ELECTRIC CAFE (USA, 1986) Club edition
Warner Brothers W4 25525


Today we're back to the USA for another favourite thing of mine - another club edition, this time it's Electric Cafe!


When I began collecting Kraftwerk on cassette, I knew of exactly ONE US Club edition - the most common one of Computer World (which, I'm surprised to say, I have not posted here yet!). I've since discovered that most releases were made available in Columbia House and similar record and cassette clubs, and I've even found a different Club ed for Computerworld - this I have posted before.


The editions themselves are often not that special, of course - sometimes, it's just a 1-panel J-card with the LP sleeve and track list on backflap, but for this and The Mix, the versions were nearly identical to the versions available in shops. 3-panel J-card, even the same bar code as other US editions. In fact, there's not much to set it apart from the standard cassette you could buy in shops. 1) this one has a slightly different cat.no (The commercial edition has 9 25525-4), 2) this has the extra text on the bacflap and Side 1 cassette label: "Manufactured by Columbia House under licence". 3) the standard editions have a small "AR" or "SR" printed underneath the side number on the cassette labels, this one does not (I think this cassette was neither manufactured at SR or AR, but it's as likely they would have them done up by anyone who had the capacity?)


The cassette is clear with white on-body print, with band name and title in the famous digital typeface.
 







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