Kraftwerk: The Man Machine
Jon Savage, Sounds, 29 April 1978
SEE THE record cover. See the four men in red shirts and black ties. See them stand in line. See them in profile in the inner sleeve. See their black hair and red lipstick shine. They are the Kraftwerks.
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