Kraftwerk – Autobahn

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Label:	Vertigo – VEL-2003
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , Terre Haute Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1974
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Krautrock

Tracklist

A	Autobahn Written-By – R. Hütter*	22:30
B1	Kometenmelodie 1 = Comet Melody 1 Written-By – R. Hütter*	6:20
B2	Kometenmelodie 2 = Comet Melody 2 Written-By – R. Hütter*	5:44
B3	Mitternacht = Midnight Written-By – R. Hütter*	4:40
B4	Morgenspaziergang = Morning Walk Written-By – R. Hütter*	4:00

Companies, etc.

Distributed By – Phonogram, Inc.
Manufactured By – Phonogram, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Phonogram, Inc.
Copyright © – Phonogram, Inc.
Published By – Intersong USA, Inc.
Recorded At – Conny's Studio
Lacquer Cut At – Masterdisk
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute

Credits

Concept By [Music], Electronics, Producer [Production], Vocals – Ralf Hütter
Engineer – Konrad Plank*
Guitar, Violin – Klaus Roeder*
Lacquer Cut By – G.K.*
Mastered By – Gilbert Kong
Painting [Coverpainting] – Emil Schult
Percussion – Wolfgang Flür
Photography By [Backcoverphoto] – Barbara Niemöller

Notes

Label variant:
• Bottom rim-text "Manufactured and distributed by Phonogram, Inc."
• Writing credits, publishing, and phonographic copyright text is printed above center hole
• Matrix numbers in parentheses underneath the catalog number at right.
• Side-markings are printed at left above "STEREO 33 1/3".

Columbia, Terre Haute pressing identified by "1T" etched in runouts after the matrix number.
Matrix numbers and "MASTERDISK" are stamped: other elements are etched.
Philips/Mercury/Vertigo company inner sleeve date-code M8-11-30-74.

A1 "Autobahn" is continuous and is listed as a single track, but it is banded into 7 segments on the disc.

Writing credits on back cover: "R. Hütter."
Writing credits on labels: "R. Hutter."

Track B4 title on back cover: "Morgenspaziergang (Morning Walk)".
Track B4 title on label: "Morganspaziergang (Morning Walk)".

Engineered at: Conny's Studio & Mobile Equipment
All songs published by Intersong-USA Inc. (ASCAP)

Note: the silver-printed label text may shift during printing - up and down or side to side - relative to the full-color Vertigo "UFO" label artwork/logo/text.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): VEL-2003-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): VEL-2003-B
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 1, side A): VEL-2003-A-CT1 1T MASTERDISK G.K.
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 1, side B): VEL-2003-B-CT1 1T MASTERDISK G.K.
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 2, side A): VEL-2003-A-CT2 1T MASTERDISK G.K. D
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 2, side B): VEL-2003-B-CT1 1T MASTERDISK G.K. Ʌ2
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 3, side A): VEL-2003-A-CT2 1T MASTERDISK G.K. A
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 3, side B): VEL-2003-B-CT2 1T MASTERDISK G.K. D
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 4, side A): VEL-2003-A-CT2 1T MASTERDISK G.K. B8
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 4, side B): VEL-2003-B-CT1 1T MASTERDISK G.K. B7
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 5, side A): VEL-2003-A-CT2 1T MASTERDISK G.K.
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 5, side B): VEL-2003-B-CT1 1T MASTERDISK G.K. A11
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 6, side A): VEL-2003-A-CT2 1T MASTERDISK G.K. C
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 6, side B): VEL-2003-B-CT1 1T MASTERDISK G.K. B 1 2
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 7, side A): VEL-2003-A-CT1 1T MASTERDISK G.K. D 5
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 7, side B): VEL-2003-B-CT2 1T MASTERDISK G.K. A 2 5
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 8, side A): VEL-2003-A-CT1 1T MASTERDISK G.K.
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 8, side B ): VEL-2003-B-CT2 2T MASTERDISK G.K. ^3
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 9, side A): VEL-2003-A-CT1 1T MASTERDISK G.K.
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 9, side B): VEL-2003-B-CT2 1T MASTERDISK G.K. A8
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 10, side A): VEL-2003-A-CT1 1T MASTERDISK G.K. A5
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 10, side B): VEL-2003-B-CT1 1T MASTERDISK G.K.
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 11, side A): VEL-2003-A-CT1 1T MASTERDISK G.K.
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 11, side B): VEL-2003-B-CT2 2T MASTERDISK G.K. ɅƧ
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 12, Side A): VEL-2003-A-CT1 1T MASTERDISK G.K.
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 12, Side B): VEL-2003-B-CT1 1T MASTERDISK G.K. A7
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 13, Side A): VEL-2003-A-CT2 1T MASTERDISK G.K. D
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 13, Side B): VEL-2003-B-CT2 1T MASTERDISK G.K. A
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 14, Side A): VEL-2003-A-CT2 1T MASTERDISK G.K. D 5
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 14, Side B): VEL-2003-B-CT2 1T MASTERDISK G.K. A 1 5

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Autobahn (LP, Album, Stereo)	Philips	6305 231		1974
	Autobahn (LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing)	Vertigo	VEL-2003	US	1974
Recently Edited	Autobahn (Cassette, Album)	Vertigo	7149 005	UK	1974
Recently Edited	Autobahn (Cassette, Album)	Philips	7105 181		1974
Recently Edited	Autobahn (LP, Album)	Philips	6305 231	Canada	1974