Computer World (Reissue)

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 as Arthur Baker sampled Tans-Europe Express for Planet Rock and disciples like Depeche Mode, OMD, and Gary Numan scored major hits, Computer World demonstrated that the old masters still had some last tricks up their collective sleeves. Compared to earlier albums, it fell readily in line with the Man-Machine, eschewing side-long efforts but with even more of an emphasis on shorter tracks mixed with longer but not epic compositions.

Autobahn (1974), Radio-Activity (1975), Trans-Europe Express (1977), The Man-Machine (1978), Computer World (1981), Techno Pop (1986), The Mix (1991) and Tour De France (2003) are the UK albums in question. Each is pressed on 180g coloured vinyl (mostly translucent colours) and all come with 12, 16 or 20-page booklets.

There will also be some German editions too. These are the five German language versions and Radio-Activät which features German song titles on the artwork but contains the same audio as the UK pressing.

Tracklist

Side 1

1. Computer World (2009 Digital Remaster)
2. Pocket Calculator (2009 Digital Remaster)
3. Numbers (2009 Digital Remaster)
4. Computer World 2 (2009 Digital Remaster)

Side 2

1. Computer Love (2009 Digital Remaster)
2. Home Computer (2009 Digital Remaster)
3. It's More Fun to Compute (2009 Digital Remaster)