1993 studio album by Stereolab
Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements Released 10 August 1993 (1993-08-10 ) [ 1] Recorded May 1993 Studio Blackwing (London)Genre Length 61 :52 Label Producer Phil Wright
Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements is the second studio album by English-French rock band Stereolab , released on 10 August 1993 and was issued by Duophonic Records and Elektra Records . It was recorded with an expanded line-up, and is generally considered to be the band's noisiest release due to its emphasis on distorted guitars and keyboard sounds.
Composition
Shortly before the release of Transient Random-Noise Bursts , Stereolab re-recorded the song "Pack Yr Romantic Mind" to remove a sample from George Harrison 's Wonderwall Music that they were denied clearance to use.[ 15] [ 16]
On the LP edition of the album, the end of the last track, "Lock-Groove Lullaby", extends into a locked groove repeating a phrase sampled from Perrey and Kingsley 's "The Savers", from their 1967 album Kaleidoscopic Vibrations: Electronic Pop Music from Way Out .
Release
Transient Random-Noise Bursts was released on 10 August 1993 in the United States by Elektra Records and on 6 September 1993 in the United Kingdom by Duophonic Records .[ 17] The album's sleeve design was adapted from that of a hi-fi test record issued by Hi-Fi Sound magazine in 1969;[ 18] the record itself is sampled on the song "Jenny Ondioline ".[ 19] The majority of the first 1,500 LP copies of Transient Random-Noise Bursts were destroyed due to bad pressing quality.[ 15]
On its release, Transient Random-Noise Bursts peaked at number 62 on the UK Albums Chart .[ 20] In advance of the album, "Jenny Ondioline" was released on 22 August 1993.[ 21]
A remastered and expanded edition of Transient Random-Noise Bursts was released by Duophonic and Warp on 3 May 2019.[ 22]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier
Title 1. "Tone Burst" 5:33 2. "Our Trinitone Blast" 3:46 3. "Pack Yr Romantic Mind" 5:04 4. "I'm Going Out of My Way" 3:25 5. "Golden Ball" 6:50 6. "Pause" 5:19 7. "Jenny Ondioline " 18:06 8. "Analogue Rock" 4:10 9. "Crest" 6:03 10. "Lock-Groove Lullaby" 3:36 Total length: 61:52
2019 expanded edition bonus disc[ 23] Title 1. "Fragments" 0:48 2. "Jenny Ondioline" (7"/EP version – alternative mix) 3:47 3. "Drum – Backwards Bass – Organ" ("Jenny Ondioline" breakdown full version) 3:33 4. "Analogue Rock" (original mix) 4:35 5. "Pause" (original mix) 4:32 6. "French Disco" (early version mix) 4:30 7. "Jenny Ondioline Part 2" (breakdown mix) 6:24 8. "Fruition" (demo) 1:22 9. "I'm Going Out of My Way" (demo) 1:45 10. "French Disco" (demo) 2:42 11. "Lock Groove Lullaby" (demo) 1:37 12. "Jenny Ondioline" (demo) 3:52 13. "Pause" (demo) 2:24 Total length: 41:51
Sample credits [ 19]
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[ 19]
Stereolab
Tim Gane – guitar, Vox organ, Moog synthesizer, bongo drum, tambourine
Lætitia Sadier – vocals, Vox organ, guitar, tambourine, Moog synthesizer
Duncan Brown – bass, guitar twang , vocals
Mary Hansen – vocals, tambourine, guitar
Sean O'Hagan – Farfisa and Vox organs, guitar
Andy Ramsay – percussion, Vox organ, bouzouki
Production
Charts
Notes
^ Misspelled "Burt Kaempfort" in the album's liner notes
^ Misspelled "Mendoca" in the album's liner notes
References
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^ Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements (press advertisement). Duophonic Records . 1993. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
^ Foster, John (31 July 2019). "The evolution of Stereolab's analogue-inspired record sleeves" . The Vinyl Factory . Retrieved 1 June 2020 .
^ a b c Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements (liner notes). Stereolab . Duophonic Records . 1993. D-UHF-CD02.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 8 November 2017.
^ Jenny Ondioline (press advertisement). Duophonic Records . 1993. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020 .
^ "7 Albums To Be Reissued Via Warp And Duophonic UHF Disks" . Warp . Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
^ "Stereolab – Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements (Expanded Edition)" . Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks . Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "Independent Albums" (PDF) . Music Week . 25 September 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 28 May 2021 .
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