Guinea music reviews

This is the version of Papua New Guinea with the reflective cover, and compiles most of the remixes from the original single. The 7" and 12" are the classic version and still sound great. The Dumb Child of Q is very mellow, and in fact the first few minutes were essentially grafted on to the 12" to make the version that appears on the album. Journey to Pyramid is nice, but very forgettable. The Dub mix is excellent, but is only a minute and a half. The remaining mixes have been done by a who's who of producers at the time. The Hamish Mcdonald mix adds an African jungle-type vibe, but the reggaeish beat that starts the song would have been a better way to go. Graham Massey's version is easily the most dated, adding a fake saxophone line over the song that was popular then but sounds awful now. Andy Weatherall's version stands up best (and not surprisingly, was the only one revivied for the 2001 rerelease) adding various little things to the song (including some very nice chanting). If you love songs from this time period, this is highly recommended. If you've moved on from the 90's, you're probably better off getting one of the newer rereleases.