''A Lick of the Old Cassette Box'' aka ''The Lost Album'' is an album by the

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band

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originally recorded in 1995 and 1996, but not released until September 2013. It was originally intended to become the band's sixth album back in 1996, and their second album on

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, but did not get released due to the band breaking up that year. The album was released on CD as disc two of a remastered re-release of the band's previous album ''

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''. It was also released separately on orange

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, limited to 200 copies.

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'' said that "within the grooves" is evidence which suggests the band "had the potential to challenge for the popular industrial crossover crown subsequently seized by

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who went on to fill stadiums across the globe and sell records by the millions."Pop Will Eat Itself ‘Dos Dedos Mis Amigos / A Lick Of The Old Cassette Box (The Unreleased 1996 Album)’ – album review , Louder Than War
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Reception

Phil Newall of ''

'' was favourable, saying the album is "good", but noted "I’m just not sure its PWEI", feeling that if the record was released upon completion, it could have sacrificed some of their original audience in favour of a stronger industrial audience in the United States. He said "I do not expect a band to remain within their established groove, and PWEI had already indicated where they were heading but this just sounds like they were trying too hard, they were understandably keen to crack the lucrative US industrial market, but I would suggest that in their efforts they may well have alienated their core fan base – that said it’s great to hear this album, it is full of ideas, of invention, it’s an insight into how PWEI may have and deserves to be released."lf-dos-dedos-mis-amigos-a-lick-of-the-old-cassette-box-the-unreleased-1996-album-album-review/ He described "The Demon" as a "personal favourite", stating it "had me thinking I was listening to a

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bootleg, real power house built around a looping bass and minor keys with a skip full of sequenced noise piled on top."

Track listing

#"No Contest" #"Hangman" #"Dehydration" #"Out of Darkness Cometh Light" #"The Demon" #"100% is Shit" #"1-800-Outsider" #"I am the One" #"Talent Plus Attitude Equals Dollars" #"Point Blank: Zero Return" #"Big Green Head" #"I'm Gonna Get Ya Baby"

Personnel

;Pop Will Eat Itself * Graham Crabb – Vocals * Clint Mansell – Vocals * Adam Mole – Guitar * Richard March – Guitar * Robert "Fuzz" Townshend – Drums * Dr. Nightmare – Drum machine * Kerry Hammond – guitars

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lick of the Old Cassette Box Pop Will Eat Itself albums 1996 albums Cherry Red Records albums