Phorward
# Phorward

Phorward is a mini-album by the Scottish band The Shamen. It was released in 1989 on Moksha Records. It was billed as a "mini album" because the original vinyl release had only six tracks.

## Background

On the CD version, DJ Eddie Richards remixed tracks including "You Me and Everything", "Reraptyouare", "Splash 2", and "Phorward", further expanding the musical impact the mini-album made on the acid house scene. It was reissued with slightly different tracks in 1999 on the Essential label.

The front cover image is a monochrome, heavily rasterized excerpt of the cover image on In Gorbachev We Trust.

## Track listings

### 1989 10"

* "You Me And Everything (Else)"
* "Splash 2"
* "Negation State"
* "Reraptyouare"
* "Strange Day Dreams '89" [written as "sdd89"]
* "Phorward"

Track 3 ends in an infinite loop.

### 1989 7" the s&n sessions

Some copies of the 10" came with a white label 7".

* "Happy Days"
* "Knature of a Girl"

The German version of Phorward was released on regular 12" vinyl, and appends these two tracks as the last track on each side, respectively.

### 1989 CD

The 1989 CD and cassette issue contained three extra tracks (from the "You Me & Everything" 12-inch single) not found on the vinyl or the 1999 reissue.

* "You Me And Everything (Else)"
* "Splash 2"
* "Negation State"
* "Reraptyouare"
* "Strange Day Dreams '89"
* "Phorward"
* "Happy Days"
* "Knature of a Girl"
* "You Me and Everything (Evil Edit)"
* "Reraptyouare (Evil Edit)"
* "Ed's Bonus Beats"
* Track 5 written as "sdd 89"
* Track 7–8 written as "the s & n sessions"
* Track 9–11 written as "evil edit (freakin' the beats **for a phurther 15 minutes)". Track 10 includes parts of "Splash 2" and "Phorward" between parts of "Reraptyouare"

### 1999 CD

Digitally remastered, with new liner notes.

* "You Me And Everything (Else)"
* "Splash 2"
* "Negation State"
* "Reraptyouare"
* "Strange Day Dreams '89" [written as "SDD 89"]
* "Phorward"
* "Happy Days"/"Knature of a Girl" [written as "The S and N Sessions"]
* "Darkness in Zion"
