Experience (The Prodigy album)

Experience
Studio album by The Prodigy
Released	28 September 1992 (UK) 20 October 1992 (US) 19 June 2001 (US re-release) 4 August 2008 (UK re-release)
Recorded	Earthbound Studios and The Strongroom
Genre	Breakbeat hardcore
Length	59:28 (original release) 116:22 (two-disc re-release)
Label	XL and Elektra (US)
Producer	Liam Howlett
The Prodigy chronology
What Evil Lurks (1991) Experience (1992) Music for the Jilted Generation (1994)
Singles from Experience
"Charly" Released: August 1991 "Everybody in the Place" Released: December 1991 "Fire/Jericho" Released: 7 September 1992 "Out of Space" Released: 9 November 1992 "Wind It Up (Rewound)" Released: 29 March 1993

Experience is the debut studio album by English electronic dance music band The Prodigy. It was first released on 28 September 1992 through XL Recordings. It peaked at No. 12 in the UK Albums Chart in October.^{[citation needed]}

Album information

A wide variety of artists in the breakbeat hardcore scene in the early 1990s are given respect and namechecked in the sleeve notes of the album, including SL2, Carl Cox, Moby, Tim Westwood, and Aphex Twin.

On 19 June 2001, an expanded edition of the album was released in the United States, featuring a bonus disc of remixes and B-sides. It was released in the United Kingdom seven years later on 4 August 2008 as Experience: Expanded, with a gold cover and two extra tracks.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau
Entertainment Weekly	(B)
Q
Record Collector
Spin

Experience has been well-received critically. Allmusic gave the album 5 out of 5 stars, opining that it "shows the Prodigy near the peak of their game from the get go" and stating that "almost every song sounds like a potential chart topper".

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Liam Howlett. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jericho"	3:42
2.	"Music Reach (1/2/3/4)"	4:12
3.	"Wind It Up"	4:33
4.	"Your Love (Remix)"	5:30
5.	"Hyperspeed (G-Force Part 2)"	5:16
6.	"Charly (Trip Into Drum and Bass Version)"	5:12
7.	"Out of Space"	4:57
8.	"Everybody in the Place (155 and Rising)"	4:10
9.	"Weather Experience"	8:06
10.	"Fire (Sunrise Version)"	4:57
11.	"Ruff in the Jungle Bizness"	5:10
12.	"Death of the Prodigy Dancers (Live)"	3:43

Experience Expanded disc 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Your Love" (from "Charly" single)	6:02
2.	"Ruff in the Jungle Bizness (Uplifting Vibes Remix)" (from "Out of Space" single)	4:16
3.	"Charly (Alley Cat Remix)" (from "Charly" single)	5:21
4.	"Fire (Edit)" (from "Fire/Jericho" single)	3:24
5.	"We Are the Ruffest" (from "Wind It Up" single)	5:18
6.	"Weather Experience (Top Buzz Remix)" (from "Wind It Up" single)	6:53
7.	"Wind It Up (Rewound)" (from "Wind It Up" single)	6:21
8.	"G-Force, Pt. 1 (Energy Flow)" (from "Everybody in the Place" single)	5:23
9.	"Crazy Man" (from "Everybody in the Place" single)	4:05
10.	"Out of Space (Techno Underworld Remix)" (from "Out of Space" single)	4:44
11.	"Everybody in the Place (Fairground Remix)" (from "Everybody in the Place" single)	5:07

UK bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Android" (from What Evil Lurks EP)	5:04
13.	"Out of Space (Live from Pukkelpop 2005)"	3:27

Personnel

• Liam Howlett – keyboards, production, engineering
• Alex Garland – artwork
• Simone – vocals
• Maxim Reality – vocals

External links

• Experience at Discogs (list of releases)