Trans-Europe Express (album)
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Trans-Europe Express is the English language version of a 1977 music album by 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) [1] – #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.
Planet Rock
- The melody of the 1982 Afrika Bambaataa song "Planet Rock" was borrowed from "Trans-Europe Express".
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 Electrifying Mojo, presided over the Midnight Funk Association, broadcasting a diverse anti-format with special attention given to the German minimalist electronic group Kraftwerk. Having fished the 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.
