''ABC Music: The Radio 1 Sessions'', released in October 2002, is a compilation by
post-rock
Post-rock is a form of experimental rock characterized by a focus on exploring textures and timbre over traditional rock song structures, chords, or riffs. Post-rock artists are often instrumental, typically combining rock instrumentation with ...
band
Stereolab
Stereolab are an Anglo- French avant-pop band formed in London in 1990. Led by the songwriting team of Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, the group's music combines influences from krautrock, lounge and 1960s pop music, often incorporating a repetit ...
of
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It specialises in modern popular music and current chart hits throughout the day. The station provides alternative genres at night, including electronica, dance, ...
sessions recorded from July 1991 to August 2001. It includes appearances in
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey (DJ) and radio presenter. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly fr ...
and
Mark Radcliffe's shows and it is a
CD-only release.
Track listing
CD 1
# "Super-Electric" – 4:48 (Peel, 30/7/1991)
# "Changer" – 4:11
# "Doubt" – 2:41
# "Difficult Fourth Title" – 4:45
# "Laissez Faire" – 3:57 (Peel, 28/6/1992)
# "Revox" – 3:12
# "Peng 33" – 2:57
# "John Cage Bubblegum" – 2:56
# "Wow and Flutter" – 2:54 (Peel, 28/9/1993)
# "Anemie" – 4:41
# "Moogie Wonderland" – 2:34
# "Heavy Denim" – 3:09
# "French Disko" – 3:12 (Radcliffe, 13/12/1993)
# "Wow and Flutter" – 2:56
# "Golden Ball" – 5:45
# "Lo Boob Oscillator" – 4:33
# "Check and Double Check" – 2:51 (Radcliffe, 22/11/1994)
# "Working Title (The
Pram Song)" – 4:13
"Difficult Fourth Title" is the song eventually named "Contact" (from ''
Super-Electric
''Super-Electric'' is the second EP by English-French rock band Stereolab, released in September 1991 by Too Pure. All four tracks were later included on '' Switched On''.
Track listing
# "Super-Electric" – 5:22
# "High Expectation" – 3:32
...
'' and then ''
Switched On
''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 si ...
''). "Working Title (The Pram Song)" is an early version of "Seeperbold" from ''
Aluminum Tunes
''Aluminum Tunes'' is a double album collection of EPs and rarities from Stereolab, released in 1998. It is the third compilation in a series of rarities collections following '' Switched On'' and ''Refried Ectoplasm'', and was stickered with th ...
''.
CD 2
# "International Colouring Contest" – 3:42
# "Anamorphose" – 7:27
# "Metronomic Underground" – 10:14 (Peel, 15/2/1996)
# "Brigitte" – 5:50
# "Spinal Column" – 3:31
# "Tomorrow Is Already Here" – 4:43
# "Les Yper-Sound" – 6:00 (Evening Session, 26/2/1996)
# "Heavenly Van Halen" – 3:09
# "Cybele's Reverie" – 3:59
# "Slow Fast Hazel" – 4:07
# "Nothing to Do With Me" – 4:01 (Peel, 19/9/2001)
# "Double Rocker" – 5:33
# "Baby Lulu" – 5:03
# "Naught More Terrific Than Man" – 3:56
"Heavenly Van Halen" is an early version of "Pinball" from the ''
Fluorescences'' EP.
References
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BBC Radio recordings
2002 live albums
2002 compilation albums
Stereolab compilation albums
Stereolab live albums
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