Vanishing Point

Primal Scream | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 15, 1997)
• Original Release Date: July 15, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Reprise / Wea
• ASIN: B000002NET
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,764 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Following the Rolling Stones-meets-Black Crowes monstrosity Give Out But Don't Give Up three years ago, Glasgow's Bobby Gillespie and pals are back at the cutting edge with a trippy collection that could rightly be tagged analog electronica. Their Trainspotting soundtrack contribution (included here) melded bluesy harp with contemporary beats and it sets the tone for 11 tracks that use thick swaths of dub, Superfly funk, cheesy electronics, and ambient dance to redefine what was once quaintly known as "head music." Loaded with samples from the cult flick Vanishing Point, the killer "Kowalski" is perhaps the best among a batch of highlights ("Burning Wheel," "Stuka"). All that's missing is a freeform FM station or two to turn it into a classic. --Jeff Bateman

Product Description

Limited Edition Japanese 2 x CD pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. Includes five bonus tracks on the first disc, 'Jesus', 'Know Your Rights', '96 Tears', 'Rebel Dub' and 'How Does it Feel to Belong'. The bonus disc features another nine more rarities, 'Full Strength Fortified Dub', 'Electric Soup Dub', 'A Jake Supreme', 'Kowalski' (Automator Dub), 'Stuka' (Two Lone Swordsmen Mix), 'Burning Wheel' (Chemical Borthers Remix), 'If They Move, Kill 'em' (12-inch Disco Mix), 'Darklands' and 'Bad Lands'. Packaged in a beautiful gatefold sleeve, includes a bonus lyric book in English. Sony. 2008. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music for the 21st Century, June 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Vanishing Point (Audio CD)

Along with Radiohead's "OK Computer", Prodigy's "Fat Of The Land" and The Verve's "Urban Hymns", Primal Scream's "Vanishing Point" is truly music for the next millenium. From the sitars of the opener to the final sonic chaos of the last track this truly is a great album. This is not to say, however, that it is everyone's cup of tea, far from it. As with most great recordings it takes a few listens before the music really grips you. This is a highly recommended CD for the person who thinks a little bigger than college radio!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Their Best Album!, June 16, 2000

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Dutch (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vanishing Point (Audio CD)

In spite of the overwhelming praise lavished upon XTRMNTR, this one is better. Combining house and techno with traditional blues/rock and unique sound bytes, Vanishing Point is the Dark Side of the Moon for Primal Scream. "Kowalski," "Star," and "Medication" are each extremely different and somehow they all fit. Still, singles lovers should be warned that this album is a mood piece, and the mood is paranoia. "Star" encourages resistance against oppression with a constant look over the shoulder. Anyone who doesn't like to invest time in listening to something that builds and builds but never comes down should stay away. This is a post-industrial warning that probably came a little too late.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Killer waves, January 15, 2000

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Trip Cannon "Howdy" (A long time away in a galaxy far ago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vanishing Point (Audio CD)

When I popped this CD in for the first time my head literally exploded in deep-seated audio delight! Burning Wheel is a masterpiece of spatial sound and music being combined into one super smooth burst of energy. It only gets better from there, trust me.