Singles & Rarities Remastered On Limited Edition Clear Vinyl 3LP!
Remastered edition of a compilation of Stereolab singles and rarities, first issued in 1998. Reissued alongside new vinyl editions of the companion volumes Switched On, Refried Ectoplasm [Switched On Volume 2], and a CD anthology of all 3 volumes.
Initial copies come on clear vinyl. Screenprinted gatefold sleeve. Includes download card.
"Stereolab's Switched On series is ingenious, one of the best services a band has performed for its fans. Since their inception, Stereolab have made it a practice to release non-LP singles, tour 7"s, split singles, special-edition EPs -- recordings that were available in small quantities for a limited time. In every case, the limited-edition recordings become very valuable very quickly, often reaching ridiculously exorbitant prices that most fans could never afford. That's where the Switched On series comes in. It's where the group gathers the best of these rarities, leaving a couple of tracks on the original single for the sake of collectibility. Stereolab may do certain projects as a lark, but they rarely throw away tracks, as each EP and most singles have their own identity, offering a new spin on the group's trademark style. Given that Aluminum Tunes: Switched On, Vol. 3 spans two discs, it might seem that the compilation will only be of interest to diehards, but it rivals Refried Ectoplasm: Switched On, Vol. 2 in terms of creativity and consistency. Aluminum Tunes is distinguished by the first wide release of the entire sublime easy listening EP Music for the Amorphous Body Center, which would be enough to make the compilation essential for all fans, but it also has such minor masterpieces as their swinging duet with Herbie Mann on Antonio Carlos Jobim's 'One Note Samba,' Wagon Christ's remix of 'Metronomic Underground,' the horn-spiked 'Percolations,' and 'You Used to Call Me Sadness.' There may be a couple of tracks that never rise above the level of good but predictable Stereolab, but the best moments rank among their very best work. Quite simply an essential addition to their catalog." - AllMusic
Features:
• Limited Edition Clear Vinyl
• 3LP
• Remastered by Calyx Mastering of Berlin
• Screenprinted gatefold sleeve
• Limited time download card
Selections:
Side A:
1. Pop Quiz
2. The Extension Trip
3. How To Play Your Internal Organs Overnight
4. The Brush Descends The Length
5. Melochord Seventy-Five
6. Space Moment
Side B:
1. Iron Man
2. The Long Hair Of Death
3. You Used To Call Me Sadness
4. New Orthophony
Side C:
1. Speedy Car
2. Golden Atoms
3. Ulan Bator
4. One Small Step
Side D:
1. One Note Samba / Surfboard
2. Cadriopo
3. Klang Tone
Side E:
1. Get Carter
2. 1000 Miles An Hour
3. Percolations
4. Seeperbold
Side F:
1. Check And Double Check
2. Munich Madness
3. Metronomic Underground (Wagon Christ Mix)
4. The Incredible He Woman
Remastered edition of a compilation of Stereolab singles and rarities, first issued in 1998. Reissued alongside new vinyl editions of the companion volumes Switched On, Refried Ectoplasm [Switched On Volume 2], and a CD anthology of all 3 volumes.
Initial copies come on clear vinyl. Screenprinted gatefold sleeve. Includes download card.
"Stereolab's Switched On series is ingenious, one of the best services a band has performed for its fans. Since their inception, Stereolab have made it a practice to release non-LP singles, tour 7"s, split singles, special-edition EPs -- recordings that were available in small quantities for a limited time. In every case, the limited-edition recordings become very valuable very quickly, often reaching ridiculously exorbitant prices that most fans could never afford. That's where the Switched On series comes in. It's where the group gathers the best of these rarities, leaving a couple of tracks on the original single for the sake of collectibility. Stereolab may do certain projects as a lark, but they rarely throw away tracks, as each EP and most singles have their own identity, offering a new spin on the group's trademark style. Given that Aluminum Tunes: Switched On, Vol. 3 spans two discs, it might seem that the compilation will only be of interest to diehards, but it rivals Refried Ectoplasm: Switched On, Vol. 2 in terms of creativity and consistency. Aluminum Tunes is distinguished by the first wide release of the entire sublime easy listening EP Music for the Amorphous Body Center, which would be enough to make the compilation essential for all fans, but it also has such minor masterpieces as their swinging duet with Herbie Mann on Antonio Carlos Jobim's 'One Note Samba,' Wagon Christ's remix of 'Metronomic Underground,' the horn-spiked 'Percolations,' and 'You Used to Call Me Sadness.' There may be a couple of tracks that never rise above the level of good but predictable Stereolab, but the best moments rank among their very best work. Quite simply an essential addition to their catalog." - AllMusic
Features:
• Limited Edition Clear Vinyl
• 3LP
• Remastered by Calyx Mastering of Berlin
• Screenprinted gatefold sleeve
• Limited time download card
Selections:
Side A:
1. Pop Quiz
2. The Extension Trip
3. How To Play Your Internal Organs Overnight
4. The Brush Descends The Length
5. Melochord Seventy-Five
6. Space Moment
Side B:
1. Iron Man
2. The Long Hair Of Death
3. You Used To Call Me Sadness
4. New Orthophony
Side C:
1. Speedy Car
2. Golden Atoms
3. Ulan Bator
4. One Small Step
Side D:
1. One Note Samba / Surfboard
2. Cadriopo
3. Klang Tone
Side E:
1. Get Carter
2. 1000 Miles An Hour
3. Percolations
4. Seeperbold
Side F:
1. Check And Double Check
2. Munich Madness
3. Metronomic Underground (Wagon Christ Mix)
4. The Incredible He Woman
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