| Artist |
Stereolab |
| Album Title: |
Fab Four Suture |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Indie |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
03/07/2006 |
| Label |
Too Pure |
| Catalog No |
PURE 190CD |
| Bar Code No |
6 44918 01902 2 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Kyberneticka Babicka Pt 1. (4:31)
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| 2.
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Interlock (4:10)
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| 3.
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Eye of the Volcano (4:16)
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| 4.
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Plastic Mile (5:11)
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| 5.
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"Get a Shot of the Refrigerator" (4:23)
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| 6.
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Visionary Road Maps (3:35)
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| 7.
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Vodiak (3:19)
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| 8.
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Whisper Pitch (3:55)
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| 9.
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Excursions Into "Oh, A-Oh" (5:27)
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| 10.
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I Was a Sunny Rainphase (3:27)
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| 11.
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Widow Weirdo (4:31)
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| 12.
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Kyberneticka Babicka Pt 2. (4:56)
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| Date Acquired |
09/06/2022 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Amazon |
| Purchase Price |
11.02 |
Web Links |
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Notes |
Notes:
All tracks exclusively licensed by Duophonic UHF Disks to Too Pure/Beggars Banquet
All songs Kobalt Music Publishing
Recorded Spring / Autumn 2005 at Instant 0 & Press Play
Mastered at Calyx Mastering, Berlin
℗&© 2006 Too Pure Records
Made in U.K.
Compiles six singles released in 2005 and 2006:
1 - Kybernetická Babička (rel. 2005-09-12)
2 - Plastic Mile (rel. 2005-09-12)
3 - Interlock (rel. 2005-09-12)
4 - Whisper Pitch (rec. Spring / Autumn 2005, rel. 2006-03-06)
5 - Excursions Into "Oh, A-Oh" (rec. Spring / Autumn 2005, rel. 2006-03-06)
6 - Eye Of The Volcano (rec. Spring / Autumn 2005, rel. 2006-03-06).
Housed in a standard jewel case including a single glossy card as cover.
Credits:
Bass – Simon Johns
Brass [Section] – Adam Walters, Ed Pascall, John Ryan
Drums, Drum Machine [Drum Machines], Synthesizer [Synthi] – Andy Ramsay
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes Piano], Clavinet – Dominic Jeffery
Engineer – Joe Watson
French Horn – Joe Walters
Guitar, Bass [Occ. Bass] – Tim Gane
Harpsichord, Organ, Synthesizer [Moog] – Joe Watson
Management – Pikey
Mastered By – Alexej Gottschau, Bo Kondren
Mixed By – Joe, Tim
Music By [All Songs] – Sadier, Gane
Vocals – Laetitia Sadier
Companies, etc.:
Licensed To – Too Pure
Licensed To – Beggars Banquet
Licensed From – Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Too Pure Ltd.
Copyright © – Too Pure Ltd.
Published By – Kobalt Music Publishing
Recorded At – Instant Zero
Recorded At – Press Play
Mastered At – Calyx Mastering
Glass Mastered At – Sonopress Arvato – 51755309
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode (Text): 6 44918 01902 2
Barcode (Scanned EAN-13): 0644918019022
Label Code: LC 12056
Matrix / Runout: [Sonopress Arvato logo] 51755309/PURE190CD 22
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LB47
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0760
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DR8 +0.00 dB -8.38 dB 01 - Kyberneticka Babicka, Part 1.aif
DR7 +0.00 dB -8.12 dB 02 - Interlock.aif
DR7 +0.00 dB -7.87 dB 03 - Eye Of The Volcano.aif
DR7 +0.00 dB -7.75 dB 04 - Plastic Mile.aif
DR7 +0.00 dB -7.80 dB 05 - “Get a Shot of the Refrigerator”.aif
DR6 +0.00 dB -7.66 dB 06 - Visionary Road Maps.aif
DR7 +0.00 dB -8.01 dB 07 - Vodiak.aif
DR7 +0.00 dB -8.21 dB 08 - Whisper Pitch.aif
DR6 +0.00 dB -7.59 dB 09 - Excursions Into “oh, a-oh”.aif
DR7 +0.00 dB -8.29 dB 10 - I Was A Sunny Rainphase.aif
DR7 +0.00 dB -7.85 dB 11 - Widow Weirdo.aif
DR7 +0.00 dB -8.11 dB 12 - Kyberneticka Babicka, Part 2.aif
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Number of Files: 12
Official DR Value: DR7
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by Heather Phares:
An album and a singles collection at the same time, Fab Four Suture stitches together four limited-edition EPs Stereolab released in the fall of 2005 and spring of 2006. Over the years, the group has made a reputation for having EPs and singles -- and therefore, singles collections -- that are just as good, if not better, than their albums, as comps like Switched On and Aluminum Tunes attest. Stereolab has also always been very democratic about making sure fans can get their hands on nearly all of their more obscure releases in some form or another; while Fab Four Suture is a little different than their other collections in that it was designed to form an album upon the completion of the EP series, in terms of its quality, it's on par with the band's most enjoyable comps. By combining the looser, more experimental feel of their EPs with the album format, Fab Four Suture ends up being more organic-feeling than Stereolab's previous album, the lovely but occasionally distant Margerine Eclipse. Indeed, the best moments here are more immediate than anything the band has done in a long time. "Interlock" boasts funky brass and basslines that are echoed by "Excursions into 'Oh, A-Oh,'" a driving motorik with fiery guitars that recalls the glory of Transient Random Noise Bursts with Announcements. "Plastic Mile" and "Eye of the Volcano" are examples of their sparkling, delicately dramatic pop at its finest, while "Visionary Road Maps" is lovely and mysterious, changing gears two-thirds of the way through from a insistent yet somehow bittersweet groove to a slower, slightly spooky coda. The more experimental and downright playful moods of Stereolab are also represented, respectively, by "Widow Weirdo," a quick-shifting track that has an odd, almost ugly little guitar lick as its only constant, and the fizzy, revved-up "Vodiak." After hearing Fab Four Suture in its album form, the EPs tend to feel like puzzle pieces without any instructions; on their own EP, the two parts of "Kybernetica Babicka" felt slight and disappointing, but they work well as the album's opening and closing themes. Even more than Margerine Eclipse, Fab Four Suture sounds like Stereolab has adapted -- if not fully healed -- from the loss of Mary Hansen, and it's fitting that the group's first full-length album for Too Pure in over a decade finds them consolidating their strengths rather than completely reinventing their sound.
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