Binary Finary – 1998

While I love the initial build in the PVD mix, the break in the middle is just so disruptive, doesn't belong to the track and takes me right out of the tune.
I do love the Matt Darey mix because it keeps you engaged for the whole tune and the break is done really damn well in that classic vibe.
The original mix is just so bonkers, I wonder if they knew what they were starting.

No ones wrong and no ones right on these different mixes as it's all subjective. It's down to taste and what it means to you. PVD mix is my favorite. It's the one that was played lots back in the day while clubbing and it brings back happy memories. Simple as that!

A lot of people don't like Positiva for chopping down the tracks here, me included, but they're not the only one. I've done some investigating and the durations of each track vary wildly depending on the release. I've got a list of each track and all their different durations below:
1998 (Original Mix, Binary Finary Mix, Binary Finary Classic Mix, Classic Mix, Original Binary Finary Mix, Binary Finary Mix Edit) 8:02, 5:24
1998 (Paul van Dyk Remix) 10:30, 10:11, 9:49, 7:10
1998 (Matt Darey Mix, Matt Darey Remix) 9:30, 9:10, 7:15, 6:42
1998 (Dave Ralph's Fear & Loathing Mix) 11:24
1999 (Kaycee Remix, Key Cee Remix) 6:50, 5:51
1999 (Gouryella Remix) 7:06

Total waste of vinyl, all 3 versions edited down. Boom.

Matt Darey mix all day long, where have 21 years gone unbelievable. No longer a major Trance fan but this track is still a BANGER.

You're all wrong, actually: as great as the original is, the Matt Darey remix is one of the greatest anthem trance tunes ever made. I understand if that's not your thing, but so much in it is done so perfectly that it's hard not to love. On the level of Carte Blanche, IMO

Disagree -

Paul's mix is the best version

The elucidating break and build - no words can surmise :)

I agree with F1end here; the original is the most interesting mix of this seminal track (though I do like the Gouryella and Matt Darey remixes). And though I thought the PVD mix was OK back in the day, it did strike me as the most formulaic and "stock" of the remixes.

The original, by contrast, is a blazing and all-too-short trance track that crosses the line between hard, psychedelic, and progressive. It's a downright masterpiece.

I have to disagree with the comment below.

The original Binary Finary mix is by far the superior tune.

Paul Van Dyk's mix lacks the complexity and true trance quality of the original. It is this mix that started the demise of 'proper' trance, as people imitated the PVD sound.

The original version was always a better than average tuneful high pitched trancer. However Paul Van Dyk's remix is nothing short of astonishing. He quite rightly pretty much so keeps the original as is, but adds a sense of toughness that was somewhat absent from the original. The attention though is placed firmly on the massive breakdown, and its subsequent surge to euphoric heaven. This remix became the basis for countless pale imitations.

Given the huge demand for the Paul Van Dyk remix, it was quite a brave decision by Positiva to place it as the second track on a two track side.