Kraftwerk – Trans Europe Express (Remastered Edition) [180g LP Vinyl]

Kraftwerk – Trans Europe Express (Remastered Edition) [180g LP Vinyl]

Format: LP Vinyl (180g Heavyweight, Single Sleeve + Booklet)
Label: Mute / Kling Klang
Catalogue Number: STUMM 305
Released: 12 November 2009 (EU Reissue of 1977 Original)
Genre: Electronic / Synth-Pop / Krautrock
Condition: New and Sealed

Description

Trans Europe Express is Kraftwerk’s sleek sixth studio album — a minimalist, futuristic soundscape that celebrates continental travel, technological elegance, and sonic precision. This remastered edition is pressed on 180g heavyweight vinyl, housed in a single sleeve and includes a booklet featuring redesigned cover art and rare photographs. Part of the Kling Klang Digital Master series, the remaster enhances the album’s hypnotic rhythms and crystalline textures.

With tracks like “Europe Endless,” “Showroom Dummies,” and the title track “Trans Europe Express,” the album blends icy synths, vocoder vocals, and mechanical beats into a blueprint for electro, hip hop, and techno. It’s a landmark in avant-pop modernism — famously sampled by Afrika Bambaataa on Planet Rock and revered by artists from David Bowie to Daft Punk.

Track Listing

Side A
A1. Europe Endless – 9:41
A2. The Hall Of Mirrors – 7:57
A3. Showroom Dummies – 6:15

Side B
B1. Trans Europe Express – 6:32
B2. Metal On Metal – 2:12
B3. Abzug – 4:54
B4. Franz Schubert – 4:26
B5. Endless Endless – 0:55