Virgin Ambient series
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The Virgin Ambient Series was a series of albums released on the UK
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label between 1993 and 1997. Of the 24 albums released in the series, 13 were compilations.
United Kingdom
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Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
label between 1993 and 1997. Of the 24 albums released in the series, 13 were compilations.
Discography
| UK catalog number | International catalog number/UPC | Artist | Title | Format | Released |
| AMBT1 | 7243 8 39041 2 9 | Various Artists | Ambient 1: A Brief History of Ambient A Brief History of Ambient -References:... |
(2CD) | 1993 |
| AMBT2 | 7243 8 39246 2 2 | Various Artists | Ambient 2: Imaginary Landscapes Imaginary Landscapes Ambient 2: Imaginary Landscapes is a 1993 compilation album released on the Virgin Records label, part of its Ambient series. The compilation was issued as a double CD.-Track listing:Source: Allmusic... |
(2 CDs) | 1993 |
| AMBT3 | 7243 8 39625 2 5 | Various Artists | Ambient 3: Music of Changes | (2 CDs) | 1994 |
| AMBT4 | 7243 8 39810 2 1 | Various Artists | Ambient 4: Isolationism Isolationism (album) Ambient 4: Isolationism is a 1994 compilation album released on the Virgin Records label, part of its Ambient series. The compilation was issued as a double CD, packaged in a slimline case... |
(2 CDs) | 1994 |
| AMBT5 | 7243 8 40104 2 3 | Edgar Froese Edgar Froese Edgar Wilmar Froese is a German artist and electronic music pioneer, best known for founding the electronic music group, Tangerine Dream. Although his solo and group recordings prior to 2003 name him as "Edgar Froese", his solo albums from 2003 onward bear the artist name "Edgar W. Froese".Froese... |
Beyond the Storm | (2 CDs) | 1995 |
| AMBT6 | 7243 8 32233 2 9 | Paul Schutze Paul Schütze Paul Schütze is an Australian artist resident in London. Over thirty years his work has spanned composition, performance, installation, video, printmaking and photography.... |
Apart | (2 CDs) | 1995 |
| AMBT7 | 7243 8 40475 2 8 | Various Artists | Macro Dub Infection Volume 1 | (2 CDs) | 1995 |
| AMBT8 | 7243 8 40404 2 0 | Techno Animal | Re-Entry | (2 CDs) | 1995 |
| AMBT9 | 7243 8 40499 2 8 | Sufi | Life's Rising | (1 CD) | 1995 |
| AMBT10 | 7243 8 41367 2 7 | Various Artists | Ocean of Sound 1 | (2 CDs) | 1996 |
| AMBT11 | 7243 8 41715 2 0 | Various Artists | Monsters, Robots, and Bugmen | (2 CDs) | 1996 |
| AMBT12 | 7243 8 41902 2 4 | Various Artists | Jazz Satellites Volume 1: Electrification | (2 CDs) | 1996 |
| AMBT13 | 7243 8 41718 2 7 | Various Artists | Ocean of Sound 2: Crooning on Venus | (2 CDs) | 1996 |
| AMBT14 | 7243 8 41764 2 6 | Various Artists | Macro Dub Infection Volume 2 | (2 CDs) | 1996 |
| AMBT15 | 7243 8 42015 2 4 | Penguin Cafe Orchestra Penguin Cafe Orchestra The Penguin Cafe Orchestra was a collective of performing musicians created by classically trained British guitarist, composer and arranger Simon Jeffes... |
Preludes, Airs, and Yodels | (1 CD) | 1996 |
| AMBT16 | 7243 8 42050 2 7 | Various Artists | Sugar and Poison | (2 CDs) | 1996 |
| AMBT17 | 7243 8 42176 2 4 | Sidewinder Sidewinder (band) Sidewinder was a rock band founded in 1991 by brothers Nick and Martin Craft in the Australian capital Canberra. They supported U2 on the Australian leg of their Popmart tour. In the same year. Sidewinder's second album Tangerine received much airplay on Australian radio, most notably on Triple J.-... |
Colonized | (1 CD) | 1996 |
| AMBT18 | 7243 8 42078 2 3 | David Toop David Toop David Toop is an English musician and author, and as of 2001 was visiting Research Fellow in the Media School at London College of Communication. He was notably a member of The Flying Lizards. He was a prominent contributor to the British magazine The Face. He is a regular contributor to The Wire,... |
Pink Noir | (1 CD) | 1996 |
| AMBT19 | 7243 8 42175 2 5 | Paul Schutze Paul Schütze Paul Schütze is an Australian artist resident in London. Over thirty years his work has spanned composition, performance, installation, video, printmaking and photography.... |
Abysmal Evenings | (1 CD) | 1996 |
| AMBT20 | 7243 8 44089 2 3 | Various Artists | Ocean of Sound 3: Booming on Pluto | (2 CDs) | 1997 |
| AMBT21 | 7243 8 44060 2 8 | Phantom City | Shiva Recoil: Live Unlive | (1 CD) | 1997 |
| AMBT22 | 7243 8 44799 2 9 | David Toop David Toop David Toop is an English musician and author, and as of 2001 was visiting Research Fellow in the Media School at London College of Communication. He was notably a member of The Flying Lizards. He was a prominent contributor to the British magazine The Face. He is a regular contributor to The Wire,... |
Spirit World | (1 CD) | 1997 |
| AMBT23 | 7243 8 44811 2 4 | Paul Schutze Paul Schütze Paul Schütze is an Australian artist resident in London. Over thirty years his work has spanned composition, performance, installation, video, printmaking and photography.... |
Second Site | (2 CDs) | 1997 |
| AMBT24 | 7243 8 44799 2 3 | Various Artists | Ocean of Sound 4: Guitars on Mars | (2 CDs) | 1998 |
| AMBT25 | Various Artists | Jazz Satellites Volume 2: Boxed Set | (3 CDs) | 1997 |