XL Recordings: Pay Close Attention

Tracklisting

Position Title
A1 DJs Take Control
A2 Out Of Space
A3 Don’t Go (Kicks Like A Mule Mix)
A4 Sweet Harmony
B1 Piper
B2 Gabriel (Live Garage Version)
B3 Destiny
C1 Anytime
C2 Jump N Shout
C3 I Luv U
C4 Igloo
D1 Hater
D2 Talkin The Hardest
D3 Wildfire (Ft. Little Dragon)
D4 All Under One Roof Raving
E1 Firestarter
E2 Fuck The Pain Away
E3 Seven Nation Army
E4 I Feel Just Like A Child
E5 Once Around The Block
F1 Seventeen Years
F2 Paper Planes
F3 The Eraser
F4 New York Is Killing Me
G1 Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
G2 Yonkers
G3 Sea Within A Sea
G4 BTSTU (Edit)
H1 Please Forgive My Heart
H2 Angels
H3 Too Much
H4 Step
H5 Easy Easy
H6 Rolling In The Deep
DVD-1 Firestarter
DVD-2 Where’s Your Head At
DVD-3 Fell In Love With A Girl
DVD-4 Fix Up, Look Sharp
DVD-5 Birdflu
DVD-6 A-Punk
DVD-7 Lotus Flower
DVD-8 I’m New Here
DVD-9 Yonkers
DVD-10 Someone Like You

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Release Information

Key Value
Format 4× Vinyl LP
Label XL Recordings
Catalog Number XLLP637
Notes “XL Recordings is a collaborative endeavour, and many people have contributed to its evolution. In the song “Out Of Space”, Liam Howlett of The Prodigy provided a blueprint when he sampled Kool Keith of Ultramagnetic MC’s rapping these words: “Pay Close Attention”. And whilst XL has never had any outside ownership, Gil Scott-Heron advisedme not to even consider XL “independent”; because everything is connected. This compilation is an attempt to illustrate some of these connections. Part 1 is the roots of XL; underground music, made for DJ’s. These roots are still growing. Part 2 features some of the singular talents who have taken the label further than we ever envisioned. There is no unifying genre, and I’ll happily confess to aesthetic opportunism; hopefully the thread of originality is evident though. We’ve never compromised. The rave music XL first became known for was known as “hardcore”; that spirit continues. To show our appreciation for your support: thank you DJ’s. And thank you also to the retailers, writers and of course, ravers.” – Richard Russell, London, 2014
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