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Kraftwerk
Trans Europe Express
A1
Europe Endless
9:41
A2
The Hall Of Mirrors
7:57
A3
Showroom Dummies
6:15
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
Kling Klang (50999 9 66020 1 0)
Parlophone (50999 9 66020 1 0)
Release date: Oct 9, 2020, Europe
Trans-Europe Express (German: Trans Europa Express) is the sixth studio album by German electronic music band Kraftwerk. Recorded in mid-1976 in Düsseldorf, Germany, the album was released in March 1977 on Kling Klang Records. It saw the group refine their melodic electronic style, with a focus on sequenced rhythms, minimalism, and occasionally manipulated vocals. The themes include celebrations of the titular European railway service and Europe as a whole, and meditations on the disparities between reality and appearance.
Trans-Europe Express charted at 119 on the American charts and was ranked number 30 in The Village Voice's 1977 Pazz & Jop critics' poll. Two singles were released: "Trans-Europe Express" and "Showroom Dummies". The album has been re-released in several formats and continues to receive acclaim. In 2014, the Los Angeles Times called it "the most important pop album of the last 40 years".