The future of Stereolab

I think the Stereolab reissues on 1972 may just be sourced from CD masters (e.g. their Cobra and Phases doesn't have the longer version of "Blue Milk" that showed up on the original vinyl).

Have the first disc of what I guess was a three CDR live collection of tracks via the old fan list; need to ask Mackro about that.
yes please

I thought I'd seen something somewhere already that these reissues are a bit dodgy. We need a thread on vinyl reissues to avoid really. They're bringing out so many cool things on vinyl now but I've read various things about the quality of a lot of them being terrible.

― Kitchen Person, Wednesday, January 15, 2014 8:46 AM

here you go:

Search & Destroy: New Vinyl Pressings (And Reissue Pressings) What's Worth Buying?

I saw them in touring ETK, this was the set-list:

French Disko
Motoroller Scalatron
Melochord Seventy-Five
The Extension Trip
Lo Boob Oscillator -> Für Immer (NEU!)
Spark Plug
The Noise of Carpet
Anonymous Collective
Percolator
Super Electric
Ronco Symphony
Metronomic Underground
Crest
Ping Pong
Stomach Worm
Spinal Column

The ETK tour was the only one I missed, I think -- and I'm STILL annoyed with myself for that. Not only was Sonic Boom playing with them but Prolapse was opening. One of my few honest to god full regrets when it comes to missing shows by anybody. IIRC I was at a radio station retreat that weekend.

Meantime one of my favorite times seeing them was the Stereolab/Mouse on Mars/High Llamas bill in LA around Thanksgiving 1997 -- hot on the heels of a full High Llamas performance the previous night, with string section. I remember this vividly as well because at one point I turned around in the line to get in and two people back was John C. Reilly, who I'd just seen for the first time a couple of weeks beforehand in Boogie Nights.

ETK tour was super good, probably best concert I've ever seen.

Ned, thanks for the Irvine '93 vids! /watch later x 2

You're welcome!

yes please

Tylerw: I asked and Mackro didn't remember offhand. But the other two discs have gotta be around somewhere. Will do some checking...

STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND FIND THEM IMMEDIATELY NED

Complaints complaints

Still got my set of 3 intact *ducks*

Moodles - the Record Collector Q&A is from the December issue. I agree though that it's probably best not to hold your breath for these groop-approved reissues though. Switched On 4 has been "coming soon" for years now.

Search & Destroy: New Vinyl Pressings (And Reissue Pressings) What's Worth Buying?

― sleeve

Thanks. Should have realised there was already a thread for this.

xpost -- ah, so YOU'RE the guy. (Any chance of liberating those, as it were...?)

I'm pretty sure I have those three disks around somewhere too, I can look around for them if you want, they have probably been sitting out in my garage for a while.

While we're recounting great Stereolab shows, the Electric Ballroom gig that went: Stereolab/Drive Like Jehu/Prolapse/Flying Saucer Attack in '94 was incredible for all kinds of reasons.

xpost -- Please do! (I'd say if someone has a complete set they can send to tylerw he'll take care of the rest.)

And yeah I remember hearing about that show in retrospect and going "THE FUCK."

High Llamas, Mouse on Mars and Stereolab sounds like my dream concert line-up. I'm sitting here seething.

It was crazy great. MoM joined Stereolab on stage for an encore of (IIRC) "Stomach Worm" that pretty much destroyed civilization (in a good way).

I saw 'em live in Philly on the Dots/Loops tour in 1997. Believe the LLamas opened but can't remember who else was on the bill.

I didn't much enjoy the show because the band sounded EXACTLY like the albums, which felt like a negative.

Whoa whoa whoa == Stereolab/Drive Like Jehu/Prolapse/Flying Saucer Attack

What an amazing lineup.

I have the Mars Audiac vinyl reissue. It sounds fine, but no better than the CD and from what I read somewhere, it is in fact actually just a vinyl press of the CD, not from the master or anything.

I am destroyed by all of chunkletguy's videos, wow. Thanks for the link Ned

This thread sent me back to listen to 'Sound Dust' tonight for the first time in years. I liked it.

xpost -- You're welcome! Yeah some amazing stuff there.

This was a great show too

http://www.gigposters.com/posters/35527.jpg

Ned: I found that CD set, email me with the info for what you would like me to do with it.

Per earlier post:

(I'd say if someone has a complete set they can send to tylerw he'll take care of the rest.)

So, tylerw...?

sup! can you upload mp3s or would you rather send the physical object somewhere?

I'll see if I can figure out how to get them uploaded this evening and let you know

Pretty interesting interview with Tim here: http://tapeop.com/interviews/98/tim-gane-bonus/

xp thanks moodles!!!!!

oh and the tape op interview looks great -- the one that appeared in the print edition was frustratingly truncated it seemed.

Good interview!

Laetitia is interviewed in the same issue. Can't remember if she got the web bonus treatment as well.

tylerw, webmailed you the info, let me know if you run into any issues

Somewhat relevant...

http://www.southlondonhardcore.com/2013/12/episode-96-sean-ohagan.html

This week we spoke to Sean O'Hagan, formerly of Microdisney and Stereolab, about his life in South London, Stereolab's South London roots, the transpontine tunes he recorded with The High Llamas and 'Here Come The Rattling Trees', his latest narrative music project which is set in Peckham.

i was at the MoM/lab show in mtl way back then. i remember my lungs rattling.

ETK tour was super good, probably best concert I've ever seen.

― Ornate Coleman (Moodles)

This was an all-time top five concert for me too (Cornershop opened for them).

got the webmail, moodles, will grab it when i get home tonight! thx!

I am pleased this is coming about.

sorry i cyberbullied everyone into it, but it had to be done...

I'm glad you are interested in them. If Ned hadn't mentioned it, they eventually would've melted in my garage.

If anyone else on here is interested in some good quality stereolab live recordings, feel free to hit me up for the URL.

I'D HIT THAT.

saw them at leeds cockpit 1999/2000 terrible sound
köln 2005? amazing gig, properly loud, loved the bassist that night, they seemed genuinely surprised that cologne loved them, highlights: a song i've never heard before or since and stomach worm
reading the year morrissey white stripes libertines without pete played. was meh was in a tent they weren't into and half the crowd were waiting for lethal bizzle or dizzy rascal

the groop was definitely one of the first bands where i was like "i must own everything by this band"

hahaha good luck with that one

I'd love some live 'lab if you could email biznotic AT gmail. Saw them in New Orleans on the ETK tour. Threw a little alien toy on stage and it ended up displayed on their Moog? for the duration of the set.

sent, if anyone was looking for these and didn't get them let me know.