Against The Grain - XL promotional sampler
(September 1998, XL-Recordings promo sampler 3 x 10", XLEP 126 PR)
A. 05:15 Breakbeat Era - Rancid
B. 05:02 Stroke - Internal Call
C. 05:55 Basement Jaxx - Rendez Vu
D. 05:38 Jonny L - Brother
E. 04:38 Maxim - Dog Day
F. 04:08 Prodigy - Diesel Power (Dirtchamber Remix)

Against The Grain - XL promotional sampler
(September 1998, XL-Recordings promo sampler CD, XLPR 126)
01. 05:15 Breakbeat Era - Rancid
02. 05:02 Stroke - Internal Call
03. 05:55 Basement Jaxx - Rendez Vu
04. 05:38 Jonny L - Brother
05. 04:38 Maxim - Dog Day
06. 04:08 Prodigy - Diesel Power (Dirtchamber Remix)

This is a very rare promo issued by XL Recordings in 1998 - In an edition of 1000 CD copies and 500 3 * 10" copies. Highlights are disc 3 with Maxim's first solo material "Dog Day" and a "Dirtchamber remix" of "Diesel Power" only available here. Across the other two discs you have material from other XL artists, including drum and bass from Breakbeat Era (Roni Size) "Rancid" and Jonny L "Brother", house from Basement Jaxx ("Rendez-Vu") and downtempo from Stroke "Internal Call". In a nice sleeve with insert.

Sleeve info:
Track 1 written by Laws/Size/Die
Produced and mixed by Roni Size and Die A.K.A. Scorpio

Track 2 written by Jason Kelly. Produced by The Underdog.
Engineered by Luke Gordon. Mixed by Adrian Bushby and The Underdog.

Track 3 written and produced by Basement Jaxx.

Track 4 written, produced and mixed by Jonny L.

Track 5 written and produced by Maxim for Six Finger Productions.

Track 6 written and produced by L. Howlett & K. Thornton. Mixed by L. Howlett. Vocals by Kool Keith.

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Photography and design: Alex Jenkins.