Description

NEU! : “Neu!” LP

Neu! is the debut album by German krautrock band Neu!. It was released in 1972 by Brain Records. It was the first album recorded by the duo of Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger after leaving Kraftwerk in 1971. They continued to work with producer Konrad “Conny” Plank, who had also worked on the Kraftwerk recording sessions.

Side one
No. Title Length
1. “Hallogallo” (Play on “Halligalli”, a German slang term for “wild partying”, with the word “hallo” being German for “hello”) 10:07
2. “Sonderangebot” (“Special Offer”) 4:51
3. “Weissensee” (“White Lake”; Weißensee is a town in Carinthia, Austria, and a borough of Pankow, Berlin) 6:46

Side two – Jahresübersicht (“Year Overview”)
No. Title Length
4. “Im Glück” (“Lucky”) 6:53
5. “Negativland” (“Negative Land”) 9:47
6. “Lieber Honig” (“Dear Honey” or “Preferably Honey”) 7:18

Personnel
Neu!
Michael Rother – guitar, bass guitar, bowed bass
Klaus Dinger – drums, guitar, Japanese banjo, vocals
Konrad “Conny” Plank – producer, engineer