LIVE IN UTRECHT 1981 (DUTCH FM BROADCAST UTRECHT) / LIVE IN UTRECHT 1981 KRAFTWERK This CD captures the highly acclaimed Dutch performance from the final leg of Kraftwerk's largest tour ever, the "COMPUTER WORLD TOUR 1981"! Kraftwerk's performance in Utrecht, Netherlands, recorded during the final stages of their "Computer World Tour 1981," the largest world tour in their history, is now available on CD! After releasing albums like "Trans-Europe Express" (1977) and "The Man Machine" (1978) since 1976, Kraftwerk hadn't performed live outside of their native Germany. With the release of "Computer World" (1981), they embarked on a world tour after a hiatus of about five years. This tour is also known for their first performances in Japan. The synthesizer technology of the time still required massive equipment, and the tour was on a scale that was like moving their Kling Klang Studio in Düsseldorf. Naturally, despite the album title, computers weren't yet integrated. The performances were, of course, done manually, and the quality of the performances varied. This live recording, taken from the Muziekcentrum Vredenburg in Utrecht, Netherlands, was performed three shows before the final performance of the tour, after nearly 100 shows, and it was a very mature performance. This recording is from an FM broadcast in the Netherlands, but it doesn't seem like the entire concert was broadcast at once, as it's compiled from three different audio sources. However, due to the scarcity of soundboard recordings and the inclusion of "Metropolis," a song rarely performed live, this is a highly valuable recording.