk. This from an era in Music when it actually took talent to make it.

Enjoy some today.

5.0 out of 5 stars genuine Kraftwerk, May 21, 2011

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shannon eric yeager (CARTHAGE, NC, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Trans Europe Express (Audio CD)

this album starts it all.
these guys are the masters and should be in the rock and roll hall of fame for analog snyth music !
hall of mirrors.. t.e.e.
pre-owned but still clean disc/packaging
quick delivery and great to add to the collection..
trkybird