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On Wed, 2 Feb 1994, Courtney Lyon Scott wrote:

quoted 2 lines yesterday i've read in an english zine (Melody Maker) that the release Date of

> yesterday i've read in an english zine (Melody Maker) that the release Date of > Aphex Twins new LP/CD Ambient Works 2 will be at the end of february!!!!!

Nah! It's gonna be at least the begining of March according to top clued up blokey in my record shop. He said the date just goes back and back. WARP told me Feb 5th, just before Christmas.

quoted 7 lines The article says that it's impossible to release it earlier, 'cos the cover is

> The article says that it's impossible to release it earlier, 'cos the cover is > not finished yet. Each track will have a serial number and a picture > instead of a title. Richard said that he has over 1500 unreleased trax and > he can't give every track a title. If you'll buy Ambient Works 2 beware > that you'll got the tripple LP because there'll be a bonus track on that > one !!!!!! 25 trax on (tripple) LP and 24 trax on (double) CD. I must say > that's a very good idea (Save the Vinyl!!!!!!!).

Yey hey!! Good idea?!? Make every one buy both! LP for extra track and mixing with AND CD for general listening to and not going all crackly, scratchy and poppy. Right here's the aforementioned HOT news. Whilst talking about AMB II to this distributer bloke, he said "Yeah the reason for the delay was that he changed record companies.". "Errr, but he left R&S ages ago" says Greg. "No, I meant APT" says distributer type chap. "APT who?" says Greg "They're not a record label, but a distribution company" [a bit like intellinet for +8 I guess] "He [RDJ] recorded a load of stuff for them, and they're releasing it at the same time as Ambient II" [to presumably ride on it] greg absorbs this totally confusing info. "Oh. It's not this _Sonic Bubblegum_ thingy they've been rattling on about in the US is it? (explains rumours of a re-release of Digeridoo& Xylemtube as one )" "Errr, no 'cos it all unreleased stuff. And I think it's going to be called Ambient Works III" ************ So there you go, ambient works 3 to be released at the same time as Ambient II or there abouts. It's all new stuff recorded for someone I'd never heard of. Ben, do you have anything to say about this? greg 3 0 3