Portishead – Dummy

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Label:	Go! Beat – 828 522-1
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	Europe
Released:	Oct 1994
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Trip Hop, Downtempo

Tracklist

A1		Mysterons Drums – Clive Deamer Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Geoff Barrow Guitar, Theremin [Thereman] – Adrian Utley Vocals – Beth Gibbons Written-By – A Utley, B Gibbons, G Barrow*
A2		Sour Times Electric Piano [Rhodes], Organ [Hammond] – Neil Solman Guitar – Adrian Utley Programmed By – Geoff Barrow Vocals – Beth Gibbons Written-By – A Utley, B Gibbons, G Barrow* Written-By [Sample, Uncredited] – O Turner* Written-By [Sample] – Smokey Brooks*, Lalo Schifrin
A3		Strangers Drums – Clive Deamer Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Geoff Barrow Guitar – Adrian Utley Vocals – Beth Gibbons Written-By – A Utley, B Gibbons, G Barrow* Written-By [Sample, Uncredited] – W Shorter* Written-By [Sample] – Weather Report
A4		It Could Be Sweet Drum Programming – Richard Newell (3) Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Geoff Barrow Vocals – Beth Gibbons Written-By – B Gibbons, G Barrow
A5		Wandering Star Drums – Clive Deamer Guitar – Adrian Utley Organ [Hammond] – Gary Baldwin Programmed By – Geoff Barrow Written-By – B Gibbons, G Barrow Written-By [Sample, Uncredited] – M Dickerson, C W Miller, H R Brown, H Scott, J Goldstein, L Oskar, L Jordan, S Allen Written-By [Sample] – War
B1		Numb Bass – Adrian Utley Drums – Clive Deamer Organ [Hammond] – Gary Baldwin Programmed By, Drums – Geoff Barrow Vocals – Beth Gibbons Written-By – A Utley, B Gibbons, G Barrow*
B2		Roads Arranged By [Strings Arrangement] – Adrian Utley, Geoff Barrow Drums – Clive Deamer Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Neil Solman Guitar, Bass – Adrian Utley Nose Flute – Dave Mc Donald* Programmed By – Geoff Barrow Strings – Strings Unlimited Vocals – Beth Gibbons Written-By – A Utley, B Gibbons, G Barrow*
B3		Pedestal Bass – Adrian Utley Drums – Clive Deamer Programmed By – Geoff Barrow Trumpet – Andy Hague Vocals – Beth Gibbons Written-By – A Utley, B Gibbons, G Barrow*
B4		Biscuit Drums – Clive Deamer Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Geoff Barrow Vocals – Beth Gibbons Written-By – B Gibbons, G Barrow Written-By [Sample] – Johnnie Ray
B5		Glory Box Guitar, Organ [Hammond] – Adrian Utley Programmed By – Geoff Barrow Vocals – Beth Gibbons Written-By – A Utley, B Gibbons, G Barrow* Written-By [Sample] – Isaac Hayes

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Go! Discs Ltd.
Copyright © – Go! Discs Ltd.
Marketed By – Barclay
Marketed By – Metronome Musik GmbH
Pressed By – DFI
Published By – Chrysalis Music Ltd.

Credits

Engineer – Dave Mc Donald*
Management – Fruit (8)
Producer – Portishead
Producer [Produced With] – A Utley*

Notes

Sleeve is semi-gloss flat colour sleeve with full-colour gloss-varnish inset image.
Label and Cover include "Marketed in France by Barclay and in Germany by Metronome Musik/GmbH"
Quotation marks around "Dummy" on label are of the COMPLIMENTARY, '66' '99' variety
Spine reads PORTISHEAD DUMMY 828 522 - 1 GO! BEAT [not GO!! BEAT]
The inner sleeve is thick paper/thin card and has a thumb cut-out on the opening at the back

Release may include a postage paid mail card to request information on Portishead.

The 'misprinted' version of this release can be found here

All tracks recorded at State of Art and Coach House Studios, Bristol, with additional mixing at Moles Studio, Bath.

©1994 Go! Discs Limited.
℗1994 Go! Discs Limited.

No track timings on release.

Samples:
Track A2 contains samples from "Danube Incident" written & performed by Lalo Schifrin and a percussion sample from "Spin-It Jig" written by Henry Brooks and Otis Turner performed by Smokey Brooks.
Track A3 contains samples from "Elegant People" written & performed by Weather Report.
Track A5 contains samples from "Magic Mountain" written & performed by Eric Burdon & War.
Track B4 contains samples from "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" written & performed by Johnnie Ray.
Track B5 contains samples from "Ike's Rap II" written & performed by Isaac Hayes.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 0 42282 85221 2
Label Code: LC 7192
Price Code: BA 281
Rights Society: BIEM / STEMRA
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Runout): 828-522-1-A-1 DFI 94 6
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Runout): 828-522-1-B-1 DFI 94 6 828 522 B1

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Dummy (CD, Album)	Go! Beat	828 522-2	Europe	1994
	Dummy (CD, Album, Stereo)	Go! Beat, Go! Beat	828 553 - 2, 828 553-2	Europe	1994
Recently Edited	Dummy (Cassette, Album)	Go! Beat	828 553-4	India	1994
Recently Edited	Dummy (Cassette, Album)	Go! Beat	828 522-4	Europe	1994
Recently Edited	Dummy (CD, Album)	Go! Beat, Polydor	828 553-2	Australasia	1994

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Reviews

Routed77 Oct 24, 2023
Just pure class, such a distinct sound. Brilliant. Really nice jazzy influence in places, great vocals, good memories of the 90's!
robsteijger Aug 30, 2023
This album is just meant to listen to on vinyl - on the cd version the electric piano on Roads sounds 'red hot', making the cones flabber. On the 1994 vinyl version it sounds perfect, just like the album in whole. A musical landmark, a timeless classic.
djumo Jul 6, 2023
this press is one of the things that made me liking vinyl more. it sounds flat, decent!
Gallerock Dec 30, 2022
I picked up an orange colored vinyl pressing recently. Has anyone else seen that, can’t find any info on its release.
hannsmeiser Nov 28, 2022
Definite, 5 star copy!!! Rich and full on the bass which later copies lack.
carscars Sep 22, 2021
I’m reviewing the 1994 DFI pressing.

This is such an amazing pressing. The 1997 MPO of the Self titled album is awful in comparison. This has such rich depth. We’re fortunate as fans this got such a good pressing. The 90s did produce some great sounding vinyl.

This is well worth the money for a serious fan with a good stereo.
sparklycrow Jul 15, 2021
I have NO Barcode and NO Matrix ??? What ist this release?
Noob_Saibot8 Feb 22, 2021
Awesome production! Great sound! The most quality sound lp I own so far...
thatmatt_ Dec 14, 2020
Edited 2 years ago
Were the pressings sold by pop.market that were listed as sealed on this listing actually the first pressings? I refuse to believe that an iconic album such as this, released in a time when vinyl was on the way out would have an early vinyl press be only worth around CA$25 sealed. Given that it's hard to tell the difference between the 2008 reissue and this without opening the packaging probably explains why this happened.
JonW2015 Jul 12, 2019
This is a simply stunning and very moving collection of songs. Nice and loud.