'90s UK Megatrio Underworld Announces Massive Reissue

And just like that, Underworld is back. Yesterday, the UK trio-turned-duo originally made up of Rick Smith, Darren Emerson, and Karl Hyde hinted on its Facebook page that big news would arrive this morning—and sure enough, the group has delivered. Apparently, Smith spent some time digging through the archives of Underworld's first album, Dubnobasswithmyheadman, and has resurfaced with unreleased cuts and alternate mixes of the tracks on the 1994 album. The unheard material will see the light of day on October 6 as part of a massive reissue of the influential LP, which Smith remastered at the legendary Abbey Road studio in London. The retouched version, which marks the 20th anniversary of the original release, will be available in several different formats: Fans can cop a 5-CD box set with a book of memorabilia, a 2-CD "deluxe edition," a 2xLP package, or an HD Blu-Ray copy—check below for track listings.

Furthermore, the group has scheduled a one-off concert at London's Royal Festival Hall to launch the celebrations, and those who pre-order the album by July 2 will have access to the presale one day later. At the show, which takes place October 11, the electronic band will play Dubnobasswithmyheadman in its entirety.

CD1 Dubnobasswithmyheadman:

1. Dark & Long

2. Mmm…Skyscraper I Love You

3. Surfboy

4. Spoonman

5. Tongue

6. Dirty Epic

7. Cowgirl

8. River Of Bass

9.M.E

CD2 Singles 1991 – 1994:

1. The Hump (Wild Beast)

2. Eclipse (Released As Lemon Interrupt)

3. Rez

4. Dirty (Released As Lemon Interrupt)

5. Dirtyguitar

6. Dark & Long (Hall's Edit)

7. Dark & Long (Dark Train)

8. Spikee Cd3 Remixes 1992 – 1994

1. Mmm…Skyscraper I Love You (Jam Scraper)

2. Cowgirl (Irish Pub In Kyoto Mix)

3. Dark & Long (Most 'Ospitable Mix)

4. Mmm…Skyscraper I Love You (Telegraph 16.11.92)

5. Dark & Long (Burts Mix)

6. Dogman Go Woof

7. Dark & Long (Thing In A Book Mix)

CD4 Previously Unreleased Recordings 1991 – 1993:

1. Concord (3 Comp75 id9 A1771 Aug 93A)

2. Dark & Long(1struffid3A15512)

3. Mmm…Skyscraper I Love You (A1765 Sky Version id4. Harmone6 COMP43)

4. Mmm…Skyscraper I Love You (After sky id6 1551 2)

5. Can You Feel Me? (from A4796)

6. Birdstar (A1558 Nov 92B.1)

7. Dirty Epic (Dirty Ambi Piano A1764 Oct 91)

8. Spoonman (version1 A1559 Nov92)

9. Organ (Eclipse version from A4796)

10. Cowgirl(AltCowgirlC69MixfromA1564)

CD5 Live Jam Kyme Rd (Previously Unreleased Live Rehearsal Recorded in the Band's Home Studio in 1993): 

1.Mmm…Skyscraper I Love You

2.Improv 1

3.Bigmouth

4.Improv 2

5.Big Meat Show

6.Improv 3

7.Spoonman

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