Ah, good ole Neu! The band that neo-hipsters think invented Krautrock - or defines Krautrock. Featuring ex-Kraftwerk members, and the music is remarkably similar. In fact, Neu! defined the direction Kraftwerk were to go into before Kraftwerk themselves actually did. To be fair, Neu! were a groundbreaking group and were one of the original bands on Brain/Metronome. And as time has passed, certainly the most beloved of the original bands on the label - if not the most popular. For my tastes, I have this album rated as very good, but nothing more.
Ownership: LP: 2010 Gronland (Europe). Gatefold. Trade credit from a local store (2020).
Despite Neu!'s immense popularity with the hipster crowd, the band's works were only available as a bootleg for many years (ahem, early Kraftwerk is still in that same state).
Then in 2001, a British label named Grönland rectified the problem.
They were also licensed to the popular NYC indie label Astralwerks here in
the US.
2004; 3/17/10 (new entry); 1/29/22
2004; 3/17/10 (new entry); 1/29/22
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