Unlike the album these records include the original, extended 12" versions of all songs, including some which have never been re-released. Metro Area 3 is the duo's third 12" EP, originally released in 2000.
To mark their 20th-anniversary Environ has lined with the renowned mastering engineer Matt Colton to have the duo's first four 12"s recut. Each one features the original, extended 12" versions of all songs, some of which have never been re-released.