Is it "Eternity Project One" by Various Artists, or "Project One" by Eternity?

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This relatively obscure early acid house compilation was released in early 1989, and is - approximately - a strong collaborative effort by six "members" of the then-current party atmosphere of Jimmy Cauty's Stockwell squat: Cauty himself, Cressida, DJ Cesare from the early JAMMs records, Youth (using the psuedonym of "Eternity"), Alex Paterson recording as "LXD", and future Orb partner Kris Weston (here called "Bass", a nickname he would also use during rare Fortran 5 live performances). Other musicians and DJs drift in and out of the personnel, creating a fascinating document of Cauty's pals at their least commercial.

Most famous for its inclusion of the first ever Orb track ("Tripping On Sunshine Live Mix" - further augmented by the inclusion of the eponymous "The Orb" on the CD reissue), "Eternity Project One" also features the last ever Jimmy/Cressida Disco 2000 track ("Feel This", recorded as "Discotec 2000") and Robo-Bop, a Cauty/Weston collaboration. "The Orb" (eleventh track on the Rough Trade/Gee Street CD reissue - CD 1-280) is sometimes also called "Borrowed Love (KLF Slow the Beats" - although I'm not sure if this was ever an official title, or if Drummond was ever involved.

Whether there was ever a planned "Eternity Project Two", or if the name "Eternity" had any relevance to the "shadowy" organisation Bill and Jimmy claimed gave them the White Room Contract, has never been cleared up. The CD sleeve features photographs of some of the artists involved, but they are sometimes purposefully obscured or skewed. Jimmy (and Alex) are photographed wearing giant Cheech and Chong style fake moustaches (possibly the same one Jimmy would wear at the end of "The White Room" movie), Cressida is obscured, and Kris is barely recognisable from the heavy-Jerry-Sadowitz look he would sport in 1992. Only Eternity (Martin "Youth" Glover) looks happy, long-haired and uncomplicated.

The CD re-issue appeared on Gee Street/Rough Trade in mid-1989, and is still a great milestone in the happy, early period in dance music, before the money men appeared. Sadly, it was extremely limited and has been deleted for nearly two decades - so be prepared to set aside £150 for a copy. The vinyl (without the last two tracks), both the Gee Street original and Rough Trade reissue, can be picked up for around £10-20.

Here is the CD, mastered direct at 128kps:

http://www.protectlinks.com/117298

(note: mediafire now no longer allow passworded files, so from now on there's no password).

Tracklisting:

1 Robo-Bop Bang Me Baby (4:52)
2 Lyndsey Holloday Feel The Love (5:33)
3 Splendid Paco's Revenge (5:10)
4 STP Twentythree Let Jimi Take Over (3:41)
5 Eternity That's What I Want (4:09)
6 Mr. Love Mr. Love (5:58)
7 Eternity Ashram House (4:52)
8 Eternity Sanctuary (5:10)
9 Orb, The Tripping On Sunshine (Live Mix) (3:50)
10Discotec 2000 Feel This (5:38)
11Orb, The Borrowed Love (KLF Slow The Beats) (6:01)
12Splendid The Return Of Paco (3:43)

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(Martin "Youth" Glover, far right, with his first band Killing Joke - who once approached Bill Drummond to be their lead singer - in 1983)

Gee Street, through the A&R auspices of Alex Patterson and his German counterpart, Mararthon member and future "Pomme Fritz" collaborator, linked up with Wau Mr Modo later in 1989 to produce a second compilation album, this time a sampler of previously-released Wau Mr Modo 12" singles, called "Dancebusters Volume One" (WAMCD002):

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This late 1989 compilation is (sort of) a follow-up to "Eternity Project One", featuring many of the same bands and artists, and like its forebear, is of particular interest for the inclusion of an Orb track - this time, one of the tracks taken from their debut 12" "The Kiss EP" (MWS010T). This is the only time one of the tracks from "Kiss" ever appeared officially on CD. Because it's even more obscure than "EP1" (and it has an awfully cheesy tMotown-referencing title, which may cause casual buyers to pass it by), you can pick up "Chartbusters Volume 1" relatively cheapily. I got my CD copy for £5 on Ebay. And vinyl can be mere pennies.

Here is the full CD, mastered from CD at 128kps:

http://www.protectlinks.com/117304

Tracklisting:

01 Dean Johnson featuring Lynda Law - Somebody Somewhere (Black Country Mix)
02 U.N.C.L.E. 22 - The Man From...
03 Blowfly - Work Your Body
04 U.K. Black - Untouchables (Booker's Revenge)
05 Georgette Della Rosa - D'ya Wanna (Italian Ciao Mix)
06 STP Twentythree - Let Jimi Take Over (Ultramix One)
07 Sound Iration - Dub Seal Part II
08 Orb - Suck My Kiss Mix
09 Dean Johnson (featuring Lynda Law) - Somebody Somewhere (Smokin' Jammy Mix)
10 Blowfly - Work Your Flute Mix
11 Georgette Della Rosa - D'ya Wanna (Roots Mix)
12 STP Twnetythree - Let Jimi Take Over (Retromix)
13 Sound Iration - Seventh Seal

(Both these rips were made several years ago, hence the low bitrate).