90 (album)

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90
Ninetyalbumcover.png
Studio album by
808 State
Released4 December 1989
Genre
Length39:14
Label ZTT
Producer 808 State
808 State chronology
Quadrastate
(1989)		90
(1989)		 Utd. State 90
(1990)

90 is the second studio album by British electronic music group 808 State, released on 4 December 1989 as their first album on ZTT Records. [3] The album features the single "Pacific State", which reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1989. [4] 90 was released in the United States as Utd. State 90 , without "The Fat Shadow (Pointy Head Mix)", but with other bonus tracks. [5]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [7]
NME 10/10 [8]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [10]
Record Mirror 4.8080808/5 [11]
Sounds Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]

Slant Magazine listed the album at number 54 on its list of the "Best Albums of the 1980s", calling it a "thrilling expansion of the possibilities for acid house and arguably the best LP ever produced in the style". [13] The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . [14]

Track listing

  1. "Magical Dream" (featuring from Vanessa Sherrington) – 3:52
  2. "Ancodia" – 5:47
  3. "Cobra Bora" – 6:36
  4. "Pacific 202" – 5:43
  5. "Donkey Doctor" – 5:24
  6. "808080808" – 4:20
  7. "Sunrise" – 6:33
  8. "The Fat Shadow" (Pointy Head Mix) – 0:59

2008 deluxe edition

In September 2008, 90 was re-released as a "deluxe edition", the original album remastered by Graham Massey, and Ian Peel and Graham Massey compiled a bonus disc of remixes and tracks, of which were previously exclusive to Utd. State 90, which included: [15]

  1. "Pacific" (Britmix) – 4:23
  2. "Cobra Bora" (Call the Cops Mix) – 4:53
  3. "Donkey Doctor" (Gmex Mix) – 4:45
  4. "Boneyween" – 6:12
  5. "Kinky National" – 4:01
  6. "State to State" – 5:56
  7. "Revenge of the Girlie Men" – 4:13
  8. "Magical Dream" (Instrumental) – 5:09

Charts

Chart performance for 90
Chart (2007–2008)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [16] 97
UK Albums (OCC) [17] 57

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  7. ↑ Gardner, Noel (22 March 2010). "808:90, ex:el, Gorgeous, Don Solaris (reissued)". Drowned in Sound . Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  8. ↑ Barron, Jack (9 December 1989). "Next Year's Model". NME . p. 31. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  9. ↑ Aston, Martin (January 1990). "808 State: 90". Q . No. 40.
  10. ↑ Needs, Kris (November 2008). "808 State: 808:90 / Ex:el / Gorgeous / Don Solaris". Record Collector . No. 355. p. 82. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
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  12. ↑ Wise, Damon (9 December 1989). "Slaves to the rhythm". Sounds . Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Best Albums of the 1980s". Slant Magazine . 5 March 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  14. ↑ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (7 February 2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN   0-7893-1371-5.
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  16. ↑ "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 17 December 1990". bubblingdownunder.com. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  17. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2022.


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