The Man-Machine, Kraftwerk, LP, Used, Excellent Condition, 1978

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For sale by original owner.  Excellent condition.  Fantastic album artwork.  There is a wear mark at the lower right corner of the album from being on a shelf with other albums.  Shrink wrap has been opened; otherwise, a displayable album jacket.
ABOUT The Man-Machine (German: Die Mensch-Maschine) is the seventh studio album by German electronic music band Kraftwerk, released in May 1978. It includes the singles "The Model" and "The Robots".

Upon its release, the NME stated: "The Man-Machine stands as one of the pinnacles of 1970s rock music."[1] Although the album was initially unsuccessful on the UK Albums Chart, it reached a new peak position of number nine in February 1982,[2] becoming the band's second highest-peaking album in the United Kingdom after Autobahn (1974).[3] The Man-Machine was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 15 February 1982, denoting shipments in excess of 100,000 copies.[4]

Background and release

The Man-Machine is the first Kraftwerk album to have Karl Bartos co-credited as a composer along with Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. Emil Schult co-wrote the lyrics for "The Model".

In October 2009, a remastered edition of the album was released on CD and digital download by Mute Records in Europe and by Astralwerks in the United States,[5][6] with heavyweight vinyl editions released in November 2009.[7]

The NME wrote a glowing review and said: "Kraftwerk manage to convey the entire 'melange of elements' by musical means alone: the sparsity of the lyrics leaves the emphasis squarely on those robot rhythms; chilling tones and exquisite melodies." Critic Andy Gill also praised the "complexity of construction", saying "there's a lot more than electronic percussion in there".[1]

Track listing

Side A

No.

Title

Lyrics

Music

Length

1.

"The Robots" ("Die Roboter")

Hütter

Hütter, Schneider, Bartos

6:11

2.

"Spacelab"  

Hütter

Hütter, Bartos

5:51

3.

"Metropolis"  

Hütter

Hütter, Schneider, Bartos

5:59

Side B

No.

Title

Lyrics

Music

Length

4.

"The Model" ("Das Model")

Hütter, Schult

Hütter, Bartos

3:38

5.

"Neon Lights" ("Neonlicht")

Hütter

Hütter, Schneider, Bartos

9:03

6.

"The Man-Machine" ("Die Mensch-Maschine")

Hütter

Hütter, Bartos

5:28

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[18]

Personnel

Kraftwerk

• Ralf Hütter – voice, vocoder, synthesizer, keyboard, Orchestron, Synthanorma Sequencer, electronics
• Florian Schneider – vocoder, Votrax, synthesizer, electronics
• Karl Bartos – electronic drums
• Wolfgang Flür – electronic drums

Production

• Ralf Hütter – production, album concept
• Florian Schneider – production, album concept
• Joschko Rudas – engineering
• Leanard Jackson – engineering
• Henning Schmitz – assistant

Visual art

• Ralf Hütter – cover, artwork reconstruction (2009 remaster)
• Günther Fröhling – photography
• Karl Klefisch – lettering
• Johann Zambryski – artwork reconstruction (2009 remaster)

Studios

• Kling Klang Studio, Düsseldorf, Germany – recording
• Studio Rudas, Düsseldorf, Germany – mixing