The Catalogue

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''The Catalogue''
Compilation album by Kraftwerk
Released	—
Recorded	1974–2003 (digital remix 2004)
Genre	Electronic music, Krautrock
Label	EMI
Producer(s)	Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
Kraftwerk chronology
Minimum-Maximum (2005)	The Catalogue	—

The Catalogue (German title: Der Katalog) is a proposed forthcoming boxset consisting of albums by Kraftwerk which were released from 1974 to 2003. All versions have been digitally remastered and include photographs that were excluded from the originals.

Clockwise from top left:
The Catalogue boxset cover, album covers of Trans-Europe Express, Techno Pop, The Mix, Tour de France Soundtracks, Computer World, Radio-Activity, Autobahn, The Man-Machine.

The albums included in the boxset are:

• Autobahn (1974)
• Radio-Activity - (German title: Radio-Aktivität) (1975)
• Trans-Europe Express - (German title: Trans-Europa Express) (1977)
• The Man-Machine - (German title: Die Mensch-Maschine) (1978)
• Computer World - (German title: Computerwelt) (1981)
• Electric Café (1986) - (here given its original name of Techno Pop)
• The Mix (1991)
• Tour de France Soundtracks (2003)

The boxset was planned for release on compact disc, vinyl record and Super Audio CD format in September 2005, after their world tour, but so far have failed to materialise except as promotional items which have sold for in excess of $400/€300/£200 on eBay.

A recent interview with Ralf Hütter suggested that the band still plans to release the set. The same interview also revealed plans to release remastered versions of Kraftwerk's first three albums (Kraftwerk, Kraftwerk 2, and Ralf und Florian) in a separate boxed set.

[edit] External links

• The Catalogue at Kraftwerk.com