Album Info Hide Show Artist: Stereolab Album: Emperor Tomato Ketchup (Expanded Edition) Released: Europe, 2019 Tracklist: A1 Metronomic Underground A2 Cybele’s Reverie A3 Percolator B1 Les Yper-Sound B2 Spark Plug B3 OLV 26 B4 The Noise Of Carpet C1 Tomorrow Is Already Here C2 Emperor Tomato Ketchup C3 Monstre Sacre D1 Motoroller Scalatron D2 Slow Fast Hazel D3 Anonymous Collective Bonus Tracks E1 Freestyle Dumpling E2 The Noise Of Carpet (Original Mix) E3 Old Lungs E4 Percolator (Original Mix) F1 Cybele’s Reverie (Demo) F2 Spark Plug (Demo) F3 Spinal Column (Demo) F4 Emperor Tomato Ketchup (Demo) F5 Les Yper-Sound (Demo) F6 Metronomic Underground (Demo) F7 Percolator (Demo) F8 Tomorrow Is Already Here (Demo) F9 Brigitte (Demo) F10 Motoroller Scalatron (Demo) F11 Anonymous Collective (Demo) Info About Buying Vinyl From Our Record Store We are a small independent record store located at 211 High St, Preston in Melbourne, Australia (North of Northcote, between Thornbury & Reservoir) We buy and sell new and used vinyl records – if you have a collection you’d like to sell please click here . We ship Australia wide for a flat rate of $10 for standard shipping or $15 for express post. Free Shipping for orders $150 and over. You can also pick up your order in store, just select Local Pickup at the checkout. We also ship internationally – prices vary depending on weight and location. We ship vinyls in thick, rigid carboard mailers with a crushable zone on either side, and for extra safety we bubble wrap the records. In stock vinyl is usally shipped next business day, please check the availability field at the top of the product page to see whether the record is currently in stock or if it is available from the supplier as well as estimated shipping times. If you order an in stock item together with a pre order or back order (listed as available from supplier rather than in stock) then the order will be shipped together when all items arrive. If you would like the in stock items shipped first please place two separate orders or contact us to arrange shipping items separately. We are strongly committed to customer satisfaction. If you experience any problems with your order contact us so we can rectify the situation. If the record arrives damaged or doesn’t arrive we will cover the cost of replacing or returning the record. If you change your mind you have 30 days to return your record but you must cover the cost of returning it to the store. You can contact our Melbourne record shop at (03) 9939 3807 or at [email protected] Happy Listening! Description Hide Show 3LP – Remastered Album plus a bonus disc of demos and alternate versions. With a fold-out poster and DL card. Housed in a Gatefold Sleeve inside a Heavyweight clear PVC sleeve. Stereolab’s fourth full-length, Emperor Tomato Ketchup marked the point where the band evolved from a purely underground phenomenon to an important pop group capable of selling albums while keeping their hipness and integrity intact. At the time of its release, it was simultaneously their most experimental and most accessible release, with the deliberate raw textures of earlier works replaced by a more polished vibe. The album was also their greatest success to date both commercially and critically, and remains a consensus favourite even now. Continuing to mine the music of the ’60s and early ’70s, Stereolab employs Farfisas and Moogs, melodies from Bacharach and Hardy, soft-rock, bubblegum, dub and hip-hop sounds to augment their core influences of krautrock, punk, jazz and space rock. Odd time-signatures and deft layering techniques are more crucial to the arrangements, and the grooves on tracks like Metronomic Underground and Les Yper-Sound add a level of funk to the mix, while the album also includes clear and catchy pop songs like Cybele’s Reverie and The Noise of Carpet. Emperor Tomato Ketchup brings many elements to the table, but Stereolab puts them all together into a coherent vision. For a group that revealed in resurrecting continental obscurity, from Neu! to Krzysztof Komeda, Emperor Tomato Ketchup sounded wholly futuristic and alien. Co-released by bands own label Duophonic UHF Disks and Warp Records. Remastered from original tapes. Comes with a Bonus album of unreleased demos, outtakes and alternate mixes. Fold-out poster insert with lyrics and sleeve-notes from Laetitia Sadier and Tim Gane. Product Reviews Hide Show Write a Review