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| Released | 25 May 1993 [1] | |||
| Length | 53:17 | |||
| Label | ZTT | |||
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Forecast is a compilation album by the English electronic music group 808 State, released on 25 May 1993 by ZTT Records, exclusively in Japan. The album contains a collection of B-sides and remixes from the Gorgeous era. [2] [3]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Calgary Herald | B− [5] |
| Martin C. Strong | 6/10 [6] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music | [7] |
The Calgary Herald wrote that "the beats-per-minute do not lash the body like industrial or heavy-duty techno and elements of New Age infiltrate its club world of synthesizer-driven music." [5]
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