The Orb's Debut Single: "A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules from the Centre of the Ultraworld" (1989)
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This article documents the debut single "A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules from the Centre of the Ultraworld" by the ambient house group The Orb. Released in October 1989, the track is 19 minutes and 7 seconds long, classified as ambient house, and was included on the album "The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld." The single reached #78 on the UK Singles Chart in 1990, and its Peel Session version was voted #10 in John Peel's 1990 Festive Fifty. The title originates from a sound effects track from the BBC series Blake's 7.
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The 'Peel Session' version was also voted into #10 place in John Peel's 1990 Festive Fifty
The title is taken from a sound effects track from Blake's 7 on BBC Sound Effects No. 26 - Sci-Fi Sound Effects
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