Collectable # 8: Underworld - Mother Earth / The Hump - Tomato 12" PLUM 2001
Tracks:
1.i. - mother earth (fm mix)
1.ii. - mother earth
2.i. - the hump (wild beasts)
2.ii. - the hump (groove without a doubt)
probably the most sought after Underworld collectable by mainstream fans...simply because it is considered the first Underworld Mark II release
ie. the first release since they ditched their goth / rock outfits and pursued dance music. Its pretty unlikey that Darren Emerson had any input on Mother Earth, since its almost certainly left over from the old Mark I Era days, as it appears on a recording way back in 1990...but despite that its still a popular track and does appear on the Mark II dubnobass album as M.E. (Mother Earth - geddit?). (Darren is also not creditted on ME)
Its the flip side - The Hump - that is the reason that this vinyl is so exclusive....its only available on this 12" and there are two mixes...and not only that there were only 500 copies pressed on the bands own Tomato record label...i know of at least one copy being broken...so that makes 499 out there (see the who has the
hump poll thread to add to the list of owners)
its just rare - simple as that...a test outing for the boys, on their own label, Darren's first forray with Rick as Steppin Razor, remixing the track, (whether he had any input in the original track is open to conjecture or Darren saying so
)
The Vinyl comes in a plain black record sleeve - and has typical tomato fonts & graphics on the label...you will note however the existence of the OLD Underworld logo being used - left over from the MK I days...
a super record and a must have for any fan, but they rarely come up for sale so happy hunting...
(other points of note: the run out groove on the Mother Earth side contains the text 'A Hole in the Back of the Sun', and on The Hump side, the text 'Dog Man Go Woof')
Year of Release: 1992
Current Price: £100+ (the last one on ebay went for £104)
Desirability: 10/10 - simply a must have
Availability: 1/10 - well, the 7 or so people who claim to have this already won't be letting it go - for any money....that leaves about 490 out there, but good luck finding one...i only got mine 5 years ago and i've been collecting since 1992, but that's the thrill of collecting, finding an elusive collectable...
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