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-'''''Trans-Europe Express''''' is the English language version of a 1977 music album by [[Germany|German]] band [[Kraftwerk]] (see [[1977 in music]]). The album's [[German language]] version was simultaneously released as '''''Trans-Europa Express'''''. 
-This milestone Kraftwerk album is also notable for probably being their most-often ranked album, even on pop/rock lists, including: #253 in industry magazine ''[[Rolling Stone]]'''s "[[The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]" (2002) – #36 in music magazine [[NME]]'s "100 Greatest Albums of All Time" (2003) – #71 in [[Channel 4]]'s (UK) "The 100 Greatest Albums" (2004) [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/albums/results.html] – #56 in [[TV network]] [[VH1]]'s "100 Greatest Albums (of Rock & Roll) of All Time" (2001) – #6 in [[Pitchfork Media]]'s Top 100 Albums of The 1970s.+'''''Trans-Europe Express''''' ('''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 Studio|Kling Klang Records]]. The album's themes were influenced by friends who suggested writing songs about the [[Trans Europ Express]] to reflect Kraftwerk's electronic music style. Critics have described the album as having two specific themes: celebration of Europe and the disparities between reality and image. Musically, the songs on this album differ from the group's earlier [[Krautrock]] style with a focus on electronic mechanized rhythms, minimalism, and occasional manipulated vocals.
-==''Planet Rock''==+ 
-* The melody of the [[1982 in music|1982]] [[Afrika Bambaataa]] song "[[Planet Rock (song)|Planet Rock]]" was borrowed from "Trans-Europe Express".+''Trans-Europe Express'' charted at 119 on the American charts and was placed on the ''[[Village Voice|Village Voice's]]'' 1977 [[Pazz & Jop]] critics poll. Two singles were released from ''Trans-Europe Express'': [[Trans-Europe Express (song)|"Trans-Europe Express"]] and "Showroom Dummies". The album has been re-released in several formats and continued to receive acclaim from modern critics who praise the album as one of the greatest and most influential records of the history of music.
-==Electrifying Mojo plugs it==+ 
-From 1977 to 1982 on [[WGPR]], followed by three years at [[WJLB]], [[Detroit]] FM DJ named [[Charles Johnson]] better known by his on-air name, the [[The Electrifying Mojo|Electrifying Mojo]], presided over the [[Midnight Funk Association]], broadcasting a diverse anti-[[Radio format|format]] with special attention given to the [[Germany|German]] minimalist electronic group [[Kraftwerk]]. Having fished the [[Autobahn (album)|Autobahn]] album out of the "discarded" bin at a previous station, and soon after having acquired a copy of [[Trans Europe Express]], when the 1981 album [[Computer World]] came out, Mojo played the entire albums virtually every night, making a lasting impact on listeners.+To an African-American audience, the music is best known from the melody used in "[[Planet Rock (song)|Planet Rock]]". From 1977 to 1982 on Detroit radio [[The Electrifying Mojo|Electrifying Mojo]] played the Kraftwerk's albums virtually every night, making a lasting impact on listeners.
 +==Track listing==
 +===Side one===
 +1. "Europe Endless" ("Europa Endlos")
 +Ralf HütterFlorian Schneider
 +Hütter 9:40<br>
 +2. "The Hall of Mirrors" ("Spiegelsaal")
 +HütterSchneiderEmil Schult
 +Hütter 7:56<br>
 +3. "Showroom Dummies" ("Schaufensterpuppen") Hütter Hütter 6:15<br>
 +===Side two===
 +4. "Trans-Europe Express" ("Trans Europa Express")
 +HütterSchult
 +Hütter 6:52<br>
 +5. "Metal on Metal" ("Metall auf Metall") Hütter 2:11<br>
 +6. "Abzug[a]" Hütter 4:53<br>
 +7. "Franz Schubert" Hütter 4:26<br>
 +8. "Endless Endless" ("Endlos Endlos")
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Trans-Europe Express (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. The album's themes were influenced by friends who suggested writing songs about the Trans Europ Express to reflect Kraftwerk's electronic music style. Critics have described the album as having two specific themes: celebration of Europe and the disparities between reality and image. Musically, the songs on this album differ from the group's earlier Krautrock style with a focus on electronic mechanized rhythms, minimalism, and occasional manipulated vocals.

Trans-Europe Express charted at 119 on the American charts and was placed on the Village Voice's 1977 Pazz & Jop critics poll. Two singles were released from Trans-Europe Express: "Trans-Europe Express" and "Showroom Dummies". The album has been re-released in several formats and continued to receive acclaim from modern critics who praise the album as one of the greatest and most influential records of the history of music.

To an African-American audience, the music is best known from the melody used in "Planet Rock". From 1977 to 1982 on Detroit radio Electrifying Mojo played the Kraftwerk's albums virtually every night, making a lasting impact on listeners.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Europe Endless" ("Europa Endlos") Ralf HütterFlorian Schneider Hütter 9:40
2. "The Hall of Mirrors" ("Spiegelsaal") HütterSchneiderEmil Schult Hütter 7:56
3. "Showroom Dummies" ("Schaufensterpuppen") Hütter Hütter 6:15

Side two

4. "Trans-Europe Express" ("Trans Europa Express") HütterSchult Hütter 6:52
5. "Metal on Metal" ("Metall auf Metall") Hütter 2:11
6. "Abzug[a]" Hütter 4:53
7. "Franz Schubert" Hütter 4:26
8. "Endless Endless" ("Endlos Endlos")



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