AMG Review of 45 RPM

Jason Birchmeier
All Music Guide

Paul van Dyk's full-length debut, 45 RPM, is a straightforward affair, spreading his style of trance across the distance of an entire album. The highlights come early, with "I'm Coming' (To Take You Away)" and, especially, "For an Angel," though the successive songs do more or less keep the intensity level in the red. [The 1998 re-release of 45 RPM is the one to get, as it appends the "E-Werk Club Mix" of "For an Angel" to the end of the album for a wonderfully uplifting grand finale.]