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Adam F – Colours

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Label:F-Jams – 7243 8 21725 1 2, Positiva – 7243 8 21725 1 2
Format:
2 x Vinyl, LP, Album
Vinyl, 12"
Country:UK
Released:
Genre:Electronic
Style:Drum n Bass, Downtempo

Tracklist

A1Intro
Bass – Tim Philbert
Drums – Jeremy Stacey
Guitar – Dave Ital
Keyboards – Adam F
Producer, Engineer – Adam F
Written-By – Adam F, Tim Philbert
1:03
A273
Bass – Tim Philbert
Drums – Jeremy Stacey
Engineer – Adam F
Guitar – Dave Ital
Keyboards – Adam F
Percussion – Spry*
Saxophone, Flute – Pete Shrubshaw*
Trumpet – Damon Brown (2)
Written-By, Producer – Adam F
1:28
A3Metropolis
Written-By, Producer – Adam F
6:31
B1Music In My Mind
Bass [Live] – Tim Philbert
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Adam F, Julian Joseph
Flute – Pete Shrubshaw*
Guitar [Guitars] – Dave Ital
Keyboards, Bass [Keyboard], Percussion – Adam F
Trumpet – Damon Brown (2)
Vocals [Talk Box] – Adam F
Written-By, Producer – Adam F
5:18
B2Jaxx
Written-By, Producer – Adam F
5:08
C1Circles (Album Edit)
Producer – Adam F
Written-By – Adam F, Bob James
7:14
C2Mother Earth
Lyrics By [Poem 9-6-96] – Lorna Harris
Percussion, Keyboards – Adam F
Trumpet – James McMillan
Vocals [Answerphone] – Goldie
Vocals, Whistling – Adam F
Written-By, Producer – Adam F
5:03
D1Dirty Harry (Adapted Album Version)
Bass – Tim Philbert
Brass – James McMillan
Drums – Jeremy Stacey
Effects [Trumpet FX] – James McMillan
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Keyboards – Adam F
Flute, Saxophone – Pete Shrubshaw*
Guitar [Guitars] – Dave Ital
Percussion – Adam F, Spry*
Remix, Producer [Additional Production By] – Grooverider
Trumpet – Damon Brown (2)
Written-By, Producer – Adam F
6:49
D2F-Jam (Album Edit)
Featuring – MC Conrad
Flute – Hillary Burt*
Guitar – Greg Lester
Percussion – Adam F, Andros (2)
Piano, Keyboards – Adam F
Trumpet – James McMillan
Written-By, Producer – Adam F
5:52
Bonus 12"
A1Metropolis (Doc Scott Remix)
Remix, Producer [Additional Production By] – Doc Scott
Written-By, Producer – Adam F
8:05
B1Circles (Roni Size Mix)
Producer – Adam F
Remix, Producer [Additional Production By] – Roni Size
Written-By – Adam F, Bob James
7:14
B2Aromatherapy
Written-By, Producer – Adam F
7:03
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Companies, etc.

  • Licensed From – Habana Music Publishing Ltd.
  • Licensed From – Remidi Music
  • Licensed From – Tappan Zee Records, Inc.
  • Marketed By – EMI
  • Distributed By – EMI
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – EMI Records Ltd.
  • Copyright © – EMI Records Ltd.
  • Pressed By – EMI Records
  • Published By – Adam F Publishing Ltd.
  • Published By – Copyright Control
  • Published By – Habana Music Publishing Ltd.
  • Published By – Remidi Music
  • Recorded At – Seventy Three
  • Mixed At – Seventy Three
  • Recorded At – Orinoco Studios
  • Mixed At – Orinoco Studios
  • Recorded At – Adam F Studios
  • Mixed At – Adam F Studios
  • Recorded At – Vons Studios
  • Mixed At – Vons Studios
  • Recorded At – Aosis Studios
  • Mixed At – Aosis Studios
  • Recorded At – Swanyard Studios
  • Mixed At – Swanyard Studios
  • Recorded At – Bible Studios
  • Mixed At – Bible Studios
  • Mastered At – Metropolis Mastering

Credits

  • Design – Tom Hingston
  • Lacquer Cut By – Stu.*
  • Management – Empire Management*
  • Mastered By – Stuart*
  • Photography By [Inner Sleeve] – Phil Knott

Notes

℗ 1997 EMI Records Ltd. © 1997 EMI Records Ltd.

A1 Recorded and mixed at 'Seventy Three'. Published by Adam F Publishing Ltd/Copyright Control.
A2 Recorded and mixed at Orinoco and 'Seventy Three'.
A3, B1, B2, C2, E Recorded and mixed at 'Seventy Three'.
C1 Published by Adam F Publishing Ltd/Habana Music Publishing Ltd/Remidi Music. Contains copyright material originally composed by Bob James used under licence from Habana Music Publishing Ltd/Remidi Music.
Contains sampled copyrighted material under licence from Tappan Zee Records Inc.
D1 Recorded at Orinoco and 'Seventy Three'. Mixed at Orinoco.
Remix and additional production by Grooverider courtesy of Prototype Recordings.
D2 Recorded and mixed at Adam F Studios, Vons, Aosis and Swanyard Studios.
Published by Adam F Publishing Ltd/Copyright Control.
MC Conrad appears courtesy of Good Looking Records.
B1 (bonus) Published by Adam F Publishing Ltd/Habana Music Publishing Ltd/Remidi Music. Contains copyright material originally composed by Bob James used under licence from Habana Music Publishing Ltd/Remidi Music.
Contains sampled copyrighted material under licence from Tappan Zee Records Inc.
B2 (bonus) Recorded and mixed at Bible Studios.

All tracks published by Adam F Publishing Ltd.
Mastered by Stuart @ Metropolis.

"Colours" a 73 Production by Adam F.

Made in UK
Printed in UK

Printed inner sleeves with lyrics.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 7 24382 17251 2
  • Barcode (String): 724382172512
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped): 8217251 A-1-1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched): Stu.
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped): 8217251 B-1-1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, stamped): 8217251 C-1-1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, stamped): 8217251 D-1-1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A bonus, stamped): 8217251 E-1-1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B bonus stamped): 8217251 F-2-1-1
  • Distribution Code (UK:): 821 7251
  • Distribution Code (I:): 064
  • Price Code (F:): PM 262
  • Other (On sticker): 8217251
  • Other (Side A/B inner sleeve): 821 7261
  • Other (Side A center label): 821 7261 A
  • Other (Side B center label): 821 7261 B
  • Other (Side C/D inner sleeve): 821 7271
  • Other (Side C center label): 821 7271 C
  • Other (Side D center label): 821 7271 D
  • Other (Side A/B bonus inner sleeve): 823 5641
  • Other (Side A bonus center label): 823 5641 E
  • Other (Side B bonus center label): 823 5641 F

Other Versions (5 of 20)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
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Colours (CD, Album)Positiva, F-Jams7243 8 21725 2 9, 821 7252UK & Europe1997
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Colours (CD, Album)Maddog, Blow UpINT 8 22615 2, 7243 8 22615 2 0Europe1997
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Colours (CD, Album)Intercord Japan, F-Jams, PositivaTOCP-4054Japan1997
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Colours (CD, Album, Sampler)PositivaD J821 7252UK1997
Colours (CD, Album, Promo)AstralwerksASW 6234US1997

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Reviews

  • DennisRavn's avatar
    DennisRavn
    Just got my hands on this beauty. And I'm impressed with the sound and the pressing. Yes it's pricey and I wish they would reissue this album, but my guess is they are stuck with samples that are too expensive to get cleared.
    But what a masterpiece.
    • Shuffle76's avatar
      Shuffle76
      This masterpiece is not available for streaming on any official platforms in the US. Last year (2023) brought represses of Modus Operandi, Mysteries of Funk and Wormhole. Please repress Colours so we can own, listen, and enjoy.
      • jamesgadd's avatar
        jamesgadd
        Caned the CD version back in the day, but the vinyl is a must have for the Doc Scott Metropolis remix!
        • Sveniboy's avatar
          Sveniboy
          Edited 5 years ago
          Such high production values - "Music in my mind" is so strong, cheesy as it might be. Flutes, Rhodes, bass etc, they really invested into that album. You can tell they recorded at better studios then most contemporaries, which elevates the album to even higher standard. The mixing is super crisp and a pleasure to the ears. Just why does "Metropolis" have such a dodgy sound quality? Did they source it from dubplate, like "Railing"?
          • warmblackcircles's avatar
            warmblackcircles
            What are the vinyl gods playing at? Repress for the 21st century please.
            • Phix75's avatar
              Phix75
              Edited 4 years ago
              This is an outstanding Album and a fine musical journey! From the more Atmospheric vibes on tracks like Aromatherapy and the HUGE Circles, to the Funk of Dirty Harry then all the way over to the Harder darker side with the ground breaking Metropolis and my personal favourite Jaxx, the later being a real beauty and the beast type of tune that IMO, would not have been out of place on Goldie's Timeless album or a heads release of this period. Having said all this the whole album is also heavily soaked in Jazz influences, little intro's and bridge's between some of the tunes, that are not just gimmick, or Jazz and bass for the sake of it?! (trends) ..but are live moments that have real musical quality and relevance to them. An example is how Metropolis evolve's from mini Jazz prelude which is a pretty awesome piece of music in its own right, then to switch it up into the Metropolis's Intro BOOM! Superb!! Jaxx with it's stunning strings is blended seamlessly into Music in my mind also, nicely done. A lovely flowing album,with a couple of darker, harder points. also worth pointing out on the Vinyl you get the added bonus of the Doc Scott Metropolis remix ;-) Adam F has gone on to big things after this album, and is undoubtedly a very talented guy, sadly I lost interest in his musical direction not long after ...for me this is his finest work to date.
              • the_architech's avatar
                the_architech
                This is a great album marking a bit of a turning point in the world of drum and bass that happened around 1997. Things were switching from that oldskool sound to more of what you hear today. "Metropolis", "Circles", and "Dirty Harry" are definitely the standout tunes that have been countlessly mixed and remixed by every drum and bass producer on the planet. Frankly, my favorite is the beautifully soothing "Aromatherapy". The first record gets into some nice jazz style drum and bass using some real kits and sax. Great old sound for this newer genre. Adam F is definitely one of those geniuses in this scene.

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