3-D The Catalogue

3-D The Catalogue (German: 3-D Der Katalog) is the second official live album by German electronic music band Kraftwerk. It was released on 26 May 2017 and was released on several formats, including a four-disc Blu-ray box set, an eight-disc CD box set and a nine-disc vinyl box set.[6][7] It consists of live versions of every studio album Kraftwerk song from Autobahn (1974) to Tour de France Soundtracks (2003). The performances were recorded between April 2012 and October 2016 at venues around the world. The album was nominated for Best Surround Sound Album and won Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, marking the band's first Grammy win.[8]

3-D The Catalogue
Live album by
Released26 May 2017 (2017-05-26)
Recorded9 April 2012 – 14 October 2016
Venue
Genre
Length285:49
Label
ProducerNone listed
Kraftwerk chronology
The Catalogue
(2009)
3-D The Catalogue
(2017)
Remixes
(2020)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Independent[2]
Record Collector[3]
Resident Advisor3.7/5[4]
Uncut[5]

Contents

According to the liner notes, the album documents Kraftwerk's 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 tour at various museums and concert halls around the world:[9]

Track listing

CD

Disc one: Autobahn
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Autobahn"Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult14:29
2."Kometenmelodie 1"Hütter, Schneider5:29
3."Kometenmelodie 2"Hütter, Schneider3:30
4."Mitternacht"Hütter, Schneider2:12
5."Morgenspaziergang"Hütter, Schneider1:20
Disc two: Radioactivity (German: Radio-Aktivität)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Geiger Counter" ("Geigerzähler")Hütter, Schneider0:32
2."Radioactivity" ("Radioaktivität")Hütter, Schneider, Schult6:16
3."Radioland"Hütter, Schneider, Schult5:55
4."Airwaves" ("Ätherwellen")Hütter, Schneider, Schult6:01
5."Intermission" ("Sendepause")Hütter, Schneider0:25
6."News" ("Nachrichten")Hütter, Schneider1:15
7."The Voice of Energy" ("Die Stimme der Energie")Hütter, Schneider, Schult0:52
8."Antenna" ("Antenne")Hütter, Schneider, Schult3:36
9."Radio Stars" ("Radio Sterne")Hütter, Schneider, Schult2:18
10."Uranium" ("Uran")Hütter, Schneider, Schult1:26
11."Transistor"Hütter, Schneider1:14
12."Ohm Sweet Ohm"Hütter, Schneider2:58
Disc three: Trans-Europe Express (German: Trans Europa Express)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Trans-Europe Express" ("Trans Europa Express")Hütter, Schult3:21
2."Metal on Metal" ("Metall auf Metall")Hütter2:08
3."Abzug"Hütter2:25
4."Showroom Dummies" ("Schaufensterpuppen")Hütter3:40
5."Franz Schubert"Hütter1:12
6."Europe Endless" ("Europa Endlos")Hütter, Schneider5:52
7."The Hall of Mirrors" ("Spiegelsaal")Hütter, Schneider, Schult5:22
Disc four: The Man-Machine (German: Die Mensch-Maschine)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Man-Machine" ("Die Mensch-Maschine")Hütter, Karl Bartos5:10
2."Spacelab"Hütter, Bartos5:28
3."Metropolis"Hütter, Schneider, Bartos5:46
4."The Model" ("Das Model")Hütter, Bartos, Schult3:39
5."Neon Lights" ("Neonlicht")Hütter, Schneider, Bartos5:45
6."The Robots" ("Die Roboter")Hütter, Schneider, Bartos7:44
Disc five: Computer World (German: Computerwelt)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Numbers" ("Nummern")Hütter, Schneider, Bartos2:59
2."Computer World" ("Computerwelt")Hütter, Schneider, Schult, Bartos3:21
3."It's More Fun to Compute"Hütter, Schneider, Bartos1:03
4."Home Computer" ("Heimcomputer")Hütter, Schneider, Bartos5:08
5."Computer Love" ("Computerliebe")Hütter, Schult, Bartos6:33
6."Pocket Calculator" ("Taschenrechner")Hütter, Schult, Bartos3:26
7."Dentaku"Hütter, Schult, Bartos3:08
Disc six: Techno Pop
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Boing Boom Tschak"Hütter, Schneider, Bartos2:32
2."Techno Pop"Hütter, Schneider, Bartos, Schult2:45
3."Music Non Stop" ("Musik Non Stop")Hütter, Schneider, Bartos7:44
4."Electric Cafe"Hütter, Schneider, Bartos, Maxime Schmitt3:51
5."The Telephone Call" ("Der Telefon Anruf")Hütter, Schneider, Bartos2:45
6."House Phone"Hütter, Schneider, Bartos2:30
7."Sex Object" ("Sex Objekt")Hütter, Schneider, Bartos5:30
Disc seven: The Mix (Headphone Surround 3D mix)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Robots" ("Die Roboter")Hütter, Schneider, Bartos7:44
2."Computer Love" ("Computer Liebe")Hütter, Schult, Bartos6:34
3."Pocket Calculator" ("Taschenrechner")Hütter, Schult, Bartos3:26
4."Dentaku"Hütter, Schult, Bartos3:09
5."Autobahn"Hütter, Schneider, Schult14:27
6."Geiger Counter" ("Geigerzähler")Hütter, Schneider0:31
7."Radioactivity" ("Radioaktivität")Hütter, Schneider, Schult6:16
8."Trans-Europe Express" ("Trans Europa Express")Hütter, Schult3:21
9."Metal on Metal" ("Metall auf Metall")Hütter2:08
10."Abzug"Hütter2:24
11."Home Computer" ("Heimcomputer")Hütter, Schneider, Bartos6:11
12."Boing Boom Tschak"Hütter, Schneider, Bartos2:33
13."Techno Pop"Hütter, Schneider, Bartos, Schult2:46
14."Music Non Stop" ("Musik Non Stop")Hütter, Schneider, Bartos7:44
15."Planet of Visions" ("Planet der Visionen")Hütter, Schneider, Fritz Hilpert7:52
Disc eight: Tour de France
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tour de France"Hütter, Schneider, Bartos, Schmitt4:18
2."Prologue"Hütter, Schneider, Hilpert0:27
3."Étape 1"Hütter, Schneider, Hilpert, Schmitt3:46
4."Chrono"Hütter, Schneider, Hilpert, Schmitt1:12
5."Étape 2"Hütter, Schneider, Hilpert, Schmitt4:59
6."Elektro Kardiogramm"Hütter, Hilpert4:37
7."Aéro Dynamik"Hütter, Hilpert, Schmitt5:59
8."Vitamin"Hütter, Schneider, Hilpert5:54
9."La Forme"Hütter, Schmitt6:19
10."Régéneration"Hütter, Schmitt0:28

Awards and achievements

Grammy Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
20183-D The CatalogueBest Dance/Electronic AlbumWon
Best Surround Sound AlbumNominated

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22]77

References