| Artist |
Kraftwerk |
| Box Set Title: |
The Catalog (Klangbox 002) (50999 9 67506 2 9) |
| Album Title: |
The Man Machine (1978) (The Catalog Box Set) |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Rock: General Rock |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
11/23/2009 |
| Reissue Date |
11/23/2009 |
| Label |
Kling Klang |
| Catalog No |
KLANGBOX 002 |
| Bar Code No |
50999 9 67510 2 2 |
| Packaging |
Box Set (8 Disk) |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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The Robots (6:13)
(Karl Bartos/Ralf Hütter/Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider & Karl Bartos) |
| 2.
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Spacelab (5:57)
(Karl Bartos/Ralf Hütter/Ralf Hütter & Karl Bartos) |
| 3.
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Metropolis (6:01)
(Karl Bartos/Ralf Hütter/Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider & Karl Bartos) |
| 4.
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The Model (3:40)
(Karl Bartos/Ralf Hütter/Ralf Hütter & Karl Bartos) |
| 5.
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Neon Lights (8:52)
(Karl Bartos/Ralf Hütter/Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider & Karl Bartos) |
| 6.
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The Man Machine (5:33)
(Karl Bartos/Ralf Hütter/Ralf Hütter & Karl Bartos) |
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| Date Acquired |
12/01/2009 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Amazon |
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Andy Kellman
One of electronic music’s most crucial and lavish box sets, The Catalogue contains eight Kraftwerk albums remastered by founding member Ralf Hütter: Autobahn (1974), Radio-Activity (1975), Trans-Europe Express (1977), The Man-Machine (1978), Computer World (1981), Electric Cafe (aka Techno Pop, 1986), The Mix (1991), and Tour de France Soundtracks (2003). Some purists were upset with liberties taken by Hütter -- specific elements of certain songs sound sharpened, evidence of some noise reduction, and so forth -- but they are few in number and minor in effect. (The gripes were quite possibly made with the intent to prove that they know the ins and outs of these albums more than you do.) The box itself is 12 inches by 12 inches, rather hefty. The eight discs, nested in four dense foam compartments, are individually packaged in sleeves that replicate the original artwork, whether through the disc’s pouch or the slipcase in which the pouch is (tightly) housed. Each album gets its own 12-by-12 booklet with full-page images.
Review by Steve Huey
The Man-Machine is closer to the sound and style that would define early new wave electro-pop -- less minimalistic in its arrangements and more complex and danceable in its underlying rhythms. Like its predecessor, Trans-Europe Express, there is the feel of a divided concept album, with some songs devoted to science fiction-esque links between humans and technology, often with electronically processed vocals ("The Robots," "Spacelab," and the title track); others take the glamour of urbanization as their subject ("Neon Lights" and "Metropolis"). Plus, there's "The Model," a character sketch that falls under the latter category but takes a more cynical view of the title character's glamorous lifestyle. More pop-oriented than any of their previous work, the sound of The Man-Machine -- in particular among Kraftwerk's oeuvre -- had a tremendous impact on the cold, robotic synth pop of artists like Gary Numan, as well as Britain's later new romantic movement.
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