The Future Sound Of London – Lifeforms
Genre: | Electronic |
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Style: | Leftfield, IDM, Ambient, Experimental |
Year: |
Tracklist
Cascade | |||
Ill Flower | |||
Flak | |||
Bird Wings | |||
Dead Skin Cells | |||
Lifeforms | |||
Eggshell | |||
Among Myselves | |||
Domain | |||
Spineless Jelly | |||
Interstat | |||
Vertical Pig | |||
Cerebral | |||
Life Form Ends | |||
Vit | |||
Omnipresence | |||
Room 208 | |||
Elaborate Burn | |||
Little Brother |
Credits (8)
- Buggy G Riphead*Art Direction
- FSOL*Art Direction
- YageEngineer
- FSOL*Producer
- Dougans/CobainWritten By
- Dougans*Written-By
Notes
There are several unique variations of the UK & Europe double CD release with only minor differences:
*Lifeforms Version 1 has "Made in the UK" on discs, "Printed in the UK" on back cover, rights societies "BIEM/MCPS" on discs and price code "PM 518" on discs and back cover;
*Lifeforms Version 2 has "Made in the UK" on discs, "Printed in the UK" on back cover, rights societies "BIEM/MCPS" on discs and price code "PM 548" on back cover (code on discs is unknown);
*Lifeforms Version 3 has "Made in Holland" on discs, "Printed in Holland" on back cover, rights societies "BIEM/STEMRA" on discs and price code "PM 518" on discs and back cover;
*Lifeforms Version 4 has "Made in Holland" on discs, "Printed in Holland" on back cover, rights societies "BIEM/STEMRA" on discs, price codes "PM 518" on discs and "PM 548" on back cover;
*Lifeforms Version 5 has "Made in EU" on discs, "Printed in Holland" on back cover, rights societies "BIEM/STEMRA" on discs, price codes "PM 518" on discs and "PM 548" on back cover;
The track, Among Myselves, features samples from the movie, Scanners, with the voice of Stephen Lack.
The track "Elaborate Burn" was previously released on 1993's Cascade single as Cascade part 3.
The sleeve design was done on an Apple Macintosh Quadra 950.
*Lifeforms Version 1 has "Made in the UK" on discs, "Printed in the UK" on back cover, rights societies "BIEM/MCPS" on discs and price code "PM 518" on discs and back cover;
*Lifeforms Version 2 has "Made in the UK" on discs, "Printed in the UK" on back cover, rights societies "BIEM/MCPS" on discs and price code "PM 548" on back cover (code on discs is unknown);
*Lifeforms Version 3 has "Made in Holland" on discs, "Printed in Holland" on back cover, rights societies "BIEM/STEMRA" on discs and price code "PM 518" on discs and back cover;
*Lifeforms Version 4 has "Made in Holland" on discs, "Printed in Holland" on back cover, rights societies "BIEM/STEMRA" on discs, price codes "PM 518" on discs and "PM 548" on back cover;
*Lifeforms Version 5 has "Made in EU" on discs, "Printed in Holland" on back cover, rights societies "BIEM/STEMRA" on discs, price codes "PM 518" on discs and "PM 548" on back cover;
The track, Among Myselves, features samples from the movie, Scanners, with the voice of Stephen Lack.
The track "Elaborate Burn" was previously released on 1993's Cascade single as Cascade part 3.
The sleeve design was done on an Apple Macintosh Quadra 950.
Versions
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Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
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![]() | Lifeforms 2×CD, Album | Astralwerks – ASW 6113-2, Virgin – 7243 8 39433 2 6, Caroline Records – 7243 8 39433 2 6 | US | 1994 | US — 1994 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Lifeforms 2×CD, Album | Virgin – CDV 2722, Virgin – 7243 8 39433 2 6 | UK & Europe | 1994 | UK & Europe — 1994 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Lifeforms 2×LP, Album | Virgin – 7243 8 39433 1 9, Virgin – V2722, Virgin – V 2722, EBV – 7243 8 39433 1 9, EBV – V2722, EBV – V 2722 | UK & Europe | 1994 | UK & Europe — 1994 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Lifeforms 2×CD, Album | Virgin Music Canada – V2 7243 8 39433 2 6, Virgin Music Canada – 7243 8 39433 2 6 | Canada | 1994 | Canada — 1994 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Lifeforms 2×CD, Album | Virgin – 7243 8 39433 2 6, Virgin – CDV 2722, EBV – 7243 8 39433 2 6, EBV – CDV 2722 | UK & Europe | 1994 | UK & Europe — 1994 | ||||
![]() | Lifeforms 2×CD, Album, Stereo | Virgin – CDV 2722, Virgin – 7243 8 39433 2 6 | Europe | 1994 | Europe — 1994 | ||||
![]() | Lifeforms 2×LP, Album | Virgin – V2722, Virgin – 7243 8 39433 1 9 | UK | 1994 | UK — 1994 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Lifeforms 2×CD, Album | Virgin – 7243 8 39433 2 6, Virgin – CDV 2722, EBV – 7243 8 39433 2 6, EBV – CDV 2722 | Europe | 1994 | Europe — 1994 | ||||
![]() | Lifeforms Cassette, Album | Virgin – TCV 2722, Virgin – 7243 8 39433 4 0 | UK | 1994 | UK — 1994 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Lifeform Cassette, Album, Promo | Virgin – ASW 6113, Astralwerks – ASW 6113 | US | 1994 | US — 1994 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Lifeforms 2×CD, Album | Virgin – CDV 2722, Virgin – 7243 8 39433 2 6 | Australia | 1994 | Australia — 1994 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Lifeforms 2×CD, Album, Jacksonville | Astralwerks – ASW 6113-2, Virgin – 7243 8 39433 2 6, Caroline Records – 7243 8 39433 2 6 | US | 1994 | US — 1994 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Lifeform Cassette, Advance, Album, Pre-Cut | Virgin – none | UK | 1994 | UK — 1994 | New Submission | |||
Lifeforms Cassette, Album, Stereo, Dolby | Virgin – TCV 2722, Virgin – TCV2722, Virgin – 7243 8 39433 4 0 | Europe | 1994 | Europe — 1994 | New Submission | ||||
![]() | Lifeforms Cassette, Album | Astralwerks – ASW 6113-4, Virgin – 7243 8 39433 4 | US | 1994 | US — 1994 | ||||
![]() | Lifeform CD, Album, Stereo, Master Recording | Astralwerks – ASW 6113-2 | US | 1994 | US — 1994 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Lifeforms Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release | Moon Records (2) – none | Ukraine | 1998 | Ukraine — 1998 | ||||
![]() | Lifeforms 2×LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label | Universal Music – none | UK | 2017 | UK — 2017 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Lifeforms 2×LP, Album, Reissue, 180g | Virgin – 0602557787078, Virgin – 5778707, EBV – 0602557787078, EBV – 5778707 | UK & Europe | 2018 | UK & Europe — 2018 | ||||
Lifeforms 19×File, WAV, Album, Reissue | Virgin – none, EBV – none | 2018 | 2018 | ||||||
![]() | Lifeforms 2×LP, Album, Reissue, Green | Virgin – 0602557787078, Virgin – 5778707, EBV – 0602557787078, EBV – 5778707 | UK & Europe | 2024 | UK & Europe — 2024 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Lifeforms 2×CD, Album | Virgin – 0946 3816122 6, Gala Records (5) – 0946 3816122 6 | Russia | Russia | Recently Edited | ||||
![]() | Lifeforms 2×CD, Album, Repress | Virgin – CDV 2722, Virgin – 7243 8 39433 2 6 | UK & Europe | UK & Europe | Recently Edited | ||||
![]() | Lifeforms 2×CD, Album, Unofficial Release | Astralwerks (2) – ASW 6113, Virgin (2) – 7243 8 39433 2 6, Virgin (2) – 7243 8 39684 2 8, Virgin (2) – 7243 8 39683 2 9 | Russia | Russia | |||||
![]() | Lifeforms 2×CD, Album | Astralwerks – ASW 6113-2, Virgin – 7243 8 39433 2 6 | US | US | Recently Edited | ||||
![]() | Lifeforms 19×File, MP3, Album, 320 kbps | Virgin – none | UK | UK | New Submission | ||||
![]() | Lifeforms 2×CD, Album, Unofficial Release | Not On Label (The Future Sound Of London) – none | Russia | Russia | New Submission | ||||
![]() | Lifeforms 2×CD, Album, Unofficial Release | Astralwerks (2) – ASW 6113-2, Virgin (2) – 7243 8 39433 2 6 | Russia | Russia | New Submission | ||||
![]() | Lifeforms 2×CD, Album, Repress | Virgin – CDV 2722, Virgin – 7243 8 39433 2 6 | UK & Europe | UK & Europe | New Submission | ||||
![]() | Lifeforms 2×CD, Album, Reissue | Virgin – CDV 2722, Virgin – 7243 8 39433 2 6 | Europe | Europe | New Submission | ||||
![]() | Lifeforms 2×CD, Album, Repress | Virgin – CDV 2722, Virgin – 7243 8 39433 2 6 | UK & Europe | UK & Europe | New Submission | ||||
![]() | Lifeforms 2×CD, Album, Repress | Virgin – 7243 8 39433 2 6, Virgin – CDV 2722, EBV – 7243 8 39433 2 6, EBV – CDV 2722 | UK & Europe | UK & Europe | New Submission |
Recommendations
- 1995 UK & EuropeVinyl —12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Reviews
- Beautiful pressing of a beautiful album .I'm very happy with this . Why can't all vinyl sound this good . Tad bit of a warp, but who cares .
- Edited 21 days agoThis is the super rare original Gold Disc SAE Master Recording provided to Astralwerks prior to official release in 1994. This was gifted to me from DJ Reese, head of A&R at Astralwerks in NY. This was used to press the domestic release on Astralwerks. The other disc 2 of 2 he misplaced.
The disc has a few mis-spellings. A missing"The" in the artist title is referenced as: Future Sound Of London instead. The album title is "Lifeform" instead of the correct Lifeforms. This must have been a mistake by SAE Mastering.
A few markings were made on a few tracks:
1.Cascade /
3. Flak /
6. Lifeforms /
7. Eggshell /
8. Among Myselves /
These were from the mastering studio. Not sure what they signify. - Spiritual successor to Oxygene, lovely pressing. Flat, Silent, and I think the sound overall and the separation is great. Packaging on the other hand, is crap. Card is thin, printing is rubbish and inner sleeves are thin paper. Such an amazing album deserves at least poly lined sleeves? I paid £29 in HMV sale, but if I'd paid full price, would have felt a bit cheated. But, the important thing is, it sounds great!
- Currently 55% off in HMV Sale, £29.99!
Grab a bargain before it sells out, amazing album!
One of my all time favourites. The sound is fantastic on this, way better than the original which I've worn out years ago - This pressing sounds unbelievable. Pristine, quiet, full. Glad I waited so many years to buy a copy on vinyl. Glad this one came along at the right time.
- Couldn't stomach paying HMV £55, so ordered mine from FNAC, France. Only €44! and that's including €4.10 postage to the UK (what do you make of that postage price, discogs rip-off merchants?). Vinyl looks great.
- Just listened to both this and the 2018 reissue and must say that this 'Optimal' job is significantly better than the previous one in terms of the quality control of the press. Surface noise, present in certain amount on all sides of the 2018 reissue, is non-existent on this one, at least on my copy. Also, not a trace of pops and clicks, which were rather annoying on a 2018 release. Sound wise, it's the same, very well mastered material, so there's no difference between the two.
- I used to have the cd but cant remember where i kept it so i bought this record brand new . The sound quality is indeed well mastered . Great dynamics and almost silent vinyl. Lifeforms is one of my favorite album from fsol . They way they create that sound back then is immaculate .
- Exclusive in UK to HMV, Sounds great, really quiet, clear deep bass and good separation of the mid to high end sound. Colour is beautiful too!
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