Orbital (1991 album)

Orbital
Cover of the CD release
Studio album by
Released30 September 1991[1]
GenreTechno
Length
  • 77:48 (CD)
  • 83:51 (LP)
  • 85:58 (Cassette)
LabelFFRR
ProducerOrbital
Orbital chronology
Orbital
(1991)
Orbital
(1993)
Singles from Orbital
  1. "Chime"
    Released: December 1989
  2. "Midnight" / "Choice"
    Released: August 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
NME8/10[4]
Q[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

Orbital (also known as Orbital 1 or the Green Album) is the debut studio album by English electronic music duo Orbital, released on 30 September 1991 by FFRR Records. Orbital self-titled their first two albums so the "Green Album" is an unofficial name to distinguish it from the second album. The Mutations EP refers to the album as L.P. C.D. M.C., thus titling the album after the "LP" / "CD" / "MC" on the front cover of the respective format.

  1. ^ Richards, Sam (16 September 2016). "Was September 1991 the best month ever for albums?". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. ^ Bush, John. "Orbital – Orbital". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
  4. ^ George, Iestyn (12 October 1991). "Long Play". NME. p. 35. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  5. ^ Roberts, David (November 1991). "Review". Q (62).
  6. ^ Randall, Mac (2004). "Orbital". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 607. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.