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.

Switched On
Compilation album by
Stereolab
ReleasedOctober 1992
GenrePost-rock, shoegaze
Length43:55
LabelToo Pure (UK)
Slumberland (US)
Stereolab chronology
Low Fi
(1992)		 Switched On
(1992)		 Space Age Bachelor Pad Music
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork7.7/10[2]

It forms the first part of a trilogy of Stereolab rarities collections along with Refried Ectoplasm and Aluminum Tunes.

The three first releases that form Switched On include:

1. "Super 45", 10" EP, May 1991, on Duophonic (the band's own label)

A1 "The Light That Will Cease to Fail" (3:24)
A2 "Au grand jour" (3:41)
B1 "Brittle" (3:47)
B2 "Au grand jour'" (3:28)

2. "Super-Electric", 10" EP, September 1991, on Too Pure

A1 "Super-Electric" (5:22)
A2 "High Expectation" (3:32)
B1 "The Way Will Be Opening" (4:07)
B2 "Contact" (8:17)

3. "Stunning Debut Album", 7" single, November 1991, on Duophonic

A "Doubt"
B "Changer"

Track listing
No.TitleLength
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

Personnel
  • Laetitia Sadier - vocals
  • Gina Morris - vocals
  • Tim Gane - guitar, Moog synthesizer, Farfisa organ
  • Martin Kean - bass
  • Joe Dilworth - drums
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References
  • "Biography". Stereolab. All Media Guide/All Music. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
  • "Switched On". Stereolab. All Media Guide/All Music. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
  • "switched on stereolab". Stereolab Official Site. Stereolab. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
  1. Phares, Heather. ""Switched On" review". Reviews. All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
  2. Sherburne, Philip (6 October 2018). "Stereolab: Switched On". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  3. Taylor, Timothy Dean (2001). Strange Sounds: Music, Technology & Culture. Routledge. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-415-93683-5.
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