Stereolab / Peng!
Artist Stereolab
Album Title: Peng!
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Indie
Format CD
Released 05/26/1992
Label Too Pure
Catalog No PURE CD 11
Bar Code No 5 016554 701121
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Super Falling Star (3:16)
2. Orgiastic (4:44)
3. Peng! 33 (3:03)
4. K - Stars (4:04)
5. Perversion (5:01)
6. You Little Shits (3:25)
7. The Seeming And The Meaning (3:48)
8. Mellotron (2:47)
9. Enivrez - Vous (3:51)
10. Stomach Worm (6:35)
11. Surrealchemist (7:13)
Date Acquired 12/20/1994
Personal Rating
Acquired from Roadrunner Records
Purchase Price 16.00

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Notes

Notes:
Recorded - London April 1992
Published by Complete Music
Original sound recording made by Too Pure, London
℗ & © 1992 Too Pure London
Made in England
Distributed by APT

Credits:
Bass – Martin Kean
Drums – Joe Dilworth
Engineer – Robbs, Roger Askew
Guitar, Organ [Farfisa], Synthesizer [Moog] – Tim Gane
Music By [All Songs] – Sadier*, Gane*
Producer, Mixed By – Robbs, Stereolab
Vocals, Synthesizer [Moog] – Seaya Sadier (Laetitia Sadier)
Written By – Gane/Sadier

Companies, etc.:
Distributed By – APT
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Too Pure
Copyright © – Too Pure
Published By – Complete Music Ltd.
Glass Mastered At – Nimbus

Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode: 5016554701121
Matrix / Runout: PURECD 11 : MASTERED BY NIMBUS

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Official DR Value: DR11
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Reviews
AllMusic Review by Heather Phares:

With its full-length debut Peng!, Stereolab continued to develop a unique approach to experimental pop music, building on the seriously playful mix of Krautrock, dream pop, and lounge forged on the band's early singles. The album's first three tracks present the basic kinds of songs that the band would explore in the future: the tense, brooding "Super Falling Star" builds on simple keyboard drones and chilly, choral vocals; "Orgiastic" is a prototypically chugging, droning guitar and keyboard workout; and the sweet, bouncy melody and "ba ba ba" backing vocals of "Peng! 33" define Stereolab's early pop sound. "Perversion" mixes a heavy, dance-inspired beat with strummy, Velvet Underground guitars and Beach Boys harmonies, while "The Seeming and the Meaning" and "Stomach Worm" are two of the band's most dynamic, rock-oriented songs. Dreamy, melancholy songs like "K-Stars" and "You Little Shits" and the fuzzed-out "Mellotron" and "Enivrez-Vous" represent, respectively, the soft and loud aspects of Stereolab's more experimental side, and "Surrealchemist" manages to combine all of the aspects of the group's sound, with overtly Marxist lyrics to boot. While Peng! doesn't feature many of Stereolab's most instantly recognizable compositions, it defines the group's early style and reflects the eclectic directions pursued in later work.


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