Massive Attack – Blue Lines
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Circa – WBRLP 1 |
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Vinyl
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Europe |
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Genre: |
Electronic |
Style: |
Downtempo |
Tracklist
| A1 | Safe From Harm | 5:16 | |
| A2 | One Love | 4:48 | |
| A3 | Blue Lines | 4:21 | |
| A4 | Be Thankful For What You've Got | 4:09 | |
| A5 | Five Man Army | 6:04 | |
| B1 | Unfinished Sympathy | 5:08 | |
| B2 | Daydreaming | 4:14 | |
| B3 | Lately | 4:26 | |
| B4 | Hymn Of The Big Wheel | 6:36 |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Manufactured By – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Circa Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – Circa Records Ltd.
- Published By – Island Music Ltd.
- Published By – Chippewa
- Published By – Copyright Control
- Published By – Carlin Music Corp.
- Published By – EMI Songs Ltd.
- Published By – Warner/Chappell
- Published By – Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
- Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
- Recorded At – Coach House Studios
- Recorded At – Eastcote Studios
- Recorded At – Cherry Bear Studios
- Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
- Recorded At – Hot Nights Studios, London
- Mixed At – Matrix Studios
- Mixed At – Konk Studios
- Mixed At – Roundhouse Studios
- Mixed At – Coach House Studios
- Pressed By – EMI Records
Credits
- Arranged By [Additional Arrangement] – Neneh Cherry (tracks: B4)
- Arranged By [Strings Arranged By], Conductor [Strings Conducted By] – Wil Malone (tracks: B1)
- Artwork, Design – Michael-Nash*
- Backing Vocals – Mikey General (tracks: B4)
- Bass Guitar – Paul Johnson (11) (tracks: A3)
- Engineer – Kevin Petri* (tracks: A3, A5)
- Engineer [Mix Eng] – Jeremy Allom (tracks: A1, A3, A4, A5, B1, B2, B4)
- Engineer [Strings Eng] – Hayden (2) (tracks: B1)
- Executive-Producer – Booga Bear
- Leader – Gavin Wright* (tracks: B1)
- Management – The Cherry Bear Organisation
- Mixed By – Massive Attack
- Other [Blame] – Judy
- Photography By [Back Cover] – Jean Baptiste-Mondino*
- Photography By [Single Faces] – Eddie Monsoon
- Producer – Massive Attack
- Written-By – W. de Vaughn* (tracks: A4)
Notes
The group were forced to change their name due to the outbreak of the Gulf War in 1991. They were briefly known as "Massive" and other versions of this album list them as this.
Track A1, "Safe From Harm", contains a sample from Spectrum" on label Atlantic.
Track A4, "Be Thankful For What You've Got", is a cover of the William DeVaughn song of the same name.
Track B2, "Daydreaming", contains multiple sampled parts from Island Records.
Made in the UK.
℗ 1991 Circa Records Ltd. except "Daydreaming" ℗ 1990 Circa Records Ltd. I
© 1991 Circa Records Ltd. the copyright in this recording is owned by Circa Records Ltd.
Manufactured by Virgin Records Ltd.
Manufacturing variation: some copies may come with two of the same labels (A side) by mistake.
Front Cover:
[LP Icon] 211 316
[Cassette Icon] 411 316
[CD Icon] 261 316
Inner Sleeve:
Worldwide Representation
The Cherry Bear Organisation
Track A1, "Safe From Harm", contains a sample from Spectrum" on label Atlantic.
Track A4, "Be Thankful For What You've Got", is a cover of the William DeVaughn song of the same name.
Track B2, "Daydreaming", contains multiple sampled parts from Island Records.
Made in the UK.
℗ 1991 Circa Records Ltd. except "Daydreaming" ℗ 1990 Circa Records Ltd. I
© 1991 Circa Records Ltd. the copyright in this recording is owned by Circa Records Ltd.
Manufactured by Virgin Records Ltd.
Manufacturing variation: some copies may come with two of the same labels (A side) by mistake.
Front Cover:
[LP Icon] 211 316
[Cassette Icon] 411 316
[CD Icon] 261 316
Inner Sleeve:
Worldwide Representation
The Cherry Bear Organisation
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text, Sticker): 0 77778 62281 9
- Barcode (Text, Sticker): 077778622819
- Barcode (Text, Front Under Sticker): 5 012983 111111
- Barcode (String, Front Under Sticker): 5012983111111
- Matrix / Runout (Vinyl Label: A-Side): WBRLP 1-A
- Matrix / Runout (Vinyl Label: B-Side): WBRLP 1-B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout: A-Side, Variant 1): WBR LP 1 A-1J-1-2
- Matrix / Runout (Runout: B-Side, Variant 1): WBR LP 1 B-1U-1-1-3
- Matrix / Runout (Runout: A-Side, Variant 2): WBR LP 1 A-1J-1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout: B-Side, Variant 2): WBR LP 1 B-1U-1-1
- Label Code: LC 3098
- Price Code (): PM 264
Other Versions (5 of 117)
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| Blue Lines (CD, Album) | Virgin | CDV 3126 | UK | 1991 | |||
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Blue Lines (LP, Album, Stereo, Sonopress Pressing) | Virgin | WBRLP 1, 211 316 | Europe | 1991 | ||
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Blue Lines (CD, Album, Stereo) | Wild Bunch Records | WBRCD 1, 261 316 | Europe | 1991 | ||
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Blue Lines (Cassette, Album) | Circa | WBRMC 1, 411 316 | Europe | 1991 | ||
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Blue Lines (CD, Album) | Wild Bunch Records | WBRCD 1 | Europe | 1991 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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I'm trying to buy it several time this record but everytime there was something wrong. Someone has this copy with the same sticker of the discogs pictures (same volume, same two codes), same vinyl (with no large printed ring), same matrix runouts? -
Which release only has "Massive" written over the text under on the cover, the "Attack" is missing from it..
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A seminal album - ground breaking at the time of release. I when I first listened to it, and I can't count how many times I must have rewound the tape to listen to "Unfinished Sympathy". The album may not have aged quite as well as some of their later work but those who were around at the time how fresh it sounded and it has to be on any list of greatest albums of all time.
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Interesting related fact from Wiki;
The Mahavishnu Orchestra have also been sampled in contemporary music, most notably by Massive Attack on their track "Unfinished Sympathy", which sampled "Planetary Citizen", resulting in the band's being sued by Ralphe Armstrong, who received a healthy out-of-court settlement.[1] "You Know, You Know" was sampled in Massive Attack's "One Love", Mos Def's "Kalifornia."
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Edited 11 years agoOne of the most critically acclaimed and surprisingly successful innovation phenomena of the DANCE music.
Nowadays it seems rather pop than some experimental creation, but 1991, c'mon, acid house and rave open-airs were ruled the England, small Bristol put its name on UK's map as a capital of the epoch time for almost 10 years.
And of course, Unfinished Sympathy, the foundation stone of UK's music personally. -
Labels on vinyl say only "MASSIVE" this I recall at time of gulf war someone thought the full name insensitive. Cover features full name though. Nice pressing. Good sound. -
A great collaberation of Massive Attacks moody sound with Shara Nelsons haunting vocal.....stand out track - 'Unfinished Symphany', a contender for the geatest dance track of all time.
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in my eyes, another genre defining moment of '91. as the deep bass line from "safe from harm" begins the song, and the song is juggled from turntable to turntable, this was something totally different. a very unique album that sparked a new collective of dj's and musicians and how they worked.
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