• The Annual 2004 Tracklist 5
• Ministry Of Sound The Annual 2004
• Ministry Of Sound The Annual 2004 Tracklist

This mixtape is published to coincide with AGM 2020, the annual celebration of our resident artist community. Achiampong was one of four current and alumni Studios residents that curated the programme, which platforms five new commissions from invited guest artists alongside contributions from resident Studios artists. Released November 2003 The Annual series from Ministry of Sound can be relied upon year after year to show other dance compilations exactly how its done. The Annual is a series of compilation albums currently published annually by London-based electronic dance music brand Ministry of Sound.Described as Ministry of Sound's 'flagship' series, the popular albums feature house, big beat and trance tracks popular in nightclubs, especially those in the United Kingdom.

The Annual is a series of compilation albums currently published annually by London-based electronic dance music brand Ministry of Sound. Described as Ministry of Sound's 'flagship' series, the popular albums feature house, big beat and trance tracks popular in nightclubs, especially those in the United Kingdom.

History[edit]

The Ministry of Sound had been releasing DJ mix albums since 1993, their third year of business as a nightclub, starting with the inaugural edition of the Session, mixed by Tony Humphries. As the label increasingly began to release other mix albums, The Annual was conceived to wrap up the year at the club, a retrospective of defining tracks that defined the nightclub that year. Boy George and Pete Tong, who had DJ'd at the club several times, were hired to compile and mix a disc for the album each. The album was a success, reaching number 13 on the UK Compilations Chart. The Annual II from the following year, however, was a major success, reaching number 1 on the chart. George and Tong mixed the first three albums, before Judge Jules replaced Tong for The Annual IV, and Tall Paul replaced George for the following Millennium Edition and The Annual 2000, before the series stopped using live DJs. The earlier Annuals are held in a high regard^{[by whom?]}, whereas the digitally mixed editions from The Annual 2002 are not as much, with common criticisms being uninspired mixing, track listings and presentation (i.e. including bonus DVDs etc.)^{[citation needed]}

From 1995-1999, the individual releases of The Annual were denoted by Roman numerals, from The Annual to The Annual IV. In 1999, the series' titling was reorganized and all following albums were named by year, beginning with The Annual 1999 - Millennium Edition. Starting in 2001, the album was named for the year following the Autumn release date instead of the year of release, thus there is no album assigned to 2001 (aside from the Spring 2001 Annual). After the Clubbers Guide To .... 2001 (Mixed By Tall Paul) Ministry of Sound decided not to use big name DJs but to use lesser-known DJs that mix digitally, and not credit who the mixer is on the front cover. This has since been denied once, where CJ Mackintosh, Jazzy M and Marc Hughes mixed Fifteen Years in 2006, and several times since then such as on Live & Remastered (though the mixes on this box set were mixed in the 1990s). The Sessions series still continues to be mixed by a DJ.

The original British installments were often released in two versions, one featuring a jewel case and a booklet in a slipcase, and special editions that were essentially leather-bound books with shiny lettering. The leather binding stopped after some volumes, but the book idea was retained until the release of The Annual 2002, which, alongside the other Annuals of the following five years, featured slimline CD cases in a hard box. Later editions have featured various other forms of packaging.

As the series became more popular in the early 2000s, similar (though not identical) albums of the same name were licensed to Ultra Records in the United States, Ministry of Sound subsidiary labels in Australia and Germany, and Universal Music in many countries worldwide, including Italy, Mexico, Argentina, Portugal and the Philippines. These albums share many tracks with the (original) UK releases, though they are mixed in a different order and replace some songs with more local songs in the track listing.

The Australian Annuals in particular are held in much higher regard than the 21st century UK Annuals^{[by whom?]}, as much more local and underground tracks are used and are always mixed by well-known and underground DJ's. Every Annual since The Annual 2002 have been chart toppers and go either Gold or Platinum and stay on the ARIA Compilation charts and Australian iTunes charts for months on end.

The Annual II remains one of the biggest selling compilation albums of all time in the UK, including quite possibly the biggest selling DJ mix album in the UK. It is listed in the Guinness World Records 2001 as the 'Best Selling Club Dance Compilation', with 610,000 copies sold by the publication of that book in 2000.

Spin-offs[edit]

The Ibiza Annual series began in a large selling #1 album in August 1998, as mixed by Pete Tong and Boy George. As the title suggests it contains songs big in Ibizan DJ sets. The 1999 edition, despite criticism that it didn't make full usage of the songs available, was well received as was the 2000 edition. Editions starting from 2001 were mixed digitally.

Seasonal editions began in 2001, starting with Spring 2001 (the first digitally mixed Annual). A chillout annual was also released at the end of 2001, The Chillout Annual 2002. The 1997 album Dance Nation 3 was also promoted as the follow-up to The Annual II.

Series overview[edit]

Note: These refer to the albums released in the UK under the Ministry of Sound label, and not any of the alternate releases from other countries or labels.

Main series[edit]

Ibiza Annual series[edit]

Other releases[edit]

The Annual 2004 Tracklist 5

Australian albums[edit]

Note: These albums from The Summer Annual - Summer 2000 to The 2008 Annual were distributed by EMI Music Group Australasia Pty Ltd. The 2009 Annual to The Annual 2017 were distributed by Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd under exclusive license from Ministry of Sound Australia & Ministry of Sound Recordings Ltd. As of mid-2017 all Australian Annuals are produced and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment Australia.

Spring releases[edit]

Summer releases[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abc'BRIT Certified - bpi'. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
2. ^ ^abc'Chart Log UK: Various Artists (Compilations)'. Zobbel.de. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
3. ^ ^abc'Official Compilations Chart Top 100'. Official Charts. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
4. ^ ^abc'Dance Albums Chart Top 40'. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
5. ^Various - The Annual 2002 (CD) at Discogs
6. ^https://edmidentity.com/2020/11/06/ministry-of-sound-the-annual-2021/
7. ^https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/official-compilations-chart/

External links[edit]

• 'Ministry of Sound'. Homepage. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
• 'Ministry of Sound'. Discogs entry. Retrieved 11 December 2008.

The Second Annual Report is the debut album by English industrial music group Throbbing Gristle, released in November 1977 through Industrial Records. It is a combination of live and studio recordings made from October 1976 to September 1977.

The Second Annual Report is considered to be influential within electronic music, being one of the first industrial music albums.^[1]

Background[edit]

The original vinyl edition went through several pressings. Industrial Records's original pressing totaled 785 copies, while Fetish Records pressed 2,000 copies. Fetish would press the album twice more after the original Industrial Records master plates were destroyed. The third edition was included in the five-album Throbbing Gristle box set; the album was recut to play backwards and included a chamber orchestra on the track 'After Cease to Exist'. The Fetish plates were reused to cut pressings made by Mute Records and Celluloid Records, the latter of which was supposedly released without the band's permission. (At the very least, the Celluloid issue is known to have poor sound quality.)^[2] Towards the very end of 'Maggot Death (Live at Brighton)', 'Down on the Street' by The Stooges can be heard during the fade-out.

Critical reception[edit]

Michael Bonner of Uncut described the music as 'a dystopian churn of smoke and asbestos dust' and 'queerly hypnotic'.^[7]The Vinyl Factory's Anton Spice acknowledged the role of the album with its provocative subject matter in establishing Throbbing Gristle's reputation as a transgressive figure in underground electronic music.^[8]

Thirty-Second Annual Report[edit]

In 2008, a limited-edition album titled Thirty-Second Annual Report, or The Thirty-Second Annual Report of Throbbing Gristle, was released in commemoration of the thirtieth anniversary of The Second Annual Report, as well as to mark the official re-activation of the Industrial Records label.^[9] The 12' 180gm vinyl LP comprises a recording of Throbbing Gristle's live performance at La Villette in Paris on 6 June 2008, which was a reinterpretation of their original album, and is limited to 777 copies. This album is pre-framed in bespoke, high-quality white gloss acrylic with an easy access clear window for removal of the record/sleeve so that the buyer can play the album and then reseal it in the frame. Accompanying the packaged vinyl is a special 'black' extended CD version, which includes extra tracks that would not fit on the LP format. There is a version of the recording available for download, but the track lengths are different from the vinyl edition.

Track listing[edit]

Note

• The positions of the live version at Rat Club and the studio version of Maggot Death are swapped on the 2011 remastered edition's first disc.

Personnel[edit]

According to AllMusic:

• Genesis P-Orridge – bass, clarinet, guitar, liner notes, violin, vocals
• Chris Carter – synthesizers, programming, mixing, photography
• Cosey Fanni Tutti – guitar, liner notes, photography, vocals
• Peter Christopherson – processing, tape, trumpet, unknown contributor role

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abDaniel, Drew (7 December 2011). 'Throbbing Gristle: Second Annual Report / D.O.A. / 20 Jazz Funk Greats / Heathen Earth / Greatest Hits'. Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
2. ^'Throbbing Gristle Discography: LP'. userpages.umbc.edu. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
3. ^Simpson, Paul. 'The Second Annual Report of Throbbing Gristle – Throbbing Gristle'. AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
4. ^Winkie, Luke (10 February 2012). 'Throbbing Gristle: The Second Annual Report (Industrial Records LTD) / D.o.A. The Third and Final Report (Industrial Records LTD) / 20 Jazz Funk Greats (Industrial Records LTD) / Heathen Earth (Industrial Records LTD) / Greatest Hits (Industrial Records LTD)'. The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
5. ^Malley, David (2004). 'Throbbing Gristle'. In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 814. ISBN0-7432-0169-8.
6. ^Strauss, Neil (1995). 'Throbbing Gristle'. In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 408–10. ISBN0-679-75574-8.
7. ^ ^abBonner, Michael (14 February 2012). 'Throbbing Gristle: the industrial pioneers, reissued'. Uncut. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
8. ^Soulsby, Nick (15 May 2015). 'The industrial evolution: Throbbing Gristle in 10 essential records'. The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
9. ^'Throbbing Gristle – The Thirty-Second Annual Report of Throbbing Gristle – Industrial Records Store'. Greedbag. Retrieved 13 July 2013.

External links[edit]

Ministry Of Sound The Annual 2004

• The Second Annual Report at Discogs (list of releases)

Ministry Of Sound The Annual 2004 Tracklist