Catalogue #: PRCD-4281
Release Date: Sometime in Summer 1991
Rarity Rating: 5/5 (Very Rare)
Packaging: Standard Plastic Jewelcase With No Front Cover
Notes: This particular release was produced to help promote Blue Lines for the North American market at the time of the album’s release. The Edit of Hymn Of The Big Wheel is unique to this sampler promo. Also, the Mustt Mustt remix by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is the only occurence of another artists song remixed by Massive Attack appearing on a Massive Attack release, retail or promo.
01. Hymn Of The Big Wheel (Edit) – Duration: 04:39 02. Daydreaming (LP Version) – Duration: 04:14 03. Mustt Mustt (Massive Attack) – Duration: 04:24
Catalogue #: DE4737
Release Date: Sometime in 1999
Rarity Rating: 4/5 (Rare)
Packaging: Slimline Cardboard Sleeve
Notes: This sampler of Massive Attack’s first three albums was issued by French record label Delabel.
01. Unfinished Sympathy – Duration: 05:08 02. Hymn Of The Big Wheel – Duration: 06:36 03. Protection – Duration: 07:51 04. Karmacoma – Duration: 05:15 05. Teardrop – Duration: 05:29 06. Inertia Creeps – Duration: 05:56
Catalogue #: DE4552
Release Date: Sometime in late 1998
Rarity Rating: 5/5 (Very Rare)
Packaging: Slimline Cardboard Sleeve
Notes: This sampler was issued by French record label Delabel in order to promote the release of Massive Attack’s Singles 90/98 boxset in France.
01. Daydreaming (Brixton Bass Mix) – Duration: 05:22 02. Unfinished Sympathy (Perfecto Mix) – Duration: 05:17 03. Safe From Harm (Perfecto Mix) – Duration: 08:13 04. Hymn Of The Big Wheel (Nellee Hooper Mix) – Duration: 05:52 05. Sly (Underdog Mix) – Duration: 05:19 06. Protection (The Eno Mix) – Duration: 09:10 07. Karmacoma (Portishead Mix) – Duration: 03:58 08. Risingson (Underdog Mix) – Duration: 06:05 09. Teardrop (LP Version) – Duration: 05:29 10. Angel (Remix) – Duration: 06:21 11. Inertia Creeps (State Of Bengal Mix) – Duration: 06:23
Catalogue #: DPRO-13161
Release Date: March/April 1998
Rarity Rating: 4/5 (Rare)
Packaging: Slimline Cardboard Sleeve
Notes: This sampler promo was given out free to customers at Virgin Megastores throughout the USA, around the time of Mezzanine’s release in order to promote it.
01. Teardrop – Duration: 05:29 02. Unfinished Sympathy – Duration: 05:03 03. Inertia Creeps – Duration: 05:56 04. Angel – Duration: 06:18 5. Protection – Duration: 07:52
Catalogue #: 708761785722
Release Date: June 2003
Rarity Rating: 3/5 (Not So Common)
Packaging: Slimline Cardboard Sleeve
Notes: This sampler disc of Massive Attack’s career thus far, entitled Pieces, was given away free with purchases of the Butterfly Caught single in certain record shops across the USA. The image on the disc itelf is that of the shards of the glass man breaking apart. This USA version is the most common of the three different Pieces samplers produced.
01. Butterfly Caught (RJD2 Remix) – Duration: 04:28 02. Protection – Duration: 07:52 03. Safe From Harm – Duration: 05:18 04. Three (Trinity Dub) – Duration: 04:21 05. Inertia Creeps – Duration: 05:56
Catalogue #: DPRO-2353
Release Date: February 2003
Rarity Rating: 4/5 (Rare)
Packaging: Slimline Cardboard Sleeve
Notes: This sampler disc of Massive Attack’s career thus far, entitled Pieces, was given away free with purchases of 100th Window in certain record shops in Canada. The image on the disc itelf is that of the shards of the glass man breaking apart. It is almost identical to the USA version except this disc contains copy protection and has a label telling of such on the back cover.
01. Special Cases – Duration: 05:09 02. Protection – Duration: 07:52 03. Safe From Harm – Duration: 05:18 04. Three (Trinity Dub) – Duration: 04:21 05. Inertia Creeps – Duration: 05:56
Catalogue #: DPRO-2353
Release Date: February 2003
Rarity Rating: 5/5 (Very Rare)
Packaging: Slimline Plastic Sleeve
Notes: This sampler disc of Massive Attack’s career thus far, entitled Pieces, was given away free with purchases of 100th Window in certain record shops in New Zealand. It is also the only release of Massive Attack that was produced just for New Zealand. The image on the disc itelf is that of the shards of the glass man breaking apart.
01. Special Cases – Duration: 05:09 02. Protection – Duration: 07:52 03. Safe From Harm – Duration: 05:18 04. Three (Trinity Dub) – Duration: 04:21 05. Inertia Creeps – Duration: 05:56
Catalogue #: PR158
Release Date: January 2003
Rarity Rating: 5/5 (Very Rare)
Packaging: Slimline Plastic Jewelcase
Notes: A sampler containing a fair mixture of tracks from Massive Attack’s first four albums. There were similar Australian promos made at the same time for 100th Window and Special Cases.
01. Special Cases – Duration: 05:09 02. Unfinished Sympathy – Duration: 05:13 03. Safe From Harm – Duration: 05:18 04. Be Thankful For What You’ve Got – Duration: 04:08 05. Sly – Duration: 04:08 06. Protection – Duration: 07:52 07. Karmacoma – Duration: 05:16 08. Risingson – Duration: 04:58 09. Teardrop – Duration: 04:58 10. Angel – Duration: 06:18 11. Inertia Creeps – Duration: 05:56 12. A Prayer For England – Duration: 05:46
Catalogue #: TCD 1208
Release Date: 2nd Half Of 1996
Rarity Rating: 5/5 (Very Rare)
Packaging: Transparent Plastic Sleeve With Double Sided Cover Sheet
Notes: One of the few examples of live Massive Attack material given an official release, albeit as an extremely rare promo. This promo was issued by the BBC Worldwide Radio service and is labelled as “Massive Attack In Concert 682”. It was produced to be played by BBC Radio in 1996 and is a recording of Massive Attack live from the Phoenix Festival on the 20th July 1996. More information about this recording and the option to download it are available from here.
01. 8″ Applause (Faded In) – Duration: 00:08 02. Protection – Duration: 02:26 03. Safe From Harm – Duration: 07:13 04. Karmacoma – Duration: 05:33 05. One Love – Duration: 04:41 06. Spying Glass – Duration: 07:03 07. Eurochild – Duration: 04:40 08. Hymn Of The Big Wheel – Duration: 06:05 09. Heat Miser – Duration: 04:23 10. Unfinished Sympathy – Duration: 07:36 11. Eurochild ( Version 2) – Duration: 06:14
Catalogue #: N/A
Release Date: May 2006
Rarity Rating: 5/5 (Very Common)
Packaging: Transparent Plastic Sleeve With Double Sided Cover Sheet
Notes: One of the few examples of live Massive Attack material given an official release, albeit as an extremely rare promo. This live session was recorded at the BBC’s Maida Vale studios on the 15th May 2006. More information about this recording and the option to download it are available from here.
01. Unfinished Sympathy – Duration: 05:18 02. Inertia Creeps – Duration: 05:26 03. Teardrop – Duration: 05:28 04. Live With Me – Duration: 04:50 05. Future Proof – Duration: 06:00 06. Black Melt – Duration: 05:46 07. Safe From Harm – Duration: 08:41