Techno Pop

Several reviews of this version of Electric Cafe complain about an overly compressed mix and the substitution of the album version of The Telephone Call for the single version. No problems here. I like the hard smack of the compressed percussion in this case, and the single version of The Telephone Call is yet another reason to own both versions, as is the inclusion of the Telephone Call remix. Surprisingly, this tampering does not hinder the integrity of the original version. Besides, this is Techno Pop, not Electric Cafe (Yeah, I know, I know...original title, etc). Electric Cafe/Techno Pop is often cited as one of the low points of Kraftwerk's career, so why do I keep putting it on just as much as the others? While it's true that The Telephone Call and Sex Object aren't Kraftwerk's strongest songs, they are buoyed up by the surrounding tracks, and "side one" is especially strong in it's spaciousness.

its a very good CD its Kraft Werk at there best must have for your collection

Kraftwerk are the pioneering innovators of electronic music. This album was released after a 5 year absence. I believe it to show their strong talent in the field they created. A 5 star album.

Some folks don't like the remastered and re-titled re-release but you really can't go home again. It's a quarter-century later and this work holds up beautifully. Sample the first track and see if you don't find yourself spontaneously singing "Boing, boom-tschak, ping!"

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Short version of telephone call compared to the original vinyl release. Still a great album to buy!

It is somewhat different from the original edition, but these guys are just getting better. Buy this, you have never heard Karftwerk sound like this before.

not their greatest album, but it does have Musique Non Stop, which is a classic track. $5 is a good price for this one.

Having recently bought the entire vinyl back catalogue, this is their best album by a big margin. Man Machine and Computer World coming 2nd and 3rd. Being very musical by Kraftwerk standards, this album is a must for fans of the Electronica genre.

pressing is perfect , but the album is not thier best

Bought two records one after another and both of them have the same problem on disc one. And most of the reviews tell the same. Strange that Amazon still sells it.

my hubby loves this band not for me but he has it playing all the time.

GREAT!