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Like two completely new Stereolab albums!!

basil
Sun, 24 Jan 2021 15:01:49 GMT

The remasters of Peng! and TGPSABPM were both quietly (AND FINALLY) released digitally and in HiRes in mid December, two years after appearing on vinyl. They are both GLORIOUS! Ahhhhhhhhhhh! I am not exaggerating when I say they are like two new albums. It is like someone washed them and made them sparkly clean. The vocals, the hummmm of the instruments, the guitar pick moving across and along the strings, the sticks making contact with the symbols and drum heads: its all in the open now. Do yourself a favor, go buy these now! I really hope the Groop is still getting royalties as they are not cheap downloads. Downloaded them Friday and have had them on constant rotation.

basil
Sun, 24 Jan 2021 15:03:41 GMT

And when I say "quietly released", there is not a single review of them on the Internet. Reviewers should be gushing!

cyberpainter
Sun, 24 Jan 2021 20:28:25 GMT

Interesting, thanks for that. I hope Stereolab are getting something.

petur
Mon, 25 Jan 2021 16:28:59 GMT

these remasters already came out on vinyl a couple of years ago, so I don't know why anyone would be reviewing them now, even if they are available in a new format for the first time. although, I don't think there were many reviews of these remasters were released at the end of 2018, Beggars put them out without much fanfare, probably hoping the bands reissue campaign on Duophonic/Warp would drive sales of these titles as well (they even pressed them on clear vinyl just like the first pressing of the other reissues) and in all of this, Low-Fi EP seems to be forgotten somehow

basil
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 04:37:27 GMT

Low Fi...YES! I doubt it will ever see the treatment and release it deserves. Great early Stereloab!

petur
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:56:32 GMT

who knows, maybe they will licence Low-Fi from Beggars and include it on SO5 (like they did with the Super-Electric tracks when Switched On was re-released)

deadlyfingers
Sun, 31 Jan 2021 17:47:34 GMT

Thanks, Basil! I hadn't heard about this. Just downloaded and they sound great! It looks all of those releases on Too Pure have been slow to be reissued in digital format. Switched On Vol 1 is still unavailable (on digital)... and as you all mentioned: Low-Fi is still begging for the full remaster & re-release treatment that it deserves.

petur
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 10:46:53 GMT

Switched on re-release was done by Duophonic and because they had to licence the Super-Electric EP tracks from Beggars it only covered physical media. Instead Duophonic made the two other remastered EP's on Switched On available individually for download: https://bleep.com/release/107757-stereolab-super-45 https://bleep.com/release/107756-stereolab-stunning-debut-album