{"product_id":"kraftwerk-kraftwerk-vinyl-lp-german-reissue-1975-gatefold","title":"Kraftwerk - Kraftwerk (Vinyl LP | German Reissue | 1975 | Gatefold)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKraftwerk – Kraftwerk\u003c\/strong\u003e shows the Düsseldorf band in its early, experimental phase: Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider-Esleben recorded the album with Conrad Plank in summer 1970 – organ, flute, violin and electronically treated sounds meet the driving pulse of krautrock. The four long pieces, including \"Ruckzuck\", are an important document of early German electronic music. On offer is a German Philips reissue (6305 058) from 1980 in a gatefold sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePressing details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel \/ Cat. no.:\u003c\/strong\u003e Philips – 6305 058\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e German Reissue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1980 (original: 1970)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/electronic\"\u003eElectronic\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/krautrock\"\u003eKrautrock\u003c\/a\u003e, Experimental\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Second hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia:\u003c\/strong\u003e VG+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSleeve:\u003c\/strong\u003e VG+ (very small spot on front)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraded to Goldmine standard (see \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/vinyl-grading\"\u003eVinyl Grading\u003c\/a\u003e). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eRuckzuck – 7:47\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eStratovarius – 12:10\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eMegaherz – 9:30\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eVom Himmel Hoch – 10:12\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePersonnel\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRalf Hütter (organ, synthesizer\/Tubon), Florian Schneider-Esleben (flute, violin, electric percussion), Andreas Hohmann and Klaus Dinger (drums). Composed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider-Esleben, produced by Conrad Plank and Kraftwerk. Recorded and remixed July to September 1970.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this the original pressing?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo – this is a German reissue from 1980. The original was released by Philips in 1970 under the same catalogue number 6305 058.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow can the different Philips pressings be told apart?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilips repressed the album several times as 6305 058. They can be distinguished mainly by the sleeve type (gatefold or single sleeve), inner sleeve, labels and the matrix in the run-out. More in our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/guides\/krautrock-rarities-spot-original-pressings\"\u003ekrautrock guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does Media VG+ \/ Sleeve VG+ mean?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecord and sleeve show light signs of use (Very Good Plus); there is a very small spot on the front. See our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/vinyl-grading\"\u003eVinyl Grading\u003c\/a\u003e page for details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you have more krautrock?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes – browse our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/krautrock\"\u003eKrautrock\u003c\/a\u003e collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Devinylhunter-Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58484125794635,"sku":"S 628","price":69.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0763\/4459\/0667\/files\/Scannen21_0b3b7dc8-8a0e-4e30-83a4-bd250743f30f.jpg?v=1789515673","url":"https:\/\/devinylhunter-records.de\/en\/products\/kraftwerk-kraftwerk-vinyl-lp-german-reissue-1975-gatefold","provider":"Devinylhunter-Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}