Orbital (1991 album)

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Orbital
Orbital Green Album.jpg
Studio album by
Released30 September 1991 [1]
Genre Techno
Length76:47
Label FFRR
Producer Orbital
Orbital chronology
Orbital
(1991)
Orbital
(1993)
Singles from Orbital
  1. "Chime"
    Released: December 1989
  2. "Midnight" / "Choice"
    Released: August 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
NME 8/10 [4]
Q Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Orbital (also known as Orbital 1 or the Green Album) is the debut studio album by English electronic music duo Orbital, released on 30 September 1991 by FFRR Records. Orbital self-titled their first two albums so the "Green Album" is an unofficial name to distinguish it from the second album. The Mutations EP refers to the album as L.P. C.D. M.C., thus titling the album after the "LP" / "CD" / "MC" on the front cover of the respective format.

Contents

Album

The original European release includes live versions of "Chime" and "Midnight". Orbital was released in 1992 with a significantly different cover and track listing in the United States, incorporating remixes and non-album singles. [7] All tracks on the U.S. release had also been remastered using the Bedini Audio Spectral Enhancer (B.A.S.E.) to enhance their stereophonic effects.

Track listing

All tracks written by Orbital.

United Kingdom and Europe

CD
  1. "The Moebius" – 7:01
  2. "Speed Freak" – 7:16
  3. "Oolaa" – 6:21
  4. "Desert Storm" – 12:05
  5. "Fahrenheit 303" – 8:24
  6. "Steel Cube Idolatry" – 6:34
  7. "High Rise" – 8:24
  8. "Chime" (Live) – 5:56
  9. "Midnight" (Live) – 6:53
  10. "Belfast" – 8:06
  11. "I Think It's Disgusting" (Outro) – 0:51
Alternate track listings

Each format (LP, CD and cassette) included a track not included on the others. The unlisted outro track appeared on the CD version only. [8] The double vinyl LP version included a track called "Macro Head" between "Speed Freak" and "Oolaa", [9] while the cassette included a nine-minute track listed as "Untitled" between "High Rise" and "Chime (Live)". [10] The cover design was modified to identify the format, with the red circle on the LP, CD, and cassette versions including the text LP, CD, and MC respectively. Vinyl pressings had the track listing on the front cover, rather than on the back.

United States

  1. "Belfast" – 8:06
  2. "The Moebius" – 7:01
  3. "Speed Freak" (Moby Remix) – 5:40
  4. "Fahrenheit 3D3" – 7:04
  5. "Desert Storm" – 12:05
  6. "Oolaa" – 6:21
  7. "Chime" – 8:01
  8. "Satan" – 6:44
  9. "Choice" – 5:30
  10. "Midnight" – 5:08
  11. "Steel Cube Idolatry" - 6:34 (Cassette bonus not on CD)

Personnel

Use in other media

"Belfast" appears on the soundtrack to the film Human Traffic .

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