Prodigy discography (contributions wanted)
Robert Mashlan
Hello all,
I've been working on a Prodigy discography, and I'm posting it here
for the first time. If you feel so inclined, take a look, and maybe
send me an email (rmas...@r2m.com) about any missing or inaccurate
information contained within:
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Discography: The Prodigy
Version 3.02
Last Update: Feb 13th, 1998
(c) Copyright 1998, All Rights Reserved
This discography covers the official releases, compilation
appearances, remixes by Prodigy for other artists, released and
promotional videos, and official and unofficial books, and
mythical releases.
Credits:
Originally assembled by Robert Mashlan (rmas...@r2m.com) and
Peter Thomas (pe...@prodge.demon.co.uk). Please send corrections
or additions to this discography to either one of these people.
Lots of information taken from the former Prodigy Underground
Archive authored by Tobi Wood. Other contributions by tsunamil
(tone...@lineone.net),
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T H E P R O D I G Y
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Core Members:
Liam Howlett - musical mastermind, The Prodigy.
MC Maxim Reality - sometimes vocalist, dancer
Keith Flint - sometimes vocalist, dancer
Leeroy Thornhill - dancer
Official Website:
http://www.prodigy.co.uk
mirrors:
http://www.theprodigy.co.uk
http://www.theprodigy.com
Label Sites:
http://www.xl-recordings.com
http://www.maverickerc.com
Other Internet Resources:
http://www.prodge.demon.co.uk/prodigy/index.html
(defunct) http://prodigy-underground.ml.org
news:alt.music.prodigy-the
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O F F I C I A L R E L E A S E S
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The Prodigy: What Evil Lurks
[Feb 1991] 4 track EP
12" : 2/1991 UK (XL XLT 17)
A1. 04:23 What Evil Lurks
A2. 04:34 We Gonna Rock
B1. 05:03 Android
B2. 03:27 Everybody In The Place
Notes:
The tracks were recorded on a 10 track demo that Liam had
submitted to XL for consideration. The tracks on the
record came directly from the demo tape.
Only 7000 copies pressed. Officially out of print.
Some fake vinyls going around that usually have "Androids"
rather than "Android" in the track listing.
The version of "Everybody In The Place" is a slow hiphop
version, that differs from the versions that appear on the
single and the Experience album.
Reached #30 in the UK Dance charts.
Samples:
What Evil Lurks: lyrical sample "What Evil Lurks in the
hearts of men" is taken from the 40's radio series "The
Shadow"
We Gonna Rock: lyrical sample "We Gonna Rock" is from
Public Enemy's "Fight The Power".
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The Prodigy: Charly
[Aug 1991] ep single
12" : 1991 UK (XL XLT 21)
A1. 05:27 Charly (Alley Cat Mix)
A2. 04:25 Pandemonium (Original Mix)
B1. 06:00 Your Love (Original Mix)
B2. 03:56 Charly (Original Mix)
CD : 1991 UK (XL XLS 21CD)
1. 03:56 Charly (Original Mix)
2. 04:25 Pandemonium (Original Mix)
3. 06:00 Your Love (Original Mix)
4. 05:27 Charly (Alley Cat Mix)
CD : 1991 ? (Twitch TW-CD-02)
?
7" : 1991 UK (XL XLS 21)
A. 03:38 Charly (Alley Cat Mix 7" Edit)
B. 03:56 Charly (Original Mix)
Notes:
"Your Love (The Original Version)" is the same as the
subsequently released "Your Love (The Original Excursion)"
found on the US Charly/EITP single.
The pressing plates for the 12" have been lost.
This single reached #3 in the UK singles chart, and #1 in
the UK dance chart.
This single was heavily slagged by the UK magazine 'Mixmag'
for using the Charly sample and starting the wave of kids
show sampling in dance music.
Samples:
Charly: Samples Charly the Cat voiced by late comedian
Kenny Everett), a cartoon character from 70's era of
british television that indoctrinated children with all
sort of ideas like "don't speak to strangers" and what
not. The novelty of the Charly sample is probably lost on
people who did not grow up in the UK. The idea of
sampling kid shows really caught on after this single,
for instance, the Smart E's sampled 'Sesame Street' for
"Sesame's Treet".
The break in Charly is from "Radio Babylon" by Meat Beat
Manifesto, and the main synthline is nicked from "Mentasm"
by Second Phase (AKA Joey Beltram).
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The Prodigy: Everybody In The Place
[Dec 1991] ep single
CD : 12/1991 UK (XL XLS-26CD)
CD : 1992 Germany (XL/Blowup INT 825.932)
1. 03:51 Everybody In The Place (Fairground Edit)
2. 05:18 G-Force (Energy Flow)
3. 04:01 Crazy Man
4. 04:04 Rip Up The Sound System
5. 05:08 Everybody In The Place (Fairground Remix)
CD : 1991 UK (XL XLS-26CD2)
1. 03:51 Everybody In The Place (Fairground Edit)
2. 05:18 G-Force (Energy Flow)
3. 04:01 Crazy Man
4. 05:08 Everybody In The Place (Fairground Remix)
12" : 12/1991 UK (XL XLT 26)
03:51 Everybody In The Place (Fairground Edit)
05:18 G-Force (Energy Flow)
04:01 Crazy Man
05:08 Everybody In The Place (Fairground Remix)
04:09 Rip Up The Sound System
7" : 1991 UK (XL XLS 26)
A. 03:51 Everybody In The Place (Fairground Edit)
B. 05:18 G-Force (Energy Flow)
CS : 1991 UK (XL XLC 26)
A1. 03:51 Everybody In The Place (Fairground Edit)
A2. 05:18 G-Force (Energy Flow)
B1. 03:51 Everybody In The Place (Fairground Edit)
B2. 05:18 G-Force (Energy Flow)
Notes:
"G-Force (Energy Flow)" was retitled as "G-Force (Part 1)"
on the subsequent US release of Charly/Everybody In The
Place.
Reached #2 in the UK singles chart.
Early versions of the single have the track "Rip Up The
Sound System", as well as the 12". It's a collage of
samples.
On they vinyl versions, Liam has written "Respect to my
equipment and to my mind" on the center ring.
Who Does Vocals:
Crazy Man: Maxim
Samples:
G-Force (Energy Flow): lyrical sample "It's non stop energy
let the tune go" from ?
Crazy Man: several samples taken from the movie 'The
Shining'.
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The Prodigy: Charly/Everybody In The Place
[? 1992] ep single
12" : 1992 US (Elektra 0-66411)
A1. 05:28 Charly (Beltram Says Mix)
A2. 05:22 Charly (Alley Cat Mix)
B1. 05:33 Everybody In The Place (Dance Hall Version)
B2. 05:08 Everybody In The Place (Fairground Mix)
CD : 1992 US (Elektra 66411-2) digipack
05:27 Charly (Beltram Says Mix)
05:27 Charly (Alley Cat Mix)
05:33 Everybody In The Place (Dance Hall Version)
05:08 Everybody In The Place (Fairground Mix)
06:00 Your Love (The Original Excursion)
05:18 G-Force (Part 1)
Notes:
"Charly (Beltram Says Mix)" remixed by Joey Beltram.
"Everybody In The Place (Dance Hall Version)" remixed by
Moby, AKA Voodoo Child, AKA Richard Hall. Prodigy toured
with Moby in 92 in the US. Moby has now spoken out
publicly that the Prodigy's track "Smack My Bitch Up" from
'The Fat Of The Land' is indefensible and that it promotes
violence towards women. This is coming from an artist who
did a remake of a track called "That's When I Reach For My
Revolver"
"G-Force (Part 1)" is the same as "G-Force (Energy Flow)"
on the UK "Everybody in the Place" single.
"Your Love (The Original Excursion)" is the same as "Your
Love (The Original Version)" found on the previously
released UK Charly single.
Samples:
Charly: See sample notes for UK "Charly" single
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The Prodigy: Fire/Jericho
[Sep 1992] ep single
12" : 9/1992 UK (XL XLT 30)
A1. 04:42 Fire (Burning Version)
A2. 05:05 Fire (Sunrise Version)
B1. 03:47 Jericho (Original Version)
B2. 05:45 Jericho (Genaside II remix)
CD : 9/1992 UK (XL XLS 30 CD)
1. 03:21 Fire (Edit)
2. 03:47 Jericho
3. 05:05 Fire (Sunrise Version)
4. 05:45 Jericho (Genaside II remix)
12" : 1992 US (Elektra 0-66370)
A1. 04:42 Fire (Burning Version)
A2. 05:05 Fire (Sunrise Version)
B1. 03:47 Jericho (Original Version)
B2. 05:45 Jericho (Genaside II remix)
CD : 1992 US (Elektra 2-66370)
1. 03:21 Fire (Edit)
2. 03:47 Jericho
3. 05:05 Fire (Sunrise Version)
4. 05:45 Jericho (Genaside II remix)
5. 04:25 Pandemonium
7" : 9/1992 UK (XL XLS 30)
A. 03:21 Fire (Edit)
B. 03:47 Jericho (Original Version)
Notes:
Reached #11 in the UK singles chart.
The US Elektra version was a limited edition, and is out of
print, and can be hard to find. The track "Pandemonium" on
that version can be found on the UK Charly single.
Samples:
Fire: The vocal sample "Fire" from the 1968 single "Fire" by
'The Crazy World of Arthur Brown'
Jericho: The vocal sample "keep on dancin' & feel the bass
come down on me" are from "I'll House You" by the Jungle
Brothers.
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The Prodigy: The Prodigy Experience
[Nov 1992] LP
CD : 11/1992 UK (XL XLCD 110)
12" : 11/1992 UK (XL XLLP 110)
CS : 11/1992 UK (XL XLMC 110)
CD : 1992 US (Elektra 9 61365-2)
CS : 1992 US (Elektra ?)
03:42 Jericho
04:12 Music Reach 1/2/3/4
04:33 Wind It Up
05:30 Your Love (Remix)
05:16 Hyperspeed (G-Force Part 2)
05:12 Charly (Trip Into Drum And Bass Version)
04:57 Out Of Space
04:10 Everybody In The Place (155 And Rising)
08:06 Weather Experience
04:57 Fire (Sunrise Version)
05:10 Ruff In The Jungle Bizness
03:43 Death Of The Prodigy Dancers (Live at Club 92, Chicago)
Notes:
"Out Of Space" as co-written by C. Miller, a former Prodigy
road manager.
"Hyperspeed" features Keith Flint's first recorded vocals,
where he says "Now ya rocking"
Collaborators:
Simone Berryman: vocals on "Music Reach 1/2/3/4", "Rip Up
The Sound System" and "Ruff In The Jungle Bizness".
Samples:
Music Reach (1/2/3/4): The vocal sample "The music reach"
is from Liam's next door neighboor Simone at the age of 14.
The vocal sample "Make me wanna..." is from "Shout" by
Lulu.
Your Love (remix): The vocal sample "Give me a number one,
give me a number two, woooahhh!!!" taken from a '92
hardcore single 1992. The vocal sample "Your Love" sample
from "Shelter Me" by Circuit.
Charly: See sample notes on UK "Charly" single.
Hyperspeed (G-Force Part 2): Vocal sample from Egyptian
Lover(?) . The original lyric is "Let's check out, We'll
cruise at hyperspeed, I've got the beat, To move your feet,
And that's all we need, Check it out y'all!", which was
edited and speeded up.
Out Of Space: samples a ? of the Ultramagnetic MC's, for
the lyric "I'll take your brain to another dimension" from
the title track of the album 'Critical Beatdown'. The
vocal sample "I've gone sending to outer space, to find
another race" from Chase The Devil by Max Romeo.
Weather Experience: The intro vocals are a sample of
Micheal Fish, a BBC weather man. The break is from "Dope
On Plastic" by Uptown.
Fire: See Jericho/Fire sample notes.
Jericho: See Jericho/Fire notes.
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The Prodigy: Out Of Space
[Nov 1992] ep single
12" : 11/1992 UK (XL XLS 21)
A1. 05:07 Out Of Space (Original Mix)
A2. 04:48 Out Of Space (Techno Underworld Remix)
B1. 04:20 Ruff In The Jungle Bizzness (Uplifting Vibes Remix)
B2. 04:21 Music Reach (1/2/3/4) Live
CD : 1992 UK (XL XLS-35CD)
1. 03:41 Out Of Space (Edit)
2. 04:48 Out Of Space (Techno Underworld Remix)
3. 04:20 Ruff In The Jungle Bizzness (Uplifting Vibes Remix)
4. 04:21 Music Reach (1/2/3/4) Live
7" : 11/1992 UK (XL XLS 35)
A. 03:41 Out Of Space (Edit)
B. 04:20 Ruff In The Jungle Bizzness (Uplifting Vibes Remix)
CD : 1992 US (Elektra 2-66346) digipack
1. 03:41 Out Of Space (Edit)
2. 04:48 Out Of Space (Techno Underworld Remix)
3. 06:25 Out Of Space (Millenium Mix)
4. 05:44 Out Of Space (Celestial Bodies Mix)
5. 04:20 Ruff In The Jungle Bizness (Uplfiting Vibes Mix)
6. 04:22 Jericho (Live Version)
Notes:
Live version of "Music Reach" was recorded at Club 92 Chicago
Reached #11 on the UK singles chart.
Samples:
Out Of Space: see sample notes on Experience.
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The Prodigy: Wind It Up (Rewound)
[Mar 1993] ep single
12" : 3/1993 UK (XL XLT 39)
12" : 1993 UK (XL XLT 39DJ)
A1. 06:15 Wind It Up (Rewound Mix)
A2. 05:30 We Are The Ruffest
B1. 06:45 Weather Experience (Top Buzz Remix)
CD : 3/1993 UK (XL XLS 39CD)
1. 03:29 Wind It Up (The Rewound Edit)
2. 05:30 We Are The Ruffest
3. 06:45 Weather Experience (Top Buzz Remix)
4. 06:15 Wind It Up (Rewound)
7" : 3/1993 UK (XL XLS 39)
A. 03:29 Wind It Up (The Rewound Edit)
B. 05:30 We Are The Ruffest
Notes:
Reached #11 in the UK singles chart.
Samples:
We Are The Ruffest: uses the lyrical sample "Come Together"
from Simone Angel from MTV.
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The Prodigy: Wind It Up
[April 1993]
CD: 4/1993 (XL/Elektra 66319-2)
1. 03:29 Wind It Up (The Rewound Edit)
2. 06:03 Wind It Up (Tightly Wound)
3. 05:57 Wind It Up (Forward Wind)
4. 05:38 Wind It Up (Unwind)
5. 05:30 We Are The Ruffest
6. 06:45 Weather Experience (Top Buzz Remix)
7. 01:57 Wind It Up (Bonus Beats)
12" : 1993 (Elektra Promo ED-5649)
A1. 06:20 Wind It Up (Rewound)
A2. 06:04 Wind It Up (Tightly Wound)
B1. 05:57 Wind It Up (Forward Wind)
B2. 05:37 Wind It Up (Unwind)
Notes:
"Tightly Wound", "Forward Wind", "Unwind" and "Bonus Beats"
were remixed by Tony Garcia.
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The Prodigy: Singles Experience
[? 1993?] Box Set
6xCD : 1993 UK (XL ?)
D1: Charly
D2: Everybody In The Place
D3: Fire/Jericho
D4: Out Of Space
D5: Wind It Up (Rewound)
D6: Interview Disc
Notes:
A boxed set of the UK singles from the 'Experience' album,
along with a interview disc.
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The Prodigy: One Love
[Oct 1993] ep single
12" : 10/1993 UK (XL XLT 47)
A1. 05:50 One Love (Original)
A2. 05:05 Rhythm Of Life
B1. 05:28 Full Throttle
B2. 05:10 One Love (Jonny L Remix)
CD : 10/1993 UK (XL XLS 47CD)
1. 03:53 One Love (Edit)
2. 05:05 Rhythm Of Life
3. 05:28 Full Throttle
4. 05:10 One Love (Jonny L Remix)
7" : 1993 UK
CS : 1993 UK
03:53 One Love (Edit)
05:28 Full Throttle
12" WL: 8/93 (XL EB 1)
A1. 05:50 One Love (Original)
B1. 05:50 One Love (Original)
12" WL: 8/93 (XL EB 2)
A1. 05:10 One Love (Jonny L Remix)
B1. 05:10 One Love (Jonny L Remix)
Notes:
Only 1000 copies each of the EB1 and EB2 white label 12" were
pressed. The white label vinyls were stamped with
"Earthbound" on the cover and circulated to the DJ community
without knowledge that it was created by Prodigy, where it was
well received.
Reached #8 in the UK singles chart.
"Full Throttle" appears in the soundtrack to the 1997 movie
'A Life Less Ordinary'.
The original mix of "One Love" is only available on vinyl.
Samples:
One Love: contains a "Arabic Muezzin" sample from a Time &
Space CD.
Full Throttle: uses a the lyrical sample "We're going in Full
Throttle" from Luke Skywalker (Mark Hammin) from the 197?
movie 'Star Wars' Reversed on the album version because of
clearance problems. The sniggers from the end of the
breakdowns are from "Bounty Killers" by Depth Charge.
Rhythm Of Life: Uses a wailing vocal from Led Zepplin, and
"whoo" from "Total Confusion" by a Homeboy, a Hippie and a
Funky Dred.
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The Prodigy: No Good (Start The Dance)
[May 1994] ep single
12" : 5/1994 UK (XL XLT 51)
A1. 06:22 No Good (Start The Dance) (Original Mix)
A2. 06:52 No Good (Start The Dance) (Bad For You Mix)
B1. 05:14 No Good (Start The Dance) (CJ Bolland's Museum Mix)
12" : 1994 US (Elektra Promo ED-5688)
A1. 06:22 No Good (Start The Dance) Original Mix
A2. 06:52 No Good (Start The Dance) Bad For You Mix
B1. 05:14 No Good (Start The Dance) CJ Bollands Museum Mix
B2. 04:01 No Good (Start The Dance) Edit
CD : 5/1994 UK (XL XLS 51CD)
1. 04:01 No Good (Start The Dance) (Edit)
2. 06:52 No Good (Start The Dance) (Bad For You Mix)
3. 05:14 No Good (Start The Dance) (CJ Bolland's Museum Mix)
4. 06:22 No Good (Start The Dance) (Original Mix)
CD : 5/1995 UK (XL XLS 51CDs/825.0051.24)
1. 04:01 No Good (Start The Dance) (Edit)
2. 06:52 No Good (Start The Dance) (Bad For You Mix)
7" : 5/1994 UK (XL XLS 51)
A. 03:57 No Good (Start The Dance) (Edit)
B. 06:52 No Good (Start The Dance) (Bad For You Mix)
CS : 5/1994 UK (XL XLC-51)
A1. 03:57 No Good (Start The Dance) (Edit)
A2. 06:52 No Good (Start The Dance) (Bad For You Mix)
B1. 03:57 No Good (Start The Dance) (Edit)
B2. 06:52 No Good (Start The Dance) (Bad For You Mix)
CD : 1994 AU (XL/Columbia/Dancepool 662850)
1. 04:01 No Good (Start The Dance) (Edit)
2. 05:14 No Good (Start The Dance) (CJ Bolland's Museum Mix)
3. 05:10 One Love (Jonny L Remix)
4. 05:45 Jericho (Genaside II remix)
5. 05:18 G-Force (Energy Flow)
Notes:
Reached #4 in the UK singles chart, and stayed in the top
10 for 7 weeks.
The Australian version contains B-Sides from 'One Love',
'Fire/Jericho' and 'Everybody In The Place'.
Samples:
No Good (edit): Features kick drum and vocal samples from "No
Good For Me" by Kelly Charles.
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The Prodigy: Music For The Jilted Generation
[Jul 1994] LP
(2x?)12" : 7/1994 UK (XL XLLP 114)
CD : 7/1994 UK (XL XLCD 114)
CS : 7/1994 UK (XL XLMC 114)
CD : ?/1995 US (XL/Mute 9003-2)
CS : ?/1995 US (XL/Mute ?)
2xCD : ?/1995 JP (XL/Avex)
1. 00:45 Intro
2. 08:24 Break And Enter
3. 06:40 Their Law (featuring Pop Will Eat Itself)
4. 05:02 Full Throttle
5. 06:27 Voodoo People
6. 08:56 Speedway (Theme From Fastlane)
7. 04:27 The Heat (The Energy)
8. 06:42 Poison
9. 06:17 No Good (Start The Dance)
10. 03:52 One Love (Edit)
The Narcotic Suite:
11. 07:25 3 Kilos
12. 05:56 Skylined
13. 07:13 Claustrophobic Sting
[JP only]
D2.1. 03:56 Charly (Alley Cat Mix)
D2.2. 05:08 Everybody In The Place (Fairground Remix)
D2.3. 04:48 Out Of Space (Techno Underworld Remix)
Notes:
Went to #1 in the UK album charts within a week of it's
release, as well as gold. Nominated later in the year for
the prestigious Mercury Music Prize
"Their Law" was cowritten with Pop Will Eat Itself.
The intro to "The Heat" starts at the end of the
"Speedway" for some strange reason.
The extra tracks on the japanese release can be found on
other singles.
A track called "Rhythm, Rhythm, Rhythm (We Eat Rhythms, We
Sleep Rhythms)" didn't make it on the album due to a
misunderstanding of the amount of music Liam could fit on
the CD.
Collaboraters:
Pop Will Eat Itself: co-wrote and contributed to "Break &
Enter" via the postal system.
Lance Riddler: guitarist on "Voodoo People"
Phil Bent: flute player on "Voodoo People" and "3 Kilos"
Who Sings What:
Poison: Maxim
Samples:
Intro: The vocal sample "So, I have decided to take my work
back underground, to stop it falling into the wrong hands."
is from the Stephen King movie 'Lawnmower Man'
Break & Enter: The female vocal and "Bring It Down To
Earth" orginated from the Prodigy remix of "Casanova" by
Baby D
Their Law: The intro vocal sample "What we're dealing with
here is a COMPLETE lack of respect for the law" is taken
from the 197? Burt Reynolds movie 'Smokie and the Bandit'.
The sample was spoken by the character ? played by actor ?.
Full Throttle: See One Love sample notes.
Voodoo People: The guitar riff sample is from the song
"Very Ape" on Nirvana's album 'In Utero' . The vocal
sample "It's the voodoo who do what you don't dare to
people!" and "Magic People Voodoo People" from "The
Shalimar" by Gylan Kain
The Heat (The Energy): The vocal sample "Can you feel it?
The heat? The energy?" taken from the movie 'Poltergeist
II'.
No Good (Start The Dance): The vocal sample is from "No
Good For Me" by Kelly Charles.
Claustrophobic Sting: Uses the same sample of laughter as
Winx's "Don't Laugh" single. The vocal sample of "My mind
is going." (spoken by Hal, the artificially intelligent
computer) is from the movie 2001.
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The Prodigy: Voodoo People
[Aug 1994] ep single
12" : 8/1994 UK (XL XLT 54)
A1. 06:28 Voodoo People (Original Mix)
A2. 05:22 Voodoo People (Haiti Island Mix)
B1. 05:56 Voodoo People (Dust Brothers Remix)
B2. 06:04 Goa (The Heat The Energy Part 2)
CD : 8/1994 UK (XL XLS 54CD)
1. 04:05 Voodoo People (Edit)
2. 05:56 Voodoo People (Dust Brothers Remix)
3. 06:04 Goa (The Heat The Energy Part 2)
4. 06:28 Voodoo People (Original Mix)
CD : 8/1994 ? (Play It Again Sam 825.0054.24)
1. 04:05 Voodoo People (Edit)
2. 05:56 Voodoo People (Dust Brothers Remix)
CD : 1995 US (XL/Mute 7007-2)
1. 04:05 Voodoo People (Edit)
2. 05:56 Voodoo People (Chemical Brothers Remix)
3. 05:14 No Good (Start The Dance) (CJ Bolland's Museum Mix)
4. 05:31 Rat Poison
5. 10:23 Speedway (Theme From Fastlane) (Secret Knowledge Remix)
6. 05:22 Voodoo People (Haiti Island Remix)
7. 06:28 Voodoo People (Original Mix)
Notes:
The Dust Brothers refer to the UK Dust Brothers, now known
as the Chemical Brothers. The mix was retitled for the US
release. The US release, retitled as "(Chemical Brother's
Remix)" is slightly different, because one sample, which
was not cleared, was scrambled on this mix.
CJ Bolland's Museum Mix remixed by CJ Bolland, who Liam Howlett
subsequently accused of stealing too much from "Poison"
when CJ came out with "Sugar Is Sweeter".
Secret Knowledge Remix is by Kris Needs.
Reached #13 in the UK singles chart.
For this release, Prodigy leaves their US label Elektra
for Mute.
Samples:
Dust/Chemical Brothers remix: uses a sample from "For
Pete's Sake" by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
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The Prodigy: Poison
[Mar 1995] ep single
12" : 3/1995 UK (XL XLT 58)
CD : 3/1995 UK (XL XLS 58 CD)
A1. 1. 04:05 Poison (95 EQ)
A2. 2. 05:34 Rat Poison
B1. 3. 05:53 Scienide
B2. 4. 06:18 Poison (Environmental Science Dub Mix)
CS : 1995 UK
04:05 Poison (95 EQ)
05:34 Rat Poison
05:53 Scienide
Notes:
"Poison (Dub Mix)" by Environmental Science.
This single reached #11 in the UK singles chart.
Samples:
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Prodigy: Scienide
[Mar 1995] single
12" WL: 3/1995 UK (XL SC1)
A 05:53 Scienide
B 05:53 Scienide
Notes:
White label pressed at the same time as the Poison single,
where this track also appears. Only 500 copies were made.
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The Prodigy: Selected Mixes For The Jilted Generation
[Jul 1994]
CD: 7/1994 Japan (XL/Avex 11321)
1. 05:10 One Love (Jonny L Remix)
2. 06:52 No Good (Start The Dance) (Bad For You Mix)
3. 05:14 No Good (Start The Dance) (CJ Bolland's Museum Mix)
4. 05:56 Voodoo People (Dust Brothers Remix)
5. 05:22 Voodoo People (Haiti Island Mix)
6. 06:04 Goa (The Heat The Energy Part 2)
7. 06:18 Poison (Dub Mix)
8. 05:31 Rat Poison
9. 05:48 Scienide
Notes:
Japanese only, with a big CD booklet and lots of
pictures, and liner notes with Liam explaining each song.
All of these mixes can be found on the UK singles.
"Dust Brothers Remix" is a remix by the UK Dust Brothers,
now known as the Chemical Brothers.
"Poison (Dub Mix)" remixed by Environmental Science.
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Prodigy: Singles For The Jilted Generation
[?] Box Set
11xCD : 1995? UK (XL ?)
D1: One Love
D2: No Good (Start The Dance)
D3: Voodoo People
D4: Poison
D5: Interview
Notes:
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The Prodigy: Box Set
[?]
11xCD : 199? Europe? (XL M034814)
D1:
D2:
D3:
D4:
D5:
D6:
D7:
D8:
D9:
D10:
D11:
Notes:
Boxed set of 11 cd singles.
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Prodigy: Firestarter
[Mar 1996] promotional ep
CD : 3/1996 UK (XL XL70 CD PR)
1. 03:45 Firestarter (Edit)
2. 06:00 Your Love
3. 05:18 G-Force (Energy Flow)
4. 05:00 Fire (Sunrise Version)
5. 03:41 Out Of Space (Edit)
6. 03:29 Wind It Up (The Rewound Edit)
7. 03:45 Firestarter (Edit)
8. 03:53 One Love (Edit)
9. 04:01 No Good (Start The Dance) (Edit)
10. 05:56 Voodoo People (Dust Brothers Remix)
11. 04:01 Poison (95 EQ)
12. 03:45 Firestarter (Edit)
Notes:
Intended for distribution to record shops only. All of the
tracks can be found on the publically released singles.
Only 1000 copies made of this CD.
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Prodigy: Firestarter
[Mar 1996] ep single
12" : 3/1996 UK (XL XLT 70)
A1. 05:50 Firestarter (Original)
A2. 04:39 Firestarter (Instrumental)
B1. 07:49 Firestarter (Empirion Mix) by Empirion
B2. 04:51 Molotov Bitch
CD : 1996 UK (XL XLS 70CD)
CD : 1996 US (Mute 8001-2) flip box
CD : 1996 US (Maverick ?)
1. 03:45 Firestarter (Edit)
2. 07:49 Firestarter (Empirion Mix)
3. 04:39 Firestarter (Instrumental)
4. 04:51 Molotov Bitch
CS : 1996 UK
03:45 Firestarter (Edit)
04:51 Molotov Bitch
CD : 3/1996 UK (XL XLSCDX-70)
1. 03:45 Firestarter (Edit)
2. 07:49 Firestarter (Empirion Mix)
CD : 1996 US (Maverick ?) slide out tray box
1. 03:45 Firestarter (Edit)
2. 04:39 Firestarter (Instrumental)
7" : 3/1996 UK (XL XLS-70LC)
A. 03:45 Firestarter (Edit)
B. 04:51 Molotov Bitch
12" : 3/1996 UK (XL XLT 70DJ)
A1. 04:40 Firestarter
A2. 04:39 Firestarter (Instrumental)
B1. 07:49 Firestarter (Empirion Mix)
B2. 04:51 Molotov Bitch
Notes:
This single reached #1 in the UK singles chart.
The original version of "Firestarter" is only available
the vinyl version of this single.
This record cause a controversy in the UK, which cause the
tabloids to print headlines like "Ban This Sick Fire
Record"
Onlye 500 copies were made of the 7" version for
jukeboxes.
In the US, this single was original licensed for
manufacturing and distribution by Mute, until Prodigy
signed with Maverick, at which time, Maverick continued US
manufacturing and distribution. Note that Maverick has
two different versions of the CD single, one with 4
tracks, and one with 2 tracks.
Samples:
Firestarter: uses a wah-wah guitar sample from the
Breeder's "S.O.S". "Hey Hey" sample from The Art Of
Noise's "Close To The Edit"
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Prodigy: Minefields
[? 1996] EP
12" : 1996 UK (XL XLT76)
CS : 1996 UK (XL XLC76)
04:54 Minefields (Edit)
06:16 Minefields (Monkey Mafia Mix)
00:00 Minefields (Headrock Beats)
05:35 Minefields (Original Version)
Notes:
Extremely rare, only 40 cassettes and 10 vinyls were made as
test pressings, before the release was abandoned.
The "Monkey Mafia Mix" also exists on a rare XL promo
compilation called 'Fresh Packed Cuts'
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The Prodigy: Breathe
[Nov 1996] ep single
12" : 11/1996 UK (XL XLS 80)
A1. 03:59 Breathe (edit)
A2. 04:25 The Trick
B1. 05:30 Breathe (instrumental)
B2. 05:24 Their Law (Live)
CD : 11/1996 UK (XL XLS 80CD)
CD : 11/1996 DE (Intercord/XL 827.928) Jewellbox
1. 03:59 Breathe (edit)
2. 05:24 Their Law (Live)
3. 05:16 Poison (Live)
4. 04:25 The Trick
CD : 11/1996 UK (XL XLS-80CDi)
1. 03:59 Breathe (edit)
2. 04:25 The Trick
Notes:
The Live version of "Their Law" was recorded at Phoenix
festival '96, with Gizz Butt of Janus Stark on guitar.
The live version of "Poison" was recorded at the Tourhout
and Werchter festival
This single reached #1 in the UK singles chart, and in 7
other countries. This is the first single that ever went
platnium for Prodigy.
Samples:
Breathe: See 'The Fat Of The Land' sample notes.
The Trick: samples taken from the movie 'Flash Gordon'.
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Prodigy: The Fat Of The Land
[June 1996] LP
CD : 6/1996 UK (XL XLCD121)
(2x?)12": 6/1996 UK (XL XLLP121)
CS : 6/1996 UK (XL XLMC121)
CD : 7/1996 US (Maverick/Warner ?)
CD : ?/1996 US (Maverick/Warner 9 46725-2) (edited artwork)
CS : 1996 US (Maverick/Warner ?)
1. 05:42 Smack My Bitch Up
2. 05:35 Breathe
3. 04:17 Diesel Power
4. 05:16 Funky Shit
5. 05:11 Serial Thrilla
6. 05:40 Mindfields
7. 09:05 Narayan
8. 04:40 Firestarter
9. 06:36 Climbatize
10. 04:18 Fuel My Fire
2xCD : 1996 UK (XL ?)
Disc 1: (Same as above track listing)
Disc 2: Prodigy Interview
Notes:
The album name is related to the 'rural-ness' of Braintree
and its surrounding area according to Liam Howlett in a
recent interview. This would explain the 'farm'-like
graphical representation.
"Deisel Power" was formerly known as "Blow Your Mind" before
Kool Keith added his rhymes.
The lyrics to "Serial Thrilla" were written by Skunk
Anansie's singer, Skin, and her co-lyricist, Len Arran.
"Mindfields" was originally named "Minefields" on the
abandoned single of the same name.
"Fuel My Fire" is a cover of an L7 song.
Prodigy jumps ship yet again on US distribution. For this
album, they sign with Maverick, a Warner Brothers subsidary
run by pop singer/artist Madonna.
This album used to be sold at Walmarts and K-Marts (large
department stores in the US) with the edited back cover
artwork replacing the "Bitch" and "Shit" with ant logos.
Under pressure from the National Organization of Women for
the title and lyrics of "Smack My Bitch Up" and after the
discovery of explicit lyrics (no parental advisory label was
originally on the US release), these stores stopped carrying
this album.
The quote on guns and lard in the CD booklet is from German
WW2 Luftwaffe commander Herman Goering.
Contributing Cast:
Kool Keith of Dr. Octagon/Ultramagnetic MC's: Vocals
on "Diesel Power". Also sampled for "Smack My Bitch Up"
Crispian Mills of Kula Shaker: Vocals on "Narayan"
Jim Davies of ? : Guitar on "Smack My Bitch
Up", "Breathe", "Firestarter", "Fuel My Fire"
Gizz Butt of Janus Stark: Live Guitarist
credited in booklet
Shahin Bada: Additional Vocals on "Smack My Bitch Up"
Saffron from Republica/N-Joi: Additional Vocals on "Fuel My Fire"
Samples:
Smack My Bitch Up: Lyrical sample from Kool Keith rapping
"Give The Drummer Some" by the Ultramagnetic MC's from the
album Critical Breakdown.
Breathe: Sword samples taken from Wu Tang Clan's "Da Mystery
of Shadowboxin" from the album '36 chambers' who probably
originally sampled it from somewhere else (uncredited)
Funky Shit: Lyrical sample by Ad-Roc from The Beastie Boys'
"Root Down" from the album 'Ill Communication'. Sample of
"2-3 Break" by the B-Boys. Sample from "Theme To Swat".
Serial Thrilla: samples guitar in "Selling Jesus" by Skunk
Anansie.
Firestarter: uses a wah-wah guitar sample from the Breeder's
"S.O.S". "Hey Hey" sample from The Art Of Noise's "Close To
The Edit"
Climbatize: uses a sample from The Egyptian Empire's "Horn
Track". The Jedi Nights tried to sue Liam for stealing the
drum-beat from one of their songs, but later repented when it
was pointed out that their drum-beat was stolen anyway. A
sample was recycled from Prodidgy's own "Rat Poison".
Who Does Vocals:
Smack My Bitch Up: Kool Keith of Dr. Octagon/Ultramagnetic
MC's via a sample. Additional vocals by Shahin Bada.
Breathe: Keith Flint and Maxim Reality.
Diesel Power: Kool Keith of Dr. Octagon.
Funky Shit: Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys via a sample.
Serial Thrilla: Keith Flint.
Mindfields: Maxim Reality
Narayan: Crispian Mills of Kula Shaker
Fuel My Fire: Keith Flint, addition vocals by Saffron
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The Prodigy: Smack My Bitch Up
[Nov 1997] ep single
12" : 11/1997 UK (XL ?)
12" : 1997 US (Maverick/Warner Bros. ?)
00:00 Smack My Bitch Up
04:44 No Man Army featuring Tom Morello
04:35 Mindfields (Headrock Dub)
07:17 Smack My Bitch Up (DJ Hype Mix)
CD : 11/1997 UK (XL XLS90CD)
CD : 1997 Europe? (XL ?)
CD : 1997 US (Maverick/Warner Bros 9 43946-2) fliptop box
04:46 Smack My Bitch Up (Radio Edit)
04:44 No Man Army featuring Tom Morello
04:35 Mindfields (Headrock Dub)
07:17 Smack My Bitch Up (DJ Hype Mix)
CS : 11/1997 UK
04:46 Smack My Bitch Up (Radio Edit)
04:44 No Man Army featuring Tom Morello
Notes:
See notes on The Fat Of The Land concerning "Smack My Bitch
Up". The radio edit subtlety demphasizes the word "bitch"
in the Kool Keith lyrical sample, as well as shortens the
song.
Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine contributes guitar
to No Man Army. The same track with vocals by Maxim
exists, and it's called "One Man Army" and can be found on
the Spawn soundtrack.
This single reached #8 in the UK singles chart.
One track that almost made it was the "Smack My Bitch Up
(Jonny L Remix)", which was featured on the cover of Musik
magazine (Issue 32 Jan 1998)
Samples:
Smack My Bitch Up: See sample notes for 'The Fat Of The
Land'
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C O M P I L A T I O N S
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Various Artists: Fresh Packed Cuts
[ 1996?] LP
CD : 1996 (XL EPFPC1)
7. 00:00 Minefields (Monkey Mafia Mix)
Notes:
A rare, promo-only 7 track album featuring XL artists. The
track is from the abandoned 'Minefields' single. "Minefields"
later morphed into "Mindfields" which is found on 'The Fat Of
The Land'
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Various Artists: Futurhythms
[? 1993] LP
CD : 1993 US (The Medicine Label 9 24502-2)
10. 00:00 Wind It Up (Forward Wind Mix)
Notes:
Also found on the US "Wind It Up" single. Remixed by Tony
Garcia.
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Various Artists: Best of Techno Volume 4
[1993] LP
CD : 1993 US (Profile PCD-1445)
8. 6:49 Weather Experience (Top Buzz Remix)
Notes:
Also found on the US and UK "Wind It Up" singles. Compilation
compiled by DB & Gary Pini for Profile Records. We Yanks
called it techno. Whatever.
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Various Artists: Wipeout Soundtrack
[?] LP
CD: 199? UK (?)
6. 00:00 One Love (Edit)
Notes:
This is the soundtrack audio CD for the playstation game
WipeOut.
This track is also found on the One Love ep single.
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Various Artists: Hackers Soundtrack
[June 1996]
CD : 1997 US (Edel America ?)
3. 00:00 Voodoo People
Notes:
Also found on Music For The Jilted Generation.
Prodigy also makes an appearance on the Hackers 2
soundtrack.
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Various Artists: Select Future Tracks
[?]
CD : ?
? 00:00 We Eat Rhythm
Notes:
CD put out by Select Magazine.
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Various Artists: Special Brew
[Jul 1996]
CD : 1996 US (Payday ?)
5. 00:00 Voodoo People (Dust Brothers Remix)
Notes:
Also found on the 'Voodoo People' single.
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Various Artists: Hackers 2 Soundtrack
[Oct 1997]
CD : 1997 US (Edel America ?)
1. 00:00 Firestarter (Empiron Mix)
Notes:
Also found on the 'Firestarter' single.
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Various Artists: MTV AMP
[May 1997]
CD : 1997 US (Astralwerks ?)
10. 00:00 Voodoo People (Chemical Brothers Remix)
Notes:
This CD is a compilation of tracks that go along with the
weekly one hour video program shown on MTV US in the wee
hours of the morning.
Also found on the 'Voodoo People' single.
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Various Artists: Xgames Soundtrack
[June 1997]
CD : 1997 US (Tommy Boy ?)
8. 00:00 Voodoo People (Chemical Brothers Remix)
Notes:
This is a sound track for ESPN's (a US sports cable
channel) 'Xgames' program.
Comes in a unique looking opaque green plastic box.
Also found on the 'Voodoo People' single.
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Various Artists: A Life Less Ordinary Soundtrack
[Oct 1997]
CD : 1997 US (PGD/FFRR ?)
15. 00:00 Full Throttle
Notes:
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Various Artists: Maximum Elektronica Vol. 1
[Nov 1997]
CD : 1997 US (Elektra ?)
2. 00:00 Out Of Space
Notes:
Also found on Experience.
I don't think Prodigy would have agreed to go on a
compilation with this title, however, it probably happened
because Elektra still had some rights to this track, when
Prodigy was signed to Elektra in the US.
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Various Arists: Wipeout XL Soundtrack
[?] LP
CD: 199?
6. 00:00 Firestarter (Instrumental)
Notes:
This is the soundtrack audio CD for the playstation game
WipeOut XL, AKA Wipeout 2097.
This track is also found on the ep single for 'Firestarter'.
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Various Artists: Urbal Beats
[1997] LP
CD : 1997 US (FFRR/Polygram TV 314 553 764-2)
1. 06:14 Poison
Notes:
Compilation of modern electronic music assembled by URB
magazine, out of LA. This compilation also has CJ
Bolland's "Sugar Is Sweeter", which Liam has accused of
sounding too much like "Poison".
"Poison" is found on Music For The Jilted Generation,
however the version here has the opening dialog removed.
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Various Artists/Soundtrack: Spawn (The Album)
[? 1997] LP
CD : 1997 US (Immortal/Epic/Sony Music Soundtrax EK 68494)
9. 04:14 Prodigy & Tom Morello
Notes:
Tom Morello is the guitarist from Rage Against The Machine,
and he adds guitar to this track. Maxim sings vocals on
this one. An alternate version without vocals is found on
the "Smack My Bitch Up" single. This version is not found
anywhere else.
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Various Artists/Soundtrack: The Jackal (Music From And Inspired By)
[? 1997] LP
CD : 1997 US (MCA Recordings D-11688)
2. 06:13 Poison
Notes:
Also found on 'Music For The Jilted Generation', however, the
opening dialog have been removed.
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R E M I X E S
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The Art of Noise: Instruments Of Darkness
[1991]
12" : ? (China Records WOK2012)
3:40 Instruments Of Darkness (All of us are one people) -
The Prodigy Mix
The Art of Noise: The Fon Mixes
[1991] LP
CD : ? UK (WOLCD 1023)
1. 3:40 Instruments Of Darkness (All of us are one people) -
The Prodigy Mix
The Art of Noise: The Best Of The Art Of Noise
[?] LP
CD : ? US (Offbeat/China Records ?)
3. 3:40 Instruments Of Darkness (All of us are one people) -
The Prodigy Mix
Notes:
Liam's first remix. Liam also sampled The Art of Noise's
"Close To The Edit" for "Firestarter"
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Bugg Kann & The Plastic Jam: Made In Two Minutes
[?]
CD : ? UK (PWL/Peach PWLTR286)
?. 03:41 Made In Two Minutes (Prodigy)
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Method Man : Release Yo'Delf
[199?]
CD : 199? UK (Mercury 5765472)
1. 04:15 Release Yo'Delf (Prodigy Mix) - clean version
? : ?
?. 00:00 Release Yo'Delf (Prodigy Mix)
?. 00:00 Release Yo'Delf (Prodigy Instrumental)
Notes:
Method Man also serves in the Wu-Tang Clan, where Liam
sampled the sword sounds for "Breathe" from Wu's
'36-Chambers' album.
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Dream Frequency: Take Me
[?]
12" : UK (Citybeat Records CBE768)
A1. 06:32 Take Me (The Prodigy Mix)
Notes:
First remix that Liam ever did?
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Front 242: Mut@ge Mix@ge
[1995]
CD : 1995 UK (Sam Records RRE 30CD)
7. 04:39 Religion (Prodigy Bass Under Siege Mix)
12. 04:45 Religion (Prodigy Trance U Down Mix)
Front 242: Religion
[1995]
12" : 1995 UK (Sam Records RRE 16r)
A1 04:39 Religion (Prodigy Bass Under Siege Mix)
A2. 04:45 Religion (Prodigy Trance U Down Mix)
Notes:
A remix album from Front 242.
The 'Religion' 12" has the two Orb remixes on the other side.
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Jesus Jones: Zeros & Ones
[?]
12" : ? UK (Food 12 Food 44)
A1. 05:41 Zeroes & Ones (The Prodigy vs Jesus Jones)
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The Magi And Emanation: Everybody Say Love
[1991]
12" : 1991 UK (Boom Records BMRT1)
A1. 05:00 Everybody Say Love (Prodigy remix)
Notes:
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Baby D: Deliverance
[199?]
2xCD : 199? UK ()
D2.3. 04:55 Casanova (Prodigy Pump Action Mix)
Notes:
Some samples taken from this track were used on the Prodigy's
"Break & Enter" on 'Music For The Jilted Generation'.
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The Time Frequency: The Time Frequency EP
[1992] ep
CD : 1992 UK (KGB D 009)
2. 04:29 Retribution '93 (The Prodigy Meets TTF)
Notes:
Liam later slagged this Scottish band in the press because of
TTF's attitude to music and money.
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V I D E O S
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The Prodigy: Charly
[1991] video
? : 1991 UK (GB 1419100120)
Director: Russel Curtis
Producer: Jill Mumford
Notes:
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The Prodigy: Everybody In The Place
[Dec 1991] video
? : 12/1991 UK (GB )
Director: Russel Curtis
Producer: Claire Rosen
Notes:
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The Prodigy: Wind It Up
[Feb 1993] video
? : 2/1993 UK (GB 141930001)
Director: Russel Curtis
Producer: E Davis
Notes:
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The Prodigy: Wind It Up
[Dec 1992] video
? : 12/1992 UK (GB 141930001)
Director: Russel Curtis
Producer: E Davis
Notes:
The video was set on a Welsh mountainside, with the band around
a camp fire. The camera disappears inside each of their head's
so that we can see what is going on within. At the end, Liam
puts a copy of Mixmag in the fire.
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The Prodigy: Out Of Space
[Oct 1992] video
? : 10/1992 UK (GB 1419220020)
Director: Russel Curtis
Producer: E Davis
Notes:
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The Prodigy: No Good (Start The Dance) naughty version
[May 1994] video
? : 5/1994 UK (GB ?)
Director: Walter Stern
Producer: John Payne
Notes:
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The Prodigy: One Love
[? 1993] video
? : 1993 UK (GB 1419300160)
Director: ?
Producer: ?
Notes:
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The Prodigy: Voodoo People
[? 1993] video
? : 1993 UK (GB ?)
Director: Walter Stern
Producer: Russel Curtis
Notes:
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The Prodigy: Voodoo People (Dust Brothers Remix)
[199?] video
? : 199? UK (GB ?)
Director: ?
Producer: ?
Notes:
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The Prodigy: Electronic Punks
[1995?] long video
VHS PAL : 1995 UK (?)
VHS NTSC : 1995 US (CAROLINE IMPORTS R-3350)
97 Minutes
1. Voodoo People (Original Version)
2. Rock And Roll (Live)
3. Out Of Space (Edit)
4. Break And Enter 95 (Live)
5. Their Law (Live)
6. Wind It Up (The Rewound Edit)
7. Voodoo People (Live)
8. Poison 95 EQ
9. No Good (Start The Dance) (Live)
10. Charly (Alley Cat Edit)
11. Poison (Live)
12. Now Hear This (Live)
13. Everybody In The Place (Fairground Edit)
14. Rhythm Of Life (Live)
15. No Good (Start The Dance) (Edit)
16. Making of Poison (Short Film)
Notes:
Interspersed with footage of the band in real life.
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The Prodigy: Evolution Documentary
[1997] long video
VHS PAL : 1997 UK (Visual Corporation Ltd VSL 0199)
VHS NTSC : 1997 US (Caroline Imports R-3975)
50 minutes
Notes:
Unauthorized. The Prodigy themselves have condemned this
video as 'worthless'.
Band interviews throughout 10 year career; also interviews
with people who knew them in early days.
The video is pretty poor value as it's padded out with a
lot of irrevalent talk. They even stick in a 4 minute clip
of snowboarding in there.
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The Prodigy: Posion
[1994?]
? : ?
Director: ?
Producer: ?
Notes:
Features Liam pretending to play real drums. Keith Flint is
his freaky self, although with long hair, pretending to vomit
mud. Maxim Reality sings and wears his devil eye contacts.
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Prodigy: Firestarter
[1996]
? : ?
Director: ?
Producer: ?
Notes:
US Breakthough video. Filmed in an abandoned subway
tunnel. Displays Keith Flint's double mohawk haircut and
his new tounge piercings.
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Prodigy: Breathe
[1997]
VHS: Promo
1. Breathe
Directed by ?
Another video that went into high rotation on US MTV. Takes
place in an apparently dilapidated house. Keith wears a
black leather jacket with no shirt on underneath to display
his "Inflicted" tattoo. Maxim goes shirtless, and wears his
devil eye contacts.
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Prodigy: Smack My Bitch Up
[1997]
VHS: Promo
1. Smack My Bitch Up
Directed by ?
This video doesn't feature the group at all, other than the
music, and the ant logo tattoos at the very end. Instead, it
is shot from the point of view of an English club goer that
drinks, does drugs, fondles women, gets into fights, drinks,
breaks a DJ's record and turntable, drinks, goes to a
stripper club, picks up a dancer, and has sex. At the end,
you discover that the instagator of all this is a woman.
Features full nudity. Surprisingly, MTV Europe and even MTV
US had the guts to show the video late night, although with
some frosting out of the naked women's vulva.
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B O O K S
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Martin Roach: Electronic Punks
[1995?]
Softcover?: 199? Independent Music Press
Notes:
Official. Order form inside Poison inlay.
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Lisa Verrico: Exit The Underground
[?]
Softcover: 199? Virgin Books
? pp, bw + color photos?
Softcover revised: 199? (Virgin Books 0-7535-0063-9)
96pp, bw + color photos
Notes:
Unofficial Biography.
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John Keaton: Firestarters
[?]
Softcover?: 199? UFO Music Ltd.
Notes:
Unofficial rare, in some HMV stores
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The Prodigy: The Fat Of The Land Songbook
[1996?]
Softcover?: 1996? Independent Music Press
43pp
Notes:
Official. Melody, Chords and lyrics from tracks on 'The Fat
Of The Land'.
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Martin James: Adventures With The Voodoo Crew
[?]
Softcover?: 199? Ebury Press
Notes:
Unofficial. In many Virgin/HMV stores.
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B O O T L E G S
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Remember, buying bootlegs profits someone instead of Prodigy.
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The Prodigy: What Evil Lurks
[?] 4 track EP
12" : ?
CD : ?
04:23 What Evil Lurks
04:34 We Gonna Rock
05:03 Androids [sic]
03:27 Everybody In The Place
Notes:
A Bootleg of the original rare 12". "Androids" is a
misspelling of "Android"
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The Prodigy: The Prodigy On Tour, Music For A Voodoo Crew
[1995?]
CD : 1995? (Big Kahuna Music HUNA004)
1. 00:00 Break & Enter
2. 00:00 Voodoo People
3. 00:00 Rhythm Of Life
4. 00:00 Poison
5. 00:00 Out Of Space
6. 00:00 Their Law
7. 00:00 Skylined
8. 00:00 Rock 'n' Roll
9. 00:00 Rhythm Of Life
10. 00:00 G-Force
11. 00:00 Manic Reach
12. 00:00 Fire
13. 00:00 Your Love
14. 00:00 Death Of The Prodigy
15. 00:00 Intro
16. 00:00 Voodoo People
17. 00:00 Rhythm Of Life
18. 00:00 Poison
Notes:
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The Prodigy: Pyromaniac
[1996?]
Notes:
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The Prodigy: Radio Live Sweden 94-96
[1996?]
Notes:
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The Prodigy: Extended Fire
[1996?]
1. 00:00 Charly (Beltram Says Mix)
2. 00:00 Everybody In The Place (Dance Hall Version)
3. 00:00 Fire (Sunrise Version)
4. 00:00 Jericho (Genaside II Remix)
5. 00:00 Out Of Space (Techno Underworld Remix)
6. 00:00 Wind It Up (Rewound)
7. 00:00 Your Love (The Original Excursion)
8. 00:00 One Love (Jonny L Remix)
9. 00:00 No Good (Start The Dance)(CJ Bollands Museum Remix)
10. 00:00 Voodoo People (Dust Brothers Remix)
11. 00:00 Goa (The Heat The Energy Part 2)
12. 00:00 Poison (Environmental Science Dub Mix)
13. 00:00 Firestarter (Empirion Mix)
Notes:
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M Y T H I C A L R E L E A S E S
These albums do not exist. Listed here so you won't be fooled.
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The Prodigy: Inflicted
Notes:
The 'Inflicted' album was a hoax set up by Tobi Wood during
the 'countdown' to 'The Fat Of The Land'. Tobi was pissed off
with having CD bootleg pirates ripping off his site, so he set
about forging an album called Inflicted, which featured mostly
real existing tracks, except for 'Salvationed Army', 'In The
Beginning' and a fake 'Benny Blanco', composed (very well) by
Tobi himself. Even the artwork (a briefcase full of drugs
syringes) was fake.
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The Prodigy: The Ultimate Jilted Experience
Notes:
Set up by an unnamed webmaster of an unofficial Prodigy site
in order to look credible. The tracks have been identified as
obvious hoaxes by many real Prodigy fans.
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The Prodigy: Experience Revisited
Notes:
Set up by an unnamed webmaster of an unofficial Prodigy site
in order to look credible. The tracks have been identified as
obvious hoaxes by many real Prodigy fans.
Thomas Andreassen
On Mon, 23 Feb 1998 23:47:22 GMT, rmas...@r2m.com (Robert Mashlan)
wrote:
> Hyperspeed (G-Force Part 2): Vocal sample from Egyptian
> Lover(?) . The original lyric is "Let's check out, We'll
> cruise at hyperspeed, I've got the beat, To move your feet,
> And that's all we need, Check it out y'all!", which was
> edited and speeded up.
IIRC the sample is a Ultramagnetic MC's sample.
>The Prodigy: Out Of Space
> [Nov 1992] ep single
> CD : 1992 US (Elektra 2-66346) digipack
> 1. 03:41 Out Of Space (Edit)
> 2. 04:48 Out Of Space (Techno Underworld Remix)
> 3. 06:25 Out Of Space (Millenium Mix)
> 4. 05:44 Out Of Space (Celestial Bodies Mix)
> 5. 04:20 Ruff In The Jungle Bizness (Uplfiting Vibes Mix)
> 6. 04:22 Jericho (Live Version)
> Notes:
> Live version of "Music Reach" was recorded at Club 92 Chicago
Jericho(Live) was recorded at Club 1992 , july 18th 1992. according
to the inlays. (both date and club is 1992)
Track 3&4 on the elektra cd remixed by Mark Picchiotti and Teri
Bristol.
Track 2&5 remixed by Liam.
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>The Prodigy: Wind It Up (Rewound)
> [Mar 1993] ep single
> Samples:
>
> We Are The Ruffest: uses the lyrical sample "Come Together"
> from Simone Angel from MTV.
I think this is wrong. It's probably Simone Berryman, and not Simone
Angel. The Simone Angel bit was a 'fact' from the archive IIRC.
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>The Prodigy: Wind It Up
> [April 1993]
>
> CD: 4/1993 (XL/Elektra 66319-2)
> 1. 03:29 Wind It Up (The Rewound Edit)
> 2. 06:03 Wind It Up (Tightly Wound)
> 3. 05:57 Wind It Up (Forward Wind)
> 4. 05:38 Wind It Up (Unwind)
> 5. 05:30 We Are The Ruffest
> 6. 06:45 Weather Experience (Top Buzz Remix)
> 7. 01:57 Wind It Up (Bonus Beats)
> 12" : 1993 (Elektra Promo ED-5649)
> A1. 06:20 Wind It Up (Rewound)
> A2. 06:04 Wind It Up (Tightly Wound)
> B1. 05:57 Wind It Up (Forward Wind)
> B2. 05:37 Wind It Up (Unwind)
>
> Notes:
>
> "Tightly Wound", "Forward Wind", "Unwind" and "Bonus Beats"
> were remixed by Tony Garcia.
I'm not sure if Tony Garcia made 'Bonus Beats'. Pete?
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>The Prodigy: Singles Experience
> [? 1993?] Box Set
>
> 6xCD : 1993 UK (XL ?)
> D1: Charly
> D2: Everybody In The Place
> D3: Fire/Jericho
> D4: Out Of Space
> D5: Wind It Up (Rewound)
> D6: Interview Disc
>
> Notes:
>
> A boxed set of the UK singles from the 'Experience' album,
> along with a interview disc.
This box set is from sweden and a hoax. The interview cd is 4:12 long
and is probably Ffffat's all folk which is a bogus interview cd with a
swede talking english in between a radio interview with Liam.
I have a scan of of the cover of both Singles experience and singles
for a jilted generation. They look very cheap.
(one Love single)
> Full Throttle: uses a the lyrical sample "We're going in Full
> Throttle" from Luke Skywalker (Mark Hammin) from the 197?
> movie 'Star Wars' Reversed on the album version because of
> clearance problems. The sniggers from the end of the
> breakdowns are from "Bounty Killers" by Depth Charge.
Mark Hammil.
>--
> A track called "Rhythm, Rhythm, Rhythm (We Eat Rhythms, We
> Sleep Rhythms)" didn't make it on the album due to a
> misunderstanding of the amount of music Liam could fit on
> the CD.
I think this track was called We Eat Rhythm on the Select free
magazine tape.
> Their Law: The intro vocal sample "What we're dealing with
> here is a COMPLETE lack of respect for the law" is taken
> from the 197? Burt Reynolds movie 'Smokie and the Bandit'.
> The sample was spoken by the character ? played by actor ?.
> Voodoo People: The guitar riff sample is from the song
> "Very Ape" on Nirvana's album 'In Utero' . The vocal
> sample "It's the voodoo who do what you don't dare to
> people!" and "Magic People Voodoo People" from "The
> Shalimar" by Gylan Kain
The riff was appearantly reproduced, not sampled directly from 'Very
Ape'
> The Heat (The Energy): The vocal sample "Can you feel it?
> The heat? The energy?" taken from the movie 'Poltergeist
> II'.
Poltergeist III (if it's true.. guess I have to check it out)
> Claustrophobic Sting: Uses the same sample of laughter as
> Winx's "Don't Laugh" single.
Sure about this? It's similar, but I'm not sure if it's the same one
:-/
.
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>Prodigy: Singles For The Jilted Generation
> [?] Box Set
>
> 11xCD : 1995? UK (XL ?)
> D1: One Love
> D2: No Good (Start The Dance)
> D3: Voodoo People
> D4: Poison
> D5: Interview
>
> Notes:
Not XL. Import from sweden. See Singles experience..
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>The Prodigy: Box Set
> [?]
>
> 11xCD : 199? Europe? (XL M034814)
> Notes:
> Boxed set of 11 cd singles.
Import from Germany. Sounds cheesy with Firestarter Lighter, One Love
Ring and Keith Nose Spike(!). Probably a fake.
> 2xCD : 1996 UK (XL ?)
> Disc 1: (Same as above track listing)
> Disc 2: Prodigy Interview
Import from Sweden. Probably includes the Fffat's All Folks disc.
Differs in the numbering from normal xl practice. It's numbered
XLCDID121. Almost certain it's a hoax.
> This single reached #8 in the UK singles chart.
>
> One track that almost made it was the "Smack My Bitch Up
> (Jonny L Remix)", which was featured on the cover of Musik
> magazine (Issue 32 Jan 1998)
Also released(?) on on London Underground vinyls before it was on the
Muzik Magazine cd.
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>Various Artists: Select Future Tracks
> [?]
>
> CD : ?
> ? 00:00 We Eat Rhythm
Original mix.
> Notes:
>
> CD put out by Select Magazine.
Cassette wasn't it?
>Compilation:
>Various Artists: Special Brew
> [Jul 1996]
>
> CD : 1996 US (Payday ?)
> 5. 00:00 Voodoo People (Dust Brothers Remix)
Track 4 is Method Man Release Yo'delf (prodigy mix)
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>Method Man : Release Yo'Delf
> [199?]
>
> CD : 199? UK (Mercury 5765472)
> 1. 04:15 Release Yo'Delf (Prodigy Mix) - clean version
(Prodigy Clean edit) on vinyl.
> ? : ?
> ?. 00:00 Release Yo'Delf (Prodigy Mix)
> ?. 00:00 Release Yo'Delf (Prodigy Instrumental)
Vinyl promo has (Prodigy Mix) on side one, (Prodigy Instrumental) on
side three and (Prodigy Clean Edit) on side four.
>Dream Frequency: Take Me
> [?]
>
> 12" : UK (Citybeat Records CBE768)
> A1. 06:32 Take Me (The Prodigy Mix)
>
> Notes:
> First remix that Liam ever did?
Wasn't that the Art of Noise remix?
>Front 242: Religion
> [1995]
>
> 12" : 1995 UK (Sam Records RRE 16r)
> A1 04:39 Religion (Prodigy Bass Under Siege Mix)
> A2. 04:45 Religion (Prodigy Trance U Down Mix)
>
> Notes:
> A remix album from Front 242.
>
> The 'Religion' 12" has the two Orb remixes on the other side.
hmm.. My religion promo has J.G. Thirdwell as the second remixer. Sure
it's not the second vinyl?
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>The Prodigy: Voodoo People (Dust Brothers Remix)
> [199?] video
>
> ? : 199? UK (GB ?)
>
> Director: ?
> Producer: ?
> Notes:
Mtv in-house production. Uses footage from the official VP video plus
some extras.
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>The Prodigy: Electronic Punks
> [1995?] long video
>
> VHS PAL : 1995 UK (?)
> VHS NTSC : 1995 US (CAROLINE IMPORTS R-3350)
> Notes:
>
> Interspersed with footage of the band in real life.
Molotov Bitch And We Eat Rhythm(Jungle Mix) played during the credits.
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>The Prodigy: Posion
> [1994?]
> ? : ?
> Director: ?
> Producer: ?
Walter Stern?
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>Prodigy: Firestarter
> [1996]
> ? : ?
> Director: ?
> Producer: ?
Walter Stern?
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>Prodigy: Breathe
> [1997]
>
> VHS: Promo
> 1. Breathe
>
> Directed by ?
Walter Stern?
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>Prodigy: Smack My Bitch Up
> [1997]
>
> VHS: Promo
> 1. Smack My Bitch Up
>
> Directed by ?
Jonas Ackermann (?)(A swede, almost sure about the spelling of the
name.)
(books)
Music for the Voodoo People (something like that)
A 96-page book with WEL as a bonus cd-single. Un-official.
>-----------------------------------------------------------
> B O O T L E G S
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>
>Remember, buying bootlegs profits someone instead of Prodigy.
>
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>The Prodigy: What Evil Lurks
> [?] 4 track EP
>
> 12" : ?
> CD : ?
> 04:23 What Evil Lurks
> 04:34 We Gonna Rock
> 05:03 Androids [sic]
> 03:27 Everybody In The Place
> Notes:
> A Bootleg of the original rare 12". "Androids" is a
> misspelling of "Android"
Black label WEL probably fake. XL logo squeesed together on one side.
(at least on the one I've seen)
--
Thomas..
Thanks to a winfreeze(MS trademark) written twice :-(
Llamma S. Topper
>
> Full Throttle: uses a the lyrical sample "We're going in Full
> Throttle" from Luke Skywalker (Mark Hammin) from the 197?
> movie 'Star Wars' Reversed on the album version because of
> clearance problems. The sniggers from the end of the
> breakdowns are from "Bounty Killers" by Depth Charge.
Star Wars - 1977
You should know that!
-----------
"That's right. Shop Smart. Shop S-Mart."
Robert Mashlan
tha...@online.no (Thomas Andreassen) wrote:
>On Mon, 23 Feb 1998 23:47:22 GMT, rmas...@r2m.com (Robert Mashlan)
>wrote:
>
>> Hyperspeed (G-Force Part 2): Vocal sample from Egyptian
>> Lover(?) . The original lyric is "Let's check out, We'll
>> cruise at hyperspeed, I've got the beat, To move your feet,
>> And that's all we need, Check it out y'all!", which was
>> edited and speeded up.
>
>IIRC the sample is a Ultramagnetic MC's sample.
That's what you and Pete say, but no one knows what track it is from.
The above was information given to me by someone else, but I'd be
inclined to say it's Kool Keith also. I might just have to get the
sample into a digital audio editor and slow it down and listen to it.
>> We Are The Ruffest: uses the lyrical sample "Come Together"
>> from Simone Angel from MTV.
>
>I think this is wrong. It's probably Simone Berryman, and not Simone
>Angel. The Simone Angel bit was a 'fact' from the archive IIRC.
How sure are you of this?
>This box set is from sweden and a hoax. The interview cd is 4:12 long
>and is probably Ffffat's all folk which is a bogus interview cd with a
>swede talking english in between a radio interview with Liam.
>I have a scan of of the cover of both Singles experience and singles
>for a jilted generation. They look very cheap.
The reason that I put the box sets in the official releases is that
all of them are available through cdnow.com (as imports), and I've
never seen cdnow offer any bootlegs for sale, which makes sense,
because it's very easy for a record company to catch bootlegs being
sold via an established online store. My guess is that the box sets
are all licensed from XL, although XL doesn't officially put them out.
>> Voodoo People: The guitar riff sample is from the song
>> "Very Ape" on Nirvana's album 'In Utero' . The vocal
>> sample "It's the voodoo who do what you don't dare to
>> people!" and "Magic People Voodoo People" from "The
>> Shalimar" by Gylan Kain
>
>The riff was appearantly reproduced, not sampled directly from 'Very
>Ape'
How sure are you of this?
>> 2xCD : 1996 UK (XL ?)
>> Disc 1: (Same as above track listing)
>> Disc 2: Prodigy Interview
>
>Import from Sweden. Probably includes the Fffat's All Folks disc.
>Differs in the numbering from normal xl practice. It's numbered
>XLCDID121. Almost certain it's a hoax.
I'd guess it's still official, probably from the same Swedish company
that licensed the singles for the box set.
>> One track that almost made it was the "Smack My Bitch Up
>> (Jonny L Remix)", which was featured on the cover of Musik
>> magazine (Issue 32 Jan 1998)
>
>Also released(?) on on London Underground vinyls before it was on the
>Muzik Magazine cd.
I'm confused now. It was on a CD put out by the magazine? What
exactly is the London Underground vinyls?
>>Compilation:
>>Various Artists: Special Brew
>> [Jul 1996]
>>
>> CD : 1996 US (Payday ?)
>> 5. 00:00 Voodoo People (Dust Brothers Remix)
>
>Track 4 is Method Man Release Yo'delf (prodigy mix)
Do you have track times for both and a catalog number?
>>-----------------------------------------------------------
>>Method Man : Release Yo'Delf
>> [199?]
>>
>> CD : 199? UK (Mercury 5765472)
>> 1. 04:15 Release Yo'Delf (Prodigy Mix) - clean version
>
>(Prodigy Clean edit) on vinyl.
>
>> ? : ?
>> ?. 00:00 Release Yo'Delf (Prodigy Mix)
>> ?. 00:00 Release Yo'Delf (Prodigy Instrumental)
>
>Vinyl promo has (Prodigy Mix) on side one, (Prodigy Instrumental) on
>side three and (Prodigy Clean Edit) on side four.
Do you have track times and the catalog number and release year for
this?
>>Front 242: Religion
>> [1995]
>>
>> 12" : 1995 UK (Sam Records RRE 16r)
>> A1 04:39 Religion (Prodigy Bass Under Siege Mix)
>> A2. 04:45 Religion (Prodigy Trance U Down Mix)
>>
>> Notes:
>> A remix album from Front 242.
>>
>> The 'Religion' 12" has the two Orb remixes on the other side.
>
>hmm.. My religion promo has J.G. Thirdwell as the second remixer. Sure
>it's not the second vinyl?
Do you have a catalog number for this? The above info was from
someone who had it, and didn't mention that it was a promo.
>Music for the Voodoo People (something like that)
>A 96-page book with WEL as a bonus cd-single. Un-official.
Do you have this? If so, do you have the author, copyright date and
publisher? Also, if you have the information for the CD, I can put
it in the bootlegs section.
Thanks for the information.
Thomas Andreassen
On Tue, 24 Feb 1998 05:52:19 GMT, rmas...@r2m.com (Robert Mashlan)
wrote:
>>> Hyperspeed (G-Force Part 2): Vocal sample from Egyptian
>>> Lover(?) . The original lyric is "Let's check out, We'll
'Let's jet out' isn't it?
>>IIRC the sample is a Ultramagnetic MC's sample.
>That's what you and Pete say, but no one knows what track it is from.
>The above was information given to me by someone else, but I'd be
>inclined to say it's Kool Keith also. I might just have to get the
>sample into a digital audio editor and slow it down and listen to it.
It was sampled from the Ultramagneitic Mc's album sometime last summer
by Bryan Bellamy so Pete would hear the correct lyrics for Hyperspeed
iirc.
>>> We Are The Ruffest: uses the lyrical sample "Come Together"
>>> from Simone Angel from MTV.
>>I think this is wrong. It's probably Simone Berryman, and not Simone
>>Angel. The Simone Angel bit was a 'fact' from the archive IIRC.
>How sure are you of this?
I'm not sure if it was Simone Berryman, but I'm quite sure it wasn't
Simone Angel.
>>This box set is from sweden and a hoax. The interview cd is 4:12 long
>>and is probably Ffffat's all folk which is a bogus interview cd with a
>>swede talking english in between a radio interview with Liam.
>>I have a scan of of the cover of both Singles experience and singles
>>for a jilted generation. They look very cheap.
>The reason that I put the box sets in the official releases is that
>all of them are available through cdnow.com (as imports), and I've
>never seen cdnow offer any bootlegs for sale, which makes sense,
>because it's very easy for a record company to catch bootlegs being
>sold via an established online store. My guess is that the box sets
>are all licensed from XL, although XL doesn't officially put them out.
CDnow has had the evolution video for sale and they stil have Ffffat's
all folks 'interview' cd for sale. Both are rip-offs. If they even
looked on the Fffat' all Folks cd they'd know it was a rip-off.
Why would XL give world widedistribution/ production rights to another
swedish company when they have a scandinavian distributor? Most
importantly why is the box allowed to be sold from most large online
musicshops? I can't in any way see XL allowing for such shite attempts
at some boxed sets be allowed to be released. Just look at the covers
on Cdnow, if those aren't amatuer jobs I don't know what is. The box
set covers has a sticker on them as well, which makes them look even
more cheap. (CDnow has removed the sticker from their scans.)
>>> Voodoo People: The guitar riff sample is from the song
>>> "Very Ape" on Nirvana's album 'In Utero' . The vocal
>>> sample "It's the voodoo who do what you don't dare to
>>> people!" and "Magic People Voodoo People" from "The
>>> Shalimar" by Gylan Kain
>>The riff was appearantly reproduced, not sampled directly from 'Very
>>Ape'
>How sure are you of this?
I'm trusting Pete on this one..
>>> 2xCD : 1996 UK (XL ?)
>>> Disc 1: (Same as above track listing)
>>> Disc 2: Prodigy Interview
>>
>>Import from Sweden. Probably includes the Fffat's All Folks disc.
>>Differs in the numbering from normal xl practice. It's numbered
>>XLCDID121. Almost certain it's a hoax.
>I'd guess it's still official, probably from the same Swedish company
>that licensed the singles for the box set.
I guess it's a blatant rip-off. If it was made by a swedish company,
why wasn't it made by the company that has the distribution rights for
Scandinavia?
Why use the XL numbering on the cd? Most other companies has their own
inventory system..
(I don't think it was released in neither 1996 or in the UK :-)
>>> One track that almost made it was the "Smack My Bitch Up
>>> (Jonny L Remix)", which was featured on the cover of Musik
>>> magazine (Issue 32 Jan 1998)
>>
>>Also released(?) on on London Underground vinyls before it was on the
>>Muzik Magazine cd.
>I'm confused now. It was on a CD put out by the magazine? What
>exactly is the London Underground vinyls?
It was on a cd put out by the magazine, but it was on underground
vinyls before it was released on that cd. London Underground #1 is a
dj vinyl which includes SMBU(Unreleased) as one of four tracks. No
numbers or track times on it.
>>>Compilation:
>>>Various Artists: Special Brew
>>> [Jul 1996]
>>> CD : 1996 US (Payday ?)
>>> 5. 00:00 Voodoo People (Dust Brothers Remix)
>>Track 4 is Method Man Release Yo'delf (prodigy mix)
>Do you have track times for both and a catalog number?
Payday, Released 07/09/96
Catalog Number: 124085
© (P) 1996 FFRR
Can't help you with the correct track times, but they are probably the
same as other cd single releases including the tracks.
>>>-----------------------------------------------------------
>>>Method Man : Release Yo'Delf
>>> [199?]
>
>Do you have track times and the catalog number and release year for
>this?
The promo has the number 12defd 6 dj- (a, b , c and d differs for each
side from 1-4) (p) 1994 Def Jam Recordings. And over the Island logo
it is listed as LC 0407
Track times not listed on the promo so I'd have to use a stop watch
:-/
>>>Front 242: Religion
>>> [1995]
>>>
>>> 12" : 1995 UK (Sam Records RRE 16r)
>>> A1 04:39 Religion (Prodigy Bass Under Siege Mix)
>>> A2. 04:45 Religion (Prodigy Trance U Down Mix)
>>>
>>> Notes:
>>> A remix album from Front 242.
>>>
>>> The 'Religion' 12" has the two Orb remixes on the other side.
>>
>>hmm.. My religion promo has J.G. Thirlwell as the second remixer. Sure
>>it's not the second vinyl?
>Do you have a catalog number for this? The above info was from
>someone who had it, and didn't mention that it was a promo.
Epic EAS 5161
xss 05161a
(p) 1993 Sony Music entertainment inc.
info sticker on vinyl cover reads:
A1 Trance You Down Mix 4:55
A2 Bass Under Siege Mix 4:44
>>Music for the Voodoo People (something like that)
>>A 96-page book with WEL as a bonus cd-single. Un-official.
>Do you have this? If so, do you have the author, copyright date and
>publisher? Also, if you have the information for the CD, I can put
>it in the bootlegs section.
It's in the mail :-)
>Thanks for the information.
You've done a great job so far. Not sure how many compilations you
should include tho.. (because there are lots of them)
--
Thomas..
Robert Mashlan
tha...@online.no (Thomas Andreassen) wrote:
>It was sampled from the Ultramagneitic Mc's album sometime last summer
>by Bryan Bellamy so Pete would hear the correct lyrics for Hyperspeed
>iirc.
Well, if anyone can authoritatively locate the source, It would be
much appreciated.
>CDnow has had the evolution video for sale and they stil have Ffffat's
>all folks 'interview' cd for sale. Both are rip-offs. If they even
>looked on the Fffat' all Folks cd they'd know it was a rip-off.
>
>Why would XL give world widedistribution/ production rights to another
>swedish company when they have a scandinavian distributor? Most
>importantly why is the box allowed to be sold from most large online
>musicshops? I can't in any way see XL allowing for such shite attempts
>at some boxed sets be allowed to be released. Just look at the covers
>on Cdnow, if those aren't amatuer jobs I don't know what is. The box
>set covers has a sticker on them as well, which makes them look even
>more cheap. (CDnow has removed the sticker from their scans.)
I'll try sending a message to XL to get to the bottom of it. The
problem with the box sets here in America is that they are priced over
$10 a CD, which is a bit much to pay for CD singles that have domestic
versions available. I suspect the box sets are even overpriced in the
UK, which would keep only the most hardcore of fans from buying them.
>You've done a great job so far. Not sure how many compilations you
>should include tho.. (because there are lots of them)
I think it's a good idea to have all the compilation appearances.
That way, one my see one offered for sale that claims to have a
prodigy track on it, but you wouldn't know which one it is, or if it's
rare or not.
Peter Thomas
rmas...@r2m.com (Robert Mashlan) wrote:
>Hello all,
>I've been working on a Prodigy discography,
And I've been working for the BBC until 7 every night for the last
four weeks which is why I've got fuck-all done! :(
Big *sorry!*
>Core Members:
> Liam Howlett - musical mastermind, The Prodigy.
> MC Maxim Reality - sometimes vocalist, dancer
Not officially a dancer. It's not in his 'job description'.
Real name: Keith Palmer
> Keith Flint - sometimes vocalist, dancer
> Leeroy Thornhill - dancer
Additional Live Members:
Gizz Butt - guitarist (Real name: Graham Butt)
Kieron Pepper - drummer
>The Prodigy: What Evil Lurks
> Reached #30 in the UK Dance charts.
Well, as there are no 'real' UK Dance charts, and Leeroy was the one
who spotted it in a chart in a mag in WHSmiths, it's most likely a DJ
returns chart, based on airplay.
>The Prodigy: Charly
> CD : 1991 ? (Twitch TW-CD-02)
> ?
I doubt that this even exists. Anyone out there wanna verify that?
> This single was heavily slagged by the UK magazine 'Mixmag'
> for using the Charly sample and starting the wave of kids
> show sampling in dance music.
For trivia's sake, here's a list of the novelty 'toytown' cash-ins
which followed:
Shaft: Roobarb And Custard
Having already made one novelty single under a different pseudonym,
for his day job as 'posse' member for Steve Wright's Radio 1 show (It
was "I'll Be Back" by Arnee & The Terminaters (sic)), Richard Easter
and a friend formed this one-hit-wonder outfit to cash-in on the
success of Charly. This track sampled the 1974 Bob Godfrey dog-and-cat
cartoon 'Roobarb'. (Bob Godfrey also responsible for such classics as
'Henry's Cat' and the lesser known 'Skylark'.) The main core of this
song was based on the rasping theme tune, with a heavy beat put on it.
Other Roobarb sampling was the narrator Richard 'Ever Decreasing
Circles' Briers saying "Suddenly it all went quiet".
Richard later confessed to Liam at a party that the whole track was a
cash-in on the Prodigy's Charly. Liam refused to even acknowledge his
existence.
Smart E's: Sesame's Treet
Which charted at #2, even higher than Charly... Maybe because the
kiddie-tv-nostalgia factor was a little higher for this one.
Established US kid's TV show 'Sesame Street', famed for bringing TV
education to urban youngster with the likes of Big Bird, Oscar and
company, had it's theme tune sampled and given the same treatment as
Roobarb. (ie: a heavy backbeat put onto it) The Count (ST's resident
numeral fetishist/vampire) was the main vocal sample "1, a-ha-ha-ha!,
2 a-ha-ha-ha!", etc, etc. Recognition was at a high, because UK's ITV
network used to show syndicated episodes throughout the 80's on school
holiday mornings.
Very cheesy cheap video and 'subtle' drugs references used through
out.
The band avoided a legal wrangle with Jim Henson's lawyers when they
removed the original Cookie Monster spoof inlay artwork, and decided
to donate some of the royalties to charity.
Urban Hype: Trip To Trumpton
Semi-successful rave act rode the mainstream for a one-off with this
cash in. Sampled directly from a 7" vinyl of the theme tune (plus a
Trumpton story narrated by Brian 'Playaway' Cant) sold at a jumble
sale to the lads of Urban Hype, when they were kids.
Alongside the heavy sampling of this BBC pre-school stop-motion
animation classic (it's up there with Camberwick Green and Chigley),
were some original stuff (shock!). Dreadful cheesy vocals (I feel
the... I want your body") and cliched alarm sound, which may have been
impressive back then.
DYN: This single was recorded in the same studios as Top Buzz's
Weather Experience Remix.
Eurobop: Rainbow
The theme tune (sung by Rainbow's very own 'Rod, Jane and Freddy'- a
'Brotherhood Of Man' for the toddlers to savour) of the original
programme (ie: The Thames Television version) got a Shaft-esque
butchering. Plenty of the usual backbeat added over the top. What
would Geoffrey make of that?
Well, that's the ones I'm aware of. There was some rave single that
sampled dreadful TV ventriloquist Keith Harris and 'Orville The Duck'.
I'm not aware of the band name (was it Skin Up?), only to remember it
charted badly for them (ho ho) and Mr Harris sued their asses, IIRC.
"I hate that duck"
Hmm... the 'toytown' idea died a pretty quick death (phew!). But I
guess it lives on in Aqua's Barbie Girl. :-/
> Samples:
>
> Charly: Samples Charly the Cat voiced by late comedian
> Kenny Everett), a cartoon character from 70's era of
The short cartoon was made and first aired across regional ITV
stations in 1972, and still appears on some to this day.
> british television that indoctrinated children with all
> sort of ideas like "don't speak to strangers" and what
> not. The novelty of the Charly sample is probably lost on
> people who did not grow up in the UK. The idea of
> sampling kid shows really caught on after this single,
> for instance, the Smart E's sampled 'Sesame Street' for
> "Sesame's Treet".
IIRC, the guy behind the voice of the kid (who was a kid at the time,
obviously) sued the Prodigy...unsuccesfully, I might add! (yay!)
> The break in Charly is from "Radio Babylon" by Meat Beat
> Manifesto,
The female scat bit? So that's where it's from! Lots of other (albeit
lesser known) rave tracks also sampled this.
>and the main synthline is nicked from "Mentasm"
> by Second Phase (AKA Joey Beltram).
Hehe... I *always* thought it was Beltram-esque!
---
>The Prodigy: Everybody In The Place
> "Everybody In The Place (Dance Hall Version)" remixed by
> Moby, AKA Voodoo Child, AKA Richard Hall. Prodigy toured
> with Moby in 92 in the US.
Prodigy were supporting Moby at the time.
>Moby has now spoken out
> publicly that the Prodigy's track "Smack My Bitch Up" from
> 'The Fat Of The Land' is indefensible and that it promotes
> violence towards women. This is coming from an artist who
> did a remake of a track called "That's When I Reach For My
> Revolver"
Footnote: Add to the list of anti-SMBU whingers - Sister Bliss from
Faithless, who remixed _that_ Moby track! (Oh the irony!)
>The Prodigy: Fire/Jericho
> Fire: The vocal sample "Fire" from the 1968 single "Fire" by
> 'The Crazy World of Arthur Brown'
A #1 single at the time, and Arthur's only hit. Arthur recently
appeared on a one-off BBC2 show last year, dedicated to
one-hit-wonders, and claimed that Alice Cooper, KISS and The Prodigy
had some kind of inspiration from that record. (I agree)
>The Prodigy: The Prodigy Experience
> "Out Of Space" as co-written by C. Miller, a former Prodigy
> road manager.
Carl Miller. Road manager at the time when he co-wrote it with Liam.
> "Hyperspeed" features Keith Flint's first recorded vocals,
> where he says "Now ya rocking"
> Collaborators:
> Simone Berryman: vocals on "Music Reach 1/2/3/4", "Rip Up
> The Sound System" and "Ruff In The Jungle Bizness".
Rip Up The Sound System isn't on any version of Experience.
> Music Reach (1/2/3/4): The vocal sample "The music reach"
> is from Liam's next door neighboor Simone at the age of 14.
Now a former next-door neighbour, AFAIK. Let's ask Smitty for the
definitive answer.
> The vocal sample "Make me wanna..." is from "Shout" by
> Lulu.
<pub quiz mode> A #2 hit in 1968. </pub quiz mode>
> Hyperspeed (G-Force Part 2): Vocal sample from Egyptian
> Lover(?) . The original lyric is "Let's check out, We'll
Le'ts jet out. (thanx Bryan!)
> cruise at hyperspeed, I've got the beat, To move your feet,
> And that's all we need, Check it out y'all!", which was
> edited and speeded up.
> Weather Experience: The intro vocals are a sample of
> Micheal Fish, a BBC weather man.
Almost certain on this - the woman is from BBC Radio 4's Shipping
Forecast. "Dogger", "Cromarty" and all that. Legendary among anoraks.
>The Prodigy: Out Of Space
> Reached #11 on the UK singles chart.
No, #5.
>The Prodigy: Wind It Up (Rewound)
> Reached #11 in the UK singles chart.
> Samples:
> We Are The Ruffest: uses the lyrical sample "Come Together"
> from Simone Angel from MTV.
Just seen Thomas's response about it being Simone Berryman. Now I
can't say for sure. But IIRC, The Experience tracks and "Rip Up..."
were the only things Ms Berryman did for the Prodigy. (She's
attempting to break into the music biz again, tho)
If this helps: Simone Angel (real name: Simone Engele, IIRC) is one of
MTV Europe's longest serving presenters. She's from the Netherlands,
and presents MTV Dance (mainstream dance music show) and MTV Party
Zone (more 'underground-ish' dance music show (for want of a better
word!), which is similar to MTV US's Amp). She did have a record out
(1993ish, IIRC), which was cheesy/eurodance-y. I only saw it once, so
I'm not sure what the name was.
Definitely a pitched-up vocal, obviously.
>The Prodigy: Wind It Up
> "Tightly Wound", "Forward Wind", "Unwind" and "Bonus Beats"
> were remixed by Tony Garcia.
Yes, Thomas, Bonus Beats was remixed by Tony Garcia.
>The Prodigy: Singles Experience
I'm with Thomas on this.
>The Prodigy: One Love
> Only 1000 copies each of the EB1 and EB2 white label 12" were
> pressed.
200, according to Electronic Punks, and my mate Tom Alexander. (Who's
got both of those vinyls. CUNT!!!)
>The white label vinyls were stamped with
> "Earthbound" on the cover and circulated to the DJ community
> without knowledge that it was created by Prodigy, where it was
> well received.
Deliberately done.
The pro-obscurist DJs (read "elite trainspotter assholes with no life"
hehe) played this white label like there was no tomorrow. But
mysteriously stopped when it was revealed that it was Liam & co!
> Reached #8 in the UK singles chart.
> "Full Throttle" appears in the soundtrack to the 1997 movie
> 'A Life Less Ordinary'.
Hmmm...still don't know if it was the reverse-sample one (Jilted) or
the true original one (One Love). I'd hazard a guess at it being the
Jilted version.
> The original mix of "One Love" is only available on vinyl.
Er, and a CD - XL Fourth Chapter Compilation.
> Full Throttle: uses a the lyrical sample "We're going in Full
> Throttle" from Luke Skywalker (Mark Hammin) from the 197?
> movie 'Star Wars'
<goes into bro's room>
1977, according to the copyright notice.
Trivia: In the film, after that line is said, another character
subtlety points out that that line sounds like a sexual euphemism.
(According to a Star-Wars-fixated mate of mine)
> Rhythm Of Life: Uses a wailing vocal from Led Zepplin, and
THAT'S WHERE IT WAS FROM!!! Aaaaaahh! <relief!>
>The Prodigy: No Good (Start The Dance)
> The Australian version contains B-Sides from 'One Love',
> 'Fire/Jericho' and 'Everybody In The Place'.
Aus listing in full:
No Good (Start The Dance) (Edit)
No Good (Start The Dance) (CJ Bolland's Museum Mix)
One Love (Jonny L Remix) by Jonny L
Jericho (Genaside II Remix) by Genaside II
G-Force (Energy Flow)
>The Prodigy: Music For The Jilted Generation
> Went to #1 in the UK album charts within a week of it's
> release, as well as gold. Nominated later in the year for
> the prestigious Mercury Music Prize
Trivia: Lost out to M People's Bizarre Fruit album.
> "Their Law" was cowritten with Pop Will Eat Itself.
was originally going to be cowritten with Senser.
Almost became a single, after Voodoo People.
> A track called "Rhythm, Rhythm, Rhythm (We Eat Rhythms, We
> Sleep Rhythms)" didn't make it on the album due to a
Er, no such track. 'We Eat Rhythm' (Original Mix) is one you're
looking for. Those words you gave were the main lyrics.
> misunderstanding of the amount of music Liam could fit on
> the CD.
...and also caused One Love to appear as an edit instead of its
intended full version.
> Collaboraters:
> Pop Will Eat Itself: co-wrote and contributed to "Break &
> Enter" via the postal system.
PWEI people for Their Law. (May not be totally complete list, as I'm
not a hardcore PWEI fan, just a casual fan*)
Buzz (aka The Buzzard) on guitar
Clint Mansell on vocals.
*=Can't be certain if PWEI's bassist Richard March (now of Bentley
Rhythm Ace fame) and their drummer Fuzz (helps out Richard's BRA for
drumming on stage) are on the single.
Liam apparently 'sliced up the PWEI bits around'.
PWEI were in their 'autumn years', so to speak, when this was
recorded. (Split at the end of 94, IIRC) They played this track live
on some of their last shows.
Prodigy still play this track live, using Gizz Butt's talents to
overlay more (live) guitar over the top of the original sounds. More
recently, Keith and Maxim have sung the vocals for it too.
> Lance Riddler: guitarist on "Voodoo People"
Lance Riddler is now in a band called Genetic Source.
> Their Law: The intro vocal sample "What we're dealing with
> here is a COMPLETE lack of respect for the law" is taken
> from the 197? Burt Reynolds movie 'Smokie and the Bandit'.
> The sample was spoken by the character ? played by actor ?.
Erm... http://www.imdb.com will help on that. (Internet Movie
Database)
> Voodoo People: The guitar riff sample is from the song
> "Very Ape" on Nirvana's album 'In Utero' .
I must stress that it is not sampled from the Nirvana album, but
merely replayed by Lance in the studio.
>The Prodigy: Voodoo People
> CJ Bolland's Museum Mix remixed by CJ Bolland, who Liam Howlett
> subsequently accused of stealing too much from "Poison"
> when CJ came out with "Sugar Is Sweeter".
Prodigy and CJ have now resolved their differences.
> Secret Knowledge Remix is by Kris Needs.
> Reached #13 in the UK singles chart.
> For this release, Prodigy leaves their US label Elektra
> for Mute.
Erm, not so much 'leaves' as 'kicked off'! :D
> Dust/Chemical Brothers remix: uses a sample from "For
> Pete's Sake" by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
I think that's the sample that gets scrambled in the US version.
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>The Prodigy: Poison
> This single reached #11 in the UK singles chart.
No, #15.
>Prodigy: Scienide
> White label pressed at the same time as the Poison single,
> where this track also appears. Only 500 copies were made.
and all were hand-stamped.
>Prodigy: Singles For The Jilted Generation
>The Prodigy: Box Set
See Thomas's response.
>Prodigy: Firestarter
> This single reached #1 in the UK singles chart.
> This record cause a controversy in the UK, which cause the
> tabloids to print headlines like "Ban This Sick Fire
> Record"
Questions were also raised in the UK Parliament about the record.
> Firestarter: uses a wah-wah guitar sample from the
> Breeder's "S.O.S". "Hey Hey" sample from The Art Of
well, "Hey Hey Hey"... </pedant>
> Noise's "Close To The Edit"
>Prodigy: Minefields
> Extremely rare, only 40 cassettes and 10 vinyls were made as
> test pressings, before the release was abandoned.
Apparently, DJ Jon Carter (for it is he, who is mainly the Monkey
Mafia pseudonym) owns all the vinyls!
>The Prodigy: Breathe
> The Live version of "Their Law" was recorded at Phoenix
> festival '96, with Gizz Butt of Janus Stark on guitar.
He was in English Dogs at the time.
> The Trick: samples taken from the movie 'Flash Gordon'.
All owed to Queen.
>Prodigy: The Fat Of The Land
> CD : ?/1996 US (Maverick/Warner 9 46725-2) (edited artwork)
It was practically K-Mart/Wal-Mart only for this one?
> 2xCD : 1996 UK (XL ?)
> Disc 1: (Same as above track listing)
> Disc 2: Prodigy Interview
Unofficial, I'd say - the Prodigy Interview disc there is Fat Talk -
The Prodigy Rockview Interview disc. (At least it's better than the
dire Ffffat's All Folks thing)
> The album name is related to the 'rural-ness' of Braintree
> and its surrounding area according to Liam Howlett in a
> recent interview. This would explain the 'farm'-like
> graphical representation.
> "Deisel Power" was formerly known as "Blow Your Mind" before
> Kool Keith added his rhymes.
Well, even in Blow Your Mind, you can still hear Kool Keith going
"Blows your mind drastically fantastically"
> The lyrics to "Serial Thrilla" were written by Skunk
> Anansie's singer, Skin, and her co-lyricist, Len Arran.
Wrong. Skin and Len Arran are only creditted there because of the
guitar riffs from their single "Selling Jesus".
> Prodigy jumps ship yet again on US distribution. For this
> album, they sign with Maverick, a Warner Brothers subsidary
> run by pop singer/artist Madonna.
>
> This album used to be sold at Walmarts and K-Marts (large
> department stores in the US) with the edited back cover
> artwork replacing the "Bitch" and "Shit" with ant logos.
> Under pressure from the National Organization of Women for
> the title and lyrics of "Smack My Bitch Up" and after the
> discovery of explicit lyrics (no parental advisory label was
> originally on the US release), these stores stopped carrying
> this album.
Can you drop something in, about Wal/K-Mart selling guns? :)
Subtley, like. :D
> Contributing Cast:
> Kool Keith of Dr. Octagon/Ultramagnetic MC's: Vocals
> on "Diesel Power". Also sampled for "Smack My Bitch Up"
> Crispian Mills of Kula Shaker: Vocals on "Narayan"
> Jim Davies of ? : Guitar on "Smack My Bitch
Jim Davies is now in his own band: Dead Man's Pants.
> Up", "Breathe", "Firestarter", "Fuel My Fire"
> Shahin Bada: Additional Vocals on "Smack My Bitch Up"
> Saffron from Republica/N-Joi: Additional Vocals on "Fuel My Fire"
Saffron had left N-Joi ages before the recording. Around 93, I'd say.
> Climbatize: uses a sample from The Egyptian Empire's "Horn
> Track". The Jedi Nights tried to sue Liam for stealing the
> drum-beat from one of their songs, but later repented when it
> was pointed out that their drum-beat was stolen anyway.
In order to prevent the Jedi Knights, Prodigy manager Mike Champion
actually went and bought the rights to that very sample!
>The Prodigy: Smack My Bitch Up
> See notes on The Fat Of The Land concerning "Smack My Bitch
> Up". The radio edit subtlety demphasizes the word "bitch"
> in the Kool Keith lyrical sample, as well as shortens the
> song.
Eh? The single has no change at all on the word "bitch" IMO.
>Various Artists: Select Future Tracks
> CD : ?
> ? 00:00 We Eat Rhythm
> CD put out by Select Magazine.
It's not a CD, it's definitely a cassette.
>Method Man : Release Yo'Delf
> [199?]
erm, 1994 or 95. Not certain, sorry!
>
> CD : 199? UK (Mercury 5765472)
> 1. 04:15 Release Yo'Delf (Prodigy Mix) - clean version
>
> ? : ?
> ?. 00:00 Release Yo'Delf (Prodigy Mix)
> ?. 00:00 Release Yo'Delf (Prodigy Instrumental)
The full track listing is:
1. 04:25 Release Yo'Delf (Clean Version)
2. 05:56 Release Yo'Delf (Prodigy Mix - Clean Version)
3. 05:24 Release Yo'Delf (New Blood Mix)
4. 05:56 Release Yo'Delf (Prodigy Mix)
5 04:17 Release Yo'Delf (LP Version)
6. 05:51 Release Yo'Delf (Prodigy Instrumental)
FYI:
1 = Method Man's original song, only with MM's 'naughty' words
obscured by FX. The Gloria-Gaynor-esque female vocal intro has been
resung with some of these words replaced for 'nicer' words. (ie:
"niggers" becomes "others")
2 = Exactly the same as 4, only with those 'naughty' words reversed.
3 = A remix of the song, by jungle outfit New Blood.
4 = Liam's remix.
5 = Method Man's original song, complete with obscenities. As found on
his solo LP.
6 = Same as 2 or 4, but without *any* vocals. Technically, a complete
and original Prodigy track.
> Method Man also serves in the Wu-Tang Clan, where Liam
> sampled the sword sounds for "Breathe" from Wu's
> '36-Chambers' album.
The Wu-Tang-Clan have approached Liam to work on 4 tracks for their
forthcoming album, on the basis of the mixes he did for Method Man.
>Dream Frequency: Take Me
> 12" : UK (Citybeat Records CBE768)
> A1. 06:32 Take Me (The Prodigy Mix)
> First remix that Liam ever did?
Nope. That was the Art Of Noise one. (See the AON Fon Mixes inlay)
Citybeat 'own' XL, so this thing was probably arranged easily.
I've got the original song, and it's very tacky/cheesy/eurodancey.
>Front 242: Mut@ge Mix@ge
Well, the song that was remixed was called Religion.
F242's record label decided to re-issue all the
F242-remixed-by-another-band tracks on a compilation called Mut@ge
Mix@ge. (with
> A remix album from Front 242.
> The 'Religion' 12" has the two Orb remixes on the other side.
and the CD. (well, not on the other side, IYSWIM! hehe!)
>Jesus Jones: Zeros & Ones
<pedantic spelling correcting mode>
Zeroes, actually. :)
</pedantic spelling correcting mode>
> A1. 05:41 Zeroes & Ones (The Prodigy vs Jesus Jones)
>Baby D: Deliverance
Same as the F242 error. Deliverance is just the name of her album,
Casanova is the name of the track concerned. </pedant again>
> 2xCD : 199? UK ()
> D2.3. 04:55 Casanova (Prodigy Pump Action Mix)
Also track 3 on the Casanova single, where it first appeared.
The single came out in early 1994.
>The Prodigy: Charly
> [1991] video
Features excerpts from the original aforementioned cartoon.
>The Prodigy: Everybody In The Place
> [Dec 1991] video
> ? : 12/1991 UK (GB )
> Director: Russel Curtis
> Producer: Claire Rosen
> Notes:
All outdoor shots filmed in downtown New York.
A NY building site would have been used, but the supervisors were
worried about safety.
>The Prodigy: Wind It Up
> [Feb 1993] video
Dir: Russell Curtis
Pro: Emma Davis
Notes: Filmed in the only two days spare on their ill-fated US tour.
Keith almost died thru hyperventilation during the
'crashing-waves-on-rocks' bit. Some song lyrics scroll across screen.
Rave shot at Amnesia House, Birmingham, UK.
>The Prodigy: Wind It Up
> [Dec 1992] video
Er, you mean the Fire video.
Here we go: The Prodigy: Fire
The director/producer for this is still unknown. (well, by me anyway)
> The video was set on a Welsh mountainside, with the band around
> a camp fire. The camera disappears inside each of their head's
> so that we can see what is going on within. At the end, Liam
> puts a copy of Mixmag in the fire.
...because MixMag 'stitched up' the band in an interview which became
a "Prodigy killed rave" article.
The 'inside-mind' sequences were all computer generated. And were
totally naff.
>The Prodigy: Out Of Space
> [Oct 1992] video
Dir: Russell Curtis
Pro: Emma Curtis
Notes: Filmed on the outskirts of Braintree, Essex, UK (this area is
now built up). Archive footage of space exploration and ostriches also
used. Ostriches featured a lot because one once poked his head into
Liam's mate's van after a heavy night's raving, freaking out all the
passengers.
Altern8 weren't too pleased at what Keith was doing in the video.
Which was, er, looking very much like a member of Altern8. So for
their next video, Altern8 dressed as the Prodigy... hmmm...
>The Prodigy: No Good (Start The Dance) naughty version
> [May 1994] video
> ? : 5/1994 UK (GB ?)
> Director: Walter Stern
> Producer: John Payne
> Notes:
The one where you see Keith being dragged into the perspex box by the
two female dancers, in a style that any bondage/s+m fanatic would
certainly approve of. MTV ordered a 'nicer' video which editted out
this bit for Keith just being in the perspex box.
The naughty video ends with a zoom in on Maxim's eyes tinted in
yellow, whereas the nice version is the same but, in black and white.
>The Prodigy: One Love
> [? 1993] video
> ? : 1993 UK (GB 1419300160)
> Director: ?
Hyperbolic Systems.
> Producer: ?
Hyperbolic Systems.
> Notes:
Computer generated.
Took around six months to do, and the computer engineers involved
slept on the floor between shifts.
>The Prodigy: Voodoo People
> [? 1993] video
> Director: Walter Stern
> Producer: Russel Curtis
> Notes:
ala No Good, there are two videos, 'nice' and 'naughty'. Naughty has
loads of Voodoo/occult references.
All filmed in St. Lucia in the Carribean.
Interviewer: "Why did you film it there?"
Keith: "Because it's bloody hot"
Big Breakfast, 1993
>The Prodigy: Voodoo People (Dust Brothers Remix)
> Director: ?
> Producer: ?
Same as normal VP vid.
> Notes:
As Thomas said, an MTV Europe in-house production, (a
chop-and-displace 'remix' of the original video) altho you do see some
extra footage, like Liam laughing as he nearly trips up during a chase
sequence.
>The Prodigy: Electronic Punks
> [1995?] long video
> VHS PAL : 1995 UK (?)
Distributed by Warner Music Distribution UK.
Copyrighted by XL Recordings, 1995.
Cat number: XLV017
> VHS NTSC : 1995 US (CAROLINE IMPORTS R-3350)
> 97 Minutes
> 1. Voodoo People (Original Version)
> 2. Rock And Roll (Live)
> 3. Out Of Space (Edit)
> 4. Break And Enter 95 (Live)
> 5. Their Law (Live)
> 6. Wind It Up (The Rewound Edit)
> 7. Voodoo People (Live)
> 8. Poison 95 EQ
> 9. No Good (Start The Dance) (Live)
> 10. Charly (Alley Cat Edit)
> 11. Poison (Live)
> 12. Now Hear This (Live)
> 13. Everybody In The Place (Fairground Edit)
> 14. Rhythm Of Life (Live)
> 15. No Good (Start The Dance) (Edit)
> 16. Making of Poison (Short Film)
Complete and anorak-ified listing in the FAQ.
>The Prodigy: Evolution Documentary
> [1997] long video
> VHS PAL : 1997 UK (Visual Corporation Ltd VSL 0199)
> VHS NTSC : 1997 US (Caroline Imports R-3975)
> 50 minutes
> Notes:
> Band interviews throughout 10 year career;
10 year career? Not bad seeing as they didn't meet up 'til 1990. :)
>also interviews with people who knew them in early days.
MC Ruff, Joe (some polish name) the owner of the Labyrinth, and some
scummy MixMag journalists.
Amen to everything you said about it being shite!
>The Prodigy: Posion
> [1994?]
Nope, 95.
> Director: ?
Walter Stern
> Producer: ?
John Payne
> Notes:
> Features Liam pretending to play real drums.
left handed.
>Keith Flint is
> his freaky self, although with long hair,
first sighting of the eyeliner!
>pretending to vomit mud. Maxim Reality sings and wears his devil eye contacts.
Got a naughty/nice treatment (see No Good and VP) by MTV. All the
'violent' sequences (ie: the drumstick waving (ahem), the smothering
in mud) were 'mosaiced' out (*) in the nice version. The nice version
was for daytime only, altho sometimes they fuct up and even stuck it
out on the daytime. :(
However, recently, I saw the uncensored (naughty) version in the
daytime (Collexion).
* = the process some TV news programmes use to blur out known
terrorists/criminals; people-who-can't-be-name-for-legal-reasons, etc.
A really really low resolution doctoring of the image. (And I mean
LOW. Think Commodore 64! hehe!)
>Prodigy: Firestarter
> [1996]
> Director: ?
Walter Stern.
> Producer: ?
Erm... you got me!
> Notes:
> US Breakthough video. Filmed in an abandoned subway
> tunnel.
We prefer to say 'tube' (*) or 'underground' tunnel, here in Limey
Land. :)
* = Because OUR 'subway' tunnels are circular shaped, thus, a 'tube'.
The tunnel was part of the Northern Line, and located somewhere in
north London.
>Displays Keith Flint's double mohawk haircut and
>his new tounge piercings.
>Prodigy: Breathe
> [1997]
> VHS: Promo
> 1. Breathe
> Directed by ?
Walter Stern.
> Another video that went into high rotation on US MTV. Takes
> place in an apparently dilapidated house. Keith wears a
> black leather jacket with no shirt on underneath to display
> his "Inflicted" tattoo. Maxim goes shirtless, and wears his
> devil eye contacts.
Liam sees his doppelganger whilst in bed. Leeroy gets knocked about by
hallucinations.
>Prodigy: Smack My Bitch Up
> [1997]
> VHS: Promo
> 1. Smack My Bitch Up
> Directed by ?
Oh, Thomas gave us the answer.
> This video doesn't feature the group at all, other than the
> music, and the ant logo tattoos at the very end. Instead, it
> is shot from the point of view of an English club goer that
er, British, we prefer to say! :)
The club was in Soho, London.
> drinks, does drugs, fondles women, gets into fights, drinks,
> breaks a DJ's record and turntable, drinks, goes to a
> stripper club, picks up a dancer, and has sex.
According to the Melody Maker write-up, that girl is an awaiting
hooker. The phone call bit would certainly suggest it. If you've never
had the pleasure of visiting London , I'll explain.
Around the central London area, particularly round Soho, Oxford St,
Piccadilly, hookers/pimps leave their calling cards in the phone box.
This started in the late 80s, and you'd see 3 or 4 of the usual "Hot
18 year old slut - call 01 123 4567" cards. By the 90's, it has
reached ginormous proportions (oo-er), and it's not uncommon to see a
box crammed full of 40-50 of this cards, many plastered on the
windows, etc.
This is what's briefly seen in the SMBU video. I didn't realise that
this was a UK specific thing (or is it?).
>At the end,
> you discover that the instagator of all this is a woman.
Aw! Spoiler!
> Features full nudity. Surprisingly, MTV Europe and even MTV
> US had the guts to show the video late night, although with
> some frosting out of the naked women's vulva.
Not here in Europe, matey! We got the full deal!
Anyway... here's something I must pick up on... Vulva!? Never heard it
called that before. Sorry to drag this into the gutter, but I like to
think that I'm a connoiseur of vulgar dialect <grins>. I've heard such
words as minge; fluff; pussy; muff; beef-curtains; furry-hoop; (I
could go on, ahem), but never 'vulva'!
>Martin Roach: Electronic Punks
> [1995?]
> Softcover?: 199? Independent Music Press
Softcover, yes. And 1995.
> Notes:
> Official. Order form inside Poison inlay.
>Lisa Verrico: Exit The Underground
> [?]
Virgin Books.
> Softcover: 199? Virgin Books
oooh, 96, I think.
> ? pp, bw + color photos?
yep.
> Softcover revised: 199? (Virgin Books 0-7535-0063-9)
97.
>John Keaton: Firestarters
> [?]
> Softcover?: 199? UFO Music Ltd.
1997
> Notes:
> Unofficial rare, in some HMV stores
>Martin James: Adventures With The Voodoo Crew
> [?]
> Softcover?: 199? Ebury Press
1997.
> Notes:
> Unofficial. In many Virgin/HMV stores.
Martin James is a close friend of the Prodigy, and a freelance
journalist.
>Remember, buying bootlegs profits someone instead of Prodigy.
also, some global terrorist organisations, such as the Mafia, IRA, etc
have been known to obtain finance from bootlegs. Whether or not
Prodigy bootlegs are involved, I dunno. (Mind you, I think it's for
direct pirates of commercially released stuff. Like hordesfuls of fake
Mariah Carey albums or something)
>The Prodigy: The Prodigy On Tour, Music For A Voodoo Crew
<pedant again>Music For THE Voodoo Crew</pedant again>
> [1995?]
hmm, 96, I'd say.
> CD : 1995? (Big Kahuna Music HUNA004)
Okay, you've quoted from the tracklisting, but did you know that
there's a few sad mistakes in it?
I'll mention the REAL track name under each one. (Or not if the
listing is right)
> 1. 00:00 Break & Enter
06:14
> 2. 00:00 Voodoo People
03:42
> 3. 00:00 Rhythm Of Life
04:20
> 4. 00:00 Poison
03:45 (Cut badly. The first 01:09 of this is still Rhythm Of Life
from 3)
> 5. 00:00 Out Of Space
04:30
> 6. 00:00 Their Law
04:33
> 7. 00:00 Skylined
04:04 (Another cut badly. First 01:00 is still Their Law from 6)
> 8. 00:00 Rock 'n' Roll
02:57
> 9. 00:00 Rhythm Of Life
03:37 We Eat Rhythm (Jungle Mix)
> 10. 00:00 G-Force
04:45
> 11. 00:00 Manic Reach
04:04 Music Reach
> 12. 00:00 Fire
05:12 Fire (Sunrise Version)
> 13. 00:00 Your Love
04:19 Your Love (original, you know...)
> 14. 00:00 Death Of The Prodigy
03:42 Death Of The Prodigy Dancers
> 15. 00:00 Intro
02:38 Speedway (Breakbeat Mix) (*)
> 16. 00:00 Voodoo People
03:34
> 17. 00:00 Rhythm Of Life
05:37
> 18. 00:00 Poison
02:10
* = This is a provisional name, that *I*, Peter Thomas have given it.
It doesn't mean it's the official name of the mix. But I can assure
that it is noticeably different to it's original version.
> Notes:
Nice few short stabs of the Beltram-esques of Charly (Alley Cat) just
before "Death..." starts up.
> M Y T H I C A L R E L E A S E S
> These albums do not exist. Listed here so you won't be fooled.
Thank you!
Peter Prodge...
"That's just...NOISE!" - Alan Partridge on Prodigy.
pete [at] prodge.demon.co.uk ICQ# 6692412
New? READ THE PRODIGY FAQ at www.prodge.demon.co.uk
NM L
Well actually myself and a few others,whom I have to credit,have been
compiling on for our site NML(original name err) and its pretty much the
same as yours,although we don't give samples and notes info on ours,so in a
way,yours in looking a bit more informative..damn,damn,damn,
But seriously yours is quite nice,I'd contribute to it,but the one we're at
is fucking long so I can't really...
NML
Robert Mashlan
pe...@prodge.demon.co.ukSPAMSTILLSUXX (Peter Thomas) wrote:
>>Prodigy: The Fat Of The Land
>> CD : ?/1996 US (Maverick/Warner 9 46725-2) (edited artwork)
>
>It was practically K-Mart/Wal-Mart only for this one?
I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I bought my copy from CDNow. The
edited artwork version was a dollar cheaper than the uncensored one,
so that's why I got it. I'll have to check the small record shops to
see what versions they are carrying.
>Anyway... here's something I must pick up on... Vulva!? Never heard it
>called that before. Sorry to drag this into the gutter, but I like to
>think that I'm a connoiseur of vulgar dialect <grins>. I've heard such
>words as minge; fluff; pussy; muff; beef-curtains; furry-hoop; (I
>could go on, ahem), but never 'vulva'!
Well, vulva is a more clinical word like penis. While 'vagina' refers
to the internal cavity of a woman's genitals, 'vulva' refers to the
external female genitalia, that is, the labia and clitoris. It's very
difficult to see a woman's vagina unless you really get in there with
one of those special gynecologist examining tools (and of course, a
willing partner). To come to think of it, you don't really see any
of the vulva in the video, only pubic hair, so it's actually incorrect
to say that you see a vulva. I've changed the discography to say
"muff", which I think most people will understand, and it is a more
accurate term.
BTW, the funniest term I've ever heard was 'fur burger', from a
Screaming Jay Hawkin's record (the guy that did the original of the
song 'I Put A Spell On You' in the early '50s that was covered by
Creedence Clearwater Revival in the late '60s I think)
Chris Brewer
>> Rhythm Of Life: Uses a wailing vocal from Led Zepplin, and
>THAT'S WHERE IT WAS FROM!!! Aaaaaahh! <relief!>
<dashes off to pull out Led Zep Remasters and loads all four CDs into CD
player...>
<and is midly miffed when it's picked out of the first track>
The track is "Whole Lotta Love" which I guess is from Led Zeppelin (I).
Although the sample could be taken from the Remasters set which is track 1,
CD 1 on the 4-CD set, and IIRC, track 4, CD 1 from the double-CD.
At the first occurance of the sample at 0:32, the sample is played normally,
and then reversed.
This is not the first time that WLL has been sampled. A guitar riff was
sampled by Snap for their track: Witness The Strength from World Power. They
also used the opening riff from Heartbreaker for the same track. </anorak>
--
Chris.
Woooaaaaaahhhhhhhhaaaaaaooow
ICQ: 7204778
Songbook For The Jilted Generation:
www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Studio/6590/prodigy_sb.htm
"Feel the bass come down on me, baby"
Sybren
On Mon, 23 Feb 1998 23:47:22 GMT, rmas...@r2m.com (Robert Mashlan)
wrote:
> Rhythm Of Life: Uses a wailing vocal from Led Zepplin, and
> "whoo" from "Total Confusion" by a Homeboy, a Hippie and a
> Funky Dred.
"your mind" from "Open your mind" by Usha
> Their Law: The intro vocal sample "What we're dealing with
> here is a COMPLETE lack of respect for the law"
a TOTAL lack
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>C O M P I L A T I O N S
>-----------------------------------------------------------
If someone would like to have "Android" on CD, he (she) should look
for the in the Netherlands released "Turn Up The Bass vol.16" by
Arcade records, 1991. It's a very commercial compilation (beware of 2
Unlimited songs on the other volumes), and sold about 200,000 copies
or so...I saw it in a second hand shop for Fl 10,00 (=approx US$
4.50). If someone is interested, I could buy it and send it...
Sybren
Peter Thomas
rmas...@r2m.com (Robert Mashlan) wrote:
>>>Prodigy: The Fat Of The Land
>>> CD : ?/1996 US (Maverick/Warner 9 46725-2) (edited artwork)
>>It was practically K-Mart/Wal-Mart only for this one?
>I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I bought my copy from CDNow. The
>edited artwork version was a dollar cheaper than the uncensored one,
>so that's why I got it. I'll have to check the small record shops to
>see what versions they are carrying.
Don't be embarrassed. One day when I've got some excess cash (yeah
riight!), I will be looking for the censored version, just for the
hell of it! Never seen one before, never even seen a scan before.
I reckon it'll be f**king great. ;-D
>>Anyway... here's something I must pick up on... Vulva!? Never heard it
>>called that before. Sorry to drag this into the gutter, but I like to
>>think that I'm a connoiseur of vulgar dialect <grins>. I've heard such
>>words as minge; fluff; pussy; muff; beef-curtains; furry-hoop; (I
>>could go on, ahem), but never 'vulva'!
>Well, vulva is a more clinical word like penis.
Ah, damn, trust my beavis-and-butthead-like knowledge to skip on that
one.
>While 'vagina' refers
>to the internal cavity of a woman's genitals, 'vulva' refers to the
>external female genitalia, that is, the labia and clitoris. It's very
>difficult to see a woman's vagina unless you really get in there with
>one of those special gynecologist examining tools (and of course, a
>willing partner). To come to think of it, you don't really see any
>of the vulva in the video, only pubic hair,
True.
Daft trivial fact: Pubic hair is banned from being seen in Japan. So I
wonder how they would deal with the vid? :-/
>so it's actually incorrect
>to say that you see a vulva. I've changed the discography to say
>"muff", which I think most people will understand, and it is a more
>accurate term.
I'm very surprised at you then! I was going to use the more polite
'lower regions' as the term, in case any female FAQ readers thought I
was a bit vulgar. (Which is the shameful truth, really. hehe)
>BTW, the funniest term I've ever heard was 'fur burger', from a
>Screaming Jay Hawkin's record (the guy that did the original of the
>song 'I Put A Spell On You' in the early '50s that was covered by
>Creedence Clearwater Revival in the late '60s I think)
ROTFLMAO! Best I've ever heard!
Erm, me and a friend have had a long e-mail thread going on, where
we've been swapping euphemisms for this in each mail. It's silly,
petty and childish... but then so are we! :)
--
huhuhuhuh...cockwash...huhuh...fadge...huhuhuh...
NM L
> >The Prodigy: Charly
> > CD : 1991 ? (Twitch TW-CD-02)
> > ?
>
> I doubt that this even exists. Anyone out there wanna verify that?
I have it.The actualy track.Not bad.Just a mix of Original with Alley
Cat..nothing special,done for the (I've heard) dance stations/DJs in Europ
after the UK success.
Thomas Andreassen
On Tue, 24 Feb 1998 22:23:03 GMT, pe...@prodge.demon.co.ukSPAMSTILLSUXX
(Peter Thomas) wrote:
>>The Prodigy: Charly
>> CD : 1991 ? (Twitch TW-CD-02)
>> ?
>I doubt that this even exists. Anyone out there wanna verify that?
I've only seen it in the discography that litters the 'prodigy' sites.
And on the official site too, but it doesn't really count because it's
the same discography...
>>The Prodigy: Fire/Jericho
>> Fire: The vocal sample "Fire" from the 1968 single "Fire" by
>> 'The Crazy World of Arthur Brown'
>
>A #1 single at the time, and Arthur's only hit. Arthur recently
>appeared on a one-off BBC2 show last year, dedicated to
>one-hit-wonders, and claimed that Alice Cooper, KISS and The Prodigy
>had some kind of inspiration from that record. (I agree)
It's also on every 60s hit compilation offer on the tellie for some
strange reason..
>> "Hyperspeed" features Keith Flint's first recorded vocals,
>> where he says "Now ya rocking"
>> Collaborators:
>> Simone Berryman: vocals on "Music Reach 1/2/3/4", "Rip Up
>> The Sound System" and "Ruff In The Jungle Bizness".
>
>Rip Up The Sound System isn't on any version of Experience.
She iscreditedfor it in Experience tho..
>>The Prodigy: Wind It Up (Rewound)
>> Reached #11 in the UK singles chart.
>> Samples:
>> We Are The Ruffest: uses the lyrical sample "Come Together"
>> from Simone Angel from MTV.
>
>Just seen Thomas's response about it being Simone Berryman. Now I
>can't say for sure. But IIRC, The Experience tracks and "Rip Up..."
>were the only things Ms Berryman did for the Prodigy. (She's
>attempting to break into the music biz again, tho)
I didn't say it was her did I? It wasn't meant to sound like that. I
just find it strange that Liam would sample Simone Angel for We Are
The Ruffest.. I mean she had one hit record that wasn't really that
much of an hit. (It's strange that so many MTV VJs has had an
unsuccessful career in (cheese) music before becoming vjs btw)
>If this helps: Simone Angel (real name: Simone Engele, IIRC) is one of
>MTV Europe's longest serving presenters. She's from the Netherlands,
>and presents MTV Dance (mainstream dance music show) and MTV Party
>Zone (more 'underground-ish' dance music show (for want of a better
>word!), which is similar to MTV US's Amp). She did have a record out
>(1993ish, IIRC), which was cheesy/eurodance-y. I only saw it once, so
>I'm not sure what the name was.
>
>Definitely a pitched-up vocal, obviously.
>
>>The Prodigy: Wind It Up
>> "Tightly Wound", "Forward Wind", "Unwind" and "Bonus Beats"
>> were remixed by Tony Garcia.
>
>Yes, Thomas, Bonus Beats was remixed by Tony Garcia.
I wasn't sure since the underground had that 'it's easy to see where
Liam got the inspiration for that track' info bit under Bonus Beats.
>> The original mix of "One Love" is only available on vinyl.
>Er, and a CD - XL Fourth Chapter Compilation.
Which also is a vinyl iirc. (released on both cd and vinyl)
>> Noise's "Close To The Edit"
>>Prodigy: Minefields
>> Extremely rare, only 40 cassettes and 10 vinyls were made as
>> test pressings, before the release was abandoned.
>Apparently, DJ Jon Carter (for it is he, who is mainly the Monkey
>Mafia pseudonym) owns all the vinyls!
What? He has them all? I wonder if he would sell me one?
If I ask very nicely?
(probably not :-(
>> 2xCD : 1996 UK (XL ?)
>> Disc 1: (Same as above track listing)
>> Disc 2: Prodigy Interview
>
>Unofficial, I'd say - the Prodigy Interview disc there is Fat Talk -
>The Prodigy Rockview Interview disc. (At least it's better than the
>dire Ffffat's All Folks thing)
Still doesn't make it any more official..
(Music for the vioodoo crew)
>> CD : 1995? (Big Kahuna Music HUNA004)
>02:38 Speedway (Breakbeat Mix) (*)
>* = This is a provisional name, that *I*, Peter Thomas have given it.
>It doesn't mean it's the official name of the mix. But I can assure
>that it is noticeably different to it's original version.
Hmm.. The track itself isn't much longer than 1:50 tho. And for the
first half it's real close to the original.
(btw Is Maxim actually accusing Liam of playing dumb in that track?)
--
Thomas..
Thomas Andreassen
On Tue, 24 Feb 1998 21:51:57 GMT, rmas...@r2m.com (Robert Mashlan)
wrote:
(Dubious Box Sets)
>I'll try sending a message to XL to get to the bottom of it. The
>problem with the box sets here in America is that they are priced over
>$10 a CD, which is a bit much to pay for CD singles that have domestic
>versions available. I suspect the box sets are even overpriced in the
>UK, which would keep only the most hardcore of fans from buying them.
It probably keeps them from buying it to since they have all the cd's
etc already.. The only way they would buy the sets are unseen off the
internet. (where the box sets are supposedly limited editions, but
virtually all major cd-sites has them. Which is strange for the
supposedly limited editon boxes..)
>>You've done a great job so far. Not sure how many compilations you
>>should include tho.. (because there are lots of them)
>I think it's a good idea to have all the compilation appearances.
>That way, one my see one offered for sale that claims to have a
>prodigy track on it, but you wouldn't know which one it is, or if it's
>rare or not.
All the compilations? From all over the world? I'm not even sure how
many compilations I've seen with Prodigy tracks in Norway, but after
Firestarter there has been loads.
--
Thomas..
Peter Thomas
tha...@online.no (Thomas Andreassen) wrote:
>>That way, one my see one offered for sale that claims to have a
>>prodigy track on it, but you wouldn't know which one it is, or if it's
>>rare or not.
>All the compilations? From all over the world? I'm not even sure how
>many compilations I've seen with Prodigy tracks in Norway, but after
>Firestarter there has been loads.
Er, before Firestarter there's even more. Countless chart / rave /
techno compilations. Waaaay too many.
--
Now That's I Call Market Saturation
Thomas Andreassen
On Thu, 26 Feb 1998 00:50:15 GMT, pe...@prodge.demon.co.ukSPAMSTILLSUXX
(Peter Thomas) wrote:
>>>That way, one my see one offered for sale that claims to have a
>>>prodigy track on it, but you wouldn't know which one it is, or if it's
>>>rare or not.
>>All the compilations? From all over the world? I'm not even sure how
>>many compilations I've seen with Prodigy tracks in Norway, but after
>>Firestarter there has been loads.
>Er, before Firestarter there's even more. Countless chart / rave /
>techno compilations. Waaaay too many.
Not too many rave compilations has been released in Norway tho..
But I know there were/are lots released in other countries featuring a
prodigy track or two.
--
Thomas..
Peter Thomas
S.J.He...@lr.tudelft.nl (Sybren) wrote:
>> Rhythm Of Life: Uses a wailing vocal from Led Zepplin, and
>> "whoo" from "Total Confusion" by a Homeboy, a Hippie and a
>> Funky Dred.
>"your mind" from "Open your mind" by Usha
Er, Usura. (My bro bought that (dire) CD!)
I don't think that is the source, tho.
The vocal samples used in ROL are:
"Rhythm of life", "Rhythm of your mind, your mind"
...and are quite female, IIRC.
Whereas Usura goes:
"Open your mind" <repeated>
...and that's male!
My bro might still have the CD about somewhere...
--
Saw CoF member Dani in a Munsters T-shirt today. Hmmm...
Peter Thomas
tha...@online.no (Thomas Andreassen) wrote:
>>>The Prodigy: Charly
>>> CD : 1991 ? (Twitch TW-CD-02)
>>> ?
>>I doubt that this even exists. Anyone out there wanna verify that?
>I've only seen it in the discography that litters the 'prodigy' sites.
>And on the official site too, but it doesn't really count because it's
>the same discography...
Yep.
>>>The Prodigy: Fire/Jericho
>>> Fire: The vocal sample "Fire" from the 1968 single "Fire" by
>>> 'The Crazy World of Arthur Brown'
>>A #1 single at the time, and Arthur's only hit. Arthur recently
>>appeared on a one-off BBC2 show last year, dedicated to
>>one-hit-wonders, and claimed that Alice Cooper, KISS and The Prodigy
>>had some kind of inspiration from that record. (I agree)
>It's also on every 60s hit compilation offer on the tellie for some
>strange reason..
Yeah, I must get one of those sometime, then.
>>> Simone Berryman: vocals on "Music Reach 1/2/3/4", "Rip Up
>>> The Sound System" and "Ruff In The Jungle Bizness".
>>Rip Up The Sound System isn't on any version of Experience.
>She iscreditedfor it in Experience tho..
I know. Probably because she wasn't creditted for it in the EITP
single.
>>> We Are The Ruffest: uses the lyrical sample "Come Together"
>>> from Simone Angel from MTV.
>>Just seen Thomas's response about it being Simone Berryman. Now I
>>can't say for sure. But IIRC, The Experience tracks and "Rip Up..."
>>were the only things Ms Berryman did for the Prodigy. (She's
>>attempting to break into the music biz again, tho)
>I didn't say it was her did I?
You said: "I think this is wrong. It's probably Simone Berryman, and
not Simone Angel. The Simone Angel bit was a 'fact' from the archive
IIRC."
>It wasn't meant to sound like that. I
>just find it strange that Liam would sample Simone Angel for We Are
>The Ruffest.. I mean she had one hit record that wasn't really that
>much of an hit. (It's strange that so many MTV VJs has had an
>unsuccessful career in (cheese) music before becoming vjs btw)
Er, but Simone Angel had that hit during her career as an MTV VJ.
(BTW, Rebecca De Ruvo who used to MTV has now started her own band,
and Marijne was/is in Salad when she was on MTV too.)
>>>The Prodigy: Wind It Up
>>> "Tightly Wound", "Forward Wind", "Unwind" and "Bonus Beats"
>>> were remixed by Tony Garcia.
>>Yes, Thomas, Bonus Beats was remixed by Tony Garcia.
>I wasn't sure since the underground had that 'it's easy to see where
>Liam got the inspiration for that track' info bit under Bonus Beats.
Then the archive's wrong then!
>>> The original mix of "One Love" is only available on vinyl.
>>Er, and a CD - XL Fourth Chapter Compilation.
>Which also is a vinyl iirc. (released on both cd and vinyl)
Yep.
>>>Prodigy: Minefields
>>> Extremely rare, only 40 cassettes and 10 vinyls were made as
>>> test pressings, before the release was abandoned.
>>Apparently, DJ Jon Carter (for it is he, who is mainly the Monkey
>>Mafia pseudonym) owns all the vinyls!
>What? He has them all? I wonder if he would sell me one?
>If I ask very nicely?
>(probably not :-(
And it's said that it's not even certain he even knows about it!
>>> 2xCD : 1996 UK (XL ?)
>>> Disc 1: (Same as above track listing)
>>> Disc 2: Prodigy Interview
>>Unofficial, I'd say - the Prodigy Interview disc there is Fat Talk -
>>The Prodigy Rockview Interview disc. (At least it's better than the
>>dire Ffffat's All Folks thing)
>Still doesn't make it any more official..
Yeah.
>(Music for the vioodoo crew)
>>> CD : 1995? (Big Kahuna Music HUNA004)
>>02:38 Speedway (Breakbeat Mix) (*)
>>* = This is a provisional name, that *I*, Peter Thomas have given it.
>>It doesn't mean it's the official name of the mix. But I can assure
>>that it is noticeably different to it's original version.
>Hmm.. The track itself isn't much longer than 1:50 tho.
Er, it ends at 2:30. The start of Voodoo People begins and carries on
into the next track, taking up the last 8 seconds of this track.
>And for the first half it's real close to the original.
True.
>(btw Is Maxim actually accusing Liam of playing dumb in that track?)
It's just a rhyme thing to say. Rave MCs always used come out with any
ol' shit, y'know.
--
yay..Robot Wars tomorrow...
Thomas Andreassen
On Thu, 26 Feb 1998 19:05:29 GMT, pe...@prodge.demon.co.ukSPAMSTILLSUXX
(Peter Thomas) wrote:
>>>> We Are The Ruffest: uses the lyrical sample "Come Together"
>>>> from Simone Angel from MTV.
>>>Just seen Thomas's response about it being Simone Berryman. Now I
>>>can't say for sure. But IIRC, The Experience tracks and "Rip Up..."
>>>were the only things Ms Berryman did for the Prodigy. (She's
>>>attempting to break into the music biz again, tho)
>>I didn't say it was her did I?
>You said: "I think this is wrong. It's probably Simone Berryman, and
>not Simone Angel. The Simone Angel bit was a 'fact' from the archive
>IIRC."
What I meant was that if it was a Simone it was probably Simone
Berryman..
(don't try to answer posts when you're angry and sleepy..)
>>It wasn't meant to sound like that. I
>>just find it strange that Liam would sample Simone Angel for We Are
>>The Ruffest.. I mean she had one hit record that wasn't really that
>>much of an hit. (It's strange that so many MTV VJs has had an
>>unsuccessful career in (cheese) music before becoming vjs btw)
>Er, but Simone Angel had that hit during her career as an MTV VJ.
Hmm.. I was thinking of Paul King and his likes. (80s/early 90s vjs.)
But it's also strange how they want to become musicians when/
(or after) they're VJs..
>(BTW, Rebecca De Ruvo who used to MTV has now started her own band,
>and Marijne was/is in Salad when she was on MTV too.)
You forgot Ray Cokes and his 'hit'..
>>(Music for the vioodoo crew)
>>>> CD : 1995? (Big Kahuna Music HUNA004)
>>>02:38 Speedway (Breakbeat Mix) (*)
>>>* = This is a provisional name, that *I*, Peter Thomas have given it.
>>>It doesn't mean it's the official name of the mix. But I can assure
>>>that it is noticeably different to it's original version.
>>Hmm.. The track itself isn't much longer than 1:50 tho.
>Er, it ends at 2:30. The start of Voodoo People begins and carries on
>into the next track, taking up the last 8 seconds of this track.
And it starts around 0:38. So the complet playing time is around 1:50.
And 1:00 of it is regular speedway with some of the samples played a
bit different. (stuttering-ish)
>>And for the first half it's real close to the original.
>>True.
>>(btw Is Maxim actually accusing Liam of playing dumb in that track?)
>It's just a rhyme thing to say. Rave MCs always used come out with any
>ol' shit, y'know.
It sounds like he want some noises played earlier and Liam brushing
him off.
--
Thomas..
Peter Thomas
"Chris Brewer" <SPAMSUCKS....@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
>>> Rhythm Of Life: Uses a wailing vocal from Led Zepplin, and
>>THAT'S WHERE IT WAS FROM!!! Aaaaaahh! <relief!>
><dashes off to pull out Led Zep Remasters and loads all four CDs into CD
>player...>
><and is midly miffed when it's picked out of the first track>
>The track is "Whole Lotta Love" which I guess is from Led Zeppelin (I).
Ah! Their most famous ever song (IMO)
>Although the sample could be taken from the Remasters set which is track 1,
>CD 1 on the 4-CD set, and IIRC, track 4, CD 1 from the double-CD.
But didn't these remasters only come out very recently?
>At the first occurance of the sample at 0:32, the sample is played normally,
>and then reversed.
>This is not the first time that WLL has been sampled. A guitar riff was
>sampled by Snap for their track: Witness The Strength from World Power. They
>also used the opening riff from Heartbreaker for the same track. </anorak>
Chris, I'm appalled at you. :)
When mentioning incidents where WLL has been plagaraised, you forgot
to mention the most famous ones.
The flute version for the Top Of The Pops theme back in the late
1970's.
And the 1995 single 'Whole Lotta Love' by Goldbug, which was basically
a cover, with a lot of that funky guitar sampled in it. (Along with
the 'pa-pa pa-pa' theme from the 'Pearl And Dean' cinema trailers -
altho that's not er, a Led Zeppelin related thing)
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Mike Jakeman
In article <0080CDD99E8726AD.E0B32B4DB40C2669.ECB93B877BF1E180@library-
proxy.airnews.net>, Robert Mashlan <rmas...@r2m.com> writes
>pe...@prodge.demon.co.ukSPAMSTILLSUXX (Peter Thomas) wrote:
>
>
>
>BTW, the funniest term I've ever heard was 'fur burger', from a
>Screaming Jay Hawkin's record (the guy that did the original of the
>song 'I Put A Spell On You' in the early '50s that was covered by
>Creedence Clearwater Revival in the late '60s I think)
And I quote;
Me; "Wot? Kate Winslet in the nude? In Titanic? Waddaya see?"
Tom; "Everything bar the crown jewels! Or the 'China'!
Credit to Tom Cole 1998
To be honest why the name for a far-east country could come to mean the
same as genitals of the female variety I have no idea!
>
--
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Sybren
On Thu, 26 Feb 1998 19:05:26 GMT, pe...@prodge.demon.co.ukSPAMSTILLSUXX
(Peter Thomas) wrote:
>S.J.He...@lr.tudelft.nl (Sybren) wrote:
(about samples in "Rhythm of Life")
>>"your mind" from "Open your mind" by Usha
>
>Er, Usura. (My bro bought that (dire) CD!)
>I don't think that is the source, tho.
Ah well it was some time ago...I blame it on my memory :)
>The vocal samples used in ROL are:
>"Rhythm of life", "Rhythm of your mind, your mind"
>...and are quite female, IIRC.
>Whereas Usura goes:
>"Open your mind" <repeated>
>...and that's male!
Listen to RoL carefully, and you'll notice that the "your mind" bit is
from a different sample. Some nice cut&paste work by Liam: from the
two samples "Rhythm of Life" and "Open your Mind" he made "Rhythm of
your Mind".
>Saw CoF member Dani in a Munsters T-shirt today. Hmmm...
He's a total circus clown...and CoF's new album title is even more
rediculous than ever before: "Cruelty and the Beast"; how more cheesy
can you get???
Sybren
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Chris Brewer
Peter Thomas wrote in message
<888528215.22082.8...@news.demon.co.uk>...
And not that little ditty: "Stairway to Heaven" :)
>But didn't these remasters only come out very recently?
1990. It's the 25th Anniversary stuff that's recent, e.g. Whole Lotta Love
Gold Single.
>Chris, I'm appalled at you. :)
>
>When mentioning incidents where WLL has been plagaraised, you forgot
>to mention the most famous ones.
>
>The flute version for the Top Of The Pops theme back in the late
>1970's.
>
>And the 1995 single 'Whole Lotta Love' by Goldbug, which was basically
>a cover, with a lot of that funky guitar sampled in it. (Along with
>the 'pa-pa pa-pa' theme from the 'Pearl And Dean' cinema trailers -
>altho that's not er, a Led Zeppelin related thing)
Who's being the anorak, now? :)
I wasn't aware of the TOTP theme (my only memory of late 70's-early 80's
TOTP was when Queen appeared on it and mimed "Another One Bites the Dust").
I forgot about that remake only because I never actually heard it, whereas I
have a (taped) copy of "World Power".
--
Chris
Been dazed and confused...
ICQ: 7204778
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Peter Thomas
tha...@online.no (Thomas Andreassen) wrote:
>>>I didn't say it was her did I?
>>You said: "I think this is wrong. It's probably Simone Berryman, and
>>not Simone Angel. The Simone Angel bit was a 'fact' from the archive
>>IIRC."
>What I meant was that if it was a Simone it was probably Simone
>Berryman..
Hmm...how did MTV and 'Come Together' get in there then?
Oh, btw, does anyone know for sure the actual title of VJ Simone
Angel's (only) hit? There must be a site on one-hit-wonders
somewhere...
>(don't try to answer posts when you're angry and sleepy..)
How did you know I was sleepy?
>>>It wasn't meant to sound like that. I
>>>just find it strange that Liam would sample Simone Angel for We Are
>>>The Ruffest.. I mean she had one hit record that wasn't really that
>>>much of an hit. (It's strange that so many MTV VJs has had an
>>>unsuccessful career in (cheese) music before becoming vjs btw)
>>Er, but Simone Angel had that hit during her career as an MTV VJ.
>Hmm.. I was thinking of Paul King and his likes. (80s/early 90s vjs.)
Aha! King! Ah, yes, and he is related to that vicious nasty
ex-girlfriend of mine (Anne-Marie) mentioned in the Full Throttle
thread. So it kinda worries me if I turn on VH-1 UK and see him there.
oooh, thought of another one. Donna Air from MTV UK's Select MTV, was
part of a Byker Grove spin-off band called Crush. Which dismally
disappeared without trace.
>But it's also strange how they want to become musicians when/
>(or after) they're VJs..
'Celebrity' goes to their head.
>>(BTW, Rebecca De Ruvo who used to MTV has now started her own band,
>>and Marijne was/is in Salad when she was on MTV too.)
>You forgot Ray Cokes and his 'hit'..
What!? Didn't even know he had one! aaah...
>>>(Music for the vioodoo crew)
>>>>> CD : 1995? (Big Kahuna Music HUNA004)
>>>>02:38 Speedway (Breakbeat Mix) (*)
>>>>* = This is a provisional name, that *I*, Peter Thomas have given it.
>>>>It doesn't mean it's the official name of the mix. But I can assure
>>>>that it is noticeably different to it's original version.
>>>Hmm.. The track itself isn't much longer than 1:50 tho.
>>Er, it ends at 2:30. The start of Voodoo People begins and carries on
>>into the next track, taking up the last 8 seconds of this track.
>And it starts around 0:38.
Er, Speedway starts straight at 0:00. (In that you can elements of it)
Nothing eventful happens at 0:38.
>So the complet playing time is around 1:50.
:( Not.
>And 1:00 of it is regular speedway with some of the samples played a
>bit different. (stuttering-ish)
Yep.
>>>(btw Is Maxim actually accusing Liam of playing dumb in that track?)
>>It's just a rhyme thing to say. Rave MCs always used come out with any
>>ol' shit, y'know.
>It sounds like he want some noises played earlier and Liam brushing
>him off.
Um, you must see a rave MC some time. They always come out with loads
of crazy shit. Doesn't always mean anything.
--
"Me waaant some pussy, baaay-beee" - some crap rave MC from 1992.
Peter Thomas
S.J.He...@lr.tudelft.nl (Sybren) wrote:
>(about samples in "Rhythm of Life")
>>>"your mind" from "Open your mind" by Usha
>>Er, Usura. (My bro bought that (dire) CD!)
>>I don't think that is the source, tho.
>Ah well it was some time ago...I blame it on my memory :)
I blame it on Usura being a total one-hit-wonder! :)
>>The vocal samples used in ROL are:
>>"Rhythm of life", "Rhythm of your mind, your mind"
>>...and are quite female, IIRC.
>>Whereas Usura goes:
>>"Open your mind" <repeated>
>>...and that's male!
>Listen to RoL carefully, and you'll notice that the "your mind" bit is
>from a different sample. Some nice cut&paste work by Liam:
True...
>from the two samples "Rhythm of Life" and "Open your Mind" he made "Rhythm of
>your Mind".
...but the "your mind" in ROL is still a female vocal, where as
Usura's one is male.
>>Saw CoF member Dani in a Munsters T-shirt today. Hmmm...
>He's a total circus clown...and CoF's new album title is even more
>rediculous than ever before: "Cruelty and the Beast"; how more cheesy
>can you get???
Smells Like Children? ;-D
--
Damien 666 Beelzebub Brimstone Hellfire Lucifer Hades Satan um...
Peter Thomas
"Chris Brewer" <SPAMSUCKS....@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
>>Ah! Their most famous ever song (IMO)
>And not that little ditty: "Stairway to Heaven" :)
Hmm... close-ish.
>>But didn't these remasters only come out very recently?
>1990. It's the 25th Anniversary stuff that's recent, e.g. Whole Lotta Love
>Gold Single.
Ah, yes, WLL came out as a single in the UK for the first time, last
year.
>>The flute version for the Top Of The Pops theme back in the late
>>1970's.
>>And the 1995 single 'Whole Lotta Love' by Goldbug, which was basically
>>a cover, with a lot of that funky guitar sampled in it. (Along with
>>the 'pa-pa pa-pa' theme from the 'Pearl And Dean' cinema trailers -
>>altho that's not er, a Led Zeppelin related thing)
>Who's being the anorak, now? :)
Meeee!!!
>I wasn't aware of the TOTP theme (my only memory of late 70's-early 80's
>TOTP was when Queen appeared on it and mimed "Another One Bites the Dust").
That song is Daft Punk's Around The World, isn't it? ;D
>I forgot about that remake only because I never actually heard it, whereas I
>have a (taped) copy of "World Power".
Dunno who did the flute version. Maybe Led Zeppelin themselves or
erm... I just dunno...
--
I love 70s TOTP.
Chris Brewer
Peter Thomas wrote in message
>Ah, yes, WLL came out as a single in the UK for the first time, last
>year.
Having pulled out the booklet that came with the box set, I can provide the
following information:
Written by all four.
Recorded in 1969 at Olympic Studios, London.
Engineered by George Chkiantz.
Mixed at A&R Studios, New York, with Eddie Kramer.
Originally released on October 22, 1969 on "Led Zeppelin II" (and not LZ I
as I originally posted)
Released as a single on 11/7/69 and reaching #4 in the US Charts.
I read the autobiography of their US tour manager and he said that the yanks
made LZ release a single which they didn't want to do, but according to the
booklet, a lot of singles were released.
>>Who's being the anorak, now? :)
>Meeee!!!
Have you listened to Billy Connolly's Live Down Under album? There's one
sketch he goes on about Wally's (whick is another term for anoraks) I used
to piss myself laughing listening to this (it's worn off a bit now) but it
really fits the description of true anoraks. I'll have to Mpeg it and post
it on a server somewhere.
--
Chris
Lots of people talking, few of them know.
Sybren
On Fri, 27 Feb 1998 20:33:32 GMT, pe...@prodge.demon.co.ukSPAMSTILLSUXX
(Peter Thomas) wrote:
>S.J.He...@lr.tudelft.nl (Sybren) wrote:
>
>>(about samples in "Rhythm of Life")
>>>>"your mind" from "Open your mind" by Usha
>>>Er, Usura. (My bro bought that (dire) CD!)
>>>I don't think that is the source, tho.
>>Ah well it was some time ago...I blame it on my memory :)
>I blame it on Usura being a total one-hit-wonder! :)
The '97 remix did fairly well in the dance charts over here though.
>>>The vocal samples used in ROL are:
>>>"Rhythm of life", "Rhythm of your mind, your mind"
>>>...and are quite female, IIRC.
>>>Whereas Usura goes:
>>>"Open your mind" <repeated>
>>>...and that's male!
>>Listen to RoL carefully, and you'll notice that the "your mind" bit is
>>from a different sample. Some nice cut&paste work by Liam:
>True...
>>from the two samples "Rhythm of Life" and "Open your Mind" he made "Rhythm of
>>your Mind".
>...but the "your mind" in ROL is still a female vocal, where as
>Usura's one is male.
Maybe pitchshifting? I don't know, but it certainly sounds a lot like
it. It wouldn't be *that* far fetched, OYM was in the charts a few
months before RoL (if my memory is to be trusted).
>>>Saw CoF member Dani in a Munsters T-shirt today. Hmmm...
>>He's a total circus clown...and CoF's new album title is even more
>>rediculous than ever before: "Cruelty and the Beast"; how more cheesy
>>can you get???
>
>Smells Like Children? ;-D
The Dimmu Borgir T-shirt "The Cunthunters of the Night"? :)
Peter Thomas
"Chris Brewer" <SPAMSUCKS....@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
>>Ah, yes, WLL came out as a single in the UK for the first time, last
>>year.
>Having pulled out the booklet that came with the box set, I can provide the
>following information:
>Written by all four.
>Recorded in 1969 at Olympic Studios, London.
>Engineered by George Chkiantz.
>Mixed at A&R Studios, New York, with Eddie Kramer.
>Originally released on October 22, 1969 on "Led Zeppelin II" (and not LZ I
>as I originally posted)
>Released as a single on 11/7/69 and reaching #4 in the US Charts.
>I read the autobiography of their US tour manager and he said that the yanks
>made LZ release a single which they didn't want to do, but according to the
>booklet, a lot of singles were released.
Yeah, but not here. Until late 1997.
>>>Who's being the anorak, now? :)
>>Meeee!!!
>Have you listened to Billy Connolly's Live Down Under album? There's one
>sketch he goes on about Wally's (whick is another term for anoraks) I used
>to piss myself laughing listening to this (it's worn off a bit now) but it
>really fits the description of true anoraks. I'll have to Mpeg it and post
>it on a server somewhere.
Wally's? Hmm...1980s humour! I remember when 'Wally' was an ultimate
put down... haha...
--
um...
Peter Thomas
S.J.He...@lr.tudelft.nl (Sybren) wrote:
>>>(about samples in "Rhythm of Life")
>>>>>"your mind" from "Open your mind" by Usha
>>>>Er, Usura. (My bro bought that (dire) CD!)
>>>>I don't think that is the source, tho.
>>>Ah well it was some time ago...I blame it on my memory :)
>>I blame it on Usura being a total one-hit-wonder! :)
>The '97 remix did fairly well in the dance charts over here though.
Ah...not so well over here. Hit somewhere in the 30s, and then dropped
out! Good!
>>>Listen to RoL carefully, and you'll notice that the "your mind" bit is
>>>from a different sample. Some nice cut&paste work by Liam:
>>True...
>>>from the two samples "Rhythm of Life" and "Open your Mind" he made "Rhythm of
>>>your Mind".
>>...but the "your mind" in ROL is still a female vocal, where as
>>Usura's one is male.
>Maybe pitchshifting?
hmmm...even so... how would Liam have erased the background noise (the
tune)?
>I don't know, but it certainly sounds a lot like
>it. It wouldn't be *that* far fetched, OYM was in the charts a few
>months before RoL (if my memory is to be trusted).
<grabs original OYM CD from bro's room>
Yeah, you're right there... "(P) 1992. The copyright in this sound
reco..."
>>>>Saw CoF member Dani in a Munsters T-shirt today. Hmmm...
>>>He's a total circus clown...and CoF's new album title is even more
>>>rediculous than ever before: "Cruelty and the Beast"; how more cheesy
>>>can you get???
>>Smells Like Children? ;-D
>The Dimmu Borgir T-shirt "The Cunthunters of the Night"? :)
Sounds good, atchly! :D
--
We found 2 cunts. Noel Edmonds and Chris Evans.
Chris Brewer
Peter Thomas wrote in message
>Yeah, but not here. Until late 1997.
That's why I didn't jump and down shout: "Pete was wrong!" :) Although the
booklet says that there were quite a few single releases, it doesn't say
where, and I'm assuming that they were all in the US, where record companies
decided that they must release singles.
>Wally's? Hmm...1980s humour! I remember when 'Wally' was an ultimate
>put down... haha...
Ah, but this was back in '95. Mind you, ol' Billy is putting on the years
tho.
--
Chris.
"Hello? Are there any other G-15 users out there...?"
Chris Howe
On Fri, 27 Feb 1998, Peter Thomas wrote:
> S.J.He...@lr.tudelft.nl (Sybren) wrote:
> >(about samples in "Rhythm of Life")
>
> >>The vocal samples used in ROL are:
> >>"Rhythm of life", "Rhythm of your mind, your mind"
> >>...and are quite female, IIRC.
> >>Whereas Usura goes:
> >>"Open your mind" <repeated>
> >>...and that's male!
> >Listen to RoL carefully, and you'll notice that the "your mind" bit is
> >from a different sample. Some nice cut&paste work by Liam:
Erm... the samples are clearly from the Emination and the Magi track he
remixed. In fact, that is not the only sample he took from there if you
listen - the "one Love" sample also appears on that EP. I always wondered
why the Prodigy remixed Everybody say :Love as its pretty poor without his
remix... as a *guess* he wrote the "we're allowed to sample you" thing
into
the contract :)
Chris
Sybren
On Tue, 3 Mar 1998 12:35:52 +0000, Chris Howe <cph...@ecs.soton.ac.uk>
wrote:
>On Fri, 27 Feb 1998, Peter Thomas wrote:
>> S.J.He...@lr.tudelft.nl (Sybren) wrote:
>> >(about samples in "Rhythm of Life")
>Erm... the samples are clearly from the Emination and the Magi track he
>remixed. In fact, that is not the only sample he took from there if you
>listen - the "one Love" sample also appears on that EP. I always wondered
>why the Prodigy remixed Everybody say :Love as its pretty poor without his
>remix... as a *guess* he wrote the "we're allowed to sample you" thing
>into
>the contract :)
Aha! well that clears thing up...
Sybren
On Mon, 02 Mar 1998 20:25:41 GMT, pe...@prodge.demon.co.ukSPAMSTILLSUXX
(Peter Thomas) wrote:
>S.J.He...@lr.tudelft.nl (Sybren) wrote:
>
>>>>(about Usura "Open Your Mind")
>>The '97 remix did fairly well in the dance charts over here though.
>Ah...not so well over here. Hit somewhere in the 30s, and then dropped
>out! Good!
I kinda liked that song...
>>>>Listen to RoL carefully, and you'll notice that the "your mind" bit is
>>>>from a different sample. Some nice cut&paste work by Liam:
>>>True...
>>>>from the two samples "Rhythm of Life" and "Open your Mind" he made "Rhythm of
>>>>your Mind".
>>>...but the "your mind" in ROL is still a female vocal, where as
>>>Usura's one is male.
>>Maybe pitchshifting?
>hmmm...even so... how would Liam have erased the background noise (the
>tune)?
Dunno...I'm starting to doubt that Open Your Mind is the source
though...it doesn't sound right...
>>The Dimmu Borgir T-shirt "The Cunthunters of the Night"? :)
>
>Sounds good, atchly! :D
But still rediculous for a band that wants to sound evil...
Peter Thomas
S.J.He...@lr.tudelft.nl (Sybren) wrote:
>>>>>(about Usura "Open Your Mind")
>>>The '97 remix did fairly well in the dance charts over here though.
>>Ah...not so well over here. Hit somewhere in the 30s, and then dropped
>>out! Good!
>I kinda liked that song...
Hmm... cliche ridden, I thought.
>>>>Usura's one is male.
>>>Maybe pitchshifting?
>>hmmm...even so... how would Liam have erased the background noise (the
>>tune)?
>Dunno...I'm starting to doubt that Open Your Mind is the source
>though...it doesn't sound right...
that's what I thought.
>>>The Dimmu Borgir T-shirt "The Cunthunters of the Night"? :)
>>Sounds good, atchly! :D
>But still rediculous for a band that wants to sound evil...
Ah, troo. It does sound a bit Marilyn Manson-y now that you mention
it.
--
MM = God of Fuck......All.
Peter Thomas
"Chris Brewer" <SPAMSUCKS....@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
>>Yeah, but not here. Until late 1997.
>That's why I didn't jump and down shout: "Pete was wrong!" :)
Aw, thanx!
>Although the
>booklet says that there were quite a few single releases, it doesn't say
>where, and I'm assuming that they were all in the US, where record companies
>decided that they must release singles.
That's probably the reason, yep.
>>Wally's? Hmm...1980s humour! I remember when 'Wally' was an ultimate
>>put down... haha...
>Ah, but this was back in '95. Mind you, ol' Billy is putting on the years
>tho.
Sounds like he's in an 80s timewarp. No-one uses 'wally' anymore. This
ain't the world of rubiks' cubes! :-)
--
Weren't the 80s *shite?*
Mark Adamson
On Wed, 04 Mar 1998 00:14:08 GMT, pe...@prodge.demon.co.ukSPAMSTILLSUXX
(Peter Thomas) wrote:
>--
>Weren't the 80s *shite?*
No way man....
The tb-303
The Yamaha DX-7
The ZX Spectrum
The Commodore64
'The covenant the sword and the arm of the lord' and 'microphonies' 2
of the best albums ever by Cabaret Voltaire
Depeche Mode
Front 242
The Atari ST
The Commodore Amiga
Bladerunner
Terminator
Max Headroom
Sound Samplers.
and......
...wait for it.......
THE SMITHS!!!
>
Ta........Addo
"There is nothing better in life than writing
on the sole of your slipper with a biro"
- Half man Half Biscuit
Sybren
On Tue, 03 Mar 1998 22:27:02 GMT, pe...@prodge.demon.co.ukSPAMSTILLSUXX
(Peter Thomas) wrote:
>S.J.He...@lr.tudelft.nl (Sybren) wrote:
>
>>>>>>(about Usura "Open Your Mind")
>>>>The '97 remix did fairly well in the dance charts over here though.
>>>Ah...not so well over here. Hit somewhere in the 30s, and then dropped
>>>out! Good!
>>I kinda liked that song...
>Hmm... cliche ridden, I thought.
Horribly dated now, but it was a good song then.
Peter Thomas
mada...@krisalis.co.uk (Mark Adamson) wrote:
>>Weren't the 80s *shite?*
>No way man....
>The tb-303
>The Yamaha DX-7
>The ZX Spectrum
Aaah yes. Well, this is currently the second love of my life. Best
computer ever.
>The Commodore64
Errrm... Us Speccy owners aren't meant to like them.
>'The covenant the sword and the arm of the lord' and 'microphonies' 2
>of the best albums ever by Cabaret Voltaire
>Depeche Mode
'Just Can't Get Enough'!? ick!! I like their current stuff tho.
>Front 242
yay!
>The Atari ST
And us Amigans (well, ex-Amigans) aren't meant to like these either!
>The Commodore Amiga
Ah, yes. Oh for the joys of DPaint and XCopy. Plus I never did finish
off Lemmings...
>Bladerunner
Good film. Shame it inspired a Sp*ce G*rls video!
>Terminator
Erk.
>Max Headroom
Never saw it. What was all that abaht...?
>Sound Samplers.
Speccy ones? Sounded like a rasping wax cylinder at the best of
times...
>and......
>...wait for it.......
>THE SMITHS!!!
<bites tongue>
anyway, you forgot:
Rubiks Cube
The Young Ones
Animated ITV idents
Public Enemy
Channel Four
De La Soul
Killing Joke
Oink! Comic
The Moomins
Adrian Mole
Game N Watch LCD things
The Specials
...but when I say the '80s were shite', I obviously had this in mind:
Thatcher
Wine bars
Big-hair macho cock-rock
Yuppies
Band Aid
White jeans
Thompson Twins
TV-am
Bros
Muesli 'boom'
Simple Minds
Flourescent socks
and.....
...wait for it....
<cough!>
--
Prodigy computer game news to be announced next month.
Mike Jakeman
In article <889044152.26159.2...@news.demon.co.uk>, Peter
Thomas <pe...@prodge.demon.co.ukSPAMSTILLSUXX> writes
>Prodigy computer game news to be announced next month.
This is somw sort of wind up isn't it? What's so wierd tho is
that I had an idea of putting a very simple but addictive Prodigy/Space
Invaders type game to go on my site?
Any offers for help? (I've only tried this sort of thing once before!)
Peter Thomas
Mike Jakeman <cjak...@apvpeter.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>Prodigy computer game news to be announced next month.
>This is somw sort of wind up isn't it?
I think you should wait until I announce the news before you make
comments like that.
>What's so wierd tho is
>that I had an idea of putting a very simple but addictive Prodigy/Space
>Invaders type game to go on my site?
That's funny. I once saw a Jilted Invaders game (in java) on a site
once. You had to fire at the Jilted heads.
>Any offers for help? (I've only tried this sort of thing once before!)
I'm currently writing 2 computer games for ZX Spectrum emulators.
(Erm...nothing to do with the Prodigy tho)
>Essential Viewing #2 Brookside
Not even close.
--
#1 Father Ted #2 Simpsons.
Ville Häkkinen
On Wed, 04 Mar 1998 20:41:42 GMT, the Mighty Prophet
pe...@prodge.demon.co.ukSPAMSTILLSUXX (Peter Thomas) declared:
>The Moomins
I thought Finland didn't exist..?
--
------ |Ville Häkkinen
\ / |"To succeed in life, it is not enough to be stupid.
\/ | You must also be well-mannered." --Voltaire
------------------------------------------------------------
then they came for me, and there was nobody left to speak up
Peter Thomas
kil...@sicom.fi (Ville Häkkinen) wrote:
>>The Moomins
> I thought Finland didn't exist..?
It doesn't, apart from the Moomins themselves. They are the evil
masters of that fake so-called country. 'Finland' is just a large
computer that automatically generates output from '.fi' accounts that
make people think that 'Finland' actually has lots of people living
there.
When, in reality, it's only the Moomins. And Hanoi Rocks. And that's
it.
And the Moomins spend most of their time in Sweden, anyway.
--
MoominProdge.
Mike Jakeman
In article <889211713.2046.0...@news.demon.co.uk>, Peter
Thomas <pe...@prodge.demon.co.ukSPAMSTILLSUXX> writes
>Mike Jakeman <cjak...@apvpeter.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>>Prodigy computer game news to be announced next month.
>>This is somw sort of wind up isn't it?
>
>I think you should wait until I announce the news before you make
>comments like that.
>
>>What's so wierd tho is
>>that I had an idea of putting a very simple but addictive Prodigy/Space
>>Invaders type game to go on my site?
>
>That's funny. I once saw a Jilted Invaders game (in java) on a site
>once. You had to fire at the Jilted heads.
Can you remember the address?
>>Any offers for help? (I've only tried this sort of thing once before!)
>
>I'm currently writing 2 computer games for ZX Spectrum emulators.
>(Erm...nothing to do with the Prodigy tho)
get done for being off-topic!)
I remember you saying that you didn't own a Speccy, is that still the
case? I think I've found one to buy at a resonable price, I'll know for
sure by Tuesday!
>
>>Essential Viewing #2 Brookside
>
>Not even close.
>
--
Mike Jakeman
Essential viewing #3 Red Dwarf
Peter Thomas
Mike Jakeman <cjak...@apvpeter.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>Prodigy computer game news to be announced next month.
>>>This is somw sort of wind up isn't it?
>>I think you should wait until I announce the news before you make
>>comments like that.
>Any chance of announcing it now?
Not at all. Certainly not.
>>That's funny. I once saw a Jilted Invaders game (in java) on a site
>>once. You had to fire at the Jilted heads.
>The head from the cover?
Yep.
>Can you remember the address?
Sadly, nope.
>>>Any offers for help? (I've only tried this sort of thing once before!)
>>I'm currently writing 2 computer games for ZX Spectrum emulators.
>>(Erm...nothing to do with the Prodigy tho)
>Any tips on writing speccy games (keep it in e-mail tho, don't want to
>get done for being off-topic!)
If you can knock up a rough game in Speccy BASIC, I have a
BASIC-to-machine-code compiler here, which helps you with speed.
>I remember you saying that you didn't own a Speccy, is that still the
>case?
I still own a speccy, Mike. Altho it's broken.
>I think I've found one to buy at a resonable price, I'll know for
>sure by Tuesday!
Nice one.
>>>Essential Viewing #2 Brookside
>>Not even close.
>So close it actually is.
...not.
>Essential viewing #3 Red Dwarf
But not a patch on Black Adder.
--
2 unreleased mp3s for tonight on IRC.
Mike Jakeman
In article <889359032.18215.0...@news.demon.co.uk>, Peter
Thomas <pe...@prodge.demon.co.ukSPAMSTILLSUXX> writes
>Mike Jakeman <cjak...@apvpeter.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>>>>Prodigy computer game news to be announced next month.
>>>>This is somw sort of wind up isn't it?
>>>I think you should wait until I announce the news before you make
>>>comments like that.
>>Any chance of announcing it now?
>
>Not at all. Certainly not.
>
>
>>>>Any offers for help? (I've only tried this sort of thing once before!)
>>>I'm currently writing 2 computer games for ZX Spectrum emulators.
>>>(Erm...nothing to do with the Prodigy tho)
>>Any tips on writing speccy games (keep it in e-mail tho, don't want to
>>get done for being off-topic!)
>
>If you can knock up a rough game in Speccy BASIC, I have a
>BASIC-to-machine-code compiler here, which helps you with speed.
>
>>>>Essential Viewing #2 Brookside
>>>Not even close.
>>So close it actually is.
>
>...not.
>
>>Essential viewing #3 Red Dwarf
>
>But not a patch on Black Adder.
>
--
Mike Jakeman
Essential viewing #3 Blackadder (see!)
Peter Thomas
Mike Jakeman <cjak...@apvpeter.demon.co.uk> wrote:
Good to see you make your debut on #prodigy last night, Mr Jakeman.
And the same goes for the others too. We've got some more of the same
lined up for this weekend, too. Two more rare-as-shit mp3s for you, so
stay tuned.
>>>>>>Prodigy computer game news to be announced next month.
>>>>>This is somw sort of wind up isn't it?
>>>>I think you should wait until I announce the news before you make
>>>>comments like that.
>>>Any chance of announcing it now?
>>Not at all. Certainly not.
>Awww, Pete, so we've got to wait till next month?
That's right.
>>>Any tips on writing speccy games (keep it in e-mail tho, don't want to
>>>get done for being off-topic!)
>>If you can knock up a rough game in Speccy BASIC, I have a
>>BASIC-to-machine-code compiler here, which helps you with speed.
>Where could I get hold of BASIC? Does it run on emulators?
Seeing as Spectrum's BASIC is already in the ROM... :)
>>>Essential viewing #3 Red Dwarf
>>But not a patch on Black Adder.
>Guess which historical comedy is Essential viewing #4?
If you say Maid Marian and Her Merry Men, I will hit you. :)
--
ooooh... bad memories
Ville Häkkinen
*** RECURRING THREAD SYNDROME ALERT ***
On Sat, 07 Mar 1998 22:41:09 GMT, the Mighty Prophet
pe...@prodge.demon.co.ukSPAMSTILLSUXX (Peter Thomas) declared:
>kil...@sicom.fi (Ville Häkkinen) wrote:
>> I thought Finland didn't exist..?
>It doesn't, apart from the Moomins themselves. They are the evil
>masters of that fake so-called country. 'Finland' is just a large
>computer that automatically generates output from '.fi' accounts that
>make people think that 'Finland' actually has lots of people living
>there.
/me nods, smiles, and sidles towards the nearest exit.
>When, in reality, it's only the Moomins. And Hanoi Rocks. And that's
>it.
Eh, leave Hanoi Rocks out of this.
But what about Panasonic and Jimi Tenor?
Or HIM and Innpeach?
>And the Moomins spend most of their time in Sweden, anyway.
Do not. They *live* in Finland.
Peter Thomas
kil...@sicom.fi (Ville Häkkinen) wrote:
> *** RECURRING THREAD SYNDROME ALERT ***
Hey, I love the new Prodigy single, Breathe...
It might go number one, I reckon.
:)
>>> I thought Finland didn't exist..?
>>It doesn't, apart from the Moomins themselves. They are the evil
>>masters of that fake so-called country. 'Finland' is just a large
>>computer that automatically generates output from '.fi' accounts that
>>make people think that 'Finland' actually has lots of people living
>>there.
> /me nods, smiles, and sidles towards the nearest exit.
Well, you wear eyeliner and other make up, so ner :-P :)
>>When, in reality, it's only the Moomins. And Hanoi Rocks. And that's
>>it.
> Eh, leave Hanoi Rocks out of this.
<sniggers>
> But what about Panasonic
Great electronics manufacturers. We have a nice NICAM Fastext telly by
them!
>and Jimi Tenor?
He looks like Joe 90, doesn't he?
> Or HIM
Your fellow Finns have already mentioned him. And the comments were
Not Good.
>and Innpeach?
>>And the Moomins spend most of their time in Sweden, anyway.
> Do not. They *live* in Finland.
Yeah, yeah, pal. They got you fooled. That's their decoys. They run
the whole operation from Sweden. It's all a con.
--
Teemu Lohenoja is definitely in on the act. Easily.
Ville Häkkinen
On Mon, 09 Mar 1998 22:16:00 GMT, the Mighty Prophet
pe...@prodge.demon.co.ukSPAMSTILLSUXX (Peter Thomas) declared:
>>>It doesn't, apart from the Moomins themselves. They are the evil
>>>masters of that fake so-called country. 'Finland' is just a large
>>>computer that automatically generates output from '.fi' accounts that
>>>make people think that 'Finland' actually has lots of people living
>>>there.
>> /me nods, smiles, and sidles towards the nearest exit.
>Well, you wear eyeliner and other make up, so ner :-P :)
Not a lot. Not often. If you actually met me you'd be disappointed by
my normality.
/me checks self.
At the moment I look like a refugee from Seattle, except with
dreadlocks.
>>>When, in reality, it's only the Moomins. And Hanoi Rocks. And that's
>>>it.
>> But what about Panasonic
>Great electronics manufacturers. We have a nice NICAM Fastext telly by
>them!
Are you taking the piss or are you really unaware of the group?
>>and Jimi Tenor?
>He looks like Joe 90, doesn't he?
Like *who*?
>> Or HIM
>Your fellow Finns have already mentioned him. And the comments were
>Not Good.
Saw them the other week. I can see where they wouldn't go down well
with a Prodigy crowd - a bit like having Orb opening for Korn,
really. The most sedate metal I've heard in my life.
I liked 'em, though.
>>>And the Moomins spend most of their time in Sweden, anyway.
>> Do not. They *live* in Finland.
>Yeah, yeah, pal. They got you fooled. That's their decoys. They run
>the whole operation from Sweden. It's all a con.
Dammit, those CIA agents are all over the place.
..you are? Really? So am I, what a coincidence. How about if we just
shoot everyone else?
Peter Thomas
kil...@sicom.fi (Ville Häkkinen) wrote:
>>> /me nods, smiles, and sidles towards the nearest exit.
>>Well, you wear eyeliner and other make up, so ner :-P :)
> Not a lot. Not often. If you actually met me you'd be disappointed by
> my normality.
Same here. I am not a nagging cynical bastard IRL. Well, not much.
> /me checks self.
> At the moment I look like a refugee from Seattle, except with
> dreadlocks.
Tonight on Stars In Their Eyes, Matthew, I will be Gary Stringer from
Reef.
>>>>When, in reality, it's only the Moomins. And Hanoi Rocks. And that's
>>>>it.
>>> But what about Panasonic
>>Great electronics manufacturers. We have a nice NICAM Fastext telly by
>>them!
> Are you taking the piss or are you really unaware of the group?
I am aware of the group, so I was taking the piss.
>>>and Jimi Tenor?
>>He looks like Joe 90, doesn't he?
> Like *who*?
Thunderbirds-y puppet hero thing. From UK kiddies TV back in the
70s/80s. Same glasses and haircut and everything.
>>> Or HIM
>>Your fellow Finns have already mentioned him. And the comments were
>>Not Good.
> Saw them the other week. I can see where they wouldn't go down well
> with a Prodigy crowd - a bit like having Orb opening for Korn,
> really.
Er, me and some KoRn fans (myself included - I love KoRn) have all
seen The Orb live, and enjoyed it.
Anyway, I see what you mean, so I'll stop being pedantic now! :)
>The most sedate metal I've heard in my life.
Metallica?
> I liked 'em, though.
You like Silverchair, so I won't trust your opinion. :-P
>>>>And the Moomins spend most of their time in Sweden, anyway.
>>> Do not. They *live* in Finland.
>>Yeah, yeah, pal. They got you fooled. That's their decoys. They run
>>the whole operation from Sweden. It's all a con.
> Dammit, those CIA agents are all over the place.
...this could be a case for Mulder and Sculleeee </Catatatatatonia
mode>
> ..you are? Really? So am I, what a coincidence. How about if we just
> shoot everyone else?
???
--
Number Three. The larch.
Ville Häkkinen
On Tue, 17 Mar 1998 18:36:36 GMT, the Mighty Prophet
pe...@prodge.demon.co.ukSPAMSTILLSUXX (Peter Thomas) declared:
>> /me checks self.
>> At the moment I look like a refugee from Seattle, except with
>> dreadlocks.
>Tonight on Stars In Their Eyes, Matthew, I will be Gary Stringer from
>Reef.
That bloke's got dreads?
>>>> But what about Panasonic
>>>Great electronics manufacturers. We have a nice NICAM Fastext telly by
>>>them!
>> Are you taking the piss or are you really unaware of the group?
>I am aware of the group, so I was taking the piss.
Phew. Well, what do you think of 'em?
>>>>and Jimi Tenor?
>>>He looks like Joe 90, doesn't he?
>> Like *who*?
>Thunderbirds-y puppet hero thing. From UK kiddies TV back in the
>70s/80s. Same glasses and haircut and everything.
Oh, right. Actually, I always thought he looks like Specs or whoever
it was from Thunderbirds.. BTW, seen any of the clothing his
designed? It looks the way his music sounds. Porno-lounge. :P
/me queues up to pay £100 for a pair of slacks that have a zipper
that goes all the way to the back.
<re HIM>
>>The most sedate metal I've heard in my life.
>Metallica?
Actually, I recently noticed that I like the new Metallica better
than the old after all. The Black Album was just a statistical
error. I must be getting old.
>> I liked 'em, though.
>You like Silverchair, so I won't trust your opinion. :-P
Whatever. Actually, I like Hanson too. Nought wrong with a bit of
bubblegum pop, as long as it's GOOD bubblegum pop. (i.e. not the
Spice Girls. Or Take That. Or any of that bunch.)
Anyway, HIM are sort of like a gothier Type O Negative on downers.
(And silverchair are really fucking heavy, so your comment's
irrelevant. Nyah.)
>>>Yeah, yeah, pal. They got you fooled. That's their decoys. They run
>>>the whole operation from Sweden. It's all a con.
>>Dammit, those CIA agents are all over the place.
>...this could be a case for Mulder and Sculleeee </Catatatatatonia
>mode>
>> ..you are? Really? So am I, what a coincidence. How about if we just
>> shoot everyone else?
>???
Hmm. Let's do that again with your line filled in.
>>>Dammit, those CIA agents are all over the place.
>>I'm one myself, actually.
>..you are? Really? So am I, what a coincidence. How about if we just
> shoot everyone else?
Better?
Peter Thomas
kil...@sicom.fi (Ville Häkkinen) wrote:
>>> At the moment I look like a refugee from Seattle, except with
>>> dreadlocks.
>>Tonight on Stars In Their Eyes, Matthew, I will be Gary Stringer from
>>Reef.
> That bloke's got dreads?
No he hasn't. And neither have I.
>>>>> But what about Panasonic
>>>>Great electronics manufacturers. We have a nice NICAM Fastext telly by
>>>>them!
>>> Are you taking the piss or are you really unaware of the group?
>>I am aware of the group, so I was taking the piss.
> Phew. Well, what do you think of 'em?
Haven't even heard the music, but I know the name, and I did know it
was a group.
>>>>>and Jimi Tenor?
>>>>He looks like Joe 90, doesn't he?
>>> Like *who*?
>>Thunderbirds-y puppet hero thing. From UK kiddies TV back in the
>>70s/80s. Same glasses and haircut and everything.
> Oh, right. Actually, I always thought he looks like Specs or whoever
> it was from Thunderbirds.. BTW, seen any of the clothing his
> designed? It looks the way his music sounds. Porno-lounge. :P
Porno-lounge is a nice new term. Hmm... I would use that term to
describe "Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out" by Bentley Rhythm Ace.
> /me queues up to pay £100 for a pair of slacks that have a zipper
> that goes all the way to the back.
Oh, it's the 70s bondage fashion all over again! :)
><re HIM>
>>>The most sedate metal I've heard in my life.
>>Metallica?
> Actually, I recently noticed that I like the new Metallica better
> than the old after all. The Black Album was just a statistical
> error. I must be getting old.
You are. You know when you're old when you prefer "nice tunes where
you can hear all the words, and there's a nice melody to whistle along
too".
(That comment: Copyright 1994 My mum.)
>>You like Silverchair, so I won't trust your opinion. :-P
> Whatever. Actually, I like Hanson too. Nought wrong with a bit of
> bubblegum pop, as long as it's GOOD bubblegum pop. (i.e. not the
> Spice Girls. Or Take That. Or any of that bunch.)
But Hanson aren't even good bubblegum pop!
> Anyway, HIM are sort of like a gothier Type O Negative on downers.
>(And silverchair are really fucking heavy, so your comment's
> irrelevant. Nyah.)
Silverchair are about as heavy as a helium balloon.
>>>Dammit, those CIA agents are all over the place.
>>...this could be a case for Mulder and Sculleeee </Catatatatatonia
>>mode>
>>> ..you are? Really? So am I, what a coincidence. How about if we just
>>> shoot everyone else?
>>???
> Hmm. Let's do that again with your line filled in.
That would be better, yes.
>>>>Dammit, those CIA agents are all over the place.
>>>I'm one myself, actually.
>>..you are? Really? So am I, what a coincidence. How about if we just
>> shoot everyone else?
> Better?
Indeed. Be careful with ya snipping.
--
cursed Fortune City... <grumbles>
Peter Prodge...
"When you see a nightclub with a successful ballet night, let me know."
Ville Häkkinen
On Thu, 19 Mar 1998 21:43:49 GMT, the Mighty Prophet
pe...@prodge.demon.co.ukSPAMSTILLSUXX (Peter Thomas) declared:
<panasonic>
>> Phew. Well, what do you think of 'em?
>Haven't even heard the music, but I know the name, and I did know it
>was a group.
Check 'em out. They're good. Geir Hongro would really hate them -
not a melody in sight, and most of the sounds are probably distorted
samples of a broken vacuum cleaner or something similar.
<jimi tenor>
>> Oh, right. Actually, I always thought he looks like Specs or whoever
>> it was from Thunderbirds.. BTW, seen any of the clothing his
>> designed? It looks the way his music sounds. Porno-lounge. :P
>Porno-lounge is a nice new term. Hmm... I would use that term to
>describe "Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out" by Bentley Rhythm Ace.
/me makes a mental note to check whether the local library has BRA.
>> /me queues up to pay £100 for a pair of slacks that have a zipper
>> that goes all the way to the back.
>Oh, it's the 70s bondage fashion all over again! :)
Just for the record, I'm wearing pantihose.
Oh, and another Finnish good 'un: Sissy Spacek. This little
indie-rock number sounds like Placebo on downers..
<HIM>
>>>>The most sedate metal I've heard in my life.
>>>Metallica?
>> Actually, I recently noticed that I like the new Metallica better
>> than the old after all. The Black Album was just a statistical
>> error. I must be getting old.
>You are. You know when you're old when you prefer "nice tunes where
>you can hear all the words, and there's a nice melody to whistle along
>too".
I think I've preferred "nice tunes where you can hear all the words,
and there's a nice melody to whistle along too" all my life. Nought
wrong with a bit of esoteric noise or big fat beats, though! :P
>(That comment: Copyright 1994 My mum.)
>>>You like Silverchair, so I won't trust your opinion. :-P
>> Whatever. Actually, I like Hanson too. Nought wrong with a bit of
>> bubblegum pop, as long as it's GOOD bubblegum pop. (i.e. not the
>> Spice Girls. Or Take That. Or any of that bunch.)
>But Hanson aren't even good bubblegum pop!
Practically anything written and performed by a bunch of kids is good
honest bubblegum pop. BTW, do you know where I can get "Sugar Sugar"
by The Archies?
>> Anyway, HIM are sort of like a gothier Type O Negative on downers.
>>(And silverchair are really fucking heavy, so your comment's
>> irrelevant. Nyah.)
>Silverchair are about as heavy as a helium balloon.
/me listens to No Association.
Sure.
Peter Thomas
kil...@sicom.fi (Ville Häkkinen) wrote:
><panasonic>
>>> Phew. Well, what do you think of 'em?
>>Haven't even heard the music, but I know the name, and I did know it
>>was a group.
> Check 'em out. They're good. Geir Hongro would really hate them -
Now *that* sounds like a really cool reccommendation!
A Geir Hongro Disapproval sticker would boost credibility among any
musician!
> not a melody in sight,
Well, this is where you and Geir would be wrong - Technically,
anything with two or more notes has a melody. :-P
>and most of the sounds are probably distorted
> samples of a broken vacuum cleaner or something similar.
Dare I say... Bentley Rhythm Ace?
> <jimi tenor>
>>> designed? It looks the way his music sounds. Porno-lounge. :P
>>Porno-lounge is a nice new term. Hmm... I would use that term to
>>describe "Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out" by Bentley Rhythm Ace.
> /me makes a mental note to check whether the local library has BRA.
I bet your local lingerie shop has. :)
>>> /me queues up to pay £100 for a pair of slacks that have a zipper
>>> that goes all the way to the back.
>>Oh, it's the 70s bondage fashion all over again! :)
> Just for the record, I'm wearing pantihose.
That makes two of you. (On Sunday's IRC meeting, Dave Narcotix
revealed a URL of two photos of him at a fancy dress party, dressed as
a girl out of the Craft. Comfy tights, weren't they Dave? <grins>)
> Oh, and another Finnish good 'un: Sissy Spacek. This little
> indie-rock number sounds like Placebo on downers..
What about the most famous Finnish band of all time, Hanoi Rocks? :)
>>You are. You know when you're old when you prefer "nice tunes where
>>you can hear all the words, and there's a nice melody to whistle along
>>too".
> I think I've preferred "nice tunes where you can hear all the words,
> and there's a nice melody to whistle along too" all my life. Nought
> wrong with a bit of esoteric noise or big fat beats, though! :P
Same here. I have a Beatles album on my desk, as well as some Ganja
Kru track in the CD player.
>>> Whatever. Actually, I like Hanson too. Nought wrong with a bit of
>>> bubblegum pop, as long as it's GOOD bubblegum pop. (i.e. not the
>>> Spice Girls. Or Take That. Or any of that bunch.)
>>But Hanson aren't even good bubblegum pop!
> Practically anything written and performed by a bunch of kids is good
> honest bubblegum pop.
honest? good?
>BTW, do you know where I can get "Sugar Sugar"
> by The Archies?
Any 60's compilation, I reckon. My parents used to have it. BTW, Mike
Jakeman should have an excerpt of it on video, because he videoed
BBC2's One Hit Wonders Special last year. (The one with Crazy World Of
Arthur Brown on it!)
>>Silverchair are about as heavy as a helium balloon.
> /me listens to No Association.
> Sure.
/me listens to Deftones
Sorry, were you saying something?
--
:-P
Mike Jakeman
In article <890763046.81.0....@news.demon.co.uk>, Peter
Thomas <pe...@prodge.demon.co.ukSPAMSTILLSUXX> writes
>kil...@sicom.fi (Ville Häkkinen) wrote:
>
>>and most of the sounds are probably distorted
>> samples of a broken vacuum cleaner or something similar.
>
>Dare I say... Bentley Rhythm Ace?
>> <jimi tenor>
>>>> designed? It looks the way his music sounds. Porno-lounge. :P
>>>Porno-lounge is a nice new term. Hmm... I would use that term to
>>>describe "Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out" by Bentley Rhythm Ace.
>
>>BTW, do you know where I can get "Sugar Sugar"
>> by The Archies?
>
>Any 60's compilation, I reckon. My parents used to have it. BTW, Mike
>Jakeman should have an excerpt of it on video, because he videoed
>BBC2's One Hit Wonders Special last year. (The one with Crazy World Of
>Arthur Brown on it!)
Hit Wonders with a Thin Blue Line episode......
>
--
(The deftones?...Ugh)
Mike Jakeman
Essential viewing #4 Blackadder (see!)
Peter Thomas
Mike Jakeman <cjak...@apvpeter.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>Any 60's compilation, I reckon. My parents used to have it. BTW, Mike
>>Jakeman should have an excerpt of it on video, because he videoed
>>BBC2's One Hit Wonders Special last year. (The one with Crazy World Of
>>Arthur Brown on it!)
>Taped it yes, copied Arthur Brown to cassette tape and taped over One
>Hit Wonders with a Thin Blue Line episode......
Thin Blue Line!? Fuck, you have got no taste!
>(The deftones?...Ugh)
...And this proves it even more!
--
Deftones rock. Crap sitcoms by Ben Elton don't.
Peter Prodge...
"I remember back when the Sp*ce G*rls used to get to number one..."
Mike Jakeman
In article <890936719.9869.0...@news.demon.co.uk>, Peter
Thomas <pe...@prodge.demon.co.ukSPAMSTILLSUXX> writes
>Mike Jakeman <cjak...@apvpeter.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>>Any 60's compilation, I reckon. My parents used to have it. BTW, Mike
>>>Jakeman should have an excerpt of it on video, because he videoed
>>>BBC2's One Hit Wonders Special last year. (The one with Crazy World Of
>>>Arthur Brown on it!)
>>Taped it yes, copied Arthur Brown to cassette tape and taped over One
>>Hit Wonders with a Thin Blue Line episode......
>
>Thin Blue Line!? Fuck, you have got no taste!
>
>>(The deftones?...Ugh)
>
>...And this proves it even more!
>
--
Peter Thomas
Mike Jakeman <cjak...@apvpeter.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>Thin Blue Line!? Fuck, you have got no taste!
>It's very amusing!
...if you're under the age of 3.
>>>(The deftones?...Ugh)
>>...And this proves it even more!
>The Deftones rock? My butt the do!
Er, Mike, your beloved Mogwai wear Deftones T-shirts on stage. Ahem.
Don't comment until you've actually heard them.
--
Around the fur...
Mike Jakeman
In article <891070647.12830.0...@news.demon.co.uk>, Peter
Thomas <pe...@prodge.demon.co.ukSPAMSTILLSUXX> writes
>Mike Jakeman <cjak...@apvpeter.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>>Thin Blue Line!? Fuck, you have got no taste!
>>It's very amusing!
>
>
>>>>(The deftones?...Ugh)
>>>...And this proves it even more!
>>The Deftones rock? My butt the do!
>
>Er, Mike, your beloved Mogwai wear Deftones T-shirts on stage. Ahem.
>Don't comment until you've actually heard them.
fan?
Peter Thomas
Mike Jakeman <cjak...@apvpeter.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>(The deftones?...Ugh)
>>>>...And this proves it even more!
>>>The Deftones rock? My butt the do!
>>Er, Mike, your beloved Mogwai wear Deftones T-shirts on stage. Ahem.
>>Don't comment until you've actually heard them.
>If ver Prodge wore Spice Girls t-shirts would you become a Spice Girls
>fan?
We'll wait and see, then. :)
Let's put it this way. The Prodigy have worn eyeliner, lipstick,
skirts and dresses, and I still listen to them. :)
Deftones kick big fat hairy ass.
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knackered from London...