Aphex Twin – Selected Ambient Works 85-92

is this sleave a ref from zappas albums? Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch

How do you know which pressing is which from the first two lp versions

Oh, right, it's Richard D. James' music resonating inside my skull.

I feel that art criticism says more about the critic than the art in question. It is entertaining to discuss the merits of various artists at parties and social events. In a product review, you have no way of knowing whether our musical interests line up. So go over to youtube and find some of the tracks on this album. Or any of Richard D. James' other work. If you don't know his work yet, you will soon know if you love it or hate it. If you love it, and you own a turntable, then you should buy this album. If you don't, then move along.

Practically, this is a fine pressing of Selected Ambient Works 85 - 92. You get two vinyl records in a nice cardboard sleeve. Both sides of each record has tracks pressed into them. As a physical artifact, there is nothing particularly exceptional here, but there are also no problems. If you have previously purchased vinyl, you will get exactly what you expect. If you have not, then rest assured that this is a good quality pressing that is worth your hard-earned dollars.

If you believe that vinyl is a waste of your time and money, then please feel free to this record up. There are plenty of us, however delusional, who enjoy throwing our money at such frivolous items. Please let us enjoy our illusions in peace.

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 is a masterpiece 30 years ago, before Plaid, Boards of Canada and Amon Tobin revolutionized the IDM, Richard was a genious of the experimental sound of electronic music, this album defined as an concept but later he decided to explore an beautiful mind to controlling the rhythm and exporting itself to sharing more emotions to contribute how did it make with strange names on their tracks that was phenomenal for seven years to culminate an deep investigation research about the sound and maths of Ambient and dance music combined in a whole own world.

This album (alongside with Radiohead's OK Computer), is one of the greatest achievements of 1990's best albums without a doubt.

Favorite tracks: Xtal, Pulsewidth, Tha.

“Friday nights in 92/93* getting the 18.36 Thameslink from Farringdon to Leatherhead with this on my Walkman. Beautiful.”

Just noticed that the essay added in the 2008 remaster claims the original release date was Feb 12th 1992. The current release date we have for the 1st printing is Nov 13th 1992 (based on R&S's bandcamp site listing that as the original release date).
One is a claim by a reviewer (that was then printed by the original record company as page 2 of the cd booklet). The other is a direct claim from the (parent) record company. But we know for sure that Richard's own record company (Rephlex Records) often got their dates wrong, so should we trust Apollo/R&S more?
Notable: this means the album was either the first of six releases he did in 1992 or the last of the six.

This info was removed from the Selected Ambient Works 85-92 release page and so as I found it interesting I've decided to add it here (thanks to original contributor):

Regarding the individual tracks and track names:

"Xtal" is an industry standard abbreviation for "crystal" in electrical engineering.

"Tha" is named after Aphex Twin's then-girlfriend Samantha (the soundcloud track "Sam's Car" is also named after her).

"Pulsewidth" refers to the distance between one peak and the next in a sound wave.

The track "i" was the earliest created on this album (the only 1985 song on it). Richard would've turned 14 in 1985.

"Calx" is an oxide of a metal, often found in mines. It looks like liquid slag that has solidified. Richard claimed to have briefly worked in the mine his father worked in, and the colored calx on the walls was one of the few pretty sights to be seen in the mines (because calx is low value it gets left in the walls rather than mined out).

"Helios" is the sun god in Greek mythology. In some Greek texts he is said to be the same god as Apollo, in other texts the two are both sun gods in the same pantheon.

"We Are The Music Makers" is named after the sample from "Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory" used in the song.

"Schottkey" is presumably named after "Walter H. Schottky", a physicist who made many significant contributions in the areas of semiconductor devices (eg the Schottky diode and the Schottky barrier).

"Ptolemy" is named either after a famous Greek mathematician/astronomer/geographer/astrologer (Claudius Ptolemy, AD 100-170) or Alexander The Great's most trusted friend (Ptolemy I Soter/Ptolemy The Savior, BC 367-282) who was made Emperor of Egypt, founding the Ptolematic Dynasty (of which Cleopatra was the last ruler of).

"Delphium" is presumed to be named after Delphi, the location of the famed Oracle of Delphi. The Oracle was in one of the two major temples dedicated to Apollo.

"Actium" is the name of the town where Augustus (the Roman Emperor who the month of August is named after) defeated Antony and Cleopatra. It is also the location of the other major temple dedicated to Apollo.

My whole B side sounds like the needle has broken and the cables are all messed up it's that bad I had to check the cables . Worst press in my whole collection for a 'mint' record. Awful press on that disc AMBLP3922 B1 MPO 20158010. Will review comments and search for a better copy