{"title":"Kraftwerk Vinyl Records – Autobahn, Trans-Europe Express \u0026 Essential Albums on Vinyl","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"kraftwerk-radio-activity-yellow-vinyl-1lp","title":"Kraftwerk – Radio-Activity [Special Edition Yellow Translucent Vinyl LP · 180g]","description":"\u003c!--StartFragment--\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKraftwerk – Radio-Activity [Special Edition Yellow Translucent Vinyl LP · 180g]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl LP, 180g (Yellow Translucent vinyl)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50999 9 66019 1 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0190295272388\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Electronic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kling Klang \/ Parlophone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1975\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReissue Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9 October 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Limited Special Edition, Yellow Translucent 180g vinyl, English-language edition, pressed by Optimal Media GmbH\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRadio-Activity\u003c\/em\u003e is the fifth studio album from \u003cstrong\u003eKraftwerk\u003c\/strong\u003e, originally released in October 1975 on Kling Klang and Capitol Records. It marked a decisive shift in the group’s direction — away from the experimental rock of their early records and towards the purely electronic sound that would define their subsequent work. The album takes radio and electromagnetic transmission as its central theme, structuring twelve short pieces around the idea of invisible signals moving through air and space. The German and English editions were released simultaneously, with Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider recording separate vocal takes in each language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe record sits at the hinge point of Kraftwerk’s catalogue — preceding the full mechanised precision of \u003cem\u003eTrans-Europe Express\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Man-Machine\u003c\/em\u003e, but already deploying the synthesisers, vocoders, and sequencers that would make those records so influential. \u003cstrong\u003eRadioactivity\u003c\/strong\u003e builds from a simple melodic sequence into a meditation on radiation and transmission that has become one of the group’s signature works. \u003cstrong\u003eOhm Sweet Ohm\u003c\/strong\u003e closes the album with an unhurried drift that anticipates ambient music’s later development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 2020 Special Edition reissue is pressed at 180g on yellow translucent vinyl by Optimal Media GmbH, released through Parlophone under licence from Kling Klang. It is the English-language edition of the album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeiger Counter — 1:07\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRadioactivity — 6:42\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRadioland — 5:52\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAirwaves — 4:40\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntermission — 0:39\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNews — 1:17\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Voice Of Energy — 0:55\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAntenna — 3:42\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRadio Stars — 3:34\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUranium — 1:27\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransistor — 2:14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOhm Sweet Ohm — 5:38\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKraftwerk – Produced By, Composed By\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRalf Hütter – Vocals, Synthesizer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlorian Schneider – Vocals, Synthesizer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--EndFragment--\u003e","brand":"Kraftwerk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57695433458051,"sku":"0190295272388","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/Kraftwerk_Radio-Activity_Special_Edition_Yellow_Translucent_Vinyl_LP_180g.webp?v=1777894299"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/collections\/Kraftwerk-radio-activity.jpg?v=1778344222","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/collections\/kraftwerk-vinyl-records.oembed","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}