Tracklist
Vent | |||
Christiansands | |||
Tricky Kid | |||
Bad Dreams | |||
Makes Me Wanna Die | |||
Ghetto Youth | |||
Sex Drive | |||
Bad Things | |||
Lyrics Of Fury | |||
My Evil Is Strong | |||
Piano |
Credits (5)
- TrickyMixed By
- Stephane Sednaoui*Photography By
- TrickyProducer
- Blue SourceSleeve
- TrickySleeve
Versions
Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
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![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension CD, Album, Limited Edition | 4th & Broadway – BRCDX 623, 4th & Broadway – 524314-2 | UK | 1996 | UK — 1996 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension LP, Album | 4th & Broadway – BRLP623, Island Records – 524302-1 | UK | 1996 | UK — 1996 | ||||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension CD, Album | Island Records – 314-524 302-2 | US | 1996 | US — 1996 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension CD, Album | 4th & Broadway – BRCD 623, Island Records – 524302-2 | UK & Europe | 1996 | UK & Europe — 1996 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension CD, Album | Island Records – 314-524 302-2 | Canada | 1996 | Canada — 1996 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension Cassette, Album | Island Records – 314-524 302-4 | US | 1996 | US — 1996 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension CD, Album, Club Edition | Island Records – 314-524 302-2 | US | 1996 | US — 1996 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension (2000:02) CD, Album, Promo | Island Records – 524 302-2 | France | 1996 | France — 1996 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension CD, Album | Island Records – 524302-2, 4th & Broadway – none | Australia | 1996 | Australia — 1996 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension Cassette, Album | 4th & Broadway – BRCA 623, 4th & Broadway – 524 302-4 | Poland | 1996 | Poland — 1996 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension Cassette, Album | 4th & Broadway – BRCA623/524302-4 | Netherlands | 1996 | Netherlands — 1996 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension CD, Album | 4th & Broadway – PHCR-1834 | Japan | 1996 | Japan — 1996 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension CD, Advance, Album, Promo | Island Records – PRCD 7315-2 | US | 1996 | US — 1996 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension Cassette, Album, Promo | Island Records – BRCA 623 | UK | 1996 | UK — 1996 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension CD, Album, Promo | Island Records – TRICKY 1, 4th & Broadway – none | Australia | 1996 | Australia — 1996 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension CD, Album, Promo | 4th & Broadway – PHCR-1834 | Japan | 1996 | Japan — 1996 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension CD, Album | 4th & Broadway – BRCD 623, Island Records – 524302-2 | UK & Europe | 1996 | UK & Europe — 1996 | ||||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension Cassette, Album, Promo | Island Records – none | US | 1996 | US — 1996 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension Cassette, Album | 4th & Broadway – 524 302-4, 4th & Broadway – BRCA623 | Turkey | 1996 | Turkey — 1996 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension CD, Album | 4th & Broadway – BRCD 623, Island Records – 524302-2 | Europe | 1996 | Europe — 1996 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension CD, Album, Promo | Island Records – 6477 | France | 1996 | France — 1996 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release | Always Records – ALR 300 | Russia | 1997 | Russia — 1997 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | Cherry Red – CDMRED682 | UK & Europe | 2016 | UK & Europe — 2016 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo | Be With Records – BEWITH109LP | UK | 2022 | UK — 2022 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Translucent Pink | Island Records – 4867979, Universal Music Recordings – 00602448679796 | Europe | 2023 | Europe — 2023 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension CD, Album, Reissue, EDC Germany | 4th & Broadway – BRCD 623, 4th & Broadway – 524302-2, 4th & Broadway – BRCD623 | Europe | Europe | Recently Edited | ||||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release | Zarraza – none | Lithuania | Lithuania | |||||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension CD, Album, Repress | 4th & Broadway – BRCD 623, 4th & Broadway – 524302-2, 4th & Broadway – BRCD623 | UK & Europe | UK & Europe | New Submission | ||||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension CD, Album, Reissue | 4th & Broadway – BRCD 623, 4th & Broadway – 524302-2 | Europe | Europe | New Submission | ||||
![]() | Pre-Millennium Tension CD, Album, Reissue | 4th & Broadway – BRCD 623, 4th & Broadway – 524302-2, 4th & Broadway – BRCD623 | Europe | Europe | New Submission |
Recommendations
Reviews
- Edited one month ago
referencing Pre-Millennium Tension (LP, Album) BRLP623
I own this since day one, it's a great album, the second difficult one came out a success, the sound is closed-in, dark 'n' murky, as it should, side 1 is rather long, but it's ok, "Maxinquaye"'s is even worse, spanning 29:30, so the record should be NM to play properly... I love the sweetness of "Makes me wanna die", the mucho character of "Tricky kid" and the requiem mood of the closing track "Piano".... referencing Pre-Millennium Tension (LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Translucent Pink) 4867979
Favorite album. I have a nm og pressing to compare this to, here are my thoughts: Mastering is very similar, this album has a lot of music for 1 lp and they make it sound pretty good. Its always been murky, its part of the aesthetic. My og is nm but this pressing is better, pressed at Pallas, best plant in the game imho. However, this cover looks awful compared to the original, totally washed out, completely missing the pink glow, the body on the cover should be purple by the way the pink and blue lights mix. it’s actually shockingly lackluster when compared side by side. The original has silver ink for the text, also not here. Original cover is much thicker. Printed inners are similar but same color issues as the cover.referencing Pre-Millennium Tension (LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Translucent Pink) 4867979
I'm puzzled by so many comments here praising the sound quality on this release.
On my system it lacks dynamics, punch and bass definition. Sounds clean, but somewhat flat and muffled.
I've never had the chance to hear the original pressing of Pre-Millenium Tension, but I own one of the early pressings of Maxinquay and it blows this RSD edition out of the water.- Edited one year ago
referencing Pre-Millennium Tension (LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Translucent Pink) 4867979
Amazing sounding reissue. Dead quiet, dynamic and deep. Pursue this record at all costs. referencing Pre-Millennium Tension (LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Translucent Pink) 4867979
Classic ..... forgotten how good this was ... my copy has ever so slight warp ....referencing Pre-Millennium Tension (LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Translucent Pink) 4867979
Finally got the damn thing here in the USA. 50 bucks total with shipping and tax. Looks beautiful sounds wonderful... Feel free to scroll down and read my earlier rant... Normally could care less about most of these RSD things but this is one of my favorite things of all time and well now I've got it... On pink vinyl. Get out the chartreuse and the mezcal we're mixing up some Naked and Famous to 🥂referencing Pre-Millennium Tension (LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Translucent Pink) 4867979
Totally worth getting. Truly sounds amazing - better than it ever has.
A few tiny pops toward the end of side B but nothing too bad.
Don't hesitate to get a copy.referencing Pre-Millennium Tension (LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Translucent Pink) 4867979
Please correct writer credits. Current writer only contains sampled creditsreferencing Pre-Millennium Tension (LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Translucent Pink) 4867979
I had to order this from Denmark on RSD since I knew this would not appear stateside where I live. I'm a huge Tricky fan and have wanted this on vinyl for quite a while now. I've given it a few listens now and can say that the sound is absolutely WONDERFUL with this pressing! The bass is so thick and chewy, it's such a warm and rich sound. I've been listening to this album on CD since it was initially released in the 90s, and then digital.. but this album truly deserves to be listened to on vinyl. Also, while I'm not a big fan of pink anything, vinyl or otherwise, but wow this one looks stunning!
My only complaint would be the simple, standard jacket (not a nice/thick gatefold). As a huge fan of early Tricky I would've loved something a little more substantial and comprehensive in the packaging department, but that's really just nitpicking on my part. The important thing is the sound itself and the record sounds absolutely great. Zero warp, zero pops, low noise floor; they really did this one justice!
To those in the US, it seems Canada managed to snag a few copies for RSD though, surprisingly, you can still see there are cheaper options (when factoring in record + shipping to the US) from Europe & UK than from our northern neighbor.
If you are a Tricky fan, holding off for a repress may result in a letdown. I think it's smarter to order one of these now (before the price starts to get stupid) than to convince yourself a repress is inevitable only to regret not buying when you could. Though this is some of my favorite Tricky material ever, it is not nearly as iconic or highly revered as Maxinquaye, so it's possible a repress of PMT will be a ways off - especially seeing there are still plenty of copies of this one for sale so demand doesn't appear to be all that high to begin with.referencing Pre-Millennium Tension (LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Translucent Pink) 4867979
I was surprised to get this when I ordered it from plaid records here in the U.S. to see the Record store day sticker. I'm not about it and so happy to finally own it.
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- Listened by hipp-e
- Unlimited Expansion by EB75
- 1000 Exceptional Album Covers by 2tec
- to-listen-to: international by sixteonarcis
- Top 50 Albums of 1996 by stereo_mike
- 1996: Top Ranking Albums of 1996 by Jahue
- Best All Time Trip Hop/Downtempo Albums by downtempo_nomad
- 50 Heaviest Albums of All Time by Q Magazine (2001) by fominozzi
- Albums of the Year - Critics' Poll | Rolling Stone (1968-?) by infamous31
- CDthèque by Atomago
- Best Records of 1996 by guzzer
- Best Trip Hop Albums by Realkingston
- war chief by warchiefrecords
- LIBRARY by andres_lazo96
- Trip Hop by atmospherecollectibl
- DT-UT Cafe NYC Playlist '96-'98 by AcidJunky1991
- Tricky by Inkcat
- My favorite records - Inspirational Ones by dj-meteque
- Intro 1996 by indy133
- Zillo 1996 by indy133