Stereolab / Aluminum Tunes (Switched On, Volume 3)
Artist Stereolab
Album Title: Aluminum Tunes (Switched On, Volume 3)
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Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Indie
Format CD (2)
Released 10/20/1998
Label Drag City/Duophonic Ultra /Elektra /Warner Bros
Catalog No DC159CD
Bar Code No 0 36172 91592 7
Packaging Cardboard 6 Panel Gatefold
Tracks
Aluminum Tunes (Switched On, Volume 3) [disc 1]
1. Pop Quiz (4:22)
2. The Extension Trip (3:43)
3. How To Play Your Internal Organs Overnight (3:58)
4. The Brush Descends The Length (3:08)
5. Melochord Seventy-Five (3:39)
6. Space Moment (4:20)
7. Iron Man (3:27)
8. The Long Hair Of Death (4:48)
9. You Used To Call Me Sadness (4:00)
10. New Orthophony (6:26)
11. Speedy Car (5:00)
12. Golden Atoms (5:18)
13. Ulan Bator (3:14)
14. One Small Step (4:16)
Aluminum Tunes (Switched On, Volume 3) [disc 2]
1. One Note Samba-Surfboard (9:10)
2. Cadriopo (3:09)
3. Klang Tone (5:36)
4. Get Carter (3:23)
5. 1000 Miles An Hour (4:32)
6. Percolations (3:22)
7. Seeperbold (5:08)
8. Check And Double Check (4:03)
9. Munich Madness (3:48)
10. Metronomic Underground (Wagon Christ Mix) (7:51)
11. The Incredible He Woman (3:31)
Date Acquired 11/11/1998
Personal Rating
Acquired from Amazon
Purchase Price 19.00

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Notes

Notes:
Comes in a heavy duty card fold out sleeve.
Tracks 1-01 to 1-06, 1-08, 1-10 to 1-14, 2-01 to 2-05 & 2-07 to 2-09 produced at Blackwing.
Tracks 1-01 to 1-06 Recorded January 1995, Originally Released as 'Amorphous Body Study Centre'
Track 1-07 Recorded August 1997. produced at Spatio Dynamic.
Track 1-08 Recorded October 1994
Track 1-09 Recorded July 1996. produced at Southern Studios.
Track 1-10 Recorded April 1994
Tracks 1-11 & 1-12 Recorded June 1995
Track 1-13 Recorded April 1994
Track 1-14 Recorded June 1995
Track 2-01 Recorded December 1995
Track 2-02 Recorded June 1995
Track 2-03 Recorded April 1994
Tracks 2-04 & 2-05 Recorded February 1995
Track 2-06 Recorded August 1995. remixed at Idful. Mixed October 1996.
Track 2-07 Recorded January 1995
Track 2-08 Recorded June 1995
Track 2-09 Recorded February 1995
Track 2-10 Recorded May 1995. Remixed October 1996.
Track 2-11 Recorded March 1997. produced at Idful, mixed at Spatio Dynamique, August 1997.
Mastered at Abbey Road.
Under License From Elektra Entertainment Group and Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks

Credits:
Management, Other [Sandpaper] – Pikey
Mastered By – Steve Rooke
Producer – Harvey Birrell (tracks: 1-09), John McEntire (tracks: 2-11), Paul Tipler (tracks: 1-01 to 1-06, 1-08, 1-10 to 1-14, 2-01 to 2-05, 2-07 to 2-09), The Groop (tracks: 1-01 to 1-08, 1-10 to 1-14, 2-01 to 2-05, 2-07 to 2-09)
Sleeve – House
Written-By – Herbie Mann (tracks: 2-01), Sadier (tracks: 1-01 to 1-14, 2-02, 2-03, 2-05 to 2-11), Roy Budd (tracks: 2-04), O'Hagan (tracks: 1-03, 2-06), Stereolab (tracks: 2-01), Gane (tracks: 1-01 to 1-14, 2-02, 2-03, 2-05 to 2-11)
Written-By [One Note Samba] – Antonio Carlos Jobim (tracks: 2-01), Newton Mendonca (tracks: 2-01)
Written-By [Surfboard] – Antonio Carlos Jobim (tracks: 2-01)

Companies, etc.:
Designed At – Intro
Produced At – Blackwing Studios
Produced At – Spatio-Dynamic Studios
Produced At – Southern Studios
Produced At – Idful Music
Remixed At – Idful Music
Mixed At – Spatio-Dynamic Studios
Mastered At – Abbey Road Studios
Licensed From – Elektra Entertainment Group
Licensed From – Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks
Published By – Island Music Publishing Ltd.
Published By – Complete Music Ltd.
Pressed By – Disque Americ

Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode (Text): 0 36172 91592 7
Barcode (String): 036172915927
Matrix / Runout (Disc 1 ): DADR 1CL93<0241>DC159PROMOCD1
Mastering SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI L483
Mould SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI810A
Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): DADR 1C9H1<0241>DC159PROMOCD2
Mastering SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI L481
Mould SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI8123

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Analyzed Folder: Stereolab - Aluminum Tunes (Switched On, Vol. 3,) Disc 1_dr.txt
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DR         Peak         RMS       Filename          
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DR12   -0.17 dB   -14.23 dB  01 - Pop Quiz.aif        
DR12   -0.17 dB   -13.42 dB  02 - The Extension Trip.aif  
DR12   -0.75 dB   -15.79 dB  03 - How to Play Your Internal Organs Overnight.aif
DR11   -0.15 dB   -13.04 dB  04 - The Brush Descends the Length.aif
DR10   -0.08 dB   -12.07 dB  05 - Melochord Seventy-Five.aif
DR10   -0.17 dB   -12.03 dB  06 - Space Moment.aif    
DR11   -0.15 dB   -13.17 dB  07 - Iron Man.aif        
DR10   -0.23 dB   -11.41 dB  08 - The Long Hair Of Death.aif
DR11   -0.11 dB   -12.62 dB  09 - You Used To Call Me Sadness.aif
DR10   -0.17 dB   -11.67 dB  10 - New Orthophony.aif  
DR11   -0.17 dB   -12.45 dB  11 - Speedy Car.aif      
DR09   -0.16 dB   -11.70 dB  12 - Golden Atoms.aif    
DR10   -0.17 dB   -11.71 dB  13 - Ulan Bator.aif      
DR11   -0.17 dB   -12.49 dB  14 - One Small Step.aif  
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Number of Files: 14
Official DR Value: DR11
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Analyzed Folder: Stereolab - Aluminum Tunes (Switched On, Vol. 3,) Disc 2_dr.txt
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DR        Peak          RMS      Filename          
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DR11   -0.94 dB   -13.49 dB  01 - One Note Samba-Surfboard.aif
DR10   -0.17 dB   -11.37 dB  02 - Cadriopo.aif        
DR10   -0.15 dB   -11.04 dB  03 - Klang Tone.aif      
DR11   -0.17 dB   -12.91 dB  04 - Get Carter.aif      
DR09   -0.14 dB   -13.21 dB  05 - 1000 Miles An Hour.aif  
DR12   -0.11 dB   -13.36 dB  06 - Percolations.aif    
DR10   -0.14 dB   -11.48 dB  07 - Seeperbold.aif      
DR10   -0.17 dB   -11.98 dB  08 - Check and Double Check.aif
DR10   -0.17 dB   -11.75 dB  09 - Munich Madness.aif  
DR12   -0.17 dB   -14.80 dB  10 - Metronomic Underground (Wagon Christ Mix).aif
DR11   -0.16 dB   -13.51 dB  11 - The Incredible He Woman.aif
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Number of Files: 11
Official DR Value: DR11
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine:

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.


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