90 (album) explained

90
Type:	studio
Artist:	808 State
Cover:	Ninetyalbumcover.png
Released:	4 December 1989
Genre:	Acid house dance techno
Length:	39:14
Label:	ZTT
Producer:	808 State
Prev Title:	Quadrastate
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Utd. State 90
Next Year:	1990

90 is the second studio album by British electronic music group 808 State, released on 4 December 1989 as their first album on ZTT Records.^[1] The album features the single "Pacific State", which reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1989.^[2] 90 was released in the United States as Utd. State 90, without "The Fat Shadow (Pointy Head Mix)", but with other bonus tracks.^[3]

Slant Magazine listed the album at number 54 on its list of the "Best Albums of the 1980s", calling it a "thrilling expansion of the possibilities for acid house and arguably the best LP ever produced in the style".^[4] The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[5]

Track listing

1. "Magical Dream" – 3:52
2. "Ancodia" – 5:47
3. "Cobra Bora" – 6:36
4. "Pacific 202" – 5:43
5. "Donkey Doctor" – 5:24
6. "808080808" – 4:20
7. "Sunrise" – 6:33
8. "The Fat Shadow" (Pointy Head Mix) – 0:59

2008 deluxe edition

In September 2008, 90 was re-released as a "deluxe edition", the original album remastered by Graham Massey, and Ian Peel and Graham Massey compiled a bonus disc of remixes and tracks, of which were previously exclusive to Utd. State 90, which included:^[6]

1. "Pacific" (Britmix) – 4:23
2. "Cobra Bora" (Call the Cops Mix) – 4:53
3. "Donkey Doctor" (Gmex Mix) – 4:45
4. "Boneyween" – 6:12
5. "Kinky National" – 4:01
6. "State to State" – 5:56
7. "Revenge of the Girlie Men" – 4:13
8. "Magical Dream" (Instrumental) – 5:09

External links

• 808 State official website album page

Notes and References

1. Web site: 808 State Discography. 808State.com. 7 December 2014.
2. Web site: 808 State . 25 August 2014 . Official Charts Company.
3. Web site: 808 State - Utd State 90 . 2022-09-28 . www.808state.com.
4. Web site: Best Albums of the 1980s. Slant Magazine. 5 March 2012. 7 December 2014.
5. Book: Robert Dimery. Michael Lydon. 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. 7 February 2006. Universe. 0-7893-1371-5.
6. Web site: 808 State - 90 Deluxe Edition (808 Archives Part I) . 2022-09-28 . 808state.com.
7. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 17 December 1990. bubblingdownunder.com. 17 December 2021. 17 December 2021.