Play: The B Sides ends up quite close to what regular listeners would expect from a collection like this.
There are a few blues-sampling songs similar to "Play" (though none are as good), some slightly groovy but still atmospheric tracks of trance-techno, a few interesting electronics experiments, and a bit of beatbox funk, all of it distinctly inferior to what was heard on Play -- which proves nothing much more than the fact that Moby is a good editor as well as a great producer.
As he admits in the liner notes, these tracks probably wouldn't be getting a wide release if not for the incredible success of Play, and the truth is that few other than true believers will really relish this collection.
[Play: The B Sides was originally released as part of the two-disc box Play/Play: The B Sides in combination with the regular version of Moby's 1999 breakout Play.].
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FlowerMoby | Moby | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 2 | SundayMoby | Moby | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | Memory GospelMoby | Moby | Play | 06:42 | 15 MB | 38 MB |
| 4 | Whispering WindMoby | Moby | Play | 06:02 | 13 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | SummerMoby | Moby | Play | 05:58 | 13 MB | 34 MB |
| 6 | SpiritMoby | Moby | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | Flying FoxesMoby | Moby | Play | 06:16 | 14 MB | 38 MB |
| 8 | SunspotMoby | Moby | Play | 06:49 | 15 MB | 33 MB |
| 9 | Flying Over the DatelineMoby | Moby | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | RunningMoby | Moby | Play | 07:05 | 16 MB | 44 MB |
| 11 | The Sun Never Stops SettingMoby | Moby | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 60 mins | 138 MB | |||||
| 60 mins | 337 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinne Day | Photography |
| 2 | Moby | Composer, Drawing, Instrumentation, Liner Notes, Main Personnel, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer, Various Instruments, Vocals |
| 3 | Elizabeth Young | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |