Kraftwerk – Trans Europa Express

I’ve never listened to such phenomenal electronic music until this.

This is the version fam. My original was absolutely cained ta death. This is a stone cold classic.

Love this band, love the title tune. The rest of it l can live without (surprisingly dull A-side) (2.5*)

Stunning and clean pressing. No surface noise as played on my Linn Sondek LP12

I have had this from new, but it only has a plain paper inner sleeve.

Fabulous pressing, I was blown away by how good this thing sounds, this is absolutely the copy to get if you can get your hands on one.

Think i have an empty sleeve for this.. looking for a record to match it with. Will buy or sell. Uk

So - I got this copy??? in the 80s in the US - 2nd hand. I just assumed it was a real copy. It is the ONLY one posted on discogs as 1 C 064-82 306 that is not debossed on the back.The outer sleeve is pretty glossy. Mine has a curved-bottom, clear inner sleeve - not picture sleeve - not paper sleeve (but the paper sleeve may have been replaced by the curved-bottom plastic inner sleeve by the original owner. THAT SAID - the matrix number is etched into the runnout. BUT it is very very small and hard to read - it is a stamped matrix number - right up to the label and tiny and hard to read. No poster. I will log mine in as this copy. Even if unofficial - I have Radio-Aktivität and now I need to figure out if it is also unofficial. I just cannot if I bought them both at the same time - and I likely did - at the record shop I worked at in the late 80s. I have owned it a long time and trust the other comment here that said it is from a run of several of their other bootleg versions that dropped at the same time. I am not upset if they are unofficial - as they are old and relatively great sounding and glad I own them. I likely got them pretty cheap at the shop I worked at. Definitely hanging on to them for life - and not going to try to replace them with legit copies. No point, at this point. Thanks for all input on this bootleg -But my copy has the very near etching of 823064 A-1 and 823064 B-1 - tiny, and right up to the label. Still confused.... I may have a copy that is not listed???

I have just played my copy received yesteday and it plays terribly on side 1 with lots of crackles and interference in isolated areas. No improvement after cleaning. Side 2 plays fine. Wish I had seen the review as below as I had already left for the seller on eBay, the copy was sealed.

Stellar release! Clean, clear and flat record, really nice printed inner sleeve, and a beautiful booklet with some great photos of the band.