''Analogue Bubblebath 5'' is an unreleased
EP by the British
electronic music
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artist and producer
Richard D. James, under the alias of AFX. Recorded in 1995
and consisting of nine tracks, the EP had been intended for release on James' own label,
Rephlex Records
Rephlex Records was a record label launched in 1991 in Cornwall by Electronic music, electronic musician Richard D. James (aka Aphex Twin) and Grant Wilson-Claridge. The label coined the term ''braindance'' to describe the output of Aphex Twin ...
, as the fifth installment in his ''Analogue Bubblebath'' series. However, James decided that it was not up to par with other entries in the series, so it never made it past the
test pressing
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Test pressings
Test pressings, usua ...
stage. Only 20 copies of the record were produced.
Release
In January 2005, Rephlex started to mail out the binder and black
vinyl
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editions of ''
Analord 10''. Due to issues at the manufacturing and mail out stage, approximately 20 buyers did not receive their package. Rephlex mailed out a second batch in June 2005 to those who had not received their order. This second batch included a free copy of ''Analogue Bubblebath 5''.
No information is printed on the record's blank white labels, however some copies do have "AB5" written and circled onto them. The
matrix number
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'CAT 034' was etched into the record's run-out grooves. As of October 2024, the EP was never released, however some of the tracks from the album were released elsewhere. Track 9, "Cuckoo", was released on the previous volume,
Analogue Bubblebath 4
''Analogue Bubblebath 4'' (also titled ''Analogue Bubblebath IV'') is an EP by Richard D. James under his alias AFX. It is the fourth release in the ''Analogue Bubblebath'' series.
The EP consists of four tracks (plus one hidden track on CD ...
.
Track listing
All tracks are written by
Richard D. James.
Personnel
*
Richard D. James –
producer
Notes
References
External links
AB5 on discogs.com, with pictures* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110708071445/http://unheard78.blogspot.com/2009/08/afx-analogue-bubblebath-5.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110708071445/http://unheard78.blogspot.com/2009/08/afx-analogue-bubblebath-5.html]
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Aphex Twin EPs
Unreleased albums