Eon – Spice
Label: | Vinyl Solution – STORM 22 |
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Format: | Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
Country: | UK |
Released: | |
Genre: | Electronic |
Style: | Techno, Bleep |
Tracklist
Side A | |||
AI | Spice (Original Mix With Notes) | 5:42 | |
Side 1 | |||
1I | Spice (The Baron's Dub) | 5:51 | |
1II | Spice (J. Saul Kane Version) | 5:32 |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – EFA – EFA 17175
- Distributed By – EFA – EFA 12" 17175 02
- Distributed By – SRD
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Vinyl Solution
- Copyright © – Vinyl Solution
- Pressed By – P.R. Records Limited
- Published By – Schnozza Music
- Recorded At – The Spike
- Mastered At – P.R. Records Limited
- Mastered At – The Exchange
- Lacquer Cut At – The Exchange
Credits
- Artwork – Pierre (91)
- Co-producer – J. Saul Kane
- Lacquer Cut By – Pauls*
- Mastered By – Paul*
- Mixed By – Ian B, J. Saul Kane
- Plated By – R (29)
- Producer, Programmed By – Ian B
- Sleeve [Sleeve Concept] – Eon Control
- Written-By – I. Loveday*
Notes
Rear of sleeve states "The Spice Must Flow".
Side A: 45 RPM / Side 1: 33⅓ RPM
Catalog number on rear of sleeve, spine and centre label: STORM 22
Catalog number on spine: EFA 17175
Catalog number on rear of sleeve: EFA 12" 17175 02
Recorded at Spike
Mastered by Paul at The Exchange
Distributed in the UK by SRD
Made in England
© 1990 Vinyl Solution
℗ 1990 Vinyl Solution
Incidental information:
Each side ends in a locked groove.
All tracks sample dialogue from the film Dune.
Track AI samples:
Locked groove from ‘Sutekh Time Tunnel’.
Synth from The Human League - Love Action (I Believe In Love).
Side A: 45 RPM / Side 1: 33⅓ RPM
Catalog number on rear of sleeve, spine and centre label: STORM 22
Catalog number on spine: EFA 17175
Catalog number on rear of sleeve: EFA 12" 17175 02
Recorded at Spike
Mastered by Paul at The Exchange
Distributed in the UK by SRD
Made in England
© 1990 Vinyl Solution
℗ 1990 Vinyl Solution
Incidental information:
Each side ends in a locked groove.
All tracks sample dialogue from the film Dune.
Track AI samples:
Locked groove from ‘Sutekh Time Tunnel’.
Synth from The Human League - Love Action (I Believe In Love).
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 5 017687 302261
- Barcode (Scanned): 5017687302261
- Label Code: LC 7871
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): STORM 22 A1 PR-R HE WHO CONTROLS THE SPICE CONTROLS THE MUSiC BUSSiNESS PAULS'
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1 runout): STORM 22 AA1 PR-R WHERES MY DOCTOR! THE EXCHANGE.
Other Versions (4)
View AllTitle (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | Spice (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, White Label, Stamped) | Vinyl Solution | STORM 22 | UK | 1990 | ||
Recently Edited | Spice (12", 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM, White Background Labels) | Vinyl Solution | STORM 22 | UK | 1990 | ||
Spice (3×File, WAV, Reissue) | Vinyl Solution | 825646 436170 | UK | 2013 | |||
Spice (3×File, FLAC, Reissue) | Vinyl Solution | 825646 436170 | UK | 2013 |
Recommendations
Reviews
- It didn't really get much better than this in 1990. Driving bassline, thumpin' beats, hypnotizing synths and fantastic samples. A real floor-burner at the alternative clubs in Tampa.
- Original Mix With Notes is still a massive tune. Possibly Eon and J.Saul Kane's biggest in terms of impact. Expansive, gritty, rough, decidedly futuristic, heavy, dark, trippy, psychedelic, dramatic, incessant. In my opinion, it directly captures 1980s electro with the early '90s burgeoning techno and rave scene with eloquent expertise. The edits are also razor sharp on every version.
1990 was an epic and under appreciated year for all things techno and Spice sits right up there with the best of them. Don't be fooled by the November 1990 release date on this submission by the way. This was hammered from the tail-end of the summer / early Autumn of 1990 - the White Label pressings were anyway. The raves erupted when this was played and so did the pirate radio stations' airwaves and so did those pagers!
All mixes are worth playing at different stages in a set. The 1991 remix is not as great as this original version, but it's certainly decent enough and incorporates borrowed elements of all the mixes already here. Music for the mind as well as severe dancefloor devastation.
What is Eon's best release? Is it my favourite Eon track? If I was forced at gunpoint to choose. Probably. But admittedly I can ask myself the same question on any given day, and I might pick another record from the hat. Infinity (spooky epic darkness) ? Light Colour Sound? The B-Side of Inner Mind? Fear The Mindkiller? His later tracks on the well known album? For me there'll all freakishly and originally great. - Edited 6 years agobanging tune, still play it now from time to time. This was so powerful when it came out, ripping the sound system at the raves !.
Watch the Dune movie and you will see where the artwork was "borrowed" from and samples - In the early 90's there was an album side 'DJ Mix' with this and other songs. It would play about 20 or more minutes. Does anyone remember what album that was?
- Probably no song represents the beginning of the Rave movement here in the states as much this song and probably the 808 State tracks. An amazing flow of sounds and great samples.
- Absolute Cracker..Takes Me Back..I Refer To The Spice(Original Mix With Notes)...Discovering Quality Music And Searching For More Was And Still Is A Buzz.
- I heard a drum and bass remix of this song around the early 2000s I think. I have been looking for it ever since. Does anyone have any ideas?
- I lost this record a couple of years ago so I can't look at the credits/liner notes on it but I recently heard Love Action by Human League. It seems there are samples from it on Spice. Anyone else catch that?
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