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apparently this only made it on a grooverider mix of prototype years or some shit...

 

it's mad dark...

 

dom played it for me from his laptop when we had him here last year...

 

he said him and optical went and saw 'independence day' at the movie theater earlier that day, and wanted to make it sound as dark as when that huge u.f.o. is hanging over america in the film...

 

hahaha...

 

it sounded like that too...

 

dom is the king of being cinematic imo...

 

i think this was made around the same time they did "quadrant 6"...

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Well, I spose that someone has to respond to say... err, no

 

Technically this tune is not unreleased. Although it only features on the "The Prototype Years" album in mixed form on the mix CD, it did surface on the 5-track "The Prototype Years" promo CD in its full form!!!

 

However to give you your dues this promo CD is mad rare so to all extents and purposes it is as good as unreleased. But I can confirm it exists cause I saw it with my own eyes back in 1997.

 

I didn't think much of the tune then, probably cause I was really into the Lemon D's "City Lights" which also featured on the promo CD and so I didn't really give it much of a chance.

 

Talking of which, how annoying was it that "City Lights" only came out on the CD and not the vinyl edition of the album!!!!! Arrgh! And those (technically not)unreleased Photek tunes! And countless other Grooverider-associated unreleased tunes!!!!

 

P.S. Wish I had borrowed it when I had the chance - coulda had a copy of it on tape (CD burners in 1997? Are you mad???)

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Do you know what was on the prototype years promo CD?

 

It doesn't look like we have it in the database

 

I dunno, but Andrew Rieth would know (of Place 2 Be)

 

Off the top of my head,

 

1. Ed Rush - Subway (?)

2.

3.

4. Lemon D - City Lights

5. Boymerang - Still (Dom & Optical VIP)

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I have a 7 track Sony promotional tape of The Prototype Years with this mix on it.

I really hoped it would be released on vinyl some day...

 

Tracklist (also from the top of my head):

 

Side One

1. Ed Rush & Fierce - locust

2. Lemon D - going gets tuff

3. John B - secrets

4. Codename John - warned (incomplete version, tape runs out)

 

Side Two

1. Codename John - ? (could also be an unreleased track)

2. Boymerang - still (Dom & Optical VIP mix)

3. Lemon D - city lights

 

Forgive me for any mistakes,

i'll check and post the corrections later.

 

Cheers.

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i finally got a copy of this sampler w/ it unmixed...

 

it's a baaaaaaaaaaaaad tune imo...

 

although lemon d's "city lights" isn't on it...

 

could it be there's another sampler version w/ it on there?...

 

i've never heard it, and would like to...

 

here's a pic of the sampler i got though:

 

http://i4.ebayimg.com/01/i/04/36/f8/02_1_b.JPG

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I have a 7 track Sony promotional tape of The Prototype Years with this mix on it.

I really hoped it would be released on vinyl some day...

 

Tracklist (also from the top of my head):

 

Side One

1. Ed Rush & Fierce - locust

2. Lemon D - going gets tuff

3. John B - secrets

4. Codename John - warned (incomplete version, tape runs out)

 

Side Two

1. Codename John - ? (could also be an unreleased track)

2. Boymerang - still (Dom & Optical VIP mix)

3. Lemon D - city lights

 

Forgive me for any mistakes,

i'll check and post the corrections later.

 

Cheers.

drool I is jealous, oh the possibilitys prototype turned down with there releases and the tunes never released....... :>(

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OK, i promised to post the correct details about the Sony promotion tape, so here they are:

 

These are the details as mentioned on the tape:

 

 

Various Artists "Prototype Years" MC II

 

Side A

 

1. Ed Rush & Fierce - locust

2. Lemon D. - going gets tuff

3. Boymerang - still

4. Codename John (feat. Grooverider) - warned!

 

Side B

 

1. Codename John (feat. Grooverider) - smilin

2. Dom & Roll (feat. Optical) - still (VIP mix)

3. Lemon D. - untitled

 

 

So the A side has nothing unreleased on it, although the 'warned' track is slightly faster than the version that was released AND strangely enough it is followed by an incomplete version of 'the warning' which was released on Metalheadz!!!

 

The B side is the interesting one:

As far as i know 'smilin' by Grooverider is an unreleased track (hope anyone can confirm that) and as we now all know so is the 'still VIP mix'.

The untitled track by Lemon D. is 'city lights'.

 

Cheers, Mi-Jah

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Found a promo copy of it at Reckless, for 2 quid! And when I left on saturday they still had another copy there...

 

Anyways...

 

Label: Sony Music

Cat: XPCD856

Year: 1997

Format: 1xCD, pressed

 

1. Codename John ft Grooverider - Warned [Radio Edit]

2. John B - Secrets

3. Ed Rush & Fierce - Locust

4. Dillinja - Silver Blade

5. Dom & Roland with Optical - Still VIP mix

And according to the sleeve, it's written by Dom & Roland and produced, mixed & engineered by Dom, Roland and Optical...

 

http://www.photohosting.info/uploads/fbf44680ab.jpghttp://www.photohosting.info/uploads/378caf40e2.jpg

http://www.photohosting.info/uploads/e763c57f3b.jpg

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Found a promo copy of it at Reckless, for 2 quid! And when I left on saturday they still had another copy there...

 

Anyways...

 

Label: Sony Music

Cat: XPCD856

Year: 1997

Format: 1xCD, pressed

 

1. Codename John ft Grooverider - Warned [Radio Edit]

2. John B - Secrets

3. Ed Rush & Fierce - Locust

4. Dillinja - Silver Blade

5. Dom & Roland with Optical - Still VIP mix

And according to the sleeve, it's written by Dom & Roland and produced, mixed & engineered by Dom, Roland and Optical...

 

http://www.photohosting.info/uploads/42a72e429e.jpghttp://www.photohosting.info/uploads/68c5ccea46.jpg

http://www.photohosting.info/uploads/09665fc070.jpg

 

 

RAAAAH!!!! even if I had the money at the moment that would be gone by the time I got there .

aarrgh! so denied.

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Is reckless the one in Soho on Berwick Street? That stop is rubbish... always funny to go through the records; everything you've heard of that is more than 5 years old is at least ?15!

 

Yeah, it's the only Reckless left in London (Angel and Camden have closed). They usually have very high prices, but sometimes the seem to overlook some tunes. Also got the original Jo - R-Type in mint condition some months ago for 7 quid (when Angel still existed)!

 

But usually I just wonder if they actually sell some of the records they've got...

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Found a promo copy of it at Reckless, for 2 quid! And when I left on saturday they still had another copy there...

 

Anyways...

 

Label: Sony Music

Cat: XPCD856

Year: 1997

Format: 1xCD, pressed

 

1. Codename John ft Grooverider - Warned [Radio Edit]

2. John B - Secrets

3. Ed Rush & Fierce - Locust

4. Dillinja - Silver Blade

5. Dom & Roland with Optical - Still VIP mix

And according to the sleeve, it's written by Dom & Roland and produced, mixed & engineered by Dom, Roland and Optical...

 

http://www.photohosting.info/uploads/42a72e429e.jpghttp://www.photohosting.info/uploads/68c5ccea46.jpg

http://www.photohosting.info/uploads/09665fc070.jpg

 

shame you aint going to the rdb piss up, I would of tried to grease your palm for that or dare I say a copy (gasp) :biggrin:

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Move this to "releases", as it is legally available?

 

Here again the pics, as they still aren't in the database.

 

http://www.photohosting.info/uploads/fbf44680ab.jpghttp://www.photohosting.info/uploads/378caf40e2.jpg

http://www.photohosting.info/uploads/e763c57f3b.jpg

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