{{Use British English|date=March 2024}} {{Use DMY dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox album | name = London 03.06.17 | type = EP | artist = [[Aphex Twin|AFX]] | cover = London 03.06.17.jpg | alt = London 03.06.17 vinyl sleeve. | released = 3 June 2017<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7824511/aphex-twin-field-day-stream-london-03-06-17 |title=Aphex Twin Streams Field Day Set, Releases Limited EP 'London 03.06.17': Listen |magazine=Billboard |date=6 June 2017 |accessdate=13 June 2017 |author=Bein, Kat}}</ref> | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = [[Electronic music|Electronic]]<ref name="genre-ref">{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Aphex-Twin-London-030617/release/10392272|title=Aphex Twin – London 03.06.17|website=Discogs|access-date=30 April 2024}}</ref> | length = {{Duration|h=1|m=10|s=03}} | label = [[Warp (record label)|Warp]] | producer = [[Aphex Twin|Richard D. James]] | prev_title = [[Orphaned Deejay Selek 2006–08]] | prev_year = 2016 | next_title = Orphans | next_year = 2017 }}

'''''London 03.06.17'''''&nbsp;(alternatively titled '''''London 03.06.17 [field day]'''''<ref name=digital-release>{{cite web |title=AFX - London 03.06.17 [field day] |url=https://aphextwin.warp.net/release/85934-afx-london-030617-field-day |website=aphextwin.warp.net |access-date=30 April 2024}}</ref>) is an [[extended play]] (EP) by English [[Electronic music|electronic musician]] Richard D. James, released under the pseudonym [[Aphex Twin|AFX]] on 3 June 2017 through [[Warp (record label)|Warp]]. The EP contained eleven songs and was made available for sale in limited numbers at the [[Field Day (festival)|Field Day 2017]] music festival. The record sold out soon after its announcement.<ref name=factmagazinefieldday>{{cite web |last1=Lobenfeld |first1=Claire |title=Aphex Twin releases exclusive Field Day vinyl (that is already sold out) |url=http://www.factmag.com/2017/06/03/aphex-twin-releases-exclusive-field-day-vinyl-already-sold/ |website=Fact Magazine |access-date=30 April 2024}}</ref> On 20 July 2017, the EP was re-released with ten extra tracks on James' [[Bleep (store)|Bleep]] store.<ref name="digital-release" />

==Background== On 27 November 2016, [[Aphex Twin|Richard D. James]] was revealed to be a [[Headliner (performances)|headlining]] act for the Field Day 2017 music festival, being his first public performance in four years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gibsone |first1=Harriet |title=Aphex Twin to play first UK show in five years at Field Day festival |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/28/aphex-twin-2017-field-day-london |website=The Guardian |access-date=30 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Quan |first1=Allison |title=Field Day Festival Announces 2017 Lineup Featuring Aphex Twin, Flying Lotus and Moderat |url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2016/12/09/news/field-day-festival-announces-2017-lineup-featuring-aphex-twin-flying-lotus-and-moderat/ |website=mxdwn Music |access-date=30 April 2024}}</ref> Field Day 2017 was scheduled to take place on 3 June 2017, with James performing on the same day.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Evan |first1=Minsker |title=Aphex Twin Set for Field Day London 2017 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/70056-aphex-twin-set-for-field-day-london-2017/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=30 April 2024}}</ref> ''London 03.06.17'' was not previously announced to be released prior to Field Day. Instead, it was [[Surprise album|surprise-released]] and sold exclusively at the on-site merchandise stand. By 2:00pm that day, the [[Phonograph record|vinyl record]] was entirely sold out.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yeung |first1=Vivian |title=Aphex Twin drops one-off vinyl exclusive at Field Day |url=https://crackmagazine.net/2017/06/aphex-twin-drops-one-off-vinyl-exclusive-at-field-day/ |website=Crack Magazine |access-date=30 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Coultate |first1=Aaron |title=Warp Records releases new Aphex Twin record at London's Field Day festival |url=https://ra.co/news/39171 |website=Resident Advisor |access-date=30 April 2024}}</ref>

==Release== ''London 03.06.17'' was originally released exclusively on vinyl on 3 June 2017. It was packaged in an [[Aphex Twin]] branded bag.<ref name="factmagazinefieldday" /> After Field Day concluded, many fans were outraged due to [[Scalping (trading)|scalpers]] and other attendees reselling the record for extremely high prices.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Spice |first1=Anton |title=Aphex Twin’s Field Day white label hits Discogs for vast sums |url=https://thevinylfactory.com/news/aphex-twin-field-day-vinyl-discogs/ |website=The Vinyl Factory |access-date=30 April 2024}}</ref>

On 20 July 2017, with the launch of James' [[Bleep (store)|Bleep]] store,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Plaugic |first1=Lizzie |title=Aphex Twin launches micro streaming service full of Aphex Twin songs |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/21/16011568/aphex-twin-archive-unreleased-tracks-albums-streaming |website=The Verge |access-date=30 April 2024}}</ref> ''London 03.06.17'' was re-released digitally. It originally launched with six bonus tracks,<ref>{{cite web |last1=McDermott |first1=Matt |title=Aphex Twin opens online store with new EP and over 40 unreleased bonus tracks |url=https://ra.co/news/39564 |website=Resident Advisor |access-date=30 April 2024}}</ref> however this was later expanded to eleven as of April 2024.<ref name="digital-release" /> This digital re-release was now titled ''London 03.06.17 [field day]''.

On 17 December 2024 the tracks of ''London 03.06.17'' were re-released onto streaming platforms as a part of a new compilation album, ''[[Music from the Merch Desk (2016–2023)]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lawson |first1=Michael |title=Aphex Twin drops surprise compilation, Music From The Merch Desk (2016-2023) · News ⟋ RA |url=https://ra.co/news/81813 |access-date=17 December 2024 |work=Resident Advisor |date=16 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

==Track listing==

{{Track listing | title1 = 42DIMENSIT3 e3 | length1 = 4:40 | title2 = MT1T1 bedroom microtune | length2 = 3:47 | title3 = T18A pole1 | length3 = 3:44 | title4 = T03 delta t | length4 = 4:01 | title5 = em2500 M253X | length5 = 1:50 | title6 = T23 441 | length6 = 2:51 | title7 = 42DIMENSIT10 | length7 = 3:06 | title8 = T20A ede 441 | length8 = 2:37 | title9 = MT1T2 olpedroom | length9 = 1:57 | title10 = T47 smodge | length10 = 1:41 | title11 = sk8 littletune HS-PC202 | length11 = 2:26 | total_length = 32:40 }}

{{Track listing | headline = aphextwin.warp.net exclusive tracks | title12 = T13 Quadraverbia N+3 | length12 = 3:14 | title13 = T17 Phase out +3 | length13 = 4:24 | title14 = T63 neotek 2h949 +3 [bonus beats] | length14 = 1:32 | title15 = T16.5 MADMA with nastya+5.2 | length15 = 4:56 | title16 = T08 dx1+5 | length16 = 6:41 | title17 = T69T07 stasspa+3 | length17 = 5:16 | title18 = T05 tx16w marion MT***,e [sketches] | length18 = 4:04 | title19 = T46 se70 rinseout2 [sketches] | length19 = 2:19 | title20 = ZT01 [sketch1] | length20 = 3:10 | title21 = TXT1+4 ds8 flngchrods[sketch0.1b] | length21 = 3:47 | total_length = 1:10:03 }}

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