Kraftwerk – Trans-Europe Express

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Label:	Capitol Records – SW-11603
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Repress , Purple Labels
Country:	US
Released:	1980
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Synth-pop

Tracklist

A1	Europe Endless	9:35
A2	The Hall Of Mirrors	7:50
A3	Showroom Dummies	6:10
B1	Trans-Europe Express	6:40
B2	Metal On Metal	6:52
B3	Franz Schubert	4:25
B4	Endless Endless	0:45

Companies, etc.

Record Company – EMI
Record Company – Capitol Industries-EMI, Inc.
Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Capitol Records, Inc.
Copyright © – Capitol Records, Inc.
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
Published By – Famous Music Corporation
Recorded At – Klingklang Studio
Recorded At – Rüssl Studio
Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
Mastered At – Capitol Mastering

Credits

Electronics [Synthanorma Sequenzer] – Matten + Wiechers, Bonn*
Electronics, Voice, Concept By, Producer, Written-By, Composed By – Florian Schneider
Electronics, Voice, Other [Concept], Producer, Written-By, Composed By – Ralf Hutter*
Engineer [Klingklang Studio] – Peter Bollig
Engineer [Rüssl Studio] – Thomas Kuckuck*
Engineer [The Record Plant] – Bill Halverson
Lyrics By [Lyrics Co-written By] – Emil Schult (tracks: A2, B1)
Lyrics By [Words] – Hutter*
Management [Personal Managment: President] – Ira Blacker
Mastered By [Runout Etching] – KP*
Music By – Hutter*
Percussion [Electronic Percussion] – Wolfgang Flur*
Photography By [Back Cover, New York] – Maurice Seymour
Photography By [Front Cover, Paris] – J. Stara*
Typography [Typografie] – Ink Studios Düsseldorf*

Notes

Purple labeled Los Angeles pressing. Their is also an earlier Los Angeles pressing released with orange center labels.

Klingklang Studio Düsseldorf
Rüssl Studio Hamburg
The Record Plant Hollywood
All selections published by Famous Music Corporation/ASCAP.
Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc. a subsidiary of Capitol Industries-EMI, Inc.
Factories: Los Angeles, California; Jacksonville, Illinois; Winchester, Virginia.
Personal Management: Mr.I.Mouse Ltd.
©℗1977 Capitol Records, Inc.
Recorded in .
Made In U.S.A.

There is a small Capitol® logo to the left of the fine print on the bottom of the back cover, there is also a small EMI logo to the right of the fine print on the bottom of the back cover.

The 'Matten + Wiechers, Bonn' note on the inner sleeve is to credit the designer and supplier of the aforementioned equipment.

Regarding runout etchings:
MASTERED BY CAPITOL is machine stamped.
The "2" on side 1 and the "✲" on side 2 are machine stamped. The "✲" indicates the record was pressed at Capitol Records Los Angeles pressing plant.

This label color ran thru 1983 and released around the same time as this Canadian issue Trans-Europe Express

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A label): SW-1-11603
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): SW-2-11603
Matrix / Runout (Variation 1 Side A etching): SW-1-11603 F3 2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL KP
Matrix / Runout (Variation 1 Side B etching): SW-2-11603 F3 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL KP
Rights Society: ASCAP

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Trans Europa Express (LP, Album, Stereo)	EMI Electrola	1C 064-82 306		1977
Recently Edited	Trans Europe Express (LP, Album, Stereo)	Capitol Records	3C 064-85110	Italy	1977
Recently Edited	Trans-Europe Express (LP, Album)	Capitol Records	5C 062-82306	Netherlands	1977
Recently Edited	Trans Europe Express (LP, Album)	Capitol Records	3C 064-82306	Italy	1977
Recently Edited	Trans Europe Express (LP, Album)	Capitol Records	14C 062-82306	Greece	1977