Kraftwerk - Tour De France (Blue / Red Vinyl)

Released in 2003, Tour de France is the 10th studio album by Kraftwerk. It was later released as Tour de France in 2009. The album was recorded for the 100th anniversary of the first Tour de France bicycle race. The album did not have separate German and international vocal mixes, but was released only in one version with a mix of French, German and English languages.

The multi-media project Kraftwerk was started in Düsseldorf, Germany 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. They set up their electronic Kling Klang Studio where they conceived and produced all Kraftwerk albums.

Kraftwerk created the soundtrack for the digital age of the 21st century. AUTOBAHN 1974, RADIO-ACTIVITY 1975, TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS 1977, THE MAN-MACHINE 1978, COMPUTER WORLD 1981, TECHNO POP 1986, THE MIX 1991, TOUR DE FRANCE 2003. Their compositions, using innovative techniques, electronic sounds and synthetic voices combined with computerized rhythms, had a major musical influence on Electro, Hip Hop, Techno and Synth-Pop.

Limited Edition heavyweight RED and BLUE double vinyl pressed by Parlophone Records in 2020. Gatefold sleeve.

• Available October 9th, 2020