Front by Front | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 1988 | |||
Genre | EBM, industrial | |||
Length | 36:28 41:46 1988 CD issue 69:37 Epic CD issue | |||
Label |
Red Rhino Europe Wax Trax! Animalized Epic | |||
Producer | Front 242 | |||
Front 242 chronology | ||||
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1992 Epic release cover | ||||
Singles from Front by Front | ||||
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Front by Front is an album by Front 242, released in 1988, and has been labelled as "easily one of the greatest industrial albums ever made". [1] The album was reissued in 1992 by Sony Music Entertainment. The song " Headhunter" became an industrial dancefloor hit, accompanied by a music video directed by Anton Corbijn, and has since been subject to over 20 remixes.
Miss Kittin used "First In / First Out" on her mix album A Bugged Out Mix. [2]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
MusicHound | 4/5 [4] |
NME | 9/10 [5] |
Select | 5/5 [6] |
The Village Voice | B− [7] |
Front by Front was one of Wax Trax! Records' most successful releases, selling more than 90,000 units in its first run. [8] The album, and its lead single " Headhunter", elevated the public awareness of EBM and industrial music in the late 1980s. [9]
In 2019, Pitchfork ranked it at number 6 in its list of the "33 Best Industrial Albums of All Time". [10] In 2023, Consequence ranked it at number 9 in its list of the "50 Best Industrial Albums of All Time". [11] Spin named it one of the ten essential industrial records. [12]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Until Death (Us Do Part)" | 4:30 |
2. | "Circling Overland" | 4:43 |
3. | "Im Rhythmus Bleiben" | 4:14 |
4. | "Felines" | 3:34 |
5. | "First In/First Out" | 3:52 |
6. | "Blend the Strengths" | 3:13 |
7. | " Headhunter v3.0" | 4:45 |
8. | "Work 01" | 3:28 |
9. | "Terminal State" | 4:09 |
10. | "Welcome to Paradise v1.0 (CD edition bonus track)" | 5:18 |
Total length: | 41:46 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Headhunter v1.0" | 5:01 |
12. | "Never Stop! v1.0" | 3:56 |
13. | "Work 242 N.Off is N.Off" | 5:18 |
14. | "Agony (Until Death)" | 2:43 |
15. | "Never Stop! v.1.1" | 4:24 |
16. | "Work 242" | 6:29 |
Total length: | 69:37 |
The 1992 bonus tracks were originally released on the Never Stop! EP, except for "Headhunter v1.0" which was originally released on the Headhunter EP.
Front by Front | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 1988 | |||
Genre | EBM, industrial | |||
Length | 36:28 41:46 1988 CD issue 69:37 Epic CD issue | |||
Label |
Red Rhino Europe Wax Trax! Animalized Epic | |||
Producer | Front 242 | |||
Front 242 chronology | ||||
| ||||
1992 Epic release cover | ||||
Singles from Front by Front | ||||
|
Front by Front is an album by Front 242, released in 1988, and has been labelled as "easily one of the greatest industrial albums ever made". [1] The album was reissued in 1992 by Sony Music Entertainment. The song " Headhunter" became an industrial dancefloor hit, accompanied by a music video directed by Anton Corbijn, and has since been subject to over 20 remixes.
Miss Kittin used "First In / First Out" on her mix album A Bugged Out Mix. [2]
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
MusicHound | 4/5 [4] |
NME | 9/10 [5] |
Select | 5/5 [6] |
The Village Voice | B− [7] |
Front by Front was one of Wax Trax! Records' most successful releases, selling more than 90,000 units in its first run. [8] The album, and its lead single " Headhunter", elevated the public awareness of EBM and industrial music in the late 1980s. [9]
In 2019, Pitchfork ranked it at number 6 in its list of the "33 Best Industrial Albums of All Time". [10] In 2023, Consequence ranked it at number 9 in its list of the "50 Best Industrial Albums of All Time". [11] Spin named it one of the ten essential industrial records. [12]
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Until Death (Us Do Part)" | 4:30 |
2. | "Circling Overland" | 4:43 |
3. | "Im Rhythmus Bleiben" | 4:14 |
4. | "Felines" | 3:34 |
5. | "First In/First Out" | 3:52 |
6. | "Blend the Strengths" | 3:13 |
7. | " Headhunter v3.0" | 4:45 |
8. | "Work 01" | 3:28 |
9. | "Terminal State" | 4:09 |
10. | "Welcome to Paradise v1.0 (CD edition bonus track)" | 5:18 |
Total length: | 41:46 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
11. | "Headhunter v1.0" | 5:01 |
12. | "Never Stop! v1.0" | 3:56 |
13. | "Work 242 N.Off is N.Off" | 5:18 |
14. | "Agony (Until Death)" | 2:43 |
15. | "Never Stop! v.1.1" | 4:24 |
16. | "Work 242" | 6:29 |
Total length: | 69:37 |
The 1992 bonus tracks were originally released on the Never Stop! EP, except for "Headhunter v1.0" which was originally released on the Headhunter EP.