Kompakt: Total 1 or Total 1 was released on 30 July 1999. The album is the first installment of the influential Cologne-based microhouse label's annual compilation of vinyl releases and exclusives from its biggest artists and most promising newcomers. Vinyl and CD editions are quite different since only six songs are included on both formats. All tracks on the vinyl edition are previously unreleased.
Seven of the tracks on the CD are taken from previously released 12 inch vinyls originally released on Kompakt or sub-labels (catalogue number in parentheses): #3 (KOM8); #4 (KOM7); #5 (KOM4); #9 (KOM5); #10 (KOM1); #12 (nta015); #13 (KOM2).