Tour de France [SINGLE] [ENHANCED] [EP] [IMPORT]

Kraftwerk

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 1999)
• Original Release Date: 1983
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single, Enhanced, EP, Import
• Label: EMI
• ASIN: B00000JXIX
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #171,211 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Single for groundbreaking 1983 cut by Germany's godfathers of electronic music. Contains three versions of 'Tour De France' (Radio Version, Kling Klang Analog Mix and Remix Francois K.), plus a multi-media track. Slimline jewel case. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Necessary Addition to Your Kraftwerk Catalogue, April 8, 2001

By	Paul Allaer (Cincinnati) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The "Tour de France" single was issued in 1983, and has never been featured on any Kraftwerk album. This 1999 remaster features the 3 original tracks and a video.

The 3 tracks (Radio Version, Kling Klan Mix, Francois K. Remix) is in essence a 16 min non-stop medley of the song, which is a tribute to the greatest bike race on earth (Ralph Hutter and Florian Schneider are themselves bike affectionados). The 3 tracks go back and forth between the basic tune and elaborations on drums and loops, quite mesmorising actually!

Bottom line: while not the best work of Kraftwerk, a nessesary edition to all Kraftwerk lovers!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally found the song on CD that I'd wanted...sort of, November 28, 2001

By A Customer

I bought this song on a vinyl 12" single back in 1983. So did my best friend. After careful listenings, I realized our extended versions of the song were different. I liked mine better, it was about 75% music, 25% beats and bicycle sound effects. His was about 50% music, 50% beats and sound effects (including a long fadeout of beats rather than music). Mine was an import version, his was a U.S. remix. After years of searching for this song on CD, I've finally found it. Alas, the long version of the song that appears on this CD is the one my friend had, not mine.

It's still a good song, though, if you like melodic euro-synth-dance-pop from the early 1980s. The video is interesting, too, though not as interesting as the one I'd visualized in my head whenever I listened to this song.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars do you remember, January 11, 2004

By	David A. Topping "Gambler" (Montego Bay Jamaica) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was one of those guys who loved 80's dance,break dancing,popping etc when "Breakdance" the movie came out (It had a different release name in the US) I like millions of others went out and bought the album,rushing home to play the track!! ("aint nobody" rufus and chuka khan still a favourite) anyway to my utter disappointment "the track" was not on there!!! The one with Turbo dancing with the broom outside the hardware store where ozone worked. took me a long time but I got this song on import 12" single cost me twice as much but it was a groundbreaking song and because of its inclusion in the movie helped create another set of fans as well as pave the way for such groups like Enigma............enjoy