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AutobahnKraftwerk
Electronic · 1970s

Autobahn

Kraftwerk
Released 1974Electronic
ClassicPicked by a lifelong record collector

The breakthrough, its 22-minute title piece evoking a drive down the motorway in pure electronics. Pioneering and hypnotic. Where their legend begins. Released in 1974, it's an early landmark for Kraftwerk.

On vinyl: Vintage copies and modern reissues both circulate — worth comparing condition and remaster notes before you buy.

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