Björk ‎– Debut

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Björk's 1st full-length studio album:
‹ Debut • PostHomogenicSelmasongsVespertineMedúllaDR9VoltaBiophilia

This Master release folder contains all full-length Debut releases with possible bonus tracks. Releases with material cut from Debut are contained within separate Debut Sampler folder.

The initial 11-track Debut UK edition (CD/CDL) was released in July, then in November after an unexpected success of the album the major 12-track second edition (CDX) appeared. In the world, the first edition has 519-715 cat#, but the second edition has 521-323 cat#.
The '521 323-2' European edition on CD is available in four very similar versions: Mother Records MCPS and STEMRA versions plus two French releases with additional Island logo and also in MCPS and STEMRA versions.

Debut singles:
Human BehaviourVenus As A BoyPlay DeadBig Time SensualityViolently Happy

Tracklist

Human Behaviour 4:12
Crying 4:49
Venus As A Boy 4:41
There's More To Life Than This (Recorded Live At The Milk Bar Toilets) 3:21
Like Someone In Love 4:33
Big Time Sensuality 3:56
One Day 5:24
Aeroplane 3:54
Come To Me 4:55
Violently Happy 4:58
The Anchor Song 3:32

Versions

Title Label Cat# Country Year
Debut (CD, Album) One Little Indian TPLP31 CD UK 1993
Debut (CD, Album) Mother Records, Polydor POCP-1362 Japan 1993
Debut (CD, Album) Mother Records, PolyGram 519715-2 Brazil 1993
Debut (CD, Album) Mother Records 521 323-2 Europe 1993
Debut (CD, Album) Mother Records, Polydor 521 323-2 Australia 1993
Debut (CD, Album) Mother Records, Helicon Records 521 323-2 Israel 1993
Debut (CD, Album) Mother Records, Island Records 521 323-2 France 1993
Debut (CD, Album) Elektra, Columbia House E2 61468 Canada 1993
Debut (CD, Album) One Little Indian tplp 31 cdx UK 1993
Debut (CD, Album) Mother Records, Island Records 521 323-2 France 1993
Debut (CD, Album) Phonokol 521 323-2 Israel 1993
Debut (CD, Album) Elektra, Elektra 61468-2, 9 61468-2 US 1993
Debut (CD, Album) Elektra, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. 9 61468-2, D 160021 US 1993
Debut (CD, Album) Mother Records 519715-2 Europe 1993
Debut (CD, Album) One Little Indian tplp 31 cdx UK 1993
Debut (CD, Album) Mother Records 521 323-2 Europe 1993
Debut (CD, Album) One Little Indian tplp 31 cdx UK 1993
Debut (CD, Album) Elektra CD 61468 Canada 1993
Debut (CD, Album) Mother Records, Helicon Records 521 323-2 Israel 1993
Debut (CD, Album) Mother Records 521 323-2 Europe 1993
Debut (CD, Album, Ltd) One Little Indian TPLP31 CDL UK 1993
Debut (CD, Album, Promo) Mother Records, Polydor POCP-1362 Japan 1993
Debut (Cass, Album) Phonokol 519715-4 Israel 1993
Debut (Cass, Album) PolyGram, PolyGram 519 715-4, 1165 Indonesia 1993
Debut (Cass, Album) PolyGram, Yonca Music International 521 323-4, 1267 Turkey 1993
Debut (Cass, Album) Helicon Records 521 323-4 Israel 1993
Debut (Cass, Album) Megastar 152121 Saudi Arabia 1993
Debut (Cass, Album) PolyGram, Yonca Music International 519 715-4, 1229 Turkey 1993
Debut (Cass, Album) Mother Records 521 323-4 Europe 1993
Debut (Cass, Album) Mother Records, Island Records 519 715-4 Europe 1993
Debut (Cass, Album) Polydor, PolyGram Discos, S.A. de C.V. 521 323-4, MCE 1572 Mexico 1993
Debut (Cass, Album) Polydor 521 323-4 Australia 1993
Debut (Cass, Album) Elektra 9 61468-4 US 1993
Debut (Cass, Album) One Little Indian TPLP31 C UK 1993
Debut (Cass, Album) One Little Indian tplp 31 cx UK 1993
Debut (Cass, Album) Polycosmic Records 519715-4 Philippines 1993
Debut (Cass, Album) Elektra, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. 9 61468-4, C 160021 US 1993
Debut (Cass, Album) Mother Records, PolyGram, FEB Records 519 715-4 Thailand 1993
Debut (Cass, Album) Island Records, Mother Records 519 715-4 France 1993
Debut (Cass, Album) Elektra 96 14684 Canada 1993
Debut (Cass, Album) Polydor 521 323-4 Malaysia 1993
Debut (Cass, Album, Promo, Ltd) Elektra 61468-4 US 1993
Debut (Cass, Album, Unofficial) Star 574 Poland 1993
Debut (Cass, Album, Unofficial) Regional NA-467 Poland 1993
Debut (Cass, Album, Unofficial) Not On Label (Björk) 273 Thailand 1993
Debut (Cass, Album, Unofficial) Thomsun Original EN-5359 Asia 1993
Debut (Cass, Album, Unofficial) Elbo 1460 Poland 1993
Debut (Cass, Album, Unofficial) Poker Sound 1491 Poland 1993
Debut (Cass, Album, Unofficial) MG Records (2) MG 1-32 Poland 1993
Debut (Cass, Album, Unofficial) Delta (5) 0016 Poland 1993
Debut (LP, Album) Mother Records, PolyGram 521 323-1 Greece 1993
Debut (LP, Album) One Little Indian TPLP31 UK 1993
Debut (LP, Album) Mother Records 521 323-1 Spain 1993
Debut (LP, Album, Ltd) One Little Indian TPLP31 UK 1993
Debut (CD, Album) Mother Records, Polydor POCP-1400 Japan 1994
Debut (Cass, Album) Mother Records, PolyGram Polska 521 323-4 Poland 1994
Debut (Cass, Album) Polygram Russia 521 323-4 Russia 1994
Debut (Cass, Album) PolyGram, PolyGram 521 323-4, CL-154 China 1996
Debut (Cass, Album) PolyGram Russia 521 - 323-4 Ukraine 1996
Debut (Cass, Album) PolyGram, Вирджиния Рекърдс 521 323-4 Bulgaria 1996
Debut (Cass, Album, RP) PolyGram, PolyGram 519 715-4, 1165 Indonesia 1996
Debut (Cass, Album, Unofficial) Music World (2), Vodoley 092 Russia 1996
Debut (CD, Album, Ltd) Mother Records 521 323-2 Mexico 1999
Debut (Cass, Album, RE) Universal Music Thailand 519 715-4 Thailand 1999
Debut (Cass, Album, RE) PolyGram, Universal Music Indonesia 519 715-4, 1165 Indonesia 1999
Debut (Cass, Album, RE) Mother Records, Universal 521 - 323-4 Russia 1999
Debut (MD, Album) One Little Indian TPLP31MDX UK 1999
Debut (CD, Album) Island Records, Universal 521 323-2 Argentina 2000
Debut (CD, Album, RE) Polydor UICY-9040 Japan 2000
Debut (CD, Album, RE) Universal Music Taiwan 521 323-2 Taiwan 2000
Debut (CD, Album, RE) Polydor, Universal Music 73145197152 Brazil 2000
Debut (CD, Album, RE) Polydor, Universal Music Australia 521 323-2 Australia 2000
Debut (CD, Album, RE) Mother Records, Universal Music Mexico 521 323-2 Mexico 2000
Debut (CD, Album, RE, Promo) Polydor UICY-9040 Japan 2000
Debut (LP, Album, Ltd, RE) One Little Indian, One Little Indian Tplp31H, TPLP31 UK 2000
Debut (CD, Album, RE) Universal International UICY-3242 Japan 2001
Debut (Cass, Album) Ukrainian Records 521 323-4 Ukraine 2001
Debut (LP, Album, RE) Mother Records 519 715-1 Europe 2001
Debut (CD, Album, Unofficial) ООО "ДОРА" JPCD 2003012 Russia 2003
Debut (CD, Album, RE, Ltd) Polydor UICY-9726 Japan 2004
Debut (CD, Album, Ltd, Promo, Car) Universal Music K.K. UICY-95022 Japan 2005
Debut (CD, Album, RP) Mother Records 521 323-2 Europe 2005
Debut (Hybrid, DualDisc, RE) Polydor 9853612 Europe 2006
Debut (Hybrid, DualDisc, RE) Universal Music Taiwan 985 361-2 Taiwan 2006
Debut (Hybrid, DualDisc, RE) Rhino Records (2) R2 73322 US 2006
Debut (Hybrid, DualDisc, RE) One Little Indian tplp31dual UK 2006
Debut (Ecopac) (12xFile, MP3, Album, 256) Universal Music none   2007
Debut (CD, Album, RE, Dig) Mother Records 0600753034170 Europe 2007
Debut (2xLP, Album, RM, Ltd, DMM) One Little Indian TPLP31DMM UK 2008
Debut (CD, Album, RM, Ltd, SHM) Polydor UICY-93441 Japan 2008
Debut (CD, Album, RM, Ltd, Vin) Polydor 530 849-1 Europe 2008
Debut (CD, Album, RM, RE) Universal Music K.K. UICY-93441 Japan 2008
Debut (CD, Album, RM, RE, Ltd, SHM) Universal Music K.K. UICY-91255 Japan 2008
Debut (LP, Album, RE, RM, Ltd) Polydor 519715-1 UK 2008
Debut (CD, Album, RE, Ltd) Universal International UICY-60075 Japan 2009
Debut (CD, Album, RE, Ltd) Universal International UICY-91647 Japan 2010
Debut (CD, Album, RM, RE, SHM) Universal International, Polydor UICY-20153 Japan 2011
Debut (12xFile, MP3, Album, 256) Universal Music none    

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Reviews & Discussion

Review by Nov 05, 2006 (edited over 5 years ago)

referencing Debut, CD, Album, tplp 31 cdx

This is probably one of the best albums in Björk's discography. Starting with "Human Behaviour", had a great percussion beat and the lyrics are simply brillant. "Crying" is another beautiful song, very deeply and rhythmic, sounds fantastic. I definitively love "Play Dead", an amazing melancholic downtempo piece. This album is special because had a variety of styles, ranging from Deep House to Downtempo to Jazz-ish themes. This is really a great "Debut".
Rated 5/5
Review by jazzliscious Mar 10, 2004

referencing Debut, LP, Album, TPLP31

This is a fine album with some soaring high points and a couple mid-points. I find overall that it's excellent but there are a couple tunes that aren't 5/5 material. My personal fave is "One Day" due to its fantasmical production merits and really pretty melodic synth leads/riffs. Her voice is like the sonic equivalent of a good deep-body massage. Human Behaviour has excellent production too and a good but disappointing story behind it. In 1993 this song went up against Janet Jackson w/Tupac Shakur and a couple other forgettable pieces of schwag in the Best New Video category at the Grammys and lost to Janet/Tupac simulating sex for five minutes when Bjork's video was at the cutting edge of computer animation innovation. It just went to show you how the Grammys are a corporate-controlled bunch of shit! Bjork's video for Human Behaviour was 1000 times better than the simulated sex of their competition. Anyway, One Day starts off a four-song marathon of this album's top spots toward the end. Aeroplane and Come To Me are both tens and Violently Happy is a 9.5. This album truly is a work of superior art and should be heard more than it often is. When I become a "DJ" I'll be sure to throw in One Day because it is that good! Check for yourself!