Freur were formed in Cardiff by Karl Hyde during 1981. Soon joined by fellow student Rick Smith, the band recruited further members, Alfie Thomas, John Warwicker and Bryn Burrows. The band signed to CBS Records and released their debut single "Doot Doot" that hit the lower reaches of the singles charts. An album of the same name followed and enjoyed a certain success in the UK and Europe. A building reputation enabled the band to record their 2nd album "Get Us Out Of Here" though no UK release was secured. The band eventually split in 1986. The band then re-emerged as Underworld and after a few false starts and line up changes, the band acheived genuine commercial and critical success. The original axis of Hyde and Smith joined forces with Darren Emerson and Underworld went from strength to strength. Underworld contributed "Born Slippy .NUXX to Danny Boyle's modern classic "Trainspotting".
01 Cdmred419 02 Look in the back for answers 03 Emeralds and pearls 04 Kiss me 05 A.o.k.o. 06 The devil and darkness 07 The piano song 08 Happiness 09 Endless groove 10 This is the way i'd like to live my life 11 Bella donna 12 Doot doot
13 Runaway 14 Riders in the night 15 Theme from the film of the same name 16 Tender surrender 17 Matters of the heart 18 My room 19 Whispering 20 Steam machine 21 All too much