Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements
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Originally released in August 1993, Stereolab
's Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements was the group's major-label debut. The majority of the first 1800 vinyl copies had to be destroyed because of bad pressing quality. Also, the track "Pack Yr Romantic Mind" had to be re-recorded because it used a George Harrison
sample which the band was unable to receive permission to use.
At the end of the last track, "Lock-Groove Lullaby", it extends into a lock groove repeating a phrase sampled from Perrey and Kingsley
's The Savers on their album Kaleidoscopic Vibrations: Spotlight on the Moog
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Produced and Engineered by Phil Wright
Stereolab
Stereolab are an alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England. The band originally comprised songwriting team Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier , both of whom remained at the helm across many lineup changes...
's Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements was the group's major-label debut. The majority of the first 1800 vinyl copies had to be destroyed because of bad pressing quality. Also, the track "Pack Yr Romantic Mind" had to be re-recorded because it used a George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...
sample which the band was unable to receive permission to use.
At the end of the last track, "Lock-Groove Lullaby", it extends into a lock groove repeating a phrase sampled from Perrey and Kingsley
Perrey and Kingsley
The musical duo Perrey and Kingsley are pioneers in the field of electronic music. Before their collaboration, starting in 1965, electronic music was considered to be purely avant-garde...
's The Savers on their album Kaleidoscopic Vibrations: Spotlight on the Moog
Kaleidoscopic Vibrations: Spotlight on the Moog
Kaleidoscopic Vibrations: Spotlight on the Moog was the second collaboration between electronic musicians Perrey and Kingsley. It was released in 1967 on Vanguard Records, an independent label in Santa Monica, California.-Track listing:...
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Side one
- "Tone Burst" – 5:35
- "Our Trinitone Blast" – 3:47
- "Pack Yr Romantic Mind" – 5:06 * Embodies portions of "Strangers in the Night", written by Burt KaempfortBert KaempfertBert Kaempfert was a German orchestra leader and songwriter. He made easy listening and jazz-oriented records, and wrote the music for a number of well-known songs, such as "Strangers in the Night" and "Spanish Eyes".-Biography:He was born in Hamburg, Germany - where he received his lifelong...
, Charles Singleton, and Eddie Snyder
Side two
- "I'm Going Out of My Way" – 3:25 * embodies portions of "One Note Samba", written by A. JobimAntônio Carlos JobimAntônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim , also known as Tom Jobim , was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within...
, J. Hendricks, and N. Mendoca - "Golden Ball" – 6:52
- "Pause" – 5:23
Side three
- "Jenny OndiolineJenny OndiolineJenny Ondioline is a 1993 EP by the Anglo-French band Stereolab. Its tracks were later re-released on the Oscillons from the Anti-Sun compilation.-Track listing:# "Jenny Ondioline "# "Fruition"# "Golden Ball" [Studio]# "French Disko"...
" – 18:08 * contains samples from "Channel Recognition Phasing & Balance", used courtesy Haymarket Publishing
Side four
- "Analogue Rock" – 4:13
- "Crest" – 6:04
- "Lock-Groove Lullaby" – 3:38 * embodies portions of "The Savers", written by Jean Marcel and Gershon KingsleyGershon KingsleyGershon Kingsley a contemporary German American composer, is well known as a pioneer of electronic music and the Moog synthesizer and founder of the First Moog Quartet, as a partner in the famous electronic music duo Perrey and Kingsley, and for his rock-inspired compositions for Jewish religious...
Personnel
- Laetitia Sadier - vocals, guitar, Vox organ, Moog synthesizer, tambourine
- Tim GaneTim GaneTim Gane is the leader of the rock band, Stereolab.He started his musical career as a purveyor of harsh noise in the early 1980s under the alias Unkommuniti releasing self financed cassettes on Black Dwarf Wreckordings along with fellow Unkommuniti members Kallous Boys and other noise projects....
- guitar, Vox organ, Moog synthesizer, percussion - Sean O'HaganSean O'HaganSean O'Hagan is a founding member of Irish indie band Microdisney. In the 1990s he formed The High Llamas and released a number of highly acclaimed albums showing influences as diverse as The Beach Boys, Ennio Morricone, Antonio Carlos Jobim and avant-garde electronica...
- guitar, Vox & Farfisa organs - Andy RamsayAndy RamsayAndy Ramsay is a British drummer, programmer and sound engineer. He has played with the electro-pop band Stereolab since 1992...
- bazouki, Vox organ, percussion - Mary HansenMary HansenMary Hansen was a guitarist and singer with Stereolab.Born in Maryborough north of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, Hansen moved to London in the late 1980s and became a backing singer with the Essex-based indie band, The Wolfhounds.She met Stereolab founder Tim Gane when the Wolfhounds played...
- vocals, guitar, tambourine - Duncan Brown - guitar, bass, background vocals
Produced and Engineered by Phil Wright