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Although having often performed improvised live music during the early 1970s, Kraftwerk's main body of work consists primarily of studio recordings mostly in the form of concept albums, with accompanying singles usually made from edited or remixed versions of these album tracks. A small number of recordings were issued as singles only and are included here.
In 1975 Kraftwerk began writing lyrics that included both German and English verses. Since 1977 most songs by Kraftwerk have been created as duplicate versions sung in English or German. Additional versions sung in French, Japanese or Spanish have also sometimes been made.
[edit] Oeuvre
The listing below comprises the official recording projects released by Kraftwerk (not including retrospective compilations).
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Kraftwerk | Kraftwerk
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| Label: Philips (German); Vertigo (English) |
| First released: November 1970 (Vinyl) in Germany and March 1973 (Vinyl) in the UK. |
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"Ruckzuck"
"Stratovarious"
"Megaherz"
"Vom Himmel Hoch" |
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Kraftwerk 2 | Kraftwerk
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| Label: Philips (German); Vertigo (English) |
| First released: January 1972 (Vinyl) in Germany and March 1973 (Vinyl) in the UK. |
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"Klingklang"
"Atem"
"Strom"
"Spule 4"
"Wellenlänge"
"Harmonika" |
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Radio-Aktivität | Radio-Activity
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| Label: EMI-Electrola (German); Capitol Records (English) |
| First released: November 1975 (Vinyl/Cassette); 1976 (8-track); February 1986 (CD) |
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English |
"Geigerzähler"
"Radioaktivität"
"Radioland"
"Ätherwellen"
"Sendepause"
"Nachrichten"
"Die Stimme der Energie" ·
"Antenne"
"Radio Sterne"
"Uran"
"Transistor"
"Ohm Sweet Ohm" |
"Geiger Counte"
"Radioaktivität"
"Radioland"
"Airwaves"
"Intermission"
"News"
"The Voice of Energy"
"Antenna"
"Radio Stars"
"Uranium"
"Transistor"
"Ohm Sweet Ohm" |
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Trans Europa Express | Trans Europe Express | Trans-Europe Express
(#24 UK) |
| Label: EMI-Electrola (German); Capitol Records (English) |
| First released: March 1977 (Vinyl/Cassette/8-track); February 1986 (CD) |
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"Europa Endlos"
"Spiegelsaal"
"Schaufensterpuppen"
"Trans Europa Express" ·
"Metall auf Metall"
"Abzug"
"Franz Schubert"
"Endlos Endlos" |
"Europe Endless"
"The Hall Of Mirrors"
"Showroom Dummies"
"Trans-Europe Express" ·
"Metal On Metal"
"Franz Schubert"
"Endless Endless" |
"Europe Endless"
"The Hall Of Mirrors"
"Les Mannequins"
"Trans Europe Express"
"Metal On Metal"
"Franz Schubert"
"Endless Endless" |
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Die Mensch-Maschine | The Man-Machine
(#9 UK) |
| Label: EMI-Electrola (German); Capitol Records (English) |
| First released: May 1978 (Vinyl/Cassette/8-track; March 1986 (CD) |
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"Die Roboter"
"Spacelab"
"Metropolis"
"Das Modell"
"Neonlicht"
"Die Mensch-Maschine" · |
"The Robots"
"Spacelab"
"Metropolis"
"The Model"
"Neon Lights"
"The Man-Machine" |
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Computerwelt | Computer World | Computer World | Computer World
(#15 UK) |
| Label: EMI-Electrola (German); EMI (English); EMI-Pathé Marconi (French); EMI-Toshiba (Japanese) |
| First released: May 1981 (Vinyl/Cassette); February 1986 (CD) |
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"Computerwelt"
"Taschenrechner"
"Nummern"
"Computerwelt 2"
"Computerliebe"
"Heimcomputer"
"It's More Fun To Compute" · |
"Computer World"
"Pocket Calculator"
"Numbers"
"Computer World 2"
"Computer Love"
"Home Computer"
"It's More Fun To Compute" · |
"Computer World"
"Minicalculateur"
"Numbers"
"Computer World 2"
"Computer Love"
"Home Computer"
"It's More Fun To Compute" · |
"Computer World"
"Dentaku"
"Numbers"
"Computer World 2"
"Computer Love"
"Home Computer"
"It's More Fun To Compute"
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Tour De France | Tour De France
(#22 1983 / #24 1984 UK; #47 Germany) |
| Label: EMI-Electrola (German); EMI (English) |
| First released: June 1983 (Vinyl/Cassette); August 1984 (Vinyl) remixed versions; July 1999 (CD) |
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"Tour De France" (sung in German)
"Tour De France" (sung in French)
All issued tracks derive from edits of these recordings |
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"Tour De France (Remix)" (François Kevorkian remix)
"Tour De France" (Kraftwerk remix in German)
"Tour De France" (Kraftwerk remix in French)
All issued tracks derive from edits of these recordings |
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Electric Café (Deutsche Version) | Electric Café | Electric Café (Edicion Española)
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| Label: EMI-Electrola (German); EMI (English); ? (Spanish) |
| First released: November 1986 (Vinyl/Cassette); December 1986 (CD) |
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"Boing Boom Tschak"
"Techno Pop" (sung in German)
"Musique Non-Stop"
"Der Telefon-Anruf"
"Sex Objekt"
"Electric Café" (sung in French) · |
"Boing Boom Tschak"
"Techno Pop" (sung in English)
"Musique Non-Stop"
"The Telephone Call"
"Sex Object"
"Electric Café" (sung in French) · |
"Boing Boom Tschak"
"Techno Pop" (sung in Spanish)
"Musique Non-Stop"
"The Telephone Call"
"Sex Object" (sung in Spanish)
"Electric Café" (sung in French) |
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The Mix | The Mix
(#15 UK) |
| Label: EMI-Electrola (German); EMI (English) |
| First released: June 1991 (Vinyl/Cassette/CD) |
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"Die Roboter"
"Computerliebe"
"Taschenrechner"
"Dentaku"
"Autobahn"
"Radioaktivität"
"Trans Europa Express"
"Abzug"
"Metall Auf Metall"
"Heimcomputer"
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"The Robots"
"Computerlove"
"Pocket Calculator"
"Dentaku"
"Autobahn"
"Radioactivity"
"Trans Europe Express"
"Abzug"
"Metal On Metal"
"Homecomputer"
"Musik Non Stop" |
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"Robotronik"
"Robotnik"
"Radioaktivität (Francois Kevorkian Remix)" ·
"Radioaktivität (William Orbit Remix)" |
"Robotronik"
"Robotnik"
"Radioactivity (Francois Kevorkian Remix)"
"Radioactivity (William Orbit Remix)"
"Radioactivity (William Orbit Hardcore Mix)" |
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