Released October 1992 | Length 43:55 Release date October 1992 | |
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Similar Refried Ectoplasm, Aluminum Tunes, Transient Random‑Noise Bursts wit, Mars Audiac Quintet, Oscillons from the Anti‑Sun | ||
Switched On (also known as Switched On Stereolab or Switched On Volume 1) is a compilation of Stereolab's first three releases, and was originally released in 1992. The album's name is in tribute to Switched-On Bach and other similar titles from the late 1960s to 1970s that feature Moog synthesizers as the primary instrument. Switched On was later licensed to Slumberland Records for a US release, and Rough Trade Germany, for that country, both in 1992.
Contents
It forms the first part of a trilogy of Stereolab rarities collections along with Refried Ectoplasm and Aluminum Tunes.
The three first releases that form Switched On include:
1. "Super 45", 10" EP, May 1991, on Duophonic (the band's own label)
A1 "The Light That Will Cease to Fail" (3:24)A2 "Au grand jour" (3:41)B1 "Brittle" (3:47)B2 "Au grand jour'" (3:28)2. "Super-Electric", 10" EP, September 1991, on Too Pure
A1 "Super-Electric" (5:22)A2 "High Expectation" (3:32)B1 "The Way Will Be Opening" (4:07)B2 "Contact" (8:17)3. "Stunning Debut Album", 7" single, November 1991, on Duophonic
A "Doubt"B "Changer"Stereolab super electric
Personnel
Songs
1Super-Electric5:24
2Doubt3:26
3Au Grand Jour'3:29