GU002
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GU002, never released second installment in the Global Underground series. Global Underground jumped directly from GU001: Tony De Vit - Live In Tel Aviv to GU003: Nick Warren - Prague, which resulted in a lot of controversy and rumours on the nature of GU002. In fact, GU002 does exist in form of the tape pack of Tony De Vit's Tel Aviv CD and the actual catalogue number of the release is GU002T. When Boxed started the GU series in 1996, they did not have a clear vision about the numbering scheme (later to become part of their image), which resulted in the "missing" release.
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[edit] T-shirt controversy
Boxed had claimed that GU002 was in fact a t-shirt (the image of the shirt even appeared in the sleeve notes of some Global Underground CDs). In reality, the t-shirt was originally fictional. However, around 2001 GU did make a small bunch of "authentic" GU002 T-shirts as an inside joke on all the controversy surrounding the GU002 release. The shirts were quickly sold out and GU has made no attempt to repeat the effort again.
[edit] Thrive Release
Thrive Records, the US distributor for early Global Underground releases had a different numbering scheme for Global Underground CDs, according to which GU002 was Paul Oakenfold's New York (originally released as GU007). The release came with a different artwork, but otherwise was the same.
