''Peng!'' is the debut

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by English-French band

Stereolab Stereolab are an English people, Anglo-French avant-pop band formed in London in 1990. Led by the songwriting team of Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, the group's sound incorporates repetitive motorik beats with the use of vintage electronic keybo ...

. It was released on 26 May 1992 by

Too Pure Too Pure Records was a London-based independent record label formed in 1990 by Richard Roberts and Paul Cox. The label gained prominence after the release of PJ Harvey's debut studio album ''Dry (album), Dry'' in 1992, and subsequently found f ...

in the United Kingdom. The album was issued in the United States on 13 June 1995 by Too Pure and American Recordings. A

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ed edition of the album was released on 9 November 2018 by Too Pure and Beggars Arkive. The album's title (a German

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for a loud pop or bang) and cover art are derived from a comic strip named "Der tödliche Finger" that appeared in a 1970 issue of ''Hotcha'', a Swiss underground newspaper. Different panels of the same strip were adapted into cover art for other early Stereolab releases, and remain popular icons for the band.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Stereolab *

Tim Gane Timothy John Gane (born 12 July 1964) is an English songwriter and guitarist who co-founded Stereolab with his then-partner Lætitia Sadier.Gregory, Andy (ed.) (2002) ''International Who's Who in Popular Music, 2002'', Europa Publications Limite ...

– guitar,

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organ, Moog synthesizer *

Lætitia Sadier Lætitia Sadier (born 6 May 1968), also known as Seaya Sadier, is a French musician best known as a founding member of the London-based avant-pop band Stereolab. She was born in the east of Paris and spent time in the US as a child. In 1996, whi ...

– vocals,

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* Joe Dilworth – drums * Martin Kean – bass Production * Roger Askew –

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* Robbs – production, engineering, mixing * Stereolab – production, mixing

Charts

References

External links

''Peng!''
at official Stereolab website * * {{Authority control 1992 debut albums Stereolab albums Too Pure albums American Recordings (record label) albums