MobyPlay

Label:

BMG – Stumm172

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue , 180g

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Trip Hop

Tracklist

A1 Honey
Mixed ByMario Caldato Jr.
Written-ByHall*
3:27
A2 Find My Baby
Written-ByHall*
3:58
A3 Porcelain
Vocals [Additional]Pilar Basso
4:01
A4 Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? 4:23
B1 South Side 3:48
B2 Rushing 2:58
B3 Bodyrock
Vocals [Additional]Nikki D
Written-ByHall*
3:34
B4 Natural Blues
Mixed ByI Monster
Written-ByV. Hall*
4:12
C1 Machete 3:36
C2 7 1:00
C3 Run On 3:43
C4 Down Slow 1:34
C5 If Things Were Perfect
Vocals [Additional]Reggie Matthews
4:17
C6 Everloving 3:24
D1 Inside 4:47
D2 Guitar Flute & String 2:07
D3 The Sky Is Broken 4:17
D4 My Weakness 3:37

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Mute Records Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Mute Records Ltd.
  • Licensed FromAtlantic Recording Corporation
  • Licensed ThroughWarner Special Products
  • Licensed FromEnjoy Records, Inc.
  • Published ByLittle Idiot Music
  • Published BySongs Of Kobalt Music Publishing
  • Published ByProgressive Music
  • Published ByRichard Hall Music, Inc.
  • Published ByDowntown DMP Songs
  • Lacquer Cut AtOptimal Media GmbH – BF03494
  • Pressed ByOptimal Media GmbH – BF03494
  • Manufactured For[PIAS]
  • Distributed By[PIAS]

Credits

  • DesignYsabel Zu Innhausen Und Knyphausen
  • Engineer, Instruments [All], Mixed By, Producer, Written-ByMoby
  • Instruments [All Instruments Played By]Moby
  • Lacquer Cut ByAM*
  • Management [European Management]Deutsch Englische Freundschaft
  • Photography ByCorinne Day
  • VocalsMoby (tracks: A3, B1, C1, C5, D3)

Notes

Printed inner sleeves.

If purchased with other re-issues via Pledgemusic, a 12x12 flat of the play album artwork was included.

"Honey" features samples from the Bessie Jones recording "Sometimes".
"Find My Baby" features samples from the Boy Blue recording "Joe Lee's Rock".
"Bodyrock" contains a sample of "Love Rap" as performed by Spoony G & the Treacherous 3 and written by Bobby Robinson.
"Natural Blues" features samples from the Vera Hall recording "Trouble So Hard".
"Run On" features samples from "Run On for a Long Time" by Bill Landford & The Landfordaires.

℗ 1999 Mute Records Limited © 1999 Mute Records Limited, a BMG company
Manufactured and distributed by [PIAS]
Manufactured / Made in EU

1IΔ, 1IX, 1=X and 1Δ are mirrored in runouts.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Scanned): 5016025311729
  • Barcode (Text): 5 016025 311729 >
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Rights Society: MS
  • Matrix / Runout (Etched side A): 1IΔ BF03494-01 A1 AM STUMM 172
  • Matrix / Runout (Etched side B): 1IX BF03494-01 B1 AM STUMM 172
  • Matrix / Runout (Etched side C): 1=X BF03494-02 C1 AM STUMM 172
  • Matrix / Runout (Etched side D): BF03494-02 D1 AM STUMM 172 1Δ

Other Versions (5 of 161)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Recently Edited
Play (CD, Album) Mute CDStumm172 UK 1999
Play (CD, Album) Mute MUSH33226.2 Australia 1999
Play (CD, Album) V2 63881-27049-2 US 1999
Recently Edited
Play (2×LP, Album) Mute Stumm172 UK 1999
Play (2×LP, Album) V2 63881-27049-1 US 1999

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Reviews

  • peelaaa's avatar
    peelaaa
    Edited 4 months ago
    Perfect pressing.
    Bass stupendous especially from vinyl but you need a good system to control it.
    • steven_finnegan's avatar
      steven_finnegan
      Good pressing, but the bass is way too loud. I have to turn my sub down every time I play it.
      • sakismit72's avatar
        sakismit72
        Indeed this pressing is just awesome! Do yourself a favor and buy this album. You won't regret it.
        • darx1986's avatar
          darx1986
          This pressing is outstanding. I'm listening on excellent gear and trust me this is just mind boggling.must have.
          • -Soup-'s avatar
            -Soup-
            Wow this release sounds really good! I’m glad for a nice reissue since the OG was really going up in price. Grab this copy when you can!
            • LPmannen's avatar
              LPmannen
              Amazingly sounding pressing and really fine packaging! Highly recommended! 🤘
              • Gaz122's avatar
                Gaz122
                Just a really nice pressing. Quiet, dynamic, good Bass. Can't ask for more. If you can find a copy at a sane price, grab it
                • Susilauma's avatar
                  Susilauma
                  This album is a masterpiece and my copy sounds real nice. Super happy with this purchase 👌
                  • Andrewslattery's avatar
                    Andrewslattery
                    Super happy I pulled the trigger on this. Easily the best I've heard this album sound. Whisper quiet vinyl too. Optimal finally got their act together. At least with my copy!
                    • Rosenberg's avatar
                      Rosenberg
                      Edited 4 years ago
                      Another nice pressing from "Optimal Media GmbH". Crystal clear and good dynamics, no surface noice, just a pleasure to spin this record.

                      Source Wiki:
                      Play is the fifth studio album by American electronica musician Moby. It was released on May 17, 1999, through Mute Records internationally and V2 Records in North America. Recording of the album began in mid-1997, following the release of his fourth album, Animal Rights (1996), which deviated from Moby's electronica style; his goal for Play was to return to this style of music. Originally intended to be his final record, the recording of the album took place at Moby's home studio in Manhattan, New York.

                      While some of Moby's earlier work garnered critical and commercial success within the electronic dance music scene, Play was both a critical success and a commercial phenomenon. Initially issued to lackluster sales, it topped numerous album charts months after its release and was certified platinum in more than 20 countries. The album introduced Moby to a worldwide mainstream audience, not only through a large number of hit singles that helped the album to dominate worldwide charts for two years, but also through unprecedented licensing of his music in films, television, and commercial ments. Play eventually became the biggest-selling electronica album of all time, with over 12 million copies sold worldwide.

                      In 2003 and 2012, the album was ranked number 341 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

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