Pull the Plug is the debut album by drum and bass act London Elektricity, initially released in Japan in November 1998 through Sony Music Entertainment Japan Associated Records.[1] An updated version of the album was released in the UK in June 1999 through Hospital Records.[2][3]
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| Released | November 21, 1998 | |||
| Genre | Drum and bass | |||
| Length | 77:27 | |||
| Label | SMEJ Associated Records | |||
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The track "Rewind" was inspired by 4hero's mix of "Blackgold Of The Sun" and features vocals by Liane Carroll, a jazz-folk singer from Hastings, South England. She also appears on "Do You Believe", which is a cover version and tribute to the Webster Lewis 23-minute original.[4]
Japan release
editHospital Records first partnered with Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 1997 when they licensed a Japan release of the Hospital Records compilation "Ultrasound". Sony requested a radio single from London Electricity, so the duo took their instrumental song "Utrasound", the title track of said compilation, and added vocals to it to become "Rewind".[5] This first version of "Rewind" charted in Japan and was included on the Japan release of Pull the Plug.[6] The Australian release of Pull the Plug published by Creative Vibes is a re-release of the Japan version without the bonus track "I Resign".[7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Pull The Plug" | 8:40 |
| 2. | "Shakedown" | 6:17 |
| 3. | "Do You Believe" (vocals by Liane Carroll) | 6:30 |
| 4. | "Song In The Key Of Knife" | 11:38 |
| 5. | "Brother Ignoramus" | 6:43 |
| 6. | "Land Sanction" | 5:11 |
| 7. | "Superstructure" (vocals by Liane Carroll) | 7:01 |
| 8. | "Rewind" (vocals by Liane Carroll) | 7:36 |
| 9. | "Sister Stalking" | 6:51 |
| 10. | "Dirty Dozen" | 7:05 |
| 11. | "I Resign" (bonus track for japan only, vocals by Liane Carroll) | 3:55 |
| Total length: | 77:27 | |
UK release
edit| Pull the Plug | ||||
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| Released | June 7, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Drum and bass | |||
| Length | 73:47 | |||
| Label | Hospital Records | |||
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| AllMusic |   [8] |
7 months after the Japan release, Hospital Records released two different versions of Pull the Plug in the UK, one for CD and one for vinyl. The CD release features a few changes from the Japan release, the track order was changed and the bonus track "I Resign" was gone as well as "Land Sanction" and "Sister Stalking". A new track, "P.B.E. (Elektrical Storm)", was added alongside a new re-recorded version of "Rewind". The duo approached making the vinyl release as if they were making a different album, featuring different mixes and remixes of some tracks, as well as not including "P.B.E. (Elektrical Storm)".[6]
CD track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Song In The Key Of Knife" | 11:25 |
| 2. | "P.B.E. (Elektrical Storm)" (vocals by John Forté) | 9:44 |
| 3. | "Shakedown" | 6:34 |
| 4. | "Rewind" (vocals by Liane Carroll) | 11:33 |
| 5. | "Superstructure" (vocals by Liane Carroll) | 7:00 |
| 6. | "Do You Believe" (vocals by Liane Carroll) | 6:50 |
| 7. | "Pull The Plug" | 8:11 |
| 8. | "Brother Ignoramus" | 6:42 |
| 9. | "Dirty Dozen" | 5:48 |
| Total length: | 73:47 | |
Vinyl track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Song In The Key Of Knife (Off My Feet Mix)" | 9:56 |
| 2. | "Superstructure" | 6:59 |
| 3. | "Pull The Plug (No-Batteries-Included Remix)" | 9:30 |
| 4. | "Do You Believe" (vocals by Liane Carroll) | 6:25 |
| 5. | "Rewind (Dub Mix)" | 10:43 |
| 6. | "Shakedown" | 6:11 |
| 7. | "Dirty Dozen (Landmass Remix)" | 8:32 |
| 8. | "Brother Ignoramus (Dumbstruck Remix)" | 7:12 |
| Total length: | 65:28 | |
References
edit- ^ "London Elektricity – Pull The Plug (1998, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "BBC – collective – Hospital Records". BBC. 4 July 2003. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "London Elektricity – Pull The Plug". Discogs. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Pull the Plug NHS12". Hospital Records. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Classic album: London Elektricity on Pull The Plug". MusicRadar. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Pull The Plug - London Elektricity". Bandcamp. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "London Elektricity – Pull The Plug (1999, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Bush, John. "Pull the Plug". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
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