Classics (Vinyl) - By: Aphex Twin - Model Number: RS95035

Description

Undoubtedly one of the most important and influentialelectronic artists to have emerged in popular music, the sonicmisfit from Cornwall, the Aphex Twin, released a breathtakingslew of early singles and albums from 1991 onwards (andcontinues to present day). The first clutch of groundbreakingworks came on the legendary Belgium label R&S Records andwere collected on a compilation album ˜Classics™, released in1995, and followed the global success of the timeless album˜Selected Ambient Works 85-92™.˜Classics™ receives a long overdue vinyl & CD re-press for 2025,with a fresh vinyl cut by acclaimed mastering engineer BeauThomas, and a R&S Records sticker sheet inserted into the LPsleeves including cover artwork of the two singles ˜Digeridoo™and ˜Xylem Tube™ EP which are both featured on thiscompilation album. ˜Digeridoo™ was released on the R&S Records label in 1992 andoriginally peaked at #55 in the UK singles chart in May of that year.Over the last 33 years the track has become one of the essentialAphex Twin tracks in a gargantuan catalogue that continues toamaze and inspire. Released as a 4 track EP that also includedearly Aphex productions (now classics) including the industrial,acidic clang of ˜Flap Head™ and hyperbolic futurism of ˜Isopropanol™,the release cemented a relationship with the R&S label that went onto release the ˜Xylem Tube™ EP and the pivotal album ˜SelectedAmbient Works 85-92™ in the same year. The ™Classics™ album features both the ˜Digeridoo™ and ˜Xylem Tube™EP singles, plus ˜Analogue Bubblebath 1™, ˜Metapharstic™ (originallyreleased on the album Mayday - A New Chapter Of House AndTechno '92), two Aphex remixes of Mescalinum United™s ˜We HaveArrived™ from 1992 and ˜Digeridoo (Live In Cornwall, 1990)™.
Label
R&S Records

Tracks & Genre

SOUTHBOUND