Neu! 2

NEU! 2
Studio album by
Released1973
RecordedJanuary 1973
Genre
Length42:14
LabelBrain, United Artists
ProducerConny Plank, Neu!
Neu! chronology
Neu!
(1972)
NEU! 2
(1973)
Neu! '75
(1975)
Klaus Dinger chronology
Neu!
(1972)
Neu! 2
(1973)
Neu! '75
(1975)
Singles from Neu! 2
  1. "Super/Neuschnee"
    Released: 1972
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Austin Chronicle[4]
Pitchfork7.5/10[5]
PopMatterspositive[6]
Q[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Martin C. Strong(8/10)[9]

Neu! 2 is the second studio album by the krautrock band Neu!. It was recorded in January 1973 and mixed in February 1973, both at Windrose-Dumont-Time Studios in Hamburg, West Germany, and released in 1973 by Brain Records. It was reissued by Astralwerks in the US and by Grönland in the UK and Europe on 29 May 2001.

Critic Paul Morley included it in his list of the "5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2003.[citation needed]

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  3. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Neu! 2". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  4. ^ Chamy, Michael (13 July 2001). "Neu!, Neu! 2, and Neu! 75 (Astralwerks)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. ^ Sirota, Brent S. (5 June 2001). "Neu! 2 review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  6. ^ Taylor, Nicholas (28 May 2001). "Neu!: Neu! 2". PopMatters. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Neu! 2 review". Q. July 2001. p. 136. In addition to inventing the motorik beat... Neu! also invented the remix album.... these are completed tracks combined with a strategic hand on the turntable...
  8. ^ Blashill, Pat (5 July 2001). "Neu! - Neu! / Neu! 75 - Astralwerks (2001)". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  9. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography. New York: Canongate. p. 1072. OL 18807297M.