1992–2012 The Anthology

1992–2012 The Anthology
Greatest hits album by
Released4 December 2011 (2011-12-04)
Recorded1992–2011
Genre
Label
ProducerRick Smith
Underworld chronology
Barking
(2010)
1992–2012 The Anthology
(2011)
A Collection
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic88/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Irish Times[3]
Pitchfork7.0/10[4]
PopMatters8/10[5]
Q[6]
Uncut[7]
Under the Radar6/10[8]

1992–2012 The Anthology is a three-disc compilation album by Underworld, released 4 December 2011 on underworldlive.com for digital download. The physical CDs were released on 23 January 2012, along with A Collection, a single-disc compilation with radio edits.[9] The first two discs contain a revamped version of 1992–2002, while the third disc of the collection contains an unreleased track from the band's early period, along with B-sides and other rarities.

1992–2012 is notable for including an extended version of "Jumbo", which was previously only available on a single Japanese promotional pressing of Underworld's previous greatest hits collection, 1992–2002. Unlike 1992–2002, this compilation's version of "Moaner" includes the fade out originally present on the soundtrack to Batman & Robin. Along with previous soundtrack contributions "Born Slippy .Nuxx", "Dark & Long (Dark Train)" (both from Trainspotting, "Cowgirl" (Hackers), "8 Ball" (The Beach) and "Moaner" (Batman & Robin), this collection also includes "To Heal", which was used in the 2007 film Sunshine and was included on that film's soundtrack with excerpted dialogue as "Capa Meets the Sun (To Heal)".

Track listing

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Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Bigmouth" (originally released under the artist name of Lemon Interrupt)10:08
2."Mmm... Skyscraper I Love You"13:16
3."Rez"9:59
4."Cowgirl"8:32
5."Spikee"12:31
6."Dirty Epic"10:00
7."Dark & Long" (Dark Train)10:51
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Born Slippy .Nuxx"7:35
2."Pearl's Girl"9:41
3."Jumbo"9:12
4."8 Ball"8:58
5."Moaner"10:23
6."Two Months Off"9:11
7."To Heal"2:35
8."Crocodile"6:31
9."Scribble"7:03
Disc three (unreleased tracks and rarities)
No.TitleLength
1."The Hump" (first ever Smith/Hyde/Emerson release; same as the "Groove Without a Doubt" mix from the "Mother Earth" single)8:54
2."Big Meat Show" (unreleased track from dubnobasswithmyheadman)9:08
3."Minneapolis" (B-side to "Dirty", full length version, originally released under the artist name of Lemon Interrupt)10:05
4."Why, Why, Why" (B-side to "Rez")12:16
5."Oich Oich" (B-side to "Pearl's Girl")8:34
6."Second Hand" (from Café del Mar Volume 1, remix of 'Thing in a Book')9:04
7."Parc" (live track from Japan-only The Bells the Bells, edited)3:32
8."Simple Peal" (Barking Japan-only bonus track)4:34
9."JAL to Tokyo" (from Lovely Broken Thing)5:45

References

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  1. ^ "Album at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Album at AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  3. ^ Carroll, Jim (17 February 2012). "Underworld - 1992 to 2012 Anthology". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  4. ^ Harvell, Jess (31 January 2012). "Underworld Anthology: 1992 to 2012". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  5. ^ Mathers, Ian (10 February 2012). "Underworld: A Collection / 1992-2012: The Anthology". Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  6. ^ "While 1992-2012 is no substitute for the seamless ebb and flow of dubnobasswith myheadman and Second Toughest In the Infants, there are some glorious moments". No. Mar 2012. Q Magazine. p. 114.
  7. ^ Uncut (magazine) (p.101) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The nostalgic tug of the earlier, dancier singles remains strong, but as a bonus disc of rarities demonstrates, their experimental side is equally compelling."
  8. ^ Moayeri, Lily (23 March 2012). "Underworld - 1992 – 2012 Anthology". Under the Radar. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  9. ^ "20 Years, Two Compilations; All the hits and a handful of rarities". Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.