Yesterday marked 25 years since the release of 'The Fat Of The Land' by The Prodigy. An album which brought us Firestarter, Breathe and Smack My Bitch Up. A 25th Anniversary silver vinyl release with reimagined artwork will be out in November and in celebration ahead of it we have been served an Andy C remix of Firestarter. The vinyl will only contain the original album tracklisting but a separate vinyl for the remix will be out on the same day. The group are also touring next month across the UK.

 

 

Thursday 30 June - marks 25 years since the release of The Prodigy’s ‘The Fat of the Land’; an album so iconic it turned the sound of underground rave music into a global force; capturing the world’s attention and dominating the charts. In celebration XL Recordings announces two-anniversary releases including a limited edition 2LP silver 12" vinyl package of the original album with a reimagined version of Alex Jenkin’s artwork, and a brand-new remix of “Firestarter” by drum and bass pioneer Andy C.

 

The Prodigy’s third studio album “The Fat of the Land” became a global phenomenon, debuting at number one on album charts around the world it has gone on to sell over 10 million copies. The album’s journey started with the single “Firestarter”, which was released alongside a bold video that was shot in London’s abandoned Aldwych Tube station directed by Walter Stern.

Great album and was huge at the time.

So the anniversary release is this Friday. Another D&B remix was released for Breathe this week.

 

I recently found out that this was the #1 album when I was born - very happy with that piece of information *.*

The album had a cultural impact when it was originally released and I welcome it having some brief time to shine again.

Re-enters the album chart at #19 today with just over 3,500 vinyl sales. That brings its total figure to 1,494,889 units.

On July 28th, the remixes we've been seeing will be released as part of a 12" EP.

 

Mindfields is out today. Both the Breathe and Firestarter remixes above will also be included alongside a mix of Diesel Power