51/13 (Aphex Singles Collection)

Mike & Rich, Aphex Twin | Format: Audio CD

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• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B000006Z4H
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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Editorial Reviews

1996 collection on Sire featuring 12 tracks, including many mixes. Contains 'On', 'Pancake Lizard' and 'Ventolin' (Cylob Mix). Previously only available from Japan at a considerably higher price. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Whinging Americans, October 25, 2005

By 

Mick James "Mick James" (Sydney Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 51-13: Singles Collection (Audio CD)

This is a fine Aphex singles collection originally released in Australia and Japan for AFX's January 1997 tour - Warp didn't have much distribution in Australia at the time and this disc served as an intro to many Australian/ Japanese tech fans.
The singles included were very hard to find in Oz at the time,
and for that reason this disc was great. Also note the price at the time was AUS$20 ( US $12).
So why complain 8 years later that this is an overpriced rip-off?
It is what it is- 4 top Aphex singles. Also [...]didn't exist at the time for Warp Records Downloads, and buying the four singles (re-releases)seperately will cost similar, and only net you a couple of extra tracks.

Its also means you can listen to a full albums' worth of tunes rather than play the singles back to back.

Anyway - Donkey Rhubarb, Ventolin , On and Icct Hedral are worth the price, and for most fans, this disc is an easy way to find said tracks

Mick James

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bulldozer On An Empty Field, December 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: 51/13 (Aphex Singles Collection) (Audio CD)

The music is brilliant, no doubt. But the entire idea of making a compilation of "rare" tracks to appease those who feel unfortunate in not having said tracks/ep's or whatever, kind of makes me sick. This is barely half of the tracks on the ep's in question, but they will satisfy most of the people wanting them. Then, the rest of those people will crave more and are thus willing to pay for the originals, so that the company or what/whoever will have a bit more money than before. Now that's cleared up. I did not give 5 stars because the cd has very little "flow" - just a collection of in themselves good/stellar tracks. And "Respect List", in my opinion, could well have been kept hidden on the Ventolin EP - it's just a spoken list of people obviously deserving respect, including cannibal Albert Fish for some reason.

Here's a bit of info about some of the tracks for you. This only applies to the JAPANESE version as it's the one I have. I cannot answer for its compatibility with the other version (UK? US? Europe?)

01. On --> Has been taken from the US single and is edited slightly when compared to the UK single. No matter how this track claims to be 7 min 09 sec (As the UK version) on the back of the cd, it's still 6 min 52 sec when played. The correct label of this track would be US Edit or something.

03. Ventolin [Crowsmengegus Mix Edit] --> Has obviously been edited, what was almost 6 min (including the 40 sec "Respect List") on the Ventolin EP is now a mere 1 min 40 sec.

07. 73-Yips --> same as with track 01, "On". This track is 4 min 15 sec in the UK and 4 min 13 sec in the US.

09. Ventolin [Marazanvose Mix Edit] --> Is NOT to be found on the original Ventolin EP. Instead, this track combines the entire Ventolin [Marazanvose Mix] and the last minute or so from the Ventolin [Praze-An-Beeble Mix], both found on the Ventolin EP.

10. Ventolin [Asthma Beats Mix] --> Claimed to be a mono version in the japanese cd booklet. I compared the two versions (the other being on Ventolin Remix EP) and found no differences whatsoever. Maybe they are both in mono, I don't know.

Hope you've been helped. Bye

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quintissential Aphex Twin, If such can be said, January 3, 2000

By 

Allen Velasquez (Austin, TX US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 51/13 (Aphex Singles Collection) (Audio CD)

Rarely stopping at any loops or lethargy, 51-13 Aphex Singles collection is a chest full of quirky songs that for some reason or another are instantly identifiable as his, or inspired by him. Included are several remixes of the ear-splitting "Ventolin", each of which are almost but not entirely unlike the original, (including a remix by Cylob Ind.), Some songs from his On EP (1994) and his great Donkey Rhubarb EP. There is one track not found on other discs, this is the last track, the "respect list", done in MacInTalk Pro computer voices. My most favoured tracks are "On", "Donkey Rhubarb", and tracks 6, 10 and 9. Of suprise value is the rendition of "Icct Hedral" from "...i care because you do" by Philis Glass using full instrumentation and vocals. For those who are used to Aphex Twin's rather bare liner notes, these are full of information. Unfortunately, I have not found a translation from Japanese. This album seems to be a good complement to "...i care because you do" and probably an easier listen than "Richard D. James Album". Still, in all likelyhood, most people buying this album won't do it before buying a great many others, in which case all I've said is of moot value. But if you are wealthy, and want something of value, treasure this disc.