Analogue Bubblebath, also released as Aphex Twin ep, is the first record by musician and producer Richard D. James. The EP was released under his alias The Aphex Twin through Mighty Force Records in September 1991. It was the inaugural release for the label, which at the time was a record shop in Exeter. The record was hugely influential on the development of electronic music, particularly techno and ambient techno. Its release has been described as a key event in the history of dance music. It is the first release in what became the Analogue Bubblebath series. James previously had little inclination to release his music, though it had long circulated on tapes amongst his friends, and he would include his tracks in his set when DJing. His reluctance was eventually overcome while he was tripping on acid at a rave where he was performing, where he finally agreed to release the record. The title track was later described as "one of the most perfect tracks ever written" by the influential publication Mixmag, and has often been called one of the best tracks in James' catalogue. The initial pressing of 1000 copies sold out in less than a week; it was followed by further pressings of several thousand. On release it was frequently played by London pirate radio stations and by the then newly-legal station KissFM. The record quickly gained James a cult following in the techno underground, and one of the early white label copies was heard by the head of R&S Records, leading to James' releases on that label. Background James had been making tapes of his music since his school days, which then circulated amongst his friends. He also included tracks of his own music in his early DJ performances. He has often said that he had little inclination in this period to release his music. James preferred to keep his music exclusively for playing at his performances, similar to the use of dubplates in sound system culture. Mark Darby, a free party organiser and rave promoter, opened the Mighty Force record shop in Exeter in January 1991. Like many independent record shops, it became an unofficial place for musicians and DJs to hang out, and was a focal point for the rave scene in the south west. James' friend Tom Middleton frequented the shop, and played Darby a C90 tape of James' music over the shop's