Switched On (also known as Switched On Stereolab or Switched On Volume 1) is a compilation of Stereolab's first three releases, and was originally released in 1992. The album's name is in tribute to Switched-On Bach and other similar titles from the late 1960s to 1970s that feature Moog synthesizers as the primary instrument.[3] Switched On was later licensed to Slumberland Records for a US release, and Rough Trade Germany, for that country, both in 1992.
Compiled of tracks from Super 45 and Super-Electric EPs plus the Stunning Debut Album 7" single, the album forms the first part of a pentalogy (as of 2022) of Stereolab rarities collections along with Refried Ectoplasm and Aluminum Tunes. A fourth compilation, Electrically Possessed, was released in 2021, collecting non-album material spanning from 1999 to 2008, and a fifth compilation, titled Pulse of the Early Brain, was released on September 02, 2022.
Track listing
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1. | "Super-Electric" | 5:22 |
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2. | "Doubt" | 3:26 |
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3. | "Au grand jour'" | 3:27 |
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4. | "The Way Will Be Opening" | 4:07 |
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5. | "Brittle" | 3:47 |
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6. | "Contact" | 8:17 |
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7. | "Au grand jour" | 3:40 |
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8. | "High Expectation" | 3:32 |
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9. | "The Light That Will Cease to Fail" | 3:23 |
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10. | "Changer" | 4:54 |
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- Tracks 1, 4, 6, and 8 taken from Super-Electric EP
- Tracks 3, 5, 7, and 9 taken from Super 45 EP
- Tracks 2 and 10 taken from Stunning Debut Album 7" single
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