This is one of my favourite mixes of all-time, so naturally I've done plenty of digging for extra info on it since it came out in 1998.
One record used in this mix was uncredited (the two chicks chatting about being a madam during An Elephant Called Slowly by Howard Blake).
The record is the spoken word LP Xaveira! by Xaviera Hollander (a famous madam in the mid 70's). The copy I picked up is even signed by THE Xaviera (What the hell kinda name is 'Bink'?).
David Holmes also sampled the same LP at the start of Compared To What (on Bow Down to The Exit Sign) where she's talking to a bartender.
Another thing that makes this mix so god damn good is the echo effect right at the start of Contact by Brigitte Bardot. I asked Mr Holmes what kind of unit he used to get that effect. He used the legendary 1970's Roland Space Echo RE-201 tape echo.
If you want to use the same effect for your tracks and don't fancy forking out £400 for the original article, Roland have brought out a modernised, digital pedal which emulates the RE-201, called the RE-20 which you can pick up for around £150.
Cheaper still, there are loads of free VST plug-ins modelled on the RE-201 that you can download for free.
Vintage Tape Delay v1.0
Tape Delay V0.2
Analog Delay
Analogic Delay
Dubb Box
Karlette
Retro Delay V1.03
This page hosts many tape echo VSTs.
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