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Genre: Electronica
Release Date: 02/07/2006

Even more so than the celebrated Chemical Brothers -- who began recording after Prodigy but received a hits compilation before -- Liam Howlett and co. were fantastic singles artists who also fashioned excellent full-lengths. As such, Their Law 1990-2005, the singles collection that could put the cap on their career, is a collection that will leave listeners breathless but also one that can't capture how special Prodigy were to the electronica and rave scenes. Their biggest single, "Firestarter," comes first, and its LP (The Fat of the Land) gets most of the early slots, although things right themselves by the end with no less than five singles -- all of them incredible -- from 1995's Music for the Jilted Generation and four from 1992's Experience. Although including three tracks from 2004's desultory Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned may help fans hear, for the first time, the best of a bad album, it's nearly criminal that it comes at the expense of solid material from Music for the Jilted Generation and Experience (like "Break & Enter" and "Wind It Up"). Although there are no new tracks (perhaps a good thing), included is an Audio Bullys remix of "Out of Space."

~John Bush, All Music Guide

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Martin James - Liner Notes
Liam Howlett - Art Direction
Dominic Davies - Photography
Steve Gullick - Photography
J. Lewis - Vocals
Shahin Bada - Vocals
Jim Davies - Guitar
Ping Pong Bitches - Vocals
Phil Laslett - Illustrations
Scott Donaldson - Guitar
Hannah Robinson - Vocals (Background)
Phil Lee - Art Direction
Phil Lee - Design

Exit Planet Dust
    The Chemical Brothers / CD / 1995
The Fat of the Land
    The Prodigy / CD / 1997
You've Come a Long Way, Baby
    Fatboy Slim / CD / 1998
Tweekend
    The Crystal Method / CD / 2001
Big Sounds of the Drags
    Junkie XL / CD / 2000

Release Date: 02/07/2006
Genre: elec