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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Moby
| name = Moby
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Moby]]
| artist = [[Moby]]
| Cover = Moby_moby_cover.jpg
| cover = Moby_moby_cover.jpg
| Alt =
| alt =
| Released = July 27, 1992
| released = {{Start date|1992|7|27}}
| Recorded = 1989–1992
| recorded =
| venue =
| Genre = <!-- In order to add genres to an infobox, they must be cited in-article by reputable sources. -->{{flatlist|
| studio =
* [[Techno]]<ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="rc1"/>
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Breakbeat hardcore|rave]]<ref name="Allmusic" />
* [[Techno]]<ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="rc1"/>
}}
| length = {{Duration|m=54|s=40}}
| label = [[Instinct Records|Instinct]]
| producer = Moby
| prev_title = [[Instinct Dance]]
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = [[Early Underground]]
| next_year = 1993
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Moby
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Go (Moby song)|Go]]
| single1date = {{Start date|1991|3}}
| single2 = [[Drop a Beat]]
| single2date = {{Start date|1992|5|15}}
| single3 = [[Next Is the E]]
| single3date = {{Start date|1992|10|28}}
| single4 = [[Next Is the E|I Feel It]]" / "[[Thousand (song)|Thousand]]
| single4date = {{Start date|1993}}
}}
}}
| Length = 54:42
| Label = [[Instinct Records|Instinct]]
| Producer = Moby
| Last album = ''[[Instinct Dance]]''<br/>(1991)
| This album = '''''Moby'''''<br/>(1992)
| Next album = ''[[Early Underground]]''<br/>(1993)
| Misc =
{{Singles
| Name = Moby
| Type = studio
| Single 1 = [[Go (Moby song)|Go]]
| Single 1 date = 30 November 1990
| Single 2 = [[Drop a Beat]]
| Single 2 date = 15 May 1992
| Single 3 = [[Next Is the E]]
| Single 3 date = 28 October 1992
}}
}}
}}


'''''Moby''''' is the debut studio album by American [[electronica]] musician [[Moby]], released in July 1992 by record label [[Instinct Records|Instinct]].
'''''Moby''''' (titled '''''The Story So Far''''' in the UK) is the debut [[studio album]] by American [[electronica]] musician [[Moby]], released in July 1992 by record label [[Instinct Records|Instinct]].


== Content ==
== Content ==


The song "Go" samples "Laura Palmer's Theme" from ''[[Twin Peaks]]'', as well as the titular vocal from the song "Go!" by [[Tones on Tail]].
The song listed as "Go" on the American and German editions is in fact a shortened version of the "[[Go (Moby song)|Woodtick Mix]]".


The album's song "[[Thousand (song)|Thousand]]" also holds the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for having the fastest [[beats-per-minute]] (BPM) tempo, clocking in at approximately 1,000 BPM, hence its name. {{fact|date=November 2014}}
"[[Thousand (song)|Thousand]]", a song only included on the German edition of the album, was listed in ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' for having the fastest [[beats-per-minute]] (BPM) tempo, clocking in at over 1,000 BPM, hence its name.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Buckley|first1=Peter|title=The Rough Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to More Than 1200 Artists and Bands|date=2003|publisher=[[Rough Guides]]|location=London|isbn=978-1-84353-105-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock0003unse/page/683 683]|edition=3rd|chapter=Moby|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C&pg=PT690|accessdate=June 2, 2016|url=https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock0003unse/page/683}}</ref>


== Release ==
== Release ==

{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev1score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s|Christgau's Consumer Guide]]''
| rev2Score = A−<ref>{{cite journal |author=Greg Sandow |title=Moby (1992) |journal=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |issue=28 August 1992 |volume=133 |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,311567,00.html |accessdate=11 October 2011}}</ref>
| rev2score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm2}}<ref name="rc1">{{cite book |chapter-url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=2425 |chapter=Moby: Moby |accessdate=September 28, 2011 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |authorlink=Robert Christgau |title=[[Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s]] |publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers]] |year=2000 |isbn=0-312-24560-2}}</ref>
| rev3 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm2}}<ref name="rc1">{{cite web |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Moby |title=CG: Moby |author=[[Robert Christgau]] |work=robertchristgau.com |accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
| rev3score = A−<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/1992/08/28/moby |title=Moby |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=August 28, 1992 |issue=133 |accessdate=October 11, 2011 |last=Sandow |first=Greg |authorlink=Greg Sandow}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev4 = ''[[Music Week]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=July 2000 |page=137 |accessdate=11 October 2011}}</ref>
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Andy|last=Beevers|title=Market Preview: Dance|work=[[Music Week]]|date=July 31, 1993|page=27|accessdate=January 30, 2023|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-07-31.pdf}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev5 = ''[[New Musical Express|NME]]''
| rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite book| last = Brackett | first = Nathan | authorlink = |author2=Christian Hoard | title = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | publisher = Simon and Schuster | year = 2004 | location = New York City, New York | page = 548 | isbn = 0-7432-0169-8 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&pg=PA548&lpg=PA548&dq=rolling+stone+moby+album+guide&source=bl&ots=BiLnsk6PY5&sig=SPdGkX821AiB85CQ3-qmEV91hZg&hl=en#v=onepage&q=rolling%20stone%20moby%20album%20guide&f=false}}</ref>
| rev5score = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Ben|last=Willmott|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52951334843/|title=Long Play|work=[[New Musical Express|NME]]|date=August 14, 1993|page=27|access-date=June 5, 2023}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=Moby: Moby |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=166 |date=July 2000 |page=137}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev7score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Moby |last=Berger |first=Arion |title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]] |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/548 548–49] }}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Spin Alternative Record Guide]]''
| rev8score = 8/10<ref>{{cite book |title=[[Spin Alternative Record Guide]] |editor1-last=Weisbard |editor1-first=Eric |editor2-last=Marks |editor2-first=Craig |publisher=[[Vintage Books]] |year=1995 |isbn=0-679-75574-8}}</ref>
}}
}}


''Moby'' was released by the New York-based independent label [[Instinct Records]] on July 27, 1992.<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/moby-mw0000086878|work=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Guide]]|title=Moby - Moby|accessdate=August 26, 2014|last=Bush|first=John}}</ref><ref name="billboard92">{{cite journal |last=Flick |first=Larry |date=February 24, 1992 |volume=104|issue=43|title=Dance Trax |url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=2REEAAAAMBA |journal=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |location= |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |ISSN=0006-2510 |page=34}}</ref>
''Moby'' was released by the New York-based independent label [[Instinct Records]] on July 27, 1992.<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/moby-mw0000086878|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|title=Moby – Moby|accessdate=August 26, 2014|last=Bush|first=John}}</ref><ref name="billboard92">{{cite magazine |last=Flick |first=Larry |date=February 24, 1992 |volume=104|issue=43|title=Dance Trax |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2REEAAAAMBA |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |issn=0006-2510 |page=34}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' at the time of the album's release, Moby stated that "all the songs are at least a year old. It's not entirely reflective of where I'm coming from right now" and that "the label had the legal right to put it out, the best thing for me to do is view it as more a retrospective and get on with my life".<ref name="billboard92" />


The album was issued without Moby's cooperation. In the book by Martin James titled ''Moby < Replay - The Life and Times'', Moby said that he was so angry about the release of the album that he actively spoke out against it in any promotional work. It is one of the only times in the history of pop music that an artist has asked his audience to not place value on his own debut album. He went on to say that "The basic problem was that I had never wanted to put an album like this out," he told him. "It was just a compilation with a few unreleased demos. Dance albums had always failed, I thought, because they didn't work over the full length of the record. Mostly they were singles collections which was exactly what I didn't want to do. At the time, the first [[The Prodigy|Prodigy]] album ([[Experience (The Prodigy album)|Experience]]) impressed me because they'd managed to create a full listening experience which encompassed various styles. This was the kind of vision I had for my debut album. But Instinct insisted on putting ''Moby'' out. Which kind of upset me a lot."<ref>From the book Moby < Replay - The Life and Times by Martin James (Pg. 70)</ref>
The album was issued without Moby's cooperation. In Martin James' book ''Moby < Replay – The Life and Times'', Moby recalled that he was so angry about the release of the album that he actively spoke out against it in any promotional work. He went on to say:


{{blockquote|The basic problem was that I had never wanted to put an album like this out. It was just a compilation with a few unreleased demos. Dance albums had always failed, I thought, because they didn't work over the full length of the record. Mostly they were singles collections which was exactly what I didn't want to do. At the time, the first [[The Prodigy|Prodigy]] album (''[[Experience (Prodigy album)|Experience]]'') impressed me because they'd managed to create a full listening experience which encompassed various styles. This was the kind of vision I had for my debut album. But Instinct insisted on putting ''Moby'' out. Which kind of upset me a lot.<ref>{{cite book |title=Moby: Replay – His Life and Times |last=James |first=Martin |publisher=Olmstead Press |year=2001 |isbn=1-587-54011-8 |page=70}}</ref>}}
Moby also stated in his interview with [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] that "all the songs are at least a year old. It's not entirely reflective of where I'm coming from right now" and that "the label had the legal right to put it out, the best thing for me to do is view it as more a retrospective and get on with my life".<ref name="billboard92" />


By 2016, however, Moby had softened his stance on ''Moby'' and its Instinct Records-issued follow-up ''[[Ambient (album)|Ambient]]'' somewhat, stating that he "really like[d] them almost as odd time capsules".<ref name="noisey">{{cite web|url=http://noisey.vice.com/blog/rank-your-records-moby|title=Rank Your Records: Moby Spontaneously Ranks His Nine Records|work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|date=June 16, 2016|accessdate=July 18, 2016|last=Lindsay|first=Cam}}</ref>
Although Moby would later describe the album as "an interesting artifact."

By December 2000, the album has sold in excess of 72,000 units in the US alone.

The album was released in 1993 in UK as ''The Story So Far'', with a different track lineup and slightly different cover art, which incorporates the different title.


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==

All songs written by Moby.

=== ''Moby'' ===

; US version


{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = US edition
| all_writing = Moby
| all_writing = Moby
| title1 = [[Drop a Beat]]
| title1 = [[Drop a Beat]]
Line 92: Line 93:
| title9 = Have You Seen My Baby?
| title9 = Have You Seen My Baby?
| length9 = 4:09
| length9 = 4:09
| title10 = Ah-Ah
| title10 = Ah Ah
| length10 = 3:46
| length10 = 3:46
| title11 = Slight Return
| title11 = Slight Return
Line 98: Line 99:
| title12 = Stream
| title12 = Stream
| length12 = 3:09
| length12 = 3:09
| total_length = 54:40
}}
}}

; German edition


{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = German edition
| title1 = Everything
| title1 = Everything
| length1 = 4:52
| length1 = 4:52
Line 125: Line 126:
| title11 = Stream
| title11 = Stream
| length11 = 3:09
| length11 = 3:09
| title12 = [[I Feel It/Thousand|Thousand]]
| title12 = [[Thousand (song)|Thousand]]
| length12 = 4:24
| length12 = 4:24
| total_length = 54:44
}}
}}

=== ''The Story So Far'' (UK edition) ===

{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = UK edition – ''The Story So Far''
| title1 = Ah Ah
| title1 = Ah Ah
| length1 = 3:46
| length1 = 3:46
| title2 = [[I Feel It/Thousand|I Feel It]]
| title2 = [[Next Is the E|I Feel It]]
|note2=Next Is the E Remix
|note2=Next Is the E Remix
| length2 = 5:57
| length2 = 5:57
Line 160: Line 160:
| title12 = Stream
| title12 = Stream
| length12 = 3:08
| length12 = 3:08
| total_length = 58:20
}}
}}


== Album singles ==
== Personnel ==
Credits for ''Moby'' adapted from album liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |others=[[Moby]] |year=1991 |title=Moby |type=liner notes |publisher=[[Instinct Records]] |id=EX-241-2}}</ref>


* Moby – [[Record producer|production]], writing
{| class="wikitable"
! Single information
|-
| align="left"|"Go"


;Artwork and design
* Released: 1992
* Dave Brubaker – artwork, design
* Chart position:
* Electric Muse Graphics – artwork, design
** No. 10 <small>([[UK Singles Chart]])</small>{{citation needed|date=September 2011}}
* Jill Greenberg – photography
** No. 18 <small>(U.S. [[Hot Dance Club Play]])</small>{{citation needed|date=September 2011}}
|-
| align="left"|"Drop a Beat"

* Released: 1992
* Chart position:
** No. 6 <small>(U.S. Hot Dance Club Play)</small>{{citation needed|date=September 2011}}
|-
| align="left"|"Next Is the E"

* Released: 1992
* Chart position:
** No. 8 <small>(U.S. Hot Dance Club Play)</small>{{citation needed|date=September 2011}}
|-
| align="left"|"I Feel It/Thousand"

* Released: 1993
* Chart position:
** No. 38 <small>(UK Singles Chart)</small>{{citation needed|date=September 2011}}
|-
|}


== References ==
== References ==


{{reflist|2}}
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{Discogs master|2829|Moby|type=album}}
* {{MusicBrainz release group|name=Moby|id=6838bf7e-b70d-3299-b9eb-8f5ec90d5229}}


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Latest revision as of 16:18, 30 December 2023

Moby
Studio album by
Moby
ReleasedJuly 27, 1992 (1992-07-27)
Genre
Length54:40
LabelInstinct
ProducerMoby
Moby chronology
Instinct Dance
(1991) 		Moby
(1992) 		Early Underground
(1993)
Singles from Moby
  1. "Go"
    Released: March 1991 (1991-03)
  2. "Drop a Beat"
    Released: May 15, 1992 (1992-05-15)
  3. "Next Is the E"
    Released: October 28, 1992 (1992-10-28)
  4. "I Feel It" / "Thousand"
    Released: 1993 (1993)

Moby (titled The Story So Far in the UK) is the debut studio album by American electronica musician Moby, released in July 1992 by record label Instinct.

Content

[edit]

The song listed as "Go" on the American and German editions is in fact a shortened version of the "Woodtick Mix".

"Thousand", a song only included on the German edition of the album, was listed in Guinness World Records for having the fastest beats-per-minute (BPM) tempo, clocking in at over 1,000 BPM, hence its name.[3]

Release

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
Music Week[5]
NME8/10[6]
Q[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[9]

Moby was released by the New York-based independent label Instinct Records on July 27, 1992.[1][10] In an interview with Billboard at the time of the album's release, Moby stated that "all the songs are at least a year old. It's not entirely reflective of where I'm coming from right now" and that "the label had the legal right to put it out, the best thing for me to do is view it as more a retrospective and get on with my life".[10]

The album was issued without Moby's cooperation. In Martin James' book Moby < Replay – The Life and Times, Moby recalled that he was so angry about the release of the album that he actively spoke out against it in any promotional work. He went on to say:

The basic problem was that I had never wanted to put an album like this out. It was just a compilation with a few unreleased demos. Dance albums had always failed, I thought, because they didn't work over the full length of the record. Mostly they were singles collections which was exactly what I didn't want to do. At the time, the first Prodigy album (Experience) impressed me because they'd managed to create a full listening experience which encompassed various styles. This was the kind of vision I had for my debut album. But Instinct insisted on putting Moby out. Which kind of upset me a lot.[11]

By 2016, however, Moby had softened his stance on Moby and its Instinct Records-issued follow-up Ambient somewhat, stating that he "really like[d] them almost as odd time capsules".[12]

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks are written by Moby

US edition
No.TitleLength
1."Drop a Beat"4:20
2."Everything"4:52
3."Yeah"5:49
4."Electricity"3:29
5."Next Is the E"4:42
6."Mercy"5:44
7."Go"3:37
8."Help Me to Believe"6:33
9."Have You Seen My Baby?"4:09
10."Ah Ah"3:46
11."Slight Return"4:30
12."Stream"3:09
Total length:54:40
German edition
No.TitleLength
1."Everything"4:52
2."Yeah"5:49
3."Electricity"3:29
4."Next Is the E"4:42
5."Mercy"5:44
6."Go"3:37
7."Help Me to Believe"6:33
8."Have You Seen My Baby?"4:09
9."Ah Ah"3:46
10."Slight Return"4:30
11."Stream"3:09
12."Thousand"4:24
Total length:54:44
UK edition – The Story So Far
No.TitleLength
1."Ah Ah"3:46
2."I Feel It" (Next Is the E Remix)5:57
3."Everything"4:52
4."Mercy"5:44
5."Help Me to Believe"6:32
6."Go" (Woodtick Mix)6:32
7."Yeah"5:48
8."Drop a Beat" (The New Version)2:40
9."Thousand"4:24
10."Slight Return"4:29
11."Go" (Subliminal Mix Unedited Version)4:28
12."Stream"3:08
Total length:58:20

Personnel

[edit]

Credits for Moby adapted from album liner notes.[13]

Artwork and design
  • Dave Brubaker – artwork, design
  • Electric Muse Graphics – artwork, design
  • Jill Greenberg – photography

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Bush, John. "Moby – Moby". AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (2000). "Moby: Moby". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  3. ^ Buckley, Peter (2003). "Moby". The Rough Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to More Than 1200 Artists and Bands (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. p. 683. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  4. ^ Sandow, Greg (August 28, 1992). "Moby". Entertainment Weekly. No. 133. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  5. ^ Beevers, Andy (July 31, 1993). "Market Preview: Dance" (PDF). Music Week. p. 27. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  6. ^ Willmott, Ben (August 14, 1993). "Long Play". NME. p. 27. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  7. ^ "Moby: Moby". Q (166): 137. July 2000.
  8. ^ Berger, Arion (2004). "Moby". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 548–49. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  9. ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  10. ^ a b Flick, Larry (February 24, 1992). "Dance Trax". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 43. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 34. ISSN 0006-2510.
  11. ^ James, Martin (2001). Moby: Replay – His Life and Times. Olmstead Press. p. 70. ISBN 1-587-54011-8.
  12. ^ Lindsay, Cam (June 16, 2016). "Rank Your Records: Moby Spontaneously Ranks His Nine Records". Vice. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  13. ^ Moby (liner notes). Moby. Instinct Records. 1991. EX-241-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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