First runs of this album came in an extra thick black plastic outer cover with 'FRONT 242' stenciled on front.
The track listing actually written on the back cover and the inner sleeve (on the video artwork) is a bit different from the one that appears on the record label (and later on the CD's tracklists), with a specific use of upper and lower cases:
A1. W.Y.H.I.W.Y.G. extended
A2. RERUN time
A3. « news » TELEvision STATION
A4. AGREssIVA DUE
B1. MASTERHIT megapart one & two
B2. SLAUGHTER
B3. QUITE UNUSUAL
B4. RED TEAM drumbox theme
B5. agreSSiva angst
Trivia: The sample at the beginning of "Masterhit" saying "You know me and I sure know you, everyone" is from the surreal 1983 sci-fi movie "Videodrome" written & directed by David Cronenberg.
SkeletonMan, Jun 12, 2006
The first time I heard Front 242 (I remember this exactly!) was in a car probably in 1986 when a friend, who I thought was mostly into mainstream music, suddenly played this daring electronic music on his car stereo. Being into non-vocal music, Jean-Michael Jarre had been one of my best bets(!), but this was daring to a whole different extent. It blew me out the car! And took me from Jarre's classical inspiration to the wonders of EBM.
The track I heard may have been Masterhit from Official Version, which to this day is a classic EBM track. But the entire album is still one of my favourite electronica albums. The fact that this album is entereing its 3rd decade this year is incomprehendable. The album still shines. Some tracks may not have the same appeal, but opening track W.Y.H.I.W.Y.G and Masterhit are as amazing and mindblowing now as they were in 1986. The samples, the compositions, the energy. Back then this set the standard for all other EBM acts. And run-out track Angst still has not been topped. Hell, this run-out track alone justifies the purchase. The anxiety and angst of post-modernity was always the fuel in F2's work and never more so than on Official Version. Well, perhaps with their own Tragedy For You as a strong competitor.
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