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Collectable # 3: Razormaid! Level 6 Subscription Only CD - No Cat Number

compilation album: track 6 is Underworld - Dark And Long (Razormaid! mix) 7:35

this is an 11 track subscription only CD from the United States. Razor maid! is a remix service similar to DMC & Swemix, who issue monthly 12" or CD albums which include exclusive members only mixes of popular tracks. These remixes are NOT officially available. (DMC membership in the early 1990's used to cost £20-£30 a month for two 12" singles...which contained anywhere between 8 and 16 tracks of exclusive remixes...)

Some of these albums contained mega mixes, which did include Underworld tracks such as normal versions of Born Slippy thrown into the mix, but as far as i know, only two Underworld tracks got the full 'exclusive' remix treatment by any remix company, and these were by the Palm Springs based Razormaid! productions.

The other, which i sadly don't have, is mmm Skyscraper (Razormaid Remix), but the one here is the stripped down remix of Dark and Long (Dark Train) - its basically and edited version of the 12" mix, with some subtle differences...its not that different for about the first 4 minutes, basically its Dark Train entirely, then it breaks down and starts nicking bits from spoon deep...and then towards the end goes back into Dark Train again...its almost like a 'jam' version of the track that you'd find on UW live...so pretty unique - there is no details of the remixer or anything about the mix - the CD only says 'Underworld' on it and the Sleeve just Underworld - Dark & Long (not dark train or spoon deep)

the subscription disc comes in a Razormaid! custom sleeve in a jewel case - i don't think this item was released on Vinyl. You cannot order back copies of these, and the only ones in exsistnece, i think, belong to the dj's who paid for them....mostly Americans in the case of this service

Year of Release: 1994/5?

Current Price: £35+

Desirability: 8/10 - you want a different unavailable remix of Dark and Long...ok i'll take one - well this is it...

Availability: 1/10 - i have only ever seen one of these for sale...and i have it...it cost me £30+ when i bought it...i don't have the other CD, with mmm skyscraper, as i can't find it and have never seen anyone with it for sale, and i've not even seen another one of these for sale...i don't even think that many people know that these exist...but keep you eye out - because its a rare one!!!


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