Front by Front explained

Front by Front
Type:Studio album
Artist:Front 242
Cover:Front242.Front.By.Front.Original.gif
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
Prev Title:Official Version
Prev Year:1987
Next Title:Tyranny (For You)
Next Year:1991

Front by Front is the fourth studio album by Front 242, released in 1988, and has been labelled as "easily one of the greatest industrial albums ever made". 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.[1]

Reception

Front by Front was one of Wax Trax! Records' most successful releases, selling more than 90,000 units in its first run.[2] The album, and its lead single "Headhunter", elevated the public awareness of EBM and industrial music in the late 1980s.[3]

In 2019, Pitchfork ranked it at number 6 in its list of the "33 Best Industrial Albums of All Time".[4] In 2023, Consequence ranked it at number 9 in its list of the "50 Best Industrial Albums of All Time".[5] Spin named it one of the ten essential industrial records.[6]

Track listing

Notes

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.

Personnel

Front 242

Additional personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.discogs.com/Miss-Kittin-A-Bugged-Out-Mix-By-Miss-Kittin/release/674304 Miss Kittin - A Bugged Out Mix By Miss Kittin (CD)
  2. Web site: Smith . Rod . Wax Trax: An Introduction . . 27 March 2014 . 25 September 2020.
  3. Web site: Dicker . Holly . Join in the chant: Inside the cult of EBM . . 21 August 2018 . 25 September 2020.
  4. Web site: 2019-06-17 . The 33 Best Industrial Albums of All Time . 2024-04-01 . Pitchfork.
  5. Web site: 17 July 2023 . 50 Best Industrial Albums of All Time . 2024-04-03 . Consequence.
  6. Chow . Alexander . October 2003 . Essential Industrial . . 60 .