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Kraftwerk: Autobahn

Simon Witter, New Musical Express, 6 July 1985

THOUGH NOT a patch on their four subsequent albums, Autobahn has enormous historical significance as the album that introduced the world to Kraftwerk, one of the most extraordinary groups ever to achieve 'pop' success. This 1974 re-release rekindles the first coherent sparks of the group's subversive methodology.

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