Space Age Bachelor Pad Music
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| Space Age Batchelor Pad Music | ||||
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| Released | 22 March 1993 | |||
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| Length | 27:38 | |||
| Label | Too Pure (UK) American (US) | |||
| Producer | Stereolab and Andy Wilkinson | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.7/10)[2] |
Space Age Batchelor Pad Music (also known as The Groop Played "Space Age Batchelor Pad Music") is an EP (or "mini-LP") by the alternative music band Stereolab, originally released in March 1993. The release became an underground hit, and led to the band securing its first major-label record deal.
The title is spelled Space Age Batchelor Pad Music on the front cover, though not on the back cover or spine; The sleeve and label designs use artwork and text from Vanguard Records' "Stereolab" hi-fi test record after which the group was named, including the "flagbearer on horseback" logo of Vanguard Records itself. The EP title was later used by Bar/None Records for a 1994 compilation of tracks by Mexican lounge music legend Juan García Esquivel.
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, except "Space Age Batchelor Pad Music (Mellow)" by Sean O'Hagan
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Avant Garde M.O.R." | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Space Age Batchelor Pad Music (Mellow)" | 1:44 |
| 3. | "The Groop Play Chord X" | 2:01 |
| 4. | "Space Age Batchelor Pad Music (Foamy)" | 2:14 |
| 5. | "Ronco Symphony" | 3:36 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "We're Not Adult Orientated" | 6:07 |
| 7. | "U.H.F. – MFP" | 4:53 |
| 8. | "We're Not Adult Orientated (Neu Wave Live)" | 3:34 |
- All songs published by Complete Music.
Personnel[edit]
- Played by
- Duncan Brown – Bass (Tracks 6 and 8)
- Tim Gane – Guitars, Bass (Tracks 3, 5 and 7), Farfisa (Track 7), Moog, Samples, Radio
- Mary Hansen – Second Vocals, Moog (Tracks 6 and 8)
- Sean O'Hagan – Farfisa, Chord Organ Moog, Bass (Track 1), Marimbas, Air Freshener Lid, Drum (Track 5)
- Andy Ramsay – Persuasive Percussion
- Lætitia Sadier – Vocals, Tamboorine
- Technical credits
- Andy Wilkinson - Engineering
- Giles – Engineering Assistant
- The Groop and Andy – Producer, Mixing
- Magic Glue – Design
References[edit]
- ^ "The Groop Played "Space Age Batchelor Pad Music"". Stereolab. All Media Guide/All Music. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.pitchforkmedia.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Biography". Stereolab. All Media Guide/All Music. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
- ".. stereolab: discography ." Stereolab Official Site. Stereolab. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
