Performer: The Orb
Genre: Electronic
Album: U.F.OFF · The Best Of The Orb
Released: 1998
Style: Downtempo, House, Dub, Techno, Ambient, Drum n Bass
MP3 version ZIP size: 1177 mb
FLAC version RAR size: 1943 mb
WMA version ZIP size: 1484 mb
Rating: 4.6
Votes: 957
Other Formats: ADX AHX TTA APE DXD AAC MP4

Tracklist Hide Credits

1-1	A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre Of The Ultraworld (Orbital Dance Mix) Engineer – Andy FalconerProducer, Mixed By – Dr Alex Paterson*, Jimmi Cauty*Written-By – Paterson*, Woolley*, Cauty*, Ripperton*, Rudolph*, Darlow*, Lipson*, Horn*	8:10
1-2	Little Fluffy Clouds (Seven Inch MK 1) Engineer – Greg HunterMixed By – Thrash, YouthProducer – The Orb, YouthWritten-By – A.Paterson*, M.Glover*	4:10
1-3	Perpetual Dawn (Solar Youth Mix) Producer – Dr Alex Paterson*, Eddie Manasseh, YouthRemix – YouthVocals – Jeffrey Nelson, Shola*Written-By – A.Paterson*, E.Maiden*, J.Nelson*, M.Glover*, S.Phillips*	3:35
1-4	Blue Room (7" Mix) Engineer – Greg Hunter, ThrashProducer – Steve Hillage, The OrbWritten-By – Paterson*, Wobble*, Weston*, Giraudy*, Hillage*	4:01
1-5	Assassin (7" Mix) Engineer – Greg Hunter, ThrashProducer, Mixed By – Lewis Keogh, The OrbWritten-By – Paterson*, Weston*, Keogh*	3:41
1-6	Pomme Fritz (Meat 'N Veg) Engineer – Andy Hughes , Kris WestonEngineer [Aided By] – Fil*Producer – The Orb, Thomas FehlmannWritten-By – Sun Electric, Orb*, Thomas Fehlmann	7:12
1-7	Toxygene (7" Edit) Engineer – A.Hughes*Mixed By – Paterson*, Hughes*, Fehlmann*Producer – The OrbWritten-By – Paterson*, Hughes*, Le Gonidec*	3:31
1-8	Outlands (LP Version) Engineer – Andy FalconerMixed By – Dr Alex Paterson*, Thomas Fehlmann, ThrashProducer – Dr Alex Paterson*, Ready Made Written-By – A.Paterson*, T.Fehlmann*	6:10
1-9	Asylum (7" Edit) Engineer – A.Hughes*Producer – The OrbWritten-By – Paterson*, Hughes*, Keogh*, Fehlmann*	3:56
1-10	Mickey Mars (7" Edit) Engineer – Andy Hughes Producer, Mixed By – The OrbWritten-By – Paterson*, Hughes*, Fehlmann*	3:51
1-11	Towers Of Dub (Original Mix) Harmonica – Marney PaxMixed By – Alex Paterson, Thomas Fehlmann, ThrashProducer – The OrbWritten-By – Paterson*, Weston*, Fehlmann*	10:23
1-12.1	Pi (Part 1) (LP Version) Engineer – A.Hughes*Mixed By – Paterson*, Hughes*Producer – The OrbWritten-By – Paterson*, Hughes*	1:06
1-12.2	Oxbow Lakes (Unknown Mix)	8:38
2-1	Little Fluffy Clouds (Live From Washington DC '97) Written-By – A.Paterson*, M.Glover*	7:43
2-2	Perpetual Dawn (Ultrabass II) Bass – Jah WobbleProducer – Dr Alex Paterson*, Eddie ManassehRemix, Producer [Additional] – Andrew WeatherallWritten-By – A.Paterson*, E.Maiden*	6:14
2-3	Pomme Fritz (Orb Remix) Producer – Orb*, Thomas FehlmannRemix – The OrbWritten-By – Sun Electric, Orb*, Thomas Fehlmann	6:25
2-4	Toxygene (Ganja Kru Remix) Producer – The OrbRemix – The Ganja KruWritten-By – Paterson*, Hughes*, Le Gonidec*	6:27
2-5	Asylum (The Soulcatchers Mix) Producer – The OrbRemix – DJLJKWritten-By – Paterson*, Hughes*, Keogh*, Fehlmann*	7:12
2-6	Assassin (Chocolate Hills Of Bohol Mix) Producer, Mixed By – Lewis Keogh, The OrbRemix – Alex "Hassassin" Paterson*Written-By – Paterson*, Weston*, Keogh*	1:15
2-7	O.O.B.E. (Pool Mix) Flute – Tom GreenMixed By – Bob Producer – The OrbWritten-By – Paterson*, Weston*, Fehlmann*	6:02
2-8	A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre Of The Ultraworld (Radio Version) Producer, Mixed By – Dr Alex Paterson*, Jimmi Cauty*Written-By – Paterson*, Woolley*, Cauty*, Ripperton*, Rudolph*, Darlow*, Lipson*, Horn*	0:58
2-9	Blue Room (Ambient Mix) Engineer – Greg Hunter, ThrashMixed By – Alex Paterson, ThrashProducer – Steve Hillage, The OrbWritten-By – Paterson*, Wobble*, Weston*, Giraudy*, Hillage*	10:00
2-10	Mickey Mars (Red X Mix) Mixed By – Andy Hughes , The OrbProducer – The OrbRemix – Alex Paterson, Andy Hughes , Thomas FehlmannWritten-By – Paterson*, Hughes*, Fehlmann*	9:16
2-11	Pi (Part 2) (Orb Remix) Producer – The OrbRemix – Relax Pan Toes*, T/Boy*Written-By – Paterson*, Hughes*	0:27
2-12	Montagne D'Or (Der Gute Berg) (Vestax Mix) Engineer – Andy Hughes Engineer [Egnabled] – Fil Char Gonidred*Producer – The Orb, Thomas FehlmannWritten-By – Paterson*, Hughes*, Cole*, Weston*, Burton*, Fehlmann*	6:27

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Island Records Ltd.
• Record Company – Polygram
• Designed At – MadArk
• Engineered At – Do Not Erase Studio
• Mixed At – Matrix 4, London
• Mixed At – Studio Somewhere
• Mixed At – No Name Studio, London
• Mixed At – Trident 2
• Produced At – Trident 2
• Recorded At – The Coach House
• Recorded At – Matrix 4, London
• Recorded At – Lab Studio, Berlin
• Recorded At – Sunsonic
• Recorded At – Trancentral
• Recorded At – Berwick Street Studios
• Recorded At – 9:30 Club
• Published By – Orb Music
• Published By – Big Life Music Ltd.
• Published By – E.G. Music Ltd.
• Published By – BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
• Published By – Unforgettable Songs
• Published By – Perfect Songs Ltd.
• Published By – Copyright Control
• Published By – EMI Virgin Music Ltd.
• Published By – Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
• Published By – Purple Patch Music
• Published By – Flow Publishing
• Published By – Chrysalis Music Ltd.
• Published By – Polygram Music Publishing Ltd.
• Remixed At – Back Passage
• Made By – PMDC, Germany

Credits

• Design [Cover Design] – Nick Burton

Notes

Track 1-11 is also known as "Towers Of Dub (Ambient Mix)".

Designed at MadArk, London.

This is the 2CD version, limited to 15,000 copies. Disc One features only one previously unreleased track ('Mickey Mars'), the second disc has more rarities.

The finger on the sleeve belongs to Nick at Madark, but it's LX's ring.

Additional info:
1-1: Recorded live at Trancentral. Remixed at Berwick Street. 3,153,600,000 bpc (beats per century). Original version from The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld.
1-2: Engineered at Do Not Erase Studio, programmed at The Coach House. Labelled 'Dance Mix 2' and corrected in the tracklisting. Original version from The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld.
1-3: Original version from The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld.
1-4: Mixed at Matrix 4. Original version from U.F.Orb.
1-5: Programmed at Matrix 4. Mixed in Somewhere Studios, Tokyo, July '92.
1-6: Recorded in Berlin & London 93/94. Mixed in No Name Studio. Taken from Pomme Fritz.
1-7: Original version from Orblivion.
1-8: Recorded at Berwick Street. Programmed in Berlin at Lab Studios. Original version from The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld.
1-9: Labelled 'DJ Asylum' and corrected in the tracklisting. Taken from Orblivion.
1-10: Produced & mixed at Trident II. Previously unreleased.
1-11: Programmed at Sunsonic. Original version from U.F.Orb.
1-12: Consists of the track Pi, about 3½ minutes of silence and a hidden track: Oxbow Lakes (Unknown Mix). Taken from Orblivion.
2-1: Recorded live at the 9.30 Club. Original version from The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld.
2-2 Additional production & remix for Boys Own Productions. Original version from The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld.
2-3: Remixed at Back Passage '94. Original version from Pomme Fritz.
2-5: Labelled 'DJ Asylum' and corrected in the tracklisting. Original version from Orblivion.
2-6: Mixed in Somewhere Studios, Tokyo, July '92.
2-7: Programmed in Berlin. Mixed at Matrix 4 on carpets. Original version from U.F.Orb.
2-8: Recorded live at Trancentral, somewhere over the M23. Original version from The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld.
2-9: Mixed at Matrix 4. Taken from the Orb Mixes.
2-10: Produced & mixed at Trident II. Previously unreleased.
2-11: Remixed live August '98. Previously unreleased. Original version from Orblivion.
2-12: Previously unreleased. Original version from Orbus Terrarum.

Category on sticker is 524 599-2
Category on spine and back is 524 599 2

Publishing info:
CD1-1 & CD2-8: Orb Music/Big Life Music Ltd/EG Music Ltd/BMG Music Publishing Ltd/Unforgettable Songs Ltd/Perfect Songs Ltd. ℗ 1991 Island Records Ltd.
CD1-2 & CD2-1: Orb Music/Big Life Music Ltd/EG Music Ltd/BMG Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1991 & ℗ 1998 Island Records Ltd.
CD1-3 Orb Music/Big Life Music Ltd/Copyright Control/EG Music Ltd/BMG Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1991 Island Records Ltd.
CD1-4 & CD2-9: EMI Virgin Music Ltd/Orb Music/Big Life Music Ltd/Warner Chappell Music Ltd. ℗ 1992 Island Records Ltd.
CD1-5 & CD2-6: Orb Music/Big Life Music Ltd/Purple Patch Music. ℗ 1992 Island Records Ltd.
CD1-6 & CD2-3: Orb Music/Big Life Music Ltd/Flow Publishing/BMG Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1994 & ℗ 1998 Island Records Ltd.
CD1-7: Chrysalis Music Ltd/Polygram Music Publishing Ltd/Perfect Songs Ltd. ℗ 1997 Island Records Ltd.
CD1-8: Orb Music/Big Life Music Ltd/Flow Publishing/BMG Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1991 Island Records Ltd.
CD1-9: Chrysalis Music Ltd/Polygram Music Publishing Ltd/Purple Patch Music/Flow Publishing/BMG Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1997 Island Records Ltd.
CD1-10 & CD2-10: Polygram Music Publishing Ltd/Chrysalis Music Ltd/Flow Publishing/BMG Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1998 Island Records Ltd.
CD1-11: Flow Publishing/BMG Music Publishing Ltd./Orb Music/Big Life Music Ltd. ℗ 1992 Island Records Ltd.
CD1-12 & CD2-11: Chrysalis Music Ltd/Polygram Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1997 & ℗ 1998 Island Records Ltd.
CD2-2: Orb Music/Big Life Music Ltd. ℗ 1991 Island Records Ltd.
CD2-4: Chrysalis Music Ltd/Polygram Music Publishing Ltd/Copyright Control ℗ 1997 Island Records Ltd.
CD2-5: Chrysalis Music Ltd/Polygram Music Publishing Ltd/Perfect Songs Ltd./BMG Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1997 Island Records Ltd.
CD2-7: Flow Publishing/BMG Music Publishing Ltd./Orb Music/Big Life Music Ltd. ℗ 1992 Island Records Ltd.
CD2-12: Copyright Control/Flow Publishing/BMG Music Publishing Ltd./Orb Music/Big Life Music Ltd. ℗ 1998 Island Records Ltd.

This compilation ℗ 1998 Island Records Ltd. © 1998 Island Records Ltd. A Polygram company. The copyright in this sound recording and artwork is owned by Island Records Ltd.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 7 31452 45992 3
• Barcode (String): 731452459923
• Rights Society: BIEM/MCPS
• Label Code: LC 0407
• Distribution Code: PY926
• Other (CD 1 Category): 524 565 2
• Other (CD 2 Category): 524 600 2
• Matrix / Runout (CD 1): 524 565-2 01 # MADE IN GERMANY BY PMDC
• Matrix / Runout (CD 2): 524 600-2 01 / MADE IN GERMANY BY PMDC
• Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 0143
• Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 0104
• Other (CD's 1 & 2 Stamper Code in Mould): B

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ILPSD 8078, 524 565 1	The Orb	U.F.OFF - The Best Of The Orb ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Island Records, Island Records	ILPSD 8078, 524 565 1	UK	1998
STARCD 6432	The Orb	U.F.OFF - The Best Of The Orb ‎(CD, Comp, Mixed)	Island Records	STARCD 6432	South Africa	1998
X2-24565	The Orb	U.F.OFF - The Best Of The Orb ‎(CD, Comp, Mixed)	Island Records, Columbia House	X2-24565	US	1998
none	The Orb	U.F.OFF - The Best Of The Orb ‎(CD, Comp, Mixed, Unofficial)	Not On Label (The Orb)	none	Russia	1998
CIDD 8078	The Orb	U.F.OFF - The Best Of ‎(2xCass, Comp, Promo)	Island Records	CIDD 8078	UK	1998