The Annual Vol.2 | 
 enlarge | Artists: Various Artists, Pete Tong, Boy George
Label: Ministry of Sound
Category: Music
List Price: £18.99
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 40825
Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
EAN: 5026535700227
ASIN: B0000075EM
Release Date: November 4, 1996
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: sleeve worn but CD, booklet & case all in excellent condition, CDs have some light scratches but play perfectly
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Make The World Go Round - Sandy B | | • | Ultra Flava - Vega, Louie | | • | Want Love - Hysteric Ego | | • | Disco Elements Volume 5 - Sensory Productions | | • | Keep On Jumpin' - Lisa Marie Experience | | • | I'm Alive - Mad Dog | | • | Professional Widow - Amos, Tori | | • | Sugar Is Sweeter - Bolland, C.J. | | • | Beat Is Over - Basco | | • | Filtri Organi - Aleem | | • | Voodoo Ray - May, Lisa | | • | Tranz Europe Express - X-Press 2 | | • | Insomnia - Faithless | | • | Groovebird - Natural Born Grooves |
Disc 2
| • | Rays Of The Rising Sun - Mozaic | | • | Firestarter - Prodigy (2) | | • | Born Slippy - Underworld (1) | | • | Delicious - Bush Babies (2) | | • | Beginning - Dex & Jonesy | | • | In De Ghetto - Crystal Waters & Delta | | • | Real Vibration (Want Love) - Express Of Sound | | • | Lover That You Are - Roberson, Antoinette | | • | Arms Of Loren - E'voke (1) | | • | Believe In Me - Mankey | | • | Inferno - Souvlaki | | • | Gimme Gimme Gimme - Rio & Mars | | • | Krupa - Apollo 440 | | • | Let This Be A Prayer - Taylor, Pauline | | • | Misunderstood (Don't Let Me Be) - Gallagher, Eve |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
When two of the UK's leading DJs get together to play the cream of dance music from 1996, it's a recipe for success. Disc One features Pete Tong's favourite tunes from the year, and demonstrates his exceptional taste: there's Stretch 'n' Vern's "I'm Alive" mixed by Fatboy Slim and "Insomnia" by Faithless, but best is the huge dancefloor anthem "Professional Widow" by Tori Amos, remixed by Armand Van Helden. Tong's style and taste are uplifting and funky, with a slightly harder edge than Boy George, who mixes Disc Two. Kicking things off with the Prodigy, he slips neatly into the Underworld classic, "Born Slippy." After that, the feel becomes more Hardcore Handbag as he throws "Pulse" featuring Antoinette Robeson, "The Lover That You Are", E-Voke's "Arms Of Loren" and Manky's "Believe In Me" into the mix. --Carina Trimingham
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| Customer Reviews:
 Not as good as I thought it was going to be May 31, 2008
Dangermouse (UK)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I must be getting old-I was well into this back in the day but found it a bit boring now. On the other hand I am increasingly into trance music...oh dear maybe I should see a doctor.
 If Renaissance didn't exsist, this would be THE best! June 2, 2006
T. Clarke (UK)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Annual Vol.2 is an album that any clubber can directly associate with the 90's. You only have to look at the tracklist and spot 'Born Slippy' to know that this was a time of transition, and clearly, feel good times! Whether you mesmerized by the lyrics in Born Slippy that sum up the time for young people, or jumping up and down to 'I'm Alive' by fat boy slim, this an album that will never be battered. As my review title suggest, Renaissance may have captured the clubbing essence with the first 2 mix collection albums, but by just the second volume, this was already the peak of Ministry of Sound albums, when they got it just right.
If you thought the first annual was something special, then your in for a real treat. The brown leather cover present here looks alot more special than the previous editon, and the shiny golden lettering and logo makes it something just as good to look at, as is listening to it. Its something which feels special. And rightly so - this is the biggest selling compilation album of all time, reaching 'triple' platinum in no time. The album kicks off on CD1 with a house theme, all filled with feel good sounds take you back. Tracks 2 and 3 mix absolutley superbly! Its just so simple and not over done. The years massive hit Insomnia is here which is great, and is put next to 2 fine ending tracks, that set a mood for the next cd - Redemption being a great favourite of mine, matching the rest of the albums 90's acid sound. The remix of Voodoo Ray fits the album brilliantly, and the mixing into Tranz Euro Express is insipired. I'm Alove by Fat Boy slim also reminds us that this was club music with variety and style - something non-exsistent now.
CD2 is more up-tempo, and up-beat with some fantastic tunes that remind you of the way classic dance was, and really should be. For me, the song "Arms of Loren" sums up the album - a fantastic tune that has all the qualities to make a good song - feel good, up-beat, and lovely vocals. The mixing between Firestarter and Born Slippy will probably be memorable for anyone owning the album. The 2 songs were just born for each other, and Boy George makes the most of the dark beats rhythms. Born Slippy is of course, another classic 90's song, and actually has alot of meaning if you listen to the lyrics, which goes through the mind teen on acid (see the video). The ending tracks, Misunderstood and Let this be a prayer, end the album really well.
I'd give Boy George the most praise for the mixing work - his ideas on CD2 are fantastic, as he uses a variety of blending, cross overs, and just simple run-ins between the songs. Excluding the his first 2 tracks, the final 2 tracks required alot of timing, as you'll hear, to blend together. Pete Tong does a good on CD1 too - his style being more seamless on this album, and the songs all just seem made to mix into each other. The way he mixed Insonmia into Groovebird was a nice idea too, because they both have the same style sound.
Its not just the mixing that makes this the best of them all, its quite simply the overall package. Its presented with pride in a beautiful brown leather case, and the songs all reflect the 90's in the truest way, through songs like Insomnia, Voodoo Ray, Firestarter, Born Slippy, Professional Widow - these were the songs that had a massive impact on dance music history, and some may say this was the peak, as well as the begining of trance.
Though this album has actually yet to go up in price on the likes of ebay, you'll find it is quite literally priceless. You only have to compare it to the latest Annuals to see how much MoS has changed, and theirs no doubt Ministry made the most of the 90's - the best era of club music! Sometimes you can over-praise albums or songs, but this truly a defining album in the history of house music. The second Renaissance album may be at the top of the list for me, along with the beautiful and seamless Gatecrasher Wet, but The Annual vol.2 goes along side those albums for its pure genious in mixing, and true character.
Its no wonder this album proudly has a place in The Guinness Book Of World Records as the biggest selling compilation of all time...
probably the best mos cd out there June 11, 2004
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is probably the best ministry of sound annual ou there, it has a pure blend of classic house mixed by some of the best dj's that ministry dont use anymore. most of the tracks are mixed with a real charater and this album just shows how much music has changed for ministry of sound in the last eight years. if you own some of the other annuals, i highly recomend this one.
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