Stereolab / Switched On
Artist Stereolab
Album Title: Switched On
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Indie
Format CD
Released 10/00/1992
Label Too Pure/Slumberland
Catalog No SLUMBERLAND 22
Bar Code No 7 49846-2022-2 2
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Super-Electric (5:21)
2. Doubt (3:25)
3. Au Grand Jour1 (3:28)
4. The Way Will Be Opened (4:07)
5. Brittle (3:47)
6. Contact (8:17)
7. Au Grand Jour (3:40)
8. High Expectations (3:32)
9. The Light That Will Cease To Fail (3:23)
10. Changer (4:54)
Date Acquired 04/01/1994
Personal Rating
Acquired from Roadrunner Records
Purchase Price 16.00

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Notes

Notes:
This version has the Disque Americ matrix.
version with DADR matrix is here: Stereolab - Switched On
Manufactured under license from Too Pure, UK.
MADE IN CANADA printed on CD
PRINTED IN CANADA printed in booklet & back insert

Credits:
Bass – Martin Kean
Drums – Joe Dilworth
Guitar, Synthesizer [Moog], Organ [Farfisa] – Tim Gane
Vocals – Seaya Sadier (Laetitia Sadier)
Vocals [Second] – Gina Morris (tracks: 1, 2, 4)

Companies, etc.:
Licensed From – Duophonic Super 45s
Pressed By – Disque Americ

Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode (Text): 7 49846-2022-2 2
Barcode (String): 749846202222
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): DISQUE AMERIC VOJ1<392>SL22
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI8134
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): DISQUE AMERIC RSL1<392>SL22
Other (Variant 2 Mould Text): DISQUE AMERIC INC K

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Analyzed Folder: Stereolab - Switched On_dr.txt
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DR           Peak          RMS      Filename          
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DR11    -0.00 dB   -12.87 dB  01 - Super-Electric.aif  
DR11    -0.06 dB   -13.44 dB  02 - Doubt.aif        
DR13   +0.00 dB   -15.76 dB  03 - Au Grand Jour'.aif  
DR12   +0.00 dB   -13.50 dB  04 - The Way Will Be Opening.aif
DR11   +0.00 dB   -13.20 dB  05 - Brittle.aif      
DR11   +0.00 dB   -13.09 dB  06 - Contact.aif      
DR12   +0.00 dB   -13.06 dB  07 - Au Grand Jour.aif    
DR11    -0.47 dB   -12.34 dB  08 - High Expectation.aif    
DR12   +0.00 dB   -13.51 dB  09 - The Light That Will Cease to Fail.aif
DR11   +0.00 dB   -12.71 dB  10 - Changer.aif      
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Number of Files: 10
Official DR Value: DR12
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review by Heather Phares:

Switched On collects Stereolab's earliest singles, capturing the group's hypnotic, driving sound in its infancy. Though they're more guitar-driven and rock-oriented than the band's later work, tracks like "Super-Electric" and "Au Grand Jour" prove that Stereolab's basic style -- Krautrock lock-grooves, bubbling analog synths, fuzzed-out guitars, and angelic vocals -- arrived fully formed. "Doubt" and "Brittle" are among the group's most vibrant pop songs, while the eight-minute "Contact" is a warm-up for the epics the band would include on albums like Transient Random Noise-Bursts With Announcements. Reflective pieces like "The Way Will Be Opening" and "High Expectation" show off Laetitia Sadier's coolly sophisticated, Nico-meets-Francoise Hardy vocals, while "The Light That Will Cease to Fail" manages to be poppy, kinetic, and bittersweet all at once. Though the group would go on to make even more impressive albums, the newness of Stereolab's sound is palpable on Switched On, giving the songs an added vitality. Obviously, it's an impressive debut, but it's captivating in its own right.
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