Kometenmelodie question.

Bruce Atchison - author

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May 16, 2009, 12:13:21 AM5/16/09

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Greetings;

According to Wikipedia, Kraftwerk released a single in December of 1973
called "Kohoutek-Kometenmelodie" I heard from the site that the tune
appeared on the Autobahn album as "Cometenmelodie" parts one and two.
Wikipedia says that the tune was named after Comet Kohoutek. Is this true?
Also, was "Kohoutek-Cometenmelodie" Kraftwerk's first single? Did they put
parts one and two on the disk or was another tune on the flip side?

Sincerely,

Bruce Atchison - author of Deliverance from Jericho (Six Years in a Blind
School) and When a Man Loves a Rabbit ((Learning and Living With Bunnies).

Blog: http://canadianauthors.ning.com/profile/batchison

Frank

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May 16, 2009, 12:06:24 PM5/16/09

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kohoutek had an appearance in 1973, so it�s a
likely influence on naming it.

bye

frank

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Nigel Stapley

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May 16, 2009, 12:36:48 PM5/16/09

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Bruce Atchison - author wrote:
> Greetings;
>
> According to Wikipedia, Kraftwerk released a single in December of 1973
> called "Kohoutek-Kometenmelodie" I heard from the site that the tune
> appeared on the Autobahn album as "Cometenmelodie" parts one and two.
> Wikipedia says that the tune was named after Comet Kohoutek. Is this true?
> Also, was "Kohoutek-Cometenmelodie" Kraftwerk's first single? Did they put
> parts one and two on the disk or was another tune on the flip side?
>

Kometenmelodie 1 and 2 on "Autobahn" were remodellings of the tracks on
the single. The original single tracks were self-produced rather than
produced by Connie Plank, hence a different 'feel' to them compared with
the album tracks.

The first 20 seconds of the 'A'-side are practically identical to
Kometenmelodie 2 on the album, but the subsequent arrangement is
different, as you can hear from the following clip:

http://www.thejudge.me.uk/soundbank/Kom_Koh_A.mp3

The 'B'-side is analogous to Kometenmelodie 1 on the album, but - again
- has a very different arrangement:

http://www.thejudge.me.uk/soundbank/Kom_Koh_B.mp3

(I'll leave these files up for a day or three until you've had a chance
to hear them, but will then take them down)

--
Regards

Nigel Stapley

www.thejudge.me.uk

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amoffoot

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May 17, 2009, 3:44:13 PM5/17/09

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They are surprisingly moving. Don't suppose they would do it live?..they
have done Mitternacht...?
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rick

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May 18, 2009, 5:08:46 AM5/18/09

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amoffoot zee op 17/5/09 21:44:

> They are surprisingly moving. Don't suppose they would do it live?..they
> have done Mitternacht...?

They did do Kometenmelodie live in early concerts in the 70's.

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rick

Bruce Atchison - author

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May 17, 2009, 10:18:33 PM5/17/09

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Thanks for those links to the early Cometenmelodie tracks. It's most
interesting to hear them. We can hear the original idea and how it was
developed for the Autobahn album. Cometenmelodie is also my second
favourite track on the album after the title, Autobahn.

Nigel Stapley

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May 18, 2009, 11:20:14 AM5/18/09

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Bruce Atchison - author wrote:

> Thanks for those links to the early Cometenmelodie tracks. It's most
> interesting to hear them. We can hear the original idea and how it was
> developed for the Autobahn album. Cometenmelodie is also my second
> favourite track on the album after the title, Autobahn.
>

Well, you've only got five to choose from! :-)

Arnaud

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Nov 14, 2009, 2:52:46 AM11/14/09

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the instrumentation and production is different to the Autobahn
version, I would say it is more raw and less good for my taste.
However, I'm desperatly looking to buy this single for my collection
and it seems it's quite rare, never seen a copy on Ebay or similar.