Stereolab – Pulse Of The Early Brain (Switched On Volume 5) (Vinyl)

Includes a double-side insert with discount code for Duophonic store and download code (though this doesn’t include downloads for tracks C1 to D1 and D6).

Track Information:
Simple Headphone Mind’ b/w ‘Trippin’ With The Birds’ was the second collaboration between Nurse With Wound and Stereolab. A 12” disk released on yellow vinyl [1000 copies] and black vinyl [4996 copies] the sleeve was made from a ‘mylar style’, aluminium coloured material that was glued and sealed – each purchaser had to open the sleeve to discover which colour vinyl they had bought. The cds were also released in a sealed sleeve. Originally released 28th April 1997 via Duophonic Super 45s. Catalogue numbers DS33-11 / DS45cd-11.

The ‘Low Fi’ ep – ‘Low Fi’, ‘[Varoom!]’, ‘Laisser-Faire’ & ‘Elektro [He Held The World In His Iron Grip]’ was originally released as a limited edition clear vinyl 10” [approx 500 copies], black vinyl 10” and cd. Released 28th September 1992 by Too Pure. Catalogue numbers Pure 14 / Pure CD14.

‘Robot Riot’ & ‘Unity Purity Occasional’ were both written for sculptures made by Charles Long. ‘Unity Purity Occasional’ was used in 2000 for Charles’ sculpture of the same name . ‘Robot Riot’ is previously unreleased. (NB Unity Purity Occasional has also been previously released as the second half of Nomus et Phusis on [r=178602] and as such also appeared on the previous “Switched On” volume [r=17575222] in that guise

‘Spool Of Collusion’ & ‘Forensic Itch’ were originally released on August 18th 2008 as a black vinyl 7” that was given away with the initial pressing [5000 copies] of the ‘Chemical Chords’ lp. released via Duophonic UHF Disks / 4AD. Catalogue number AD2820. ‘Spool Of Collusion’ was also added, as a bonus track, to the Japanese cd release of ‘Chemical Chords’.

‘Symbolic Logic Of Now!’ was one side of a split 7” with Soi-Disant. 100 copies on blue vinyl and 2000 copies on black vinyl. Originally released in 1998 by Luke Warm Music. Catalogue number LWM001.

‘Ronco Symphony’ [Demo] – a demo version of the track from 1993’s ‘The Groop Played “Space Age Batchelor Pad Music”’ album. Previously unreleased (NB – it’s not previously unreleased it was on [r=1027271])

A cover of the track ‘ABC’ by The Multitude from The Godz album ‘The Third Testament’. The track was originally recorded for a Godz tribute album called ‘Godz Is Not A Put On’ and released in an edition of 500 copies by Lissy’s records in 1996. The track was later released as one side of a yellow glitter 7” that was part of an exclusive Japanese box set edition of ‘Aluminum Tunes [Switched On Volume 3]’. Yellow glitter 7” – approximately 3000 copies. Catalogue number D-UHF-D21.

‘Magne-Music’ & ‘The Nth Degrees’ were added as bonus tracks to the UK limited edition cd of ‘Chemical Chords’ released 18th August 2008 via Duophonic UHF Disks / 4AD. Catalogue number CADD2815CD. Both tracks also appear on the Japanese edition of ‘Chemical Chords’.

‘Blaue Milch’ was recorded for a Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra compilation album – each artist on the album was sent a Peter Thomas audio track and was asked to build it into a new track. Originally released in 1998 by the Bungalow record label. Catalogue number Bung 048.2.

The original recording of ‘Plastic Mile’. The re-recording was released as a 7” b/w ‘I Was A Sunny Rainphase’ and subsequently compiled onto Stereolab’s ‘Fab Four Suture’ album. Previously unreleased.

‘Yes Sir! I Can Moogie’ was originally released in 1995 as part of a single sided 3 track 7” flexi-disk via Wurlitzer Jukebox. Catalogue number WJ03 – 1000 copies were pressed.

‘Refractions In The Plastic Pulse’, a track from the ‘Dots and Loops’ album remixed by Autechre. A 12” disk released on 20th April 1998 via Duophonic UHF Disks. Catalogue number D-UHF-D19. 500 copies pressed on translucent yellow vinyl and 2972 copies on black vinyl.

‘XXXOOO’ was originally released in 1992 as part of a single sided 3 track 7” flexi-disk via the Encore! label. The flexi-disk was given away with edition #6 of the ‘Tea Time’ fanzine. Catalogue number Encore 001.

A live version of the ‘Emperor Tomato Ketchup’ album track ‘Cybele’s Reverie’. recorded 26th September 2004 when Stereolab supported Air at the Hollywood bowl, CA. USA. Previously unreleased.