One of the more frustrating aspects of being a fan of
KRAFTWERK is their output in musical creativity. Their lack of it to be more
precise. Up until now there has only been 11 official LP releases (12 if you
include the pre-KRAFTWERK Organisation LP). The details below are of the
LP's that have been released to date. Keep an eye out for them and give them a
try if you've not come across them before. The Man Machine from 1978 is a good
place to start or The Mix from 1991 if you want a more updated sound.
Of course these LP have been released in various
formats in countries all over the world. Numerous singles have also been
released. I am not going to list these here as that has already been performed
in a very comprehensive way at the
International Kraftwerk Discography Site.
The links in the Track column will take you to the
Best Of CD page. These are the tracks which I have included in my own Best Of
compilation. Yes, one day I'll get around to adding tracks from the latest 2 LPs.
| LP Cover |
Notes |
Track |
Time |
 |
TONE FLOAT
(1969) Not exactly a Kraftwerk release. The
group Organisation had as members Ralf and Florian who went on to form
Kraftwerk. Somewhat experimental in sound. This LP has long been
deleted. Original copies are now very sought after and also command high prices
when copies are found. In recent years (allegedly) bootleg copies have appeared
in CD form (even appearing in well known retail outlets!) |
Tone Float Milk Rock Silver
Forest Rhythm Salad Noitasinagro |
20:45 05:23 03:16
04:07 07:45 |
 |
KRAFTWERK 1
(1970) This LP was released in this format in
Germany. It was released in the UK a couple of years later as a double LP set
along with Kraftwerk 2. Again a little experimental though does show the early
ideas of rhythms and melodies that would appear in later works. |
Ruckzuck Stratovarious
Megaherz Vom Himmel Hoch |
07:47 12:10 09:30
10:12 |
 |
KRAFTWERK 2
(1971) This LP was released in this format in
Germany. It was released in the UK a couple of years later as a double LP set
along with Kraftwerk 1. Again a little experimental though does show the early
ideas of rhythms and melodies that would appear in later works. |
Kling Klang Atem Strom
Spule 4 Wellenlange Harmonika |
17:36 02:57 03:52
05:20 09:40 03:17 |
 |
RALF AND FLORIAN
(1973) The link between the older works and what
would be the 'real' Kraftwerk of later LP's. This is a much more 'structured
LP, containing more structured rhythms and melodies. |
Elektrisches Roulette
Tongebirge Kristallo Heimatklange Tanzmusik Ananas
Symphonie |
04:19 02:50 06:18
03:45 06:34 13:45 |
 |
AUTOBAHN
(1974) Kraftwerks first 'concept' LP. A
classic. The title track was drastically edited and become a top 10 hit in the
states. |
Autobahn Kometenmelodie 1
Kometenmelodie 2 Mitternacht
Morganspaziergang |
22:42 06:20 05:45
03:40 04:00 |
 |
RADIOACTIVITY
(1975) Another concept LP all about the
'activity' of radio. |
Geiger Counter Radioactivity
Radioland Airwaves Intermission
News The Voice of Energy Antenna
Radio Stars Uranium Transistor Ohm Sweet
Ohm |
01:07 06:41 05:51
04:40 00:39 01:17 00:54 03:42 03:33 01:27 02:14
05:37 |
 |
TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS
(1977) A LP that was to be the turning point in
music history several years later when Africa Bambata took the title track and
transformed it in Planet Rock. |
Europe
Express The Hall of Mirrors Showroom
Dummies Trans-Europe Express Metal
on Metal Franz Schubert Endless Endless |
09:40 07:54 06:13
06:52 06:43 04:25 00:56 |
 |
THE MAN MACHINE
(1978) If you to get only one Kraftwerk LP this
could be the one to obtained. Kraftwerk were often branded 'ahead of their
time', this is particularly true of this LP, The track The Model was to become
number one in the UK in 1981. |
The Robots
Spacelab Metropolis The
Model Neon Lights The Man
Machine |
06:12 05:55 06:01
03:43 08:54 05:32 |
 |
COMPUTER WORLD
(1981) After a 'disappearance' of 3 years
Kraftwerk emerge with an all new, portable studio 'Kling Klang'. |
Computer
World Pocket Calculator Numbers Computer World 2 Computer
Love Home Computer It's More Fun To
Compute |
05:06 04:55 03:39
03:23 07:16 06:19 04:14 |
 |
ELECTRIC CAFE
(1986) A longer gap now, 5 years, and the
release of Electric Cafe. An LP of the name Techno Pop was to contain the
tracks which appear on this LP 3 years earlier, if it had been I think it would
have had much more impact than it did. |
Boing Boom Tschak
Techno Pop Musique Non Stop
The Telephone Call Sex Object Electric
Cafe |
02:57 07:42 05:45
08:03 06:51 04:20 |
 |
THE MIX (1991) Another 5 years and another LP is released.
The Mix is a reworking of earlier released tracks (not remixed). |
The Robots Compute Love
Pocket Calculator Detaku Autobahn
Radioactivity Trans Europe Express
Abzug Metal on Metal Home Computer Music
Non Stop |
08:56 06:35 04:32
03:27 09:27 06:53 03:20 02:18 04:58 08:02
06:38 |
 |
Tour De France Soundtracks(2003) A long period of time then passes, 12 years to be
precise. An Album that Kraftwerk had wanted to do for a long time finally sees the
light of day. |
Prologue Tour de France Étape 1
Tour de France Étape 2 Tour de France Étape 3 Chrono
Vitamin Aéro Dynamik
Titanium Elektro Kardiogramm La Forme Regénération
Tour De France |
00:31 04:27 06:41
03:56 03:19 08:09 05:04 03:21 05:16 08:41
01:16 05:12 |
 |
Minimum Maximum(2005)
For the first time a Live LP. This features tracks taken from different concerts
during their 2004 world tour |
The Man-Machine Planet of Visions
Tour de France Étape 1 Chrono Tour de France Étape 2
Vitamin Tour De France
Autobahn The Model Neon Lights Radioactivity
Trans Europe Express Metal On Metal Numbers Computer World
Home Computer Pocket Calculator Dentaku The Robots
Elektro Kardiogramm Aéro Dynami Musique Non Stop |
07:55 04:45 04:22 01:29 04:48 06:41
06:18 08:51 03:41 05:58 07:41 05:01 04:28 04:27
02:55 05:55 02:58 03:15 07:23 04:41 07:14 09:51 |