KRAFTWERK Ralf & Florian Philips 6305 197 (Germany) 1st Edition w/Giant POSTER
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Description
KRAFTWERK Ralf & Florian
EX/NM Vinyl Record
Record Label: Philips 6305 197 (Germany)
1973. First Edition German Pressing. Blue Philips Label. Cat# on rear has the suffix D within a square. Includes Large, Full Color folded Poster
Condition: Laminated sleeve has little wear. A few minor creases and dull corners. Spine, top and bottom are solid and in good shape. Large, full-color oversized folded poster is included and also in great shape. There are no spindle marks on the label. Vinyl is clean, shiny and plays like new.
Elektrisches Roulette
Tongebirge
Kristallo
Heimatklänge
Tanzmusik
Ananas Symphonie
Review: Ralf & Florian is Kraftwerk, but not as many would know it. After Kraftwerk 1 & 2, Hutter and Schneider shrunk the band to just themselves, and moved away from the drawn-out experimentation that dominated their previous work, instead concentrating on more song-based and indeed melodic work with a strong romantic and pastoral feel that would surface a year later with Autobahn, the song that projected the band into the stratosphere.
There's a playfulness in this LP that perhaps seems rather melancholy especially as the Kraftwerk that emerged from this period Ralf Hutter deems "archaeology" was keen to stretch out songs, but not in the concise rhythmic manner that dominates their later work. There is also, interestingly enough, a hint of the dancefloor direction, albeit perhaps accidental, that they would eventually create for themselves in the hauntingly icy and baroque "Kristallo". This is Kraftwerk still experimenting, but with stronger, more structured concepts that would within a couple of years be fully realised. Amusingly, the back cover features both Hutter and Schneider in a rather frugal-looking Kling Klang studio, replete with more traditional instruments.
The Cone on the poster with Kraftwerk written on it, just below the writing, "In Dusseldorf AM Rhein..." is grey, not red. I have been told by a learned fellow eBayer (and Kraftwerk expert) that means it's the REAL thing... not counterfeit!
