In Sides is the fourth album recorded by Orbital, released in 1996. The name is a reference to the fact that the album was originally available as a 3-LP vinyl box set, with one track per "side" of each LP.

"The Girl with the Sun in Her Head" was dedicated to the memory of photographer Sally Harding who died in 1995. The track was recorded using electricity from a Greenpeace solar power generator. "P.E.T.R.O.L." was included in the soundtrack for the video game Wipeout. The title of the fifth track, "Dŵr Budr," is Welsh for dirty water. "Adnan's" was originally written for 1995's The Help Album benefitting War Child.

American and other overseas versions of the album contained a bonus CD of tracks that had been previously released in the UK, such as "Times Fly", "The Saint", "The Sinner", "The Box" and live versions of "Satan" and "Halcyon".

Track listing

The original track listing from 1996:

1. "The Girl with the Sun in Her Head" – 10.26
2. "P.E.T.R.O.L." – 6.17
3. "The Box (Part 1)" – 6.28
4. "The Box (Part 2)" – 6.00
5. "Dŵr Budr" – 9.55
6. "Adnan's" – 8.41
7. "Out There Somewhere? (Part 1)" – 10.42
8. "Out There Somewhere? (Part 2)" – 13.26

The U.S. version of the record was initially packaged to include the Times Fly EP along with The Box EP (the latter included as a single 28-minute track):

1. "Time Flies (slow)"
2. "Time Flies (fast)"
3. "Are we here?" (this was an apparent live version)
4. "Tranquilizer"
5. "The Box" (This was the full 30-minute version)

In 1999, the reprint of the album included both tracks of The Saint single along with Irving Plaza recordings of "Halcyon" and "Satan" (previously found on Orbital's "Omen EP" and the "Satan Live EP"):

1. "Satan (Industry Standard)"
2. "Satan (Live at NYC Irving Plaza)"
3. "The Saint"
4. "The Sinner"
5. "Halcyon (Live at NYC Irving Plaza)"

External links

• Full details of Orbital In Sides
• Reviews of In Sides
• Reason for album name explained