Album
Leftism
1995 · Electronic
20 collectors on Gatefold own this
Leftism is an Electronic album by Leftfield, originally released in 1995. On Gatefold: 68 pressings tracked, owned by 20 collectors.
About
Hailed as one of dance music's first major album-length statements, <i>Leftism</i> recalls the anything-goes spirit of the mid-'90s, when the U.K.'s rave culture was opening up to new ideas. Trance-inducing tracks like "Black Flute" and "Space Shanty" paid tribute to long nights in muddy fields, but others—from the sci-fi chirps of "Release the Pressure" to the ambient synths and spoken word of "21st Century Poem"—had wider vistas in mind, including world-music accents and even a John Lydon cameo. Breakbeat-laced cuts ("Storm 3000"), meanwhile, introduced the world to a quintessentially British take on techno.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Release The Pressure7:39
- A2Afro-Left7:32
Side B
- B1Cut For Life7:09
- B2Melt5:15
Side C
- C1Black Flute3:56
- C2Original6:22
Side D
- D1Inspection (Check One)6:29
- D2Space Shanty7:14
Side E
- E1Storm 30005:45
- E2Half Past Dub3:38
Side F
- F1Open Up8:44
- F221st Century Poem4:39
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Ambient & Downtempo
- layered
- hypnotic
- nocturnal
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Recorded at Rollover Studios, London W10.
Tri-fold sleeve, triple vinyl release with several unique tracks.
'Half Past Dub' only appears on this release in the Hard Hands catalog. This track resurfaces later as 'Lambsbread' on the Select Cuts label (CD (opens in a new tab) and vinyl (opens in a new tab)). 'Open Up', is an extended version on this pressing, it has an additional section that has never appeared anywhere else. 'Cut For Life' only appears elsewhere on the 2xCD re-issue and the 'Simply Vinyl' 12", which has the regular version of 'Open Up' on the flip.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Kevin HaynesBERIMBAU
- Danny RedVOCALS
- Djum DjumVOCALS
- Earl SixteenVOCALS
- John LydonVOCALS
- Lemn SissayVOCALS
- Papa DeeBERIMBAU VOCALS
- Toni HallidayVOCALS
20 collectors on Gatefold own this · 68 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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