RARE Future Sound of London: DEAD CITIES 12" Vinyl (1996 gatefold dual LP)

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This is a very rare dual LP version of The Future Sound of London:  Dead Ones

****9/9 EDIT***  Just played both records all the way through.  In great shape.  These guys were so ahead of their time.  ****

I have to assume that by bothering to read this, you already know a bit about these lads.  They're a couple of Manchester (north England, for those unfamiliar, and it's the home of Factory Records, Joy Division, New Order, The Smiths, and the father of the computer: Alan Turing) bros from the 80s who created some truly original electronic/dance music.  Rare to find this release in vinyl form. VERY rare, especially in such good shape.  

Virgin Records ID:  7243 8 42068 1 9

Here is the descriptions for the track listings as I got them from Discogs, for those who want to do some further research.  They're pretty hilarious.  

A1 + A4 'We Have Explosive' and 'Herd Killing' mix. Guitar stab, wah guitar and vocal yell sourced from Run DMC - LP Tougher Than Leather.  We Have Explosive' vocal - B's processing too 

A2 Outro poetry from 'Dead Cities' by Dick Verbatim. 

B1 'Everyone In The World Is Doing Something Without Me', Vocal by Cobain from ' I need re-calibrate' recorded at The Womb - London.  Layered Voices sampled from an improvisation by Rebecca Caine.  Intro Breath environment sourced from an orchestral re-working of Eggshell by Craig Armstrong. Pig - recorded and rendered at the electronic farm - Norfolk - by Yage on an 'Always' working vacation. 

B2 Guitar sample swapped for cubase with Ozric Tentacles - Taken from Pungent Effulgent. Flute sample - sourced from 'Once Upon A Time In America' (Ennio Morricone).  Voice sample from 'Rachel's Song' (Vangelis) from the film soundtrack Bladerunner soundtrack sung by Mary Hopkin.  Drums - Richie Thomas 'caught with the DAT running'. 

B3 Child's voice recorded 'Outside of the web' at little Venice by 'The Block's a Nutter. Piano fed through the machines - restructured and re-collaged from midi-files written by max Richter. Alto-sax sample mechanically removed from a day's recording of Richie Thomas. 

C1 Original samples collected and collated by Baker St. Mythology. Quagmire Environment ' He thinks he's very funny' sourced from 'Childhood Memories Of Pin' from the Philip Pin archives. 

C2 'In A State Of Permanent Abyss' :  Environment from a lost recording of Max Richter's 'Ripple'. Girl crying in the park unknown - Hyde Park June 96. 

D1 Moroccan flute by Yage recorded at sordid accomodation - London - 1989. 'jane jane' sourced from shrine by Riz Maslen 1983. 

D2 Some weird greek instruments no one can remember the name of apart from the greeks who are in Greece' - played by Byron Con, 'Regurgitated bits' leon Mar 

D3 Recorded and performed on an unscheduled Baker St-Dollis Hill day trip by B. 14 Mouth whistle by inert armchair sampling from The Best Selling Show laughter - 'honey sunshine' from a hi-8 ' putts goes to Sri lanka' 

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