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| Studio album by The Prodigy | ||||
| Released | 28 September 1992 | |||
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| Genre | Rave, breakbeat hardcore | |||
| Length | 59:28 | |||
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| Producer | Liam Howlett | |||
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"Experience" is the debut studio album by English electronic dance music band The Prodigy. It was first released on 28 September 1992 through XL Recordings.
Apart from Liam Howlett, who is responsible for all the compositions, out of the additional three members at that time, only Maxim Reality provides contribution by performing the vocals on the last track. A wide variety of artists in the breakbeat hardcore scene in the early 1990s are given respect and namechecked in the sleeve notes of the album, including SL2, Carl Cox, Moby, Tim Westwood, Orbital and Alphex Twin.
Experience peaked at No. 12 in the UK Albums Chart.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
| Robert Christgau |  |
| Q |  |
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| Spin |   |
Experience was well received. AllMusic gave the album 5 out of 5 stars, saying that it "shows the Prodigy near the peak of their game from the get go" and stating that "almost every song sounds like a potential chart topper".
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Liam Howlett.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Jericho" | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Music Reach" (1/2/3/4) | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Wind it Up" | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Your Love" (Remix) | 5:30 |
| 5. | "Hyperspeed" (G-Force Part 2) | 5:16 |
| 6. | "Charly" (Trip into Drum and Bass Version) | 5:12 |
| 7. | "Out of Space" | 4:57 |
| 8. | "Everybody in the Place" (155 and Rising) | 4:10 |
| 9. | "Weather Experience" | 8:06 |
| 10. | "Fire" (Sunrise Version) | 4:57 |
| 11. | "Ruff in the Jungle Bizness" | 5:10 |
| 12. | "Death of the Prodigy Dancers" (Live) | 3:43 |
Personnel
- Liam Howlett – production, keyboards, synthesizers, sampling, programming, engineering
- Maxim Reality – vocals on "Death Of The Prodigy Dancers (Live)"
- Simone – vocals on "Music Reach (1/2/3/4)", "Ruff In The Jungle Bizness" and "Rip Up The Sound System" (non-album song)
- Alex Garland – artwork
- Mike Champion – management
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1992-93) | Peak position |
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| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts) | 20 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 59 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 75 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 12 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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| Poland (ZPAV) | Gold | 50,000* |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Platinum | 300,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone |
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The Progigy - Experience
UK XL XLLP 110 (1992) double album
The 2 x vinyl records together with their packaging are new and unplayed, and therefore graded as mint.