A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular

A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular is the debut studio album by the Belgian band Hooverphonic. The album was released by Columbia Records on 29 July 1996,[9] initially credited to the band's original name, Hoover. It is Hooverphonic's only album with lead singer Liesje Sadonius.

A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular
First issue, credited to Hoover
Studio album by
Hooverphonic
Released29 July 1996 (1996-07-29)
Studio
Genre
Length47:05
LabelColumbia
ProducerHooverphonic
Hooverphonic chronology
A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular
(1996)		 Blue Wonder Power Milk
(1998)
Singles from A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular
  1. "Wardrope"
    Released: 1996[4]
  2. "2Wicky"
    Released: 1996[5]
  3. "Inhaler"
    Released: 1996[6]
  4. "Barabas"
    Released: 1997[7]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork8.1/10[8]
USA Today[2]

A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular produced the singles "Wardrope", "2Wicky", "Inhaler", and "Barabas". On 15 April 1997,[9][10] the album was released in the United States by Epic Records.[11] By June 1998, it had sold over 140,000 copies worldwide.[12]

In 2011, a deluxe edition of A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular was released as a box set including the original album on both CD and LP, two bonus CDs containing remixes and rarities from the era, artwork prints, and a book of essays by the members of Hooverphonic about the album.[13]

Composition

The song "2Wicky" samples Isaac Hayes' 1969 rendition of "Walk On By", as well as "Le Voile d'Orphée" by Pierre Henry.[14]

"Plus Profond" was reworked for A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular from its original version, which contained a sample that could not be cleared. This version would later be performed live by Hooverphonic on their New Stereophonic Spectacular tour in 2006,[15] and it was eventually released on the 2011 deluxe edition of A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular.[16]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Inhaler"
5:11
2."2Wicky"
4:44
3."Wardrope"
  • Callier
  • Geerts
4:31
4."Plus Profond"Callier4:24
5."Barabas"Callier3:50
6."Cinderella"
3:52
7."Nr 9"Callier3:38
8."Sarangi"Callier4:16
9."Someone"
  • Callier
  • Geerts
  • Duchêne
  • Sadonius
4:11
10."Revolver"Callier3:54
11."Innervoice"
  • Callier
  • Geerts
4:34
Total length:47:05
Deluxe edition disc two (Remixes)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."2Wicky" (DJ Pulse remix)
  • Callier
  • Geerts
  • Bacharach
  • David
  • Henry
6:24
2."2Wicky" (DJ Pulse dub)
  • Callier
  • Geerts
  • Bacharach
  • David
  • Henry
6:24
3."2Wicky" (Not So Extended Hoovering mix)
  • Callier
  • Geerts
  • Bacharach
  • David
  • Henry
3:41
4."2Wicky" (Steve Hillier version)
  • Callier
  • Geerts
  • Bacharach
  • David
  • Henry
6:43
5."Inhaler" (Drum 'n' Orch remix; by Hoover)
  • Callier
  • Geerts
4:27
6."Inhaler" (Mr Pink remix; by Hector Zazou)
  • Callier
  • Geerts
5:47
7."Inhaler" (Mr Brown remix; by Hector Zazou)
  • Callier
  • Geerts
6:48
8."Inhaler (CJ's Multicolored Rhythm Injection)" (radio edit)
  • Callier
  • Geerts
3:37
9."Inhaler (CJ's Multicolored Rhythm Injection)"
  • Callier
  • Geerts
6:09
10."Wardrope" (Jungle remix)
  • Callier
  • Geerts
5:50
Total length:55:50
Deluxe edition disc three (Rarities)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Plus Profond" (original recording)Callier3:58
2."Inhaler" (original demo; featuring Esther Lybeert)
  • Callier
  • Geerts
5:09
3."Cinderella" (original demo; featuring Esther Lybeert)
  • Callier
  • Geerts
  • Duchêne
  • Sadonius
3:24
4."Nr 9" (original demo; featuring Esther Lybeert)Callier3:49
5."Revolver" (original demo; featuring Esther Lybeert)Callier3:24
6."Instrumental"Callier5:16
7."Inhaler" (Studio Brussel Basta session, 16 January 1997)
  • Callier
  • Geerts
3:46
8."Someone" (Studio Brussel Basta session, 16 January 1997)
  • Callier
  • Geerts
  • Duchêne
  • Sadonius
3:12
Total length:31:58

Sample credits[14][16]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[14]

Hooverphonic

Additional musicians

  • Eric Bosteels – drums on "Inhaler", "Nr 9", "Sarangi", "Revolver" and "Innervoice"
  • Stefan Bracoval – flute on "Wardrope"
  • Sven Muller – bass on "Cinderella"
  • Charlotte Van de Perre – Spanish parlando vocals on "Cinderella"
  • Ursi Vanderherten – French parlando vocals on "Plus Profond"

Production

  • Benjamin Bertozzi – mixing (assistant) on "Plus Profond"
  • Ian Cooper – mastering
  • Jake Davies – mixing (assistant), analogue tape phasing
  • Kees de Visser – mastering on "Wardrope", "Barabas" and "Sarangi"
  • Roland Herrington – mixing
  • Hooverphonic – production, engineering, mixing on "Plus Profond"

Design

  • Power & Glory – cover design

Charts
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 32

References
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  3. Wilson, MacKenzie. "A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular – Hooverphonic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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  7. "Barabas". hooverphonic.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2001. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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  9. "The History Of Hooverphonic". hooverphonic.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2001. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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  12. Maes, Marc (6 June 1998). Pride, Dominic (ed.). "Global Music Pulse – Belgium". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 23. p. 63. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  13. "Hooverphonic releases deluxe box set version of debut album A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular". hooverphonic.com. 9 November 2011. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  14. A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular (liner notes). Hoover. Columbia Records. 1996. COL 484389 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  16. A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular (liner notes). Hooverphonic (deluxe ed.). Sony Music. 2011. 88697953052.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  18. "Ultratop.be – Hoover – A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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