Significant longplayers from the past
11 May 2026
German electro pioneers KRAFTWERK (1970–1983, 1986–present / 11 albums)
released their 8th LP, COMPUTER WORLD, on May 11 1981, today 45 years ago.
The album is themed around computer technology and its rise within society.
As was the case with the two previous albums, the record was released in
both German and English.
AllMusic – Ned Raggett in retrospect: “The last great Kraftwerk album, Computer World captured the band right at the moment when its pioneering approach fully broke through in popular music, thanks to the rise of synth pop, hip-hop, and electro.
With this album, Kraftwerk – over a decade on from their start – demonstrated how they had stayed not merely relevant, but prescient, when nearly all their contemporaries had long since burned out.”
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