''3-D The Catalogue'' (german: 3-D Der Katalog) is the second official live album and most recent release by German
electronic music
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band
Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk (, "power station") is a German band formed in Düsseldorf in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. Widely considered innovators and pioneers of electronic music, Kraftwerk were among the first successful acts to popularize the ...
. It was released on 26 May 2017 and was released on several formats, including a four-disc
Blu-ray
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box set, an eight-disc CD box set and a nine-disc vinyl box set. It comprises live versions of every Kraftwerk song from ''
Autobahn
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'' (1974) to ''
Tour de France Soundtracks
''Tour de France Soundtracks'' (renamed to ''Tour de France'' for its remastered release) is the eleventh studio album by German electronic music band Kraftwerk. It was first released on 4 August 2003, through Kling Klang and EMI in Europe and A ...
'' (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
The Grammy Award for Best Immersive Audio Album (until 2018: ''Best Surround Sound Album'') was first awarded in 2005, as the first category in a new "Surround Sound" field.
This field currently holds the Best Immersive Audio Album award as its s ...
and won
Best Dance/Electronic Album
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at the
60th Annual Grammy Awards
The 60th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on January 28, 2018. The CBS network broadcast the show live from Madison Square Garden in New York City. The show was moved to January to avoid coinciding with the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongc ...
, marking the band's first Grammy win.
[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/60th-grammy-awards-full-nominees-list#Dance/Electronic Music]
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:
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Museum of Modern Art
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It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ...
in New York City (9–17 April 2012)
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Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
The Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen is the art collection of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, in Düsseldorf. United by this institution are three different exhibition venues: the ''K20'' at Grabbeplatz, the ''K21'' in the ...
in Düsseldorf (11–20 January 2013)
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Tate Modern
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in London (6–14 February 2013)
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Akasaka Blitz in Tokyo (8–16 May 2013)
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Sydney Opera House
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(24–27 May 2013)
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Walt Disney Concert Hall
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in Los Angeles (18–21 March 2014)
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Burgtheater
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in Vienna (15–18 May 2014)
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Fondation Louis Vuitton
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in Paris (6–14 November 2014)
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Neue Nationalgalerie
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in Berlin (6-13 January 2015)
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Paradiso in Amsterdam (16–23 January 2015)
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DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen (26 February – 1 March 2015)
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Oslo Opera House
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(4–7 August 2016)
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Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
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(7–14 October 2016)
Track listing
CD
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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2017 live albums
Kling Klang Studio albums
Kraftwerk albums
Parlophone live albums
Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album