Electronic Punks • 30th Anniversary
In summer 2025, ‘Electronic Punks’ — The Prodigy’s iconic VHS — turns 30. Released in July 1995, the tape has achieved legendary status among fans over the years. Yet originally, it was meant to be a simple compilation of music videos, with no extras or behind-the-scenes footage. Every addition had to be fought for, debated, and painfully approved by the label. All Souvenirs spoke to the director Mark Reynolds and several others who were directly involved in the making of ‘Electronic Punks’ to get the full story behind how it came together — and to find out once and for all: will a proper digital version ever see the light of day?
And it wasn’t just the name that carried over. The book’s cover, based on a single frame from the ‘No Good (Start The Dance)’ video (around the 1:37 mark), was also repurposed for the VHS. The original artwork had been treated by Sharon Thornhill — Leeroy Thornhill’s sister, who was often around the band and occasionally contributed visuals in the mid-90s. ‘It was a good image and The Prodigy chose to use it on the cover’, she told All Souvenirs years ago.
We shared the cover creation process on our Instagram.
Check out the full story behind ‘Jungle Beats’ / ‘We Eat Rhythm’:
theprodi.gy/weeatrhythm
‘Molotov Bitch’ demo was short enough to be used in full, while ‘Jungle Beats’ appeared in a shortened fade-out snippet running just over two minutes. ‘It seemed to work better with both tracks,’ Mark explains. ‘Sometimes you get that on end credits for films.’
Sourced directly from Mark’s original tapes.
Headmasters: SPLIT
Additional thanks to: Mark Reynolds, Julian Paige, Simon Giblin, Ollie Usher, Mark Warbrook, Sharon Thornhill
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