Re-released once more, Front 242’s
debut album needs little description
nor does it need much explanation
in terms of the ground it broke or
the influence it has since wielded.
What is worth noting is the limited
edition's second disc of pre-242 work,
which has been included and published
for the first time ever. These tracks
show the foundation of what was to
become Front 242 and indeed, run quite
far afield. I am personally impressed
with the work which has gone into
this re-issue and hope that it will
allow more people to see with greater
clarity just how much of an aberration
242 were in the 80:s. The sound quality
is superior to all previous incarnations
of this album as it has been personally
seen to by Daniel Bressanutti himself.
Now if you were wondering how the
artwork fares don’t worry, there
is a deluxe booklet which comes with
the double-disc version. Some hilarious
photos indeed. PETER MARKS |