Leftfield ‎– Leftism

Label:

Hard Hands – HANDCD2, Columbia – HANDCD2

Format:

CD, Album

Country:

Europe

Released:

30 Jan 1995

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Leftfield, Progressive House, Breaks

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Release The Pressure Vocals – Earl Sixteen Vocals [Ad-libs] – Papa Dee Written-By – E. Daley*	7:38
2	Afro-Left Berimbau – Kevin Haynes Vocals – Djum Djum Written-By – Cole*	7:32
3	Melt	5:15
4	Song Of Life Written-By – Rupkina*	7:00
5	Original Vocals – Toni Halliday Written-By – Halliday*	6:21
6	Black Flute	3:45
7	Space Shanty	7:14
8	Inspection (Check One) Vocals – Danny Red Written-By – Clarke*	6:31
9	Storm 3000	5:44
10	Open Up Vocals – John Lydon Written-By – Lydon*	6:54
11a	21st Century Poem Engineer – Simon Duffy Vocals – Lemn Sissay	4:38
11b	Untitled	0:38

Companies etc

Recorded At – Rollover Studios
Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Distributed By – Sony Music
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Hard Hands

Credits

Artwork [Concept], Art Direction – Blue Source, Jonathon Cooke
Engineer – Adam Wren (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8), Joe Gibb (tracks: 1, 9), Ollie J (tracks: 4, 7, 10)
Mastered By – Paul Solomons, Porky's*
Photography By – Merton Gauster
Photography By [Band] – Phil Knott
Producer, Mixed By – Leftfield
Sleeve, Design – Blue Source
Written-By – Barnes*, Daley*

Notes

Comes in a transparent tray jewel case with a 8-panel fold-out booklet.

Recorded at Rollover Studios, London W10.
Mastered at Porky's.

Hidden track after track 11 starts at around 5:08. Total track 11 duration is 5:46.

All titles ℗ 1995 Hard Hands except,
Track 10 ℗ 1993 Hard Hands,
©1995 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Columbia is the exclusive trademark of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 5 099747 814228
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): S4247814210-0101 54 A4
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): S0147814210-0101 14 A12
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): 01-478142-10 15 B1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): S0147814210-0101 24 C00 6
Matrix / Runout (Variant 5): S0147814210-0101 71 A5
Matrix / Runout (Variant 6): S0147814210-0101 95 A1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 7): S0147814210-0101 24 B1
Other (Mastering SID Code Variant 1 & 2 & 4 & 7): IFPI L554
Other (Mastering SID Code Variant 3): None
Other (Mastering SID Code Variant 5): IFPI L551
Other (Mastering SID Code Variant 6): IFPI L555
Other (Mould SID Code Variant 1): IFPI 945P
Other (Mould SID Code Variant 2): IFPI 94Y3
Other (Mould SID Code Variant 3): None
Other (Mould SID Code Variant 4): IFPI 1G35
Other (Mould SID Code Variant 5): IFPI 947A
Other (Mould SID Code Variant 6): IFPI 942T
Other (Mould SID Code Variant 7): IFPI 945N
Other (Matrix Text Variant 1, 3, 4, 6, 7): Sony Music
Rights Society: MCPS / BIEM / SDRM
Other (Distribution Code): CB 791
Label Code: LC 0162
Other: CX
Other: 58
Other: CDC
Other (Sony Code): 01-478142-10

Other Versions (Showing 5 of 24) View All

Title, Format	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Leftism (2xCD, Album)	Columbia, Hard Hands	C2K-91381	Canada	2000
Leftism (CD, Album)	Columbia	CDCOL 3981 K	South Africa	1995
Leftism (2xCD, Album)	Liberation Records, Mushroom Records	D31357, PRD 96/52	Australia	1996
Leftism (3xLP, Album, Gat)	Hard Hands	HANDLP2T	UK	1995
Leftism (CD, Album)	Mushroom Records, Liberation Records	D31357	Australia & New Zealand	1995

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Review by fizmaster Oct 28, 2011

This album is a true celebration of what it is to be alive and human in the late 20th century. Sadly not all people can appreciate the vibes generated here; but for the few who do, their passion fills the void generated by the blind.

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northregent Oct 19, 2010

there's nothing mindblowing about this album. it's influential, but that's where it ends. leftfield's better when they're remixing.

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RichardAndrewsMedia Aug 04, 2010

AMAZING

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Rated 4/5

Review by JagdTiger327 May 12, 2004

The first I heard of these guys was Open Up on a good compilation called Chemical Reaction, and I knew I'd love the rest of their music. I've often heard from people that they think Rhythm And Stealth is better, but they are WRONG. There is a nice variety throughout, with different male and female vocal tracks as well as sick instrumentals. Song of Life is one of my top 10 tunes, but Inspection and Original are up there, and if Space Shanty & Afro-Left don't make you want to get up and move, check your pulse.

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Rated 5/5

Review by Not-forgotten Jul 11, 2003

Possibly a life changing experience when I heard this album....yes it is that good. Confirmed that house, specifically progressive, was here to stay. Although 'Song of life' is the stand out track, '21st century poem' is a haunting track that completely moves outside of house territory and showed the level talent of Barnes and Daley. Sad that they split, but this is a testament to their fine work.

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Rated 5/5

Review by GENRE May 12, 2003

1 my of top 10 too - this album covers a menagerie of styles yet comes together to form a sound that is distinctively Leftfield's own. Along with Underworld, Orbital and to a lesser extent the Chemical Brothers they brought dance into the awareness of the masses (not necessarily a good thing!)
This was recently listed by Arcam Hifi as one of their listeners' best 3 albums (all genres!) to show off the capabilities of their top end hifi equipment. As an Arcam owner myself I could not agree more - the production on Release the Pressure, for example is awesome.

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Rated 5/5

Review by onephatplanet Feb 09, 2003

One of my favorite CDs of all time. Rates #2 in my personal top ten behind The Prodigy's 'Experience'. The term 'Progressive House' was coined almost specifically to describe Leftfield's unique brand of music. John Digweed has commented that his favorite track of all time is 'Song of Life', and I've personally had the pleasure of hearing him drop it into his sets twice. Leftfield is one of THE MOST influential dance groups ever.

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