AFX - (Rare) Analogue Bubblebath 5 - B3 (HQ)

This is from the unreleased and very hard to find Analogue Bubblebath 5 LP. The few copies that do exist normally sell for thousands of dollars online. After a very long time of searching I found a legal digital copy and spent the better part of a day upgrading the audio quality. There's still some minor clipping in certain parts but hopefully it's better than the two other uploads on YouTube.

Artist - AFX
Song - B3 or Untitled (Track 8)
Album - Analogue Bubblebath 5
Year - 1995

[YarbTheLegend]

The story goes that this and the other 8 songs on the EP were planned on being released as Analogue Bubblebath 5 so test pressings were made. Richard then decided the album wasn't as good as the others and halted the release process.

Skip ahead 10 years to the release of Analord 10. There were 20 people who preordered the album and never received it. Rephlex surprised them by not only sending them the Analord release but also including a copy of Analogue Bubblebath 5.

[Yapostadodat]

This is last and best track from ABB5.  It's a culmination of the strings and sparse electronic beats/sounds that pervade the entire album.  Some parts remind me of Universal Indicator, other parts remind me of GAK and I Care Because You Do.  It's one of my favorite albums never released by AFX, thanks for posting.

[valfitzpatrick]

is there no end to the sublime genius of this man.

[jcruelty]

Thanks for the up. Never heard this one but it's one of the best!!

[robertszordykowski]

This track rocks and so does your channel. GJ.

[DanMice]

Thanks for upping this! Im a big fan of you

[wardygrub]

Thanks for your efforts in spreading sublime music out into the world. I want to have a big AFX party in a field this summer. xxxx

[-rbital-]

This is beautiful! Thanks so much for uploading it!

[YarbTheLegend]

I'm sure there are some forgeries out there but this is definitely Richard. Pressings of this were made in 1995 and then again in 2005. Less than 100 official LP's actually exist and no plans for a CD or any other kind of release have ever been planned. What amazes me is that Richard didn't want this released because he didn't think it was good enough. I for one would pre-order this without hesistation :D

[magicj]

hmm yeah i dont know if i heard this one or not thats for sharing!

[valfitzpatrick]

Never heard this one. What was I missing!!?

[rotmgdabeatz]

Still find the Analogue Bubblebath 5 01 better