Record, sometimes referred as Record: The Best of Zero 7, is a compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 by British musical duo Zero 7

Zero 7

Zero 7 is a British musical duo consisting of Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker. The group members began their musical careers as studio engineers and in 1997 formed the group Zero 7. Their debut album, Simple Things was released in 2001 and received critical acclaim...

, released on 28 June 2010. The compilation contains material from the duo's first four studio albums. The deluxe version includes a second disc featuring remix

Remix

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es by such producers

Record producer

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 as J Dilla

J Dilla

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, Justus Köhncke

Justus Köhncke

Justus Köhncke is a german Techno producer and pop musician from Cologne.Köhncke was a member of the house trio Whirlpool Productions, along with Hans Nieswandt and Eric D. Clark. Together, they had a number one hit in Italy in 1997 with their house track From Disco To Disco. Since 1999, he has...

 and Joker

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.

Critical reception

Lily Moayeri of Under the Radar

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said the album "is all the Zero 7 anyone could ask for—all killer, no filler." Pitchfork Media

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's Jess Harvell wrote that "the best-of format actually works against Zero 7 by ignoring the non-singles that added, however rarely, some much-needed variety to their albums." Sachyn Mital of PopMatters

PopMatters

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suggested that the single-disc version is "passable for new listeners", while the deluxe version "might please longtime fans hoping to collect many remixes on one disc."

Track listing