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Analogue Bubblebath 5 is an unreleased EP by the British electronic music artist and producer Richard D. James, under the alias of AFX. The record was recorded in 1995 consisting of nine tracks, and had been intended for release on James' own label, Rephlex Records, as the fifth installment in his Analogue Bubblebath series. However, James decided that it was not up to par with the others in the series, so it never made it past the test pressing stage. Only 20 copies of the record were produced.

Release

In January 2005, Rephlex started to mail out the binder and black vinyl editions of Analord 10. Due to issues at the manufacturing and mail out stage, approximately 20 buyers did not receive their package. Rephlex mailed out a second batch in June 2005 to those who had not received their order. This second batch included a free copy of Analogue Bubblebath 5.

No information is printed on the record's blank white labels, however some copies do have "AB5" written and circled onto them. The matrix number 'CAT 034' was etched into the record's run-out grooves. As of October 2024, the EP was never released, however some of the tracks from the album were released elsewhere. Track 9, "Cuckoo", was released on the previous volume, Analogue Bubblebath 4. James later uploaded an alternate mix of track 2 on SoundCloud with the name "21 Hapshifter1".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Richard D. James.

No.	Title	Length
1.	Untitled	9:08
2.	Untitled	5:57
3.	Untitled	0:31
4.	Untitled	4:21
5.	Untitled	6:36
6.	Untitled	6:15
7.	Untitled	4:50
8.	Untitled	6:51
9.	"Cuckoo"	6:04
Total length:		44:58

Personnel

Richard D. James – producer

Notes

while technically untitled, the title "Cuckoo" was given to the track by both the Rephlex Records website and its release on Analogue Bubblebath 4.

References

^ Camp, Zoe. "Ultra-Rare Aphex Twin Test Pressings Surface on eBay". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
Van Nguyen, Dean. "Rare test pressing of Aphex Twin record for sale on eBay". NME. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
Titmus, Stephen. "The most expensive dance floor records ever sold on Discogs". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
"Two more rare Aphex Twin test pressings up for auction". Fact Magazine. Retrieved 24 October 2024.

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Discography Tracks
Studio albums	Selected Ambient Works 85–92 Selected Ambient Works Volume II ...I Care Because You Do Richard D. James Album Drukqs Syro
EPs	Analogue Bubblebath Analog Bubblebath Vol 2 Digeridoo Xylem Tube On Ventolin Donkey Rhubarb Girl/Boy EP Come to Daddy Analord 10 Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2 Cheetah Collapse Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760 London 19.08.2023
Tracks	"Come to Daddy" "Windowlicker" "Avril 14th" "minipops 67 [120.2]" "MARCHROMT30A edit 2b 96" "Blackbox Life Recorder 21f" "#19" "th1 (evnslower)"
Compilations	Classics 26 Mixes for Cash Chosen Lords Music from the Merch Desk (2016–2023)
As AFX	Analogue Bubblebath Vol 3 Analogue Bubblebath 4 Hangable Auto Bulb Smojphace EP Analords 1–9, 11 Chosen Lords Orphaned Deejay Selek 2006–08 London 03.06.17
As The Tuss	Confederation Trough Rushup Edge
As Polygon Window	Surfing on Sine Waves Quoth
As Bradley Strider	Bradley's Robot Bradley's Beat
As Caustic Window	Joyrex J4 EP Joyrex J5 EP Joyrex J9i Joyrex J9ii Compilation Caustic Window
As GAK	GAK
Collaborations	Expert Knob Twiddlers
Unreleased	Q-Chastic EP Joyrex Tape Analogue Bubblebath 5 Melodies from Mars
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