Tracklist
| 1 | Release The Pressure | 7:38 | |
| 2 | Afro-Left | 7:32 | |
| 3 | Melt | 5:15 | |
| 4 | Song Of Life | 7:00 | |
| 5 | Original | 6:21 | |
| 6 | Black Flute | 3:45 | |
| 7 | Space Shanty | 7:14 | |
| 8 | Inspection (Check One) | 6:31 | |
| 9 | Storm 3000 | 5:44 | |
| 10 | Open Up | 6:54 | |
| 11a | 21st Century Poem | 4:38 | |
| 11b | (silence) | 0:30 | |
| 11c | Untitled | 0:38 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Hard Hands
- Licensed To – Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
- Copyright © – Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
- Distributed By – Sony Music
- Made By – Sony Music
- Recorded At – Rollover Studios
- Mastered At – Porky's Mastering
- Published By – Hard (UK) Hands Publishing Ltd.
- Published By – Lamps On Your Ears Music
- Published By – BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
- Published By – Copyright Control
- Published By – Rykomusic Ltd.
- Published By – Anxious Music Ltd.
- Published By – PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
- Published By – Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Credits
- Design Concept [Concept], Art Direction – Jonathon Cooke
- Engineer – Ollie J (tracks: 4, 7, 10)
- Mastered By – Paul Solomons
- Photography By – Merton Gauster
- Photography By [Band] – Phil Knott
- Producer, Mixed By – Leftfield
- Sleeve – Blue Source
- Written-By – Rupkina* (tracks: 4)
Notes
Similar to Leftism but with different codes on back cover (CDM/CB701 instead of CB791/CDC/CX), without the circled 58 and with 4781422010 as a new catalog number.
Not to be confused with these earlier UK/Europe pressings with CD matrices showing manufacturing of different periods:
Sony Music S0147814210-0101 xx yy (the most common repress)
Comes in a transparent tray jewel case with a 8- fold-out booklet. Track 11.2 is hidden. Total duration for track 11 is 5:46.
Catalog numbers:
HANDCD2 on spine, back cover and disc face
4781422010 on back cover
Recorded at Rollover Studios, London W10.
Mastered at Porky's.
All titles published by Hard (UK) Hands Publishing Ltd except:
Tracks 1 and 8 Hard (UK) Hands Publishing Ltd / Lamps On Your Ears Music / BMG Music Publishing Ltd
Track 2 Hard (UK) Hands Publishing Ltd / Copyright Control
Track 4 Hard (UK) Hands Publishing Ltd / Rykomusic Ltd
Track 5 Hard (UK) Hands Publishing Ltd / Anxious Music Ltd / PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd
Track 10 Hard (UK) Hands Publishing Ltd / Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Original sound recording licensed exclusively to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Limited.
All titles ℗ 1995 Hard Hands except track 10 ℗ 1993 Hard Hands, © 1995 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Distribution: Sony Music.
Toni Halliday courtesy of Anxious Records.
John Lydon appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Not to be confused with these earlier UK/Europe pressings with CD matrices showing manufacturing of different periods:
Sony Music S0147814210-0101 xx yy (the most common repress)
Comes in a transparent tray jewel case with a 8- fold-out booklet. Track 11.2 is hidden. Total duration for track 11 is 5:46.
Catalog numbers:
HANDCD2 on spine, back cover and disc face
4781422010 on back cover
Recorded at Rollover Studios, London W10.
Mastered at Porky's.
All titles published by Hard (UK) Hands Publishing Ltd except:
Tracks 1 and 8 Hard (UK) Hands Publishing Ltd / Lamps On Your Ears Music / BMG Music Publishing Ltd
Track 2 Hard (UK) Hands Publishing Ltd / Copyright Control
Track 4 Hard (UK) Hands Publishing Ltd / Rykomusic Ltd
Track 5 Hard (UK) Hands Publishing Ltd / Anxious Music Ltd / PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd
Track 10 Hard (UK) Hands Publishing Ltd / Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Original sound recording licensed exclusively to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Limited.
All titles ℗ 1995 Hard Hands except track 10 ℗ 1993 Hard Hands, © 1995 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Distribution: Sony Music.
Toni Halliday courtesy of Anxious Records.
John Lydon appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 5 099747 814228
- Barcode (Scanned): 5099747814228
- Rights Society: MS / BIEM / SDRM
- Label Code: LC 0162
- Other (Manufacturing code on disc face and booklet): 01-478142-10
- Price Code: CB 701
- Other (Sony format code): CDM
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): Sony Music S0147814210-0101 14 A16
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L554
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 942S
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): Sony Music S0147814210-0101 24 A1
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L554
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 941Q
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): Sony Music S0147814210-0101 43 A4
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI L553
- Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 94W6
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): Sony Music S0147814210-0101 61 B6
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI L551
- Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 94K6
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 5): Sony Music S0147814210-0101 61 A1
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI L551
- Mould SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI 942L
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 6): Sony Music S0147814210-0101 61 A2
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 6): IFPI L551
- Mould SID Code (Variant 6): IFPI 943Q
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 7): Sony Music S0147814210-0101 71 A4
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 7): IFPI L551
- Mould SID Code (Variant 7): IFPI 943N
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 8): Sony Music S0147814210-0101 43 A1
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 8, mould ring): ✱
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 8): IFPI L553
- Mould SID Code (Variant 8): IFPI 942A
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 9): Sony Music S0147814210-0101 61 B7
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 9): IFPI L551
- Mould SID Code (Variant 9): IFPI 943R
Other Versions (5 of 75)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Leftism (Cassette, Advance, Album) | Columbia | none | UK | 1994 | |||
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Leftism (CD, Album) | Columbia | CK 67231 | US | 1995 | ||
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Leftism (2×LP, Album, Gatefold) | Hard Hands | HANDLP2D | UK | 1995 | ||
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Leftism (3×LP, Album, Limited Edition) | Hard Hands | HANDLP2T | UK | 1995 | ||
| Leftism (2×LP, Album, Gatefold) | Columbia | C2 67231 | US | 1995 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Edited 3 years agoThis has been said many times, but this is one of the most mindblowing releases of electronic music history.
The beats of "Inspection Check One" are overpowered. It becomes even godlike around 4:30. Check out also the live version from the 2000 Homelands festival available on YouTube. It sounds ever more hard-hitting.
"Song of Life" (especially the second half), "Afro-Left" and "Space Shanty" are another banging pieces of music.
"Storm 3000" is an excellent combination between melancholic techno sounds, thunder noises and hot beats.
A spiritual conclusion is made possible thanks to "21st Century Poem", a masterpiece amongst the others.
There's plenty of different atmospheres.
If you like Curve and/or trip-hop, "Original" is suited for you. If you wanna feel some Sex Pistols vibes on a furious techno pattern, "Open Up" might correspond to your expectations. If you're looking for an African tribal trip, "Afro-Left" is an ideal soundtrack.
Its nomination for the Mercury Prize was well deserved, as well as its inclusion to the "1001 Albums You Must Listen Before You Die" catalogue. The notoriety of "Leftism" eclipsed the success of its successor "Rhythm & Stealth" a bit, yet both are astonishing releases.
One of the not-so-many albums that you can fully listen from first to last. -
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