A Beginner’s Guide

~ Release by Orbital (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Manufactured in France.

On hype sticker:
17 classic tracks including Chime, Belfast, Halcyon, Beached, Dirty Rat & more.

Other Identifiers
Label Code: LC77554
Matrix / Runout: MDI LMS1725245
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LL21
Mould SID Code: IFPI 5819

Annotation last modified on 2025-05-09 19:30 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Chime (edit)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Internal Records (for copyrights use only) (in 2002) and London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 2024)
recording of:
Chime
composer:
Paul Hartnoll (English electronic musician) and Phil Hartnoll
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo)
Orbital2.653:14
2Halcyon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 2024)
edit of:
Halcyon by Orbital (UK techno group)
recording of:
Halcyon
lyricist:
Paul Hartnoll (English electronic musician) and Phil Hartnoll
composer:
Paul Hartnoll (English electronic musician), Phil Hartnoll and Owain Barton
Orbital3.43:49
3Belfast
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 2024)
recording of:
Belfast
composer:
Paul Hartnoll (English electronic musician), Phil Hartnoll, Hildegard von Bingen (German medieval saint) and Christopher Page (conductor and medieval music scholar)
publisher:
Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo)
is based on:
O Euchari
Orbital4:31
4Satan – Spawn
additional engineer:
Francis Buckley and Kent Matke
additional producer:
Graeme Revell (New Zealand score composer)
producer:
Paul Hartnoll (English electronic musician) and Phil Hartnoll
guest guitar family and guitar:
Kirk Hammett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 2024)
recording of:
Satan
writer:
Paul Hartnoll (English electronic musician) and Phil Hartnoll
Orbital3.353:45
5The Box
producer:
Paul Hartnoll (English electronic musician), Phil Hartnoll and Orbital (UK techno group)
membranophone:
Clune
vocals:
Grant Fulton and Alison Goldfrapp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 2024)
recording of:
The Box
composer:
Paul Hartnoll (English electronic musician), Phil Hartnoll and P & P Hartnoll (UK techno group)
partial recording of:
The Box
composer:
Paul Hartnoll (English electronic musician), Phil Hartnoll and P & P Hartnoll (UK techno group)
Orbital4.354:13
6Lush 3.1
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 2024)
recording of:
Lush 3
composer:
Paul Hartnoll (English electronic musician) and Phil Hartnoll
Orbital15:53
7Beached (radio version)
producer:
Orbital (UK techno group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 2024)
recording of:
Beached
composer:
Angelo Badalamenti (American score composer)
Orbital3:34
8Are We Here?
vocals:
Alison Goldfrapp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 2024)
recording of:
Are We Here?
composer:
Paul Hartnoll (English electronic musician) and Phil Hartnoll
Orbital3:46
9Are We Alive?
vocal:
Penelope Isles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 2024)
edit of:
Are You Alive? by Orbital (UK techno group) feat. Penelope Isles
recording of:
Are You Alive?
writer:
Paul Hartnoll (English electronic musician), Jack Wolter and Lily Wolter
Orbital13:30
10Style
additional producer:
Mickey Mann (UK producer/engineer aka Mr. Mann)
producer:
Paul Hartnoll (English electronic musician) and Phil Hartnoll
mixer:
Mickey Mann (UK producer/engineer aka Mr. Mann)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 2024)
samples:
O L’Amour by Dollar (UK pop group)
recording of:
Style
composer:
Paul Hartnoll (English electronic musician) and Phil Hartnoll
Orbital3.44:05
11Dirty Rat
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 2024)
recording of:
Dirty Rat
lyricist:
Jason Williamson
composer:
Andrew Robert Fearn, Paul Hartnoll (English electronic musician) and Jason Williamson
Orbital & Sleaford Mods3:29
12Funny Break (One Is Enough) (single version)
additional producer:
Mickey Mann (UK producer/engineer aka Mr. Mann)
producer:
Paul Hartnoll (English electronic musician) and Phil Hartnoll
assistant mixer:
Chris Gardiner (engineer, producer and mixer mostly working as an assistant)
mixer:
Dave Pemberton
saxophone:
Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor)
trumpet:
Dominic Glover (composer, writer, trumpet, flugelhorn and brass)
vocals:
Naomi Bedford
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 2024)
recorded at and mixed at:
Strongroom in Shoreditch, Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Funny Break (One Is Enough)
lyricist:
Naomi Bedford and Andrew Bramley
writer and composer:
Naomi Bedford, Andrew Bramley, Paul Hartnoll (English electronic musician) and Phil Hartnoll
Orbital33:56
13Ringa Ringa (The Old Pandemic Folk Song)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Orbital Recordings Ltd. (in 2023) and London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 2024)
edit of:
Ringa Ringa (The Old Pandemic Folk Song) by Orbital (UK techno group) feat. The Mediæval Bæbes
recording of:
Ringa Ringa
is based on:
Ring a Ring o’ Roses (a.k.a. Ring Around the Rosie)
Orbital feat. Mediæval Bæbes3:19
14Remind
programming:
Chris Daly (programming on Remind by Orbital)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Internal (for copyrights use only) (in 1993), London Records 90 Ltd. (renamed as Warner Records 90 Ltd. on 2011-08-26) (in 1993) and London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 2024)
remix of:
Mindstream (Mind the Bend the Mind) by Meat Beat Manifesto
recording of:
Remind
composer:
Paul Hartnoll (English electronic musician) and Phil Hartnoll
version of:
Mindstream
Orbital37:58
15Illuminate
assistant mixer:
Chris Gardiner (engineer, producer and mixer mostly working as an assistant)
mixer:
Dave Pemberton
background vocals:
Clune
vocals and performer:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 2024)
recording of:
Illuminate
lyricist and composer:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
writer:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter), Paul Hartnoll (English electronic musician) and Phillip Hartnoll
Orbital3:47
16Doctor?
additional producer:
Mickey Mann (UK producer/engineer aka Mr. Mann)
assistant mixer:
Chris Gardiner (engineer, producer and mixer mostly working as an assistant)
mixer:
Dave Pemberton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 2024)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Strongroom in Shoreditch, Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Doctor?
writer and composer:
Ron Grainer (score composer)
Orbital35:31
17The Girl With the Sun in Her Head
producer:
Paul Hartnoll (English electronic musician) and Phil Hartnoll
drums (drum set):
Clune
vocals:
Auntie (Alison Goldfrapp)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 2024)
recording of:
The Girl With the Sun in Her Head
composer:
Paul Hartnoll (English electronic musician) and Phil Hartnoll
Orbital310:27

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