Bentley Rhythm Ace (album)

Bentley Rhythm Ace is the debut studio album by Bentley Rhythm Ace, released in 1997. It peaked at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart.[8] NME named it the 9th best album of 1997.[9]

Bentley Rhythm Ace
Studio album by Bentley Rhythm Ace
Released	12 May 1997 (1997-05-12)
Genre	Electronic
Length	67:10
Label	Skint, Parlophone
Producer	Bentley Rhythm Ace
Bentley Rhythm Ace chronology
Bentley Rhythm Ace (1997) For Your Ears Only (2000)
Singles from Bentley Rhythm Ace
"Bentleys Gonna Sort You Out!" Released: 1996 "Midlander (There Can Only Be One)" Released: 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[2]
The Guardian	[3]
Muzik	6/10[4]
NME	9/10[5]
Pitchfork	8.4/10[6]
Select	4/5[7]

In August 2016 Richard March provided a track-by-track insight into some of the samples, sounds, instruments and musicians used on the album.[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Let There Be Flutes"	7:47
2.	"Midlander (There Can Only Be One…)"	6:38
3.	"Why Is a Frog Too..?"	5:23
4.	"Mind That Gap"	6:09
5.	"Run on the Spot"	5:25
6.	"Bentleys Gonna Sort You Out!"	4:55
7.	"Ragtopskodacarchase"	8:22
8.	"Whoosh"	5:50
9.	"Who Put the Bom in the Bom Bom Diddleye Bom"	3:59
10.	"Spacehopper"	5:23
11.	"Return of the Hardcore Jumble Carbootechnodisco Roadshow"	7:18

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Let There Be Toast"	3:03
13.	"I Eat Skunk for Lunch"	2:55

US edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"On Her Majesty's Secret Whistle"	5:35
13.	"Spy Who Loved Moose"	5:43

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[8]	13

Release history

Region	Release date	Label	Format	Catalogue
UK	12 May 1997[11]	Skint	CD	BRASSIC 5CD
UK	12 May 1997[12]	Skint	LP2×LP	BRASSIC 5LP
UK	8 September 1997[13]	Parlophone	CD	CDPCS 7391
UK	8 September 1997[14]	Parlophone	LP2×LP	PCS 7391
UK	8 September 1997[15]	Parlophone	TC	TCPCS 7391

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "Bentley Rhythm Ace – Bentley Rhythm Ace". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
2. Christgau, Robert (2000). "Bentley Rhythm Ace: Bentley Rhythm Ace". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
3. Bennun, David (23 May 1997). "Bentley Rhythm Ace: Bentley Rhythm Ace (Skint)". The Guardian.
4. Bush, Calvin (June 1997). "Bentley Rhythm Ace: The Album (Skint)". Muzik. No. 25. p. 108.
5. Dalton, Stephen (10 May 1997). "Bentley Rhythm Ace – Bentley Rhythm Ace". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
6. Schreiber, Ryan. "Bentley Rhythm Ace: Bentley Rhythm Ace". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
7. Harrison, Ian (May 1997). "Bentley Rhythm Ace: Bentley Rhythm Ace". Select. No. 83. p. 104.
8. "Bentley Rhythm Ace". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
9. "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1997". NME. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
10. "Classic album: Richard March on Bentley Rhythm Ace's eponymous debut". MusicRadar. 24 August 2016.
11. "Bentley Rhythm Ace by BENTLEY RHYTHM ACE on CD at Juno Records". Juno Records. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
12. "Bentley Rhythm Ace by BENTLEY RHYTHM ACE on 2xLP at Juno Records". Juno Records. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
13. "Bentley Rhythm Ace by BENTLEY RHYTHM ACE on CD at Juno Records". Juno Records. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
14. "Bentley Rhythm Ace by BENTLEY RHYTHM ACE on 2xLP at Juno Records". Juno Records. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
15. "Bentley Rhythm Ace by BENTLEY RHYTHM ACE on TC at Juno Records". Juno Records. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2009.

External links

• Bentley Rhythm Ace at Discogs (list of releases)