Casino Classics is a remix

Remix

A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....

 compilation album by Saint Etienne

Saint Etienne (band)

Saint Etienne are an English Pop group comprising Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs. They are named after the French football team AS Saint-Étienne.-History:Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs were childhood friends and former music journalists...

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The first CD collects many of the remixes featured as B-sides on singles from 1990 to 1995. The second disc contains rarer remixes (such as Underworld

Underworld (band)

Underworld are a British electronic group, and principal name under which duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have recorded together since 1980.- Early years: 1979–1986 :...

's remix of "Cool Kids of Death") and newly commissioned remixes. Disc one was originally a bonus CD released with limited copies of Too Young to Die - The Singles. Disc two features four previously unavailable songs. Early copies came in a card slipcase with a round sticker.

The release is notable since it collects remixes in a varety of styles by many artists, some of whom were just starting out. The Chemical Brothers

The Chemical Brothers

The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.- Background...

, Aphex Twin

Aphex Twin

Richard David James , best known under the pseudonym Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born electronic musician and composer described as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music"...

, Andrew Weatherall

Andrew Weatherall

Andrew Weatherall is a DJ, producer, and remixer.Andrew, Terry Farley, Cymon Eckel and Steve Mayes started Boy's Own initially as a fanzine commenting on fashion, records, football, and other issues...

, David Holmes

David Holmes (musician)

David Holmes is a Northern Irish DJ, musician and composer.-Career:Holmes began djing in Belfast from the age of 15. His first hit was the song "DeNiro", with Ashley Beedle, in 1992. In the early to mid 1990s he ran two club nights in the Belfast Art College known as Sugar Sweet and Shake Yer Brain...

 (with Jagz Kooner

Jagz Kooner

Jagz Kooner is a UK born producer who has worked with Radio 4, Manic Street Preachers, Primal Scream for whom he co-produced their well-known cover version of the song 'Some Velvet Morning' sung this time by the model Kate Moss, Garbage and Infadels...

) and Death in Vegas

Death in Vegas

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 are artists who reshape the material. Many would go on to greater things.

Casino Classics suffers from the bizarre practice of including material in remixed form before the original was released. "The Sea" (as "Down By The Sea") and "Sometimes in Winter" appear in their original forms on Continental

Continental (album)

Continental is an album by the British band Saint Etienne which had original release only in Japan.It is a compilation that includes previously released material such as the UK hit "He's on the Phone" as well as curios like their cover of the Paul Gardiner/Gary Numan song "Stormtrooper in Drag"...

; that album itself was only available in Japan and was released the following year. "Angel" and "Burnt Out Car" did not appear in original versions until the fan club compilation Nice Price was released in 2006.

Promotional CDs preceded the album's release. "Angel" (Way Out West mix) and "Burnt Out Car" (Balearico mix), were released as a double A-side. "Burnt Out Car" was later included on greatest hits releases, and elevated to single status on Smash the System: Singles 1990-99

Smash the System: Singles and More

Smash the System: Singles and More is a double-CD greatest hits album by Saint Etienne. The compilation samples music from most of their releases spanning the years from 1990 to 1999. Most tracks are featured in their single or edit versions with the exception of 'Join Our Club' which a new mix as...

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CD: Heavenly / HVN LP 16 CD

• The CD sleeve does not list the titles of the mixes as given on their original release but instead simply credits each to the remixer. The original titles are listed here.

LP: Heavenly / HVN LP 16

CD: Heavenly / HVNLP 16CDRP1

• UK promo to promote Casino Classics. The disc was only available from the band's fan club.