Kraftwerk cassettes

RADIO-ACTIVITY (Canada, 1982?) Capitol, 4XT-11457 A Canadian issue of Radio-Activity today, which, although long after the fact of the first release of the album, is earlier than the previous Canadian entry on this blog. Cassettes were rife with sound improvement schemes in the eighties; they must have had a bit of a bad reputation amongst consumers. Welcome back, "Super Dynamic Range"! For the low-down on the "Super Dynamic Range" thingy, check this cassette of The Man-Machine which I posted a while ago. Whether it worked or not, I suppose it's a matter of taste, and 44 years of tape deteriation later it's kinda hard to tell to be honest. Still, we must appreciate the effort!  These SDR cassettes were presented more or less as a series, so as on other releases, The album cover is presented against a black background, with yellow lettering and that big "Super Dynamic Range" legend across the lower front. The cover is a simple 1-panel affair, wit...

TRANS EUROPA EXPRESS (Germany, 1977) EMI ELECTROLA 1C 264-82 306 German cassette today, it's Trans Europa Express! You may recall the mid-80s reissue posted here earlier, this is - I think it's the first; at least a 70s edition.  The 1977 edition had a 2-panel J-card, to make room for a panel of other releases on EMI. I suppose Kraftwerk were a little difficult to market at the time, before electronic music was a thing? So here, EMI Records hope that if you like this album, then you're probably into schlager... Of the six releases, five are compilations of hits (well, one live album), and titles like "Abendland", "Super Oldies", "Alle Meine Jahreseiten" exclude us from the "Hits for Kids" section. Rock'n'roll this is not! Maybe the marketing genius in charge took a look at the front cover, and decided that four white men in suits would probably make music for the elderly... The front has the EMI Electrola logo on the top and...