Released 45 years ago today: “Computer World” by Kraftwerk. This 8th album by the German ‘krautrock’ / synth-pop group arrived three years after “The Man-Machine” and included several singles like “Pocket Calculator” and the UK #1 hit “Computer Love.” This 1981 album’s concept predicts the full integration of computers into society during an era when home computing and digital communication was in its infancy. It reached #72 Billboard (#15 UK; #7 Germany) while earning review
