This is a double 180g, white vinyl edition which includes 7 additional remixes and is titled "Fancier Footwork". The sound is great but there are some brown smears on side one which detract from the visual appeal (without affecting the audio). In fact, I haven't bought many white records that are free of imperfection. It must be hard to manufacture.
On this LP, things have moved on a bit from their debut as, whilst the songs may not yet be as polished as later efforts, Dave seems to have found his voice. The title track is a good example of the band's increasing confidence to write and deliver their unique flavour of funk. If you compare the version of "Fancy Footwork" on this album to the recent live version on "Date Night", you can hear how Dave and Pee continue to turn up the wick and have developed into consummate showmen. This album was the first step on that journey to electronic funk perfection.
The only other tracks from this period that the band continue to play are "100%" and "Bonafide Lovin" which are good songs revealing an increasingly complex sonic pallet. Other highlights are "Momma's Boy" and "My Girl Is Calling Me (A Liar)" which demonstrate the bands sense of humour alongside their ability to create a stunning groove.
I almost forgot. The second disc has remixes of various album tracks alongside a collaboration with D.J. Mehdi titled "I am Somebody". Surprisingly most of the remixes are very good and many have an element of the French house sound. The best tracks are probably the MSTRKRFT remix of "Tenderoni" and Lifelike's remix of "Needy Girl". 3/5
