Tour De France - 2020 European Perlophone Label Limited Red & Blue Vinyls 12-track LP Reissue

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2020 European Parlophone label Limited Edition 12-track 2LP reissue of German electronic pioneers 2003 album "Tour De France Soundtracks" - originally recorded for the 100th anniversary of the first Tour de France bicycle race... then their first album in 17 years... since 1986's Electric Café.

originally released in 1981 themed broadly on man and the machine... more spicifically the very early rudimentary rise of the comnputers... the pasts view on the future... great stuff though and certainly a masterpiece.... featuring the singles "Tour de France 2003", "Elektro Kardiogramm", "Aerodynamik" and "Aerodynamik/La Forme Remixes"

This  'Spezial Edition Farbiges Vinyl" issue is based on the 2009 Remastered Kling Klang Digital Master Series - pressed on blue and red yellow vinyls - accompanied by full-sized 20-page colour booklet - picture cover.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:

1. Computerwelt (Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult
Hütter, Karl Bartos) 5:05
2. Taschenrechner (Hütter, Schult - Hütter - Bartos) 4:55
3. Nummern (Hütter, Schneider, Bartos) 3:19
4. Computerwelt 2 (Hütter, Schneider, Bartos) 3:21

Side 2:

1. Prologue 0:31
2. Tour de France Étape 1 4:27
3. Tour de France Étape 2 6:41
4. Tour de France Étape 3 3:56
5. Chrono 3:19

Side 2:

6. Vitamin 8:09

Side 3:

7. Aéro Dynamik (Ralf Hütter, Fritz Hilpert) 5:04
8. Titanium (Ralf Hütter, Fritz Hilpert) 3:21
9. Elektro Kardiogramm (Ralf Hütter, Fritz Hilpert) 5:16

Side 4:

10. La Forme (Ralf Hütter) 8:41
11. Régéneration (Ralf Hütter) 1:16
12. Tour de France (Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos) 5:12

All lyrics are written by Ralf Hütter and Maxime Schmitt - all music composedby Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Fritz Hilpert unless otherwise noted

Kraftwerk:

Ralf Hütter – Concept, vocals, software synthesizers, sequencing
Florian Schneider – Concept, additional vocals, software synthesizers, sequencing
Fritz Hilpert – software synthesizers, electronic percussion, sound engineer
Henning Schmitz – software synthesizers, electronic percussion

Technical Credits:
Florian Schneider, Ralf Hütter - Production
Fritz Hilpert - Engineer

Artwork:
Ralf Hütter - Cover Artwork
Johann Zambryski - Grafik