Prodigy ‎– The Fat Of The Land (1997/2012) [2LP,UK Repress,DSD128]

This is without any doubt one of the best sounding vinyl releases I have heard in my life. The sound is just PERFECT on this release. This sounds so much better than the CD. The Music for the Jilted Generation vinyl release sounds great, too, but this album is 22 minutes shorter than Music for the Jilted Generation so there is much more space for each song on each side and you can really hear it !!! If anyone thinks CD is better than vinyl then he must listen to this release !!! You can get this release almost anywhere and it is so easy to find. Buy it. Buy it. Buy it. I love electronic music and this album has not lost any of its freshness ever since it was released twenty years ago.
THE FIRESTARTER! The Prodigy's 1997 album, The Fat Of The Land, was eagerly anticipated on both sides of the pond. Liam Howlett's breakbeat techno group had already found success in the UK with Music For The Jilted Generation, but they were yet to fully crossover in the US. That all would change with the success of the singles "Firestarter" and "Breathe." The videos were both in heavy rotation on MTV, made ever more iconic by the inclusion of the uniquely coifed vocalist, Keith Flint. But Howlett's production is the real star of the album. His beats smack with their inherent power, especially on tracks like "Serial Thriller" and the controversial "Smack My Bitch Up." Surprisingly, the more hip hop leaning tracks seem to be where Howlett is at his best. The Kool Keith featuring "Diesel Power" is one of the standouts of the album. Elsewhere, the big beat psychedelia of "Narayan" speaks to the producer's breadth. Ultimately, The Fat Of The Land showed that there was more to The Prodigy than "Firestarter" and Keith Flint's hair.