Release · 1985 · Detroit [42.33, -83.05]
Model 500 — "No UFO's / Future" (single)
The 1985 single "No UFO's / Future" was the inaugural release on Metroplex and the first record Juan Atkins made entirely on his own as Model 500. It marked the moment Detroit techno acquired a label, a catalogue and an identity distinct from electro. The pressing is treated by collectors and historians as the genre's founding artifact.
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- MusicBrainz: No UFO's / Future (Model 500)MusicBrainz
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