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BjörkDebut

Label:One Little Indian – TPLP31
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:UK
Released:
Genre:Electronic, Jazz, Pop
Style:House, Deep House, Euro House, Dance-pop, Downtempo, Experimental

Tracklist

A1Human Behaviour4:12
A2Crying4:49
A3Venus As A Boy4:41
A4There's More To Life Than This3:21
A5Like Someone In Love
Written-ByJ. Van Heusen/J. Burke*
4:33
A6Big Time Sensuality3:56
B7One Day5:24
B8Aeroplane3:54
B9Come To Me4:55
B10Violently Happy4:58
B11The Anchor Song3:32
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Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Bapsi Ltd.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗One Little Indian Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Bapsi Ltd.
  • Copyright ©One Little Indian Ltd.
  • Licensed ToOne Little Indian
  • Published ByPolygram Music Publishing Ltd.
  • Published ByWarner/Chappell Music
  • Published ByChappell Morris Ltd.
  • Lacquer Cut AtThe Exchange
  • Pressed ByMPO

Credits

  • Co-producerBjörk (tracks: A5), Nellee Hooper (tracks: A5)
  • Cover [Design]Me Company
  • Lacquer Cut ByMike's*
  • Photography ByJean Baptiste Mondino*
  • ProducerBjörk (tracks: B11), Nellee Hooper (tracks: A1 to A4, A6 to B10)
  • Written-ByGudmundsdottir* (tracks: A1 to A4, A6 to B11), Hooper* (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A6, B10)

Notes

Original edition (Does not contain the extra track "Play Dead" available on later editions).

Track A4 recorded live at The Milk Bar toilets.

The sleeve opens on top.
Tracks are listed sequentially on the back and on labels.

℗ & © 1993 Bapsi Ltd./One Little Indian Ltd.
On sleeve: Made in England
On labels: Made in France

Near identical to Björk - Debut but comes without booklet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 5 016958 018818 >
  • Barcode (Scanned): 5016958018818
  • Matrix / Runout (Etched Side A): TPLP31A1 MIKE'S - THE EXCHANGE MPO
  • Matrix / Runout (Etched Side B): TPLP31B1 MIKE'S - THE EXCHANGE MPO

Other Versions (5 of 217)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
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Debut (CD, Album)Elektra, Elektra61468-2, 9 61468-2US1993
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Debut (CD, Album, Limited Edition)One Little IndianTPLP31 CDLUK1993
Debut (CD, Album)Mother Records519715-2Europe1993
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Debut (Cassette, Album)One Little IndianTPLP31 CUK1993
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Debut (Cassette, Album)Mother Records, Island Records519 715-4Europe1993

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Reviews

  • StressedAlan's avatar
    StressedAlan
    I finally got my hands on the first press. The album is perfect. I love the atmosphere, production, Björk's accent, it all fits so well together. What dissapointed me a bit is the mastering. The record is very experimental and it demands a more spatial mix. Even though it's very well recorded, it misses a little something something. Maybe the 2008 expensive reissue fixed it!
    • mayapalmer's avatar
      mayapalmer
      I got this album in a second hand store in Germany and I struggle finding what's the exact edition I've purchased:
      • It opens on the left side, so it definitely is not those that opens on top
      • It did not have any code, booklet or anything inside. And as I have bought it second hand, it wasn't covered by any plastic.
      • The sticker in the vinyl is black with the björk logo in complete white letters, exactly like in the European edition of 2016. That's the only edition with that design right now in the database.
      • However, the Matrix / Runout don't match with that one. It only matches with the UK edition of 2015. And I got a plain white inner sleeve, like in that edition.
      • Unlike the previously mentioned editions, the copyright paragraph in the back cover is left aligned and says "made in Germany" like the Europe 2021 edition. However, that edition does not have any spelling mistakes and in mine, it says "lendingn" instead of "lending". I could not find any edition with that spelling mistake.
      • And the weirdest thing of all: there is not a single edition where the barcode is at least 1 cm from the edge of the album, like it happens in mine.

      Sound wise, it is fine. It cracked a bit in crying but nothing serious.
      So if somebody else here reads this, purchases the same edition first hand and has any other hints like stickers in the plastic or something, please help me out! It's driving me nuts.
      • DarkChocky's avatar
        DarkChocky
        Excellent album, excellent sound, but spindle hole is very tight. I have to remove platter in order to get it out...
        • sunken.treasure's avatar
          Tremendous artist, doesn’t get nearly the respect she deserves. Every time I listen to this album, I find something else to enjoy in it. There’s subtle treats to be found throughout.
          • lovemusiclife's avatar
            lovemusiclife
            This version seems to be identical to this one (2000 repress): https://www.discogs.com/it/release/836534-Bj%C3%B6rk-Debut
            Can you tell me how to distinguish them if it comes without the sticker? The sleeve is identical and the vinyl also has the same runoutgroove with the same scratched writing.
            • Spiral-Vinyl's avatar
              Spiral-Vinyl
              My sleeve and booklet got badly damaged, but the vinyl is VG+. If anyone has the sleeve and booklet only for sale, please get in touch.
              • Frizzg's avatar
                Frizzg
                Need help determining if mine is this version UK 1993 Original message me please !
                • nickibfotog's avatar
                  nickibfotog
                  Edited 3 years ago
                  A must-own album! One of my most prized vinyls in my collection! Defines a generation.
                  • jazzliscious's avatar
                    jazzliscious
                    This is a fine album with some soaring high points and a couple mid-points. I find overall that it's excellent but there are a couple tunes that aren't 5/5 material. My personal fave is "One Day" due to its fantasmical production merits and really pretty melodic synth leads/riffs. Her voice is like the sonic equivalent of a good deep-body massage. Human Behaviour has excellent production too and a good but disappointing story behind it. In 1993 this song went up against Janet Jackson w/Tupac Shakur and a couple other forgettable pieces of schwag in the Best New Video category at the Grammys and lost to Janet/Tupac simulating sex for five minutes when Bjork's video was at the cutting edge of computer animation innovation. It just went to show you how the Grammys are a corporate-controlled bunch of shit! Bjork's video for Human Behaviour was 1000 times better than the simulated sex of their competition. Anyway, One Day starts off a four-song marathon of this album's top spots toward the end. Aeroplane and Come To Me are both tens and Violently Happy is a 9.5. This album truly is a work of superior art and should be heard more than it often is. When I become a "DJ" I'll be sure to throw in One Day because it is that good! Check for yourself!

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