Experience (The Prodigy album)
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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.
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.[1]
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
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B)[3] |
| Robert Christgau |  [4] |
| Q |  [5] |
| Record Collector | [6] |
| Spin |   [7] |
Experience was well received. Allmusic gave the album 5 out of 5 stars, saying 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".[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
- Mike Champion – management
Charts
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[8] | 12 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Poland (ZPAV)[9] | Gold | 0* |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "Prodigy, The – Experience". Discogs. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ a b John Bush. "Experience". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ Entertainment Weekly: 54. 1 August 1993.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Robert Christgau. "The Prodigy". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ Q: 133. December 1992.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Record Collector.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Spin: 166. September 2001.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ October 1992/7502/ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1997 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "British album certifications – The Prodigy – Experience". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Experience in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
External links
- Experience at Discogs (list of releases)