Switched On
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.[3] Switched On was later licensed to Slumberland Records for a US release, and Rough Trade Germany, for that country, both in 1992.
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| Released | October 1992 | |||
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| Length | 43:55 | |||
| Label | Too Pure (UK) Slumberland (US) | |||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10[2] |
Compiled of tracks from Super 45 and Super-Electric EPs plus the Stunning Debut Album 7" single, the album forms the first part of a pentalogy (as of 2022) of Stereolab rarities collections along with Refried Ectoplasm and Aluminum Tunes. A fourth compilation, Electrically Possessed, was released in 2021, collecting non-album material spanning from 1999 to 2008, and a fifth compilation, titled Pulse of the Early Brain, was released on September 02, 2022.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Super-Electric" | 5:22 |
| 2. | "Doubt" | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Au grand jour'" | 3:27 |
| 4. | "The Way Will Be Opening" | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Brittle" | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Contact" | 8:17 |
| 7. | "Au grand jour" | 3:40 |
| 8. | "High Expectation" | 3:32 |
| 9. | "The Light That Will Cease to Fail" | 3:23 |
| 10. | "Changer" | 4:54 |
- Tracks 1, 4, 6, and 8 taken from Super-Electric EP
- Tracks 3, 5, 7, and 9 taken from Super 45 EP
- Tracks 2 and 10 taken from Stunning Debut Album 7" single
Personnel
- Laetitia Sadier - vocals
- Gina Morris - vocals
- Tim Gane - guitar, Moog synthesizer, Farfisa organ
- Martin Kean - bass
- Joe Dilworth - drums
References
- "Biography". Stereolab. All Media Guide/All Music. Retrieved 4 May 2007.
- "Switched On". Stereolab. All Media Guide/All Music. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
- "switched on stereolab". Stereolab Official Site. Stereolab. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
- Phares, Heather. ""Switched On" review". Reviews. All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- Sherburne, Philip (6 October 2018). "Stereolab: Switched On". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- Taylor, Timothy Dean (2001). Strange Sounds: Music, Technology & Culture. Routledge. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-415-93683-5.