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 comprises live versions of every 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]

This article is about the Kraftwerk live album. For that band's box set, see The Catalogue.

3-D The Catalogue
Live album by Kraftwerk
Released	26 May 2017 (2017-05-26)
Recorded	9 April 2012 – 14 October 2016
Venue	Various Museum of Modern Art (New York City) Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen (Düsseldorf, Germany) Tate Modern (London) Akasaka Blitz (Tokyo) Sydney Opera House (Sydney) Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles) Burgtheater (Vienna) Fondation Louis Vuitton (Paris) Neue Nationalgalerie (Berlin) Paradiso (Amsterdam) Koncerthuset (Copenhagen) Oslo Opera House (Oslo) Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao, Spain)
Genre	Electronic
Length	285:49
Label	Kling Klang Parlophone
Producer	None listed
Kraftwerk chronology
The Catalogue (2009) 3-D The Catalogue (2017)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Independent	[2]
Record Collector	[3]
Resident Advisor	3.7/5[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]

• Museum of Modern Art in New York City (9–17 April 2012)
• Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen in Düsseldorf (11–20 January 2013)
• Tate Modern in London (6–14 February 2013)
• Akasaka Blitz in Tokyo (8–16 May 2013)
• Sydney Opera House (24–27 May 2013)
• Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles (18–21 March 2014)
• Burgtheater in Vienna (15–18 May 2014)
• Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris (6–14 November 2014)
• Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin (6-13 January 2015)
• Paradiso in Amsterdam (16–23 January 2015)
• DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen (26 February – 1 March 2015)
• Oslo Opera House (4–7 August 2016)
• Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (7–14 October 2016)

Disc seven of the set is mixed in Headphone Surround 3D. Unlike on most live albums (including Kraftwerk's own Minimum-Maximum), there is no audible crowd noise. A multi-channel Dolby Atmos mix of 3-D The Catalogue debuts on music streaming services Tidal HiFi and Amazon Music HD 3 July.[10]

Track listing

CD

Disc one: Autobahn

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Autobahn"	Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult	14:29
2.	"Kometenmelodie 1"	Hütter, Schneider	5:29
3.	"Kometenmelodie 2"	Hütter, Schneider	3:30
4.	"Mitternacht"	Hütter, Schneider	2:12
5.	"Morgenspaziergang"	Hütter, Schneider	1:20

Disc two: Radioactivity (German: Radio-Aktivität)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Geiger Counter" ("Geigerzähler")	Hütter, Schneider	0:32
2.	"Radioactivity" ("Radioaktivität")	Hütter, Schneider, Schult	6:16
3.	"Radioland"	Hütter, Schneider, Schult	5:55
4.	"Airwaves" ("Ätherwellen")	Hütter, Schneider, Schult	6:01
5.	"Intermission" ("Sendepause")	Hütter, Schneider	0:25
6.	"News" ("Nachrichten")	Hütter, Schneider	1:15
7.	"The Voice of Energy" ("Die Stimme der Energie")	Hütter, Schneider, Schult	0:52
8.	"Antenna" ("Antenne")	Hütter, Schneider, Schult	3:36
9.	"Radio Stars" ("Radio Sterne")	Hütter, Schneider, Schult	2:18
10.	"Uranium" ("Uran")	Hütter, Schneider, Schult	1:26
11.	"Transistor"	Hütter, Schneider	1:14
12.	"Ohm Sweet Ohm"	Hütter, Schneider	2:58

Disc three: Trans-Europe Express (German: Trans Europa Express)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Trans-Europe Express" ("Trans Europa Express")	Hütter, Schult	3:21
2.	"Metal on Metal" ("Metall auf Metall")	Hütter	2:08
3.	"Abzug"	Hütter	2:25
4.	"Showroom Dummies" ("Schaufensterpuppen")	Hütter	3:40
5.	"Franz Schubert"	Hütter	1:12
6.	"Europe Endless" ("Europa Endlos")	Hütter, Schneider	5:52
7.	"The Hall of Mirrors" ("Spiegelsaal")	Hütter, Schneider, Schult	5:22

Disc four: The Man-Machine (German: Die Mensch-Maschine)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Man-Machine" ("Die Mensch-Maschine")	Hütter, Karl Bartos	5:10
2.	"Spacelab"	Hütter, Bartos	5:28
3.	"Metropolis"	Hütter, Schneider, Bartos	5:46
4.	"The Model" ("Das Model")	Hütter, Bartos, Schult	3:39
5.	"Neon Lights" ("Neonlicht")	Hütter, Schneider, Bartos	5:45
6.	"The Robots" ("Die Roboter")	Hütter, Schneider, Bartos	7:44

Disc five: Computer World (German: Computerwelt)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Numbers" ("Nummern")	Hütter, Schneider, Bartos	2:59
2.	"Computer World" ("Computerwelt")	Hütter, Schneider, Schult, Bartos	3:21
3.	"It's More Fun to Compute"	Hütter, Schneider, Bartos	1:03
4.	"Home Computer" ("Heimcomputer")	Hütter, Schneider, Bartos	5:08
5.	"Computer Love" ("Computerliebe")	Hütter, Schult, Bartos	6:33
6.	"Pocket Calculator" ("Taschenrechner")	Hütter, Schult, Bartos	3:26
7.	"Dentaku"	Hütter, Schult, Bartos	3:08

Disc six: Techno Pop

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Boing Boom Tschak"	Hütter, Schneider, Bartos	2:32
2.	"Techno Pop"	Hütter, Schneider, Bartos, Schult	2:45
3.	"Music Non Stop" ("Musik Non Stop")	Hütter, Schneider, Bartos	7:44
4.	"Electric Cafe"	Hütter, Schneider, Bartos, Maxime Schmitt	3:51
5.	"The Telephone Call" ("Der Telefon Anruf")	Hütter, Schneider, Bartos	2:45
6.	"House Phone"	Hütter, Schneider, Bartos	2:30
7.	"Sex Object" ("Sex Objekt")	Hütter, Schneider, Bartos	5:30

Disc seven: The Mix (Headphone Surround 3D mix)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Robots" ("Die Roboter")	Hütter, Schneider, Bartos	7:44
2.	"Computer Love" ("Computer Liebe")	Hütter, Schult, Bartos	6:34
3.	"Pocket Calculator" ("Taschenrechner")	Hütter, Schult, Bartos	3:26
4.	"Dentaku"	Hütter, Schult, Bartos	3:09
5.	"Autobahn"	Hütter, Schneider, Schult	14:27
6.	"Geiger Counter" ("Geigerzähler")	Hütter, Schneider	0:31
7.	"Radioactivity" ("Radioaktivität")	Hütter, Schneider, Schult	6:16
8.	"Trans Europe Express" ("Trans Europa Express")	Hütter, Schult	3:21
9.	"Metal on Metal" ("Metall auf Metall")	Hütter	2:08
10.	"Abzug"	Hütter	2:24
11.	"Home Computer" ("Heimcomputer")	Hütter, Schneider, Bartos	6:11
12.	"Boing Boom Tschak"	Hütter, Schneider, Bartos	2:33
13.	"Techno Pop"	Hütter, Schneider, Bartos, Schult	2:46
14.	"Music Non Stop" ("Musik Non Stop")	Hütter, Schneider, Bartos	7:44
15.	"Planet of Visions" ("Planet der Visionen")	Hütter, Schneider, Fritz Hilpert	7:52

Disc eight: Tour de France

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tour de France"	Hütter, Schneider, Bartos, Schmitt	4:18
2.	"Prologue"	Hütter, Schneider, Hilpert	0:27
3.	"Étape 1"	Hütter, Schneider, Hilpert, Schmitt	3:46
4.	"Chrono"	Hütter, Schneider, Hilpert, Schmitt	1:12
5.	"Étape 2"	Hütter, Schneider, Hilpert, Schmitt	4:59
6.	"Elektro Kardiogramm"	Hütter, Hilpert	4:37
7.	"Aéro Dynamik"	Hütter, Hilpert, Schmitt	5:59
8.	"Vitamin"	Hütter, Schneider, Hilpert	5:54
9.	"La Forme"	Hütter, Schmitt	6:19
10.	"Régéneration"	Hütter, Schmitt	0:28

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 26 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 7 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 79 Croatian International Albums (HDU)[14] 22 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 44 French Albums (SNEP)[16] 171 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 4 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[18] 10 Italian Albums (FIMI)[19] 75 Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 11 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 25 UK Albums (OCC)[22] 24

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 77

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