The details.

Format, pressing and tracklist.

About the album.

Released in 1992, Selected Ambient Works 85–92 is the debut album from Aphex Twin, the alias of Richard D. James. Recorded across several years, much of the material dates back to the mid-to-late 1980s.

Blending ambient textures with understated drum patterns, the album sits between electronic experimentation and early techno. Tracks like Xtal, Tha and Pulsewidth balance repetition with subtle variation, creating movement without excess.

Widely regarded as a cornerstone of electronic music, it set a foundation that would influence ambient, IDM and beyond.

Quietly defining.

Tracklist.

Side A 

  1. Xtal 
  2. Tha
  3. Pulsewidth

Side B 

  1. Ageispolis
  2. Green Calx 
  3. Heliosphan 

Side C 

  1. We Are the Music Makers 
  2. Schottkey 7th Path 
  3. Ptolemy 

Side D 

  1. Hedphelym 
  2. Delphium 
  3. Actium 
Pressing details.
Format
2LP
Sleeve

Standard sleeve

Vinyl colour

Black

Label
Apollo Records
Catalogue number
Amblp3922
Condition
Brand new (factory sealed)
Care and packaging.

All records are handled minimally and shipped factory sealed to preserve condition. Orders are packed in purpose-built LP mailers and dispatched within one to two business days.

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