| A Beginner's Guide (Best Of) | ||||
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| Released | 8 November 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 1989–2024 | |||
| Genre | Electronica | |||
| Length | 79:00 | |||
| Label | London | |||
| Producer | Paul and Phil Hartnoll | |||
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A Beginner's Guide (Best Of) is a compilation album by electronic music duo Orbital released on 8 November 2024 through London Recordings. The release is Orbital's compilation. [1] [2]
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chime" (edit) | "Chime" single (1989) | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Halcyon" (edit) | Radiccio EP (1992) | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Belfast" (edit) | III EP (1990) | 4:31 |
| 4. | "Satan (Spawn)" (featuring Kirk Hammett) | Spawn Soundtrack (1997) | 3:44 |
| 5. | "The Box" (edit) | In Sides (1996) | 4:13 |
| 6. | "Lush 3.1" (edit) | Orbital (The Brown Album) (1993) | 5:54 |
| 7. | "Beached" (edit; featuring Angelo Badalamenti) | The Beach Soundtrack (2000) | 3:37 |
| 8. | "Are We Here?" (edit) | Snivilisation (1994) | 3:47 |
| 9. | "Are You Alive?" (edit; featuring Penelope Isles) | Optical Delusion (2023) | 3:30 |
| 10. | "Style" (edit) | The Middle of Nowhere (1999) | 4:07 |
| 11. | "Dirty Rat" (edit; featuring Sleaford Mods) | Optical Delusion (2023) | 3:28 |
| 12. | "Funny Break (One Is Enough)" (single version) | The Altogether (2001) | 3:56 |
| 13. | "Ringa Ringa The Old Pandemic Folk Song" (edit; featuring Mediæval Bæbes) | Optical Delusion (2023) | 3:19 |
| 14. | "Remind" | Orbital (The Brown Album) (1993) | 7:57 |
| 15. | "Illuminate" (featuring David Gray) | The Altogether (2001) | 3:48 |
| 16. | "Doctor?" | The Altogether (2001) | 5:30 |
| 17. | "The Girl with the Sun in Her Head" | In Sides (1996) | 10:27 |
| Total length: | 79:00 | ||
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [3] | 59 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC) [4] | 58 |
| UK Dance Albums (OCC) [5] | 1 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [6] | 13 |
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