Kraftwerk – Trans-Europe Express

Full album + bonus tracks – 1977 Kraftwerk Made in Germany

More than 40 years since Kraftwerk recorded this studio album in 1976.  Futuristic and techno at the time and critically acclaimed to this day. 

Excerpt from wikipedia.org:

Trans-Europe Express has also appeared on top album lists from a variety of sources. In 2001, TV network VH1 placed Trans-Europe Express at number 56 on their list of “100 Greatest Albums (of Rock & Roll) of All Time”.[45] In 2002, Slant Magazine placed the album at number one on their list of the greatest electronic albums of the 20th century.[46]Kraftwerk Trans-Europe Express In 2003, Rolling Stone placed the album at number 253 on their list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[47] Channel 4 placed the album at number 71 on their list of top 100 Greatest albums.[48] In 2004, the online music website Pitchfork Media listed Trans-Europe Express as 6th best album of the 1970s, stating that “the day will soon come, if it hasn’t already, that Trans-Europe Express joins the ranks of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and Exile on Main Street as a record that simply cannot be written about”.[49] — wikipedia.org

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