Stereolab - Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements (2 LP, 2025 Reissue)
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60 minutes of pure fuzzy saturation, sound art, hypnotic repetition, and exotic melodies. Music doesn't get better.
The cover art work and title of this LP comes from this stereo test record http://www.discogs.com/No-Artist-Stereo-Test-Record/release/1358752
Sounded fuzzy out of the package, sounded great after a wet clean. A friendly reminder that record pressing plants are not lab-sterile environments, and even new records should probably be wet-cleaned before they hit your deck.
Clean, silent frisbees and perfectly balanced sound with that pinch of warmth. Better than the files. Competent packaging.
If you don’t mind fixing the off-center issue by enlarging the spindle hole, IMO this is the one to get. I initially bought the 2019 reissue but found it much too boomy, too polished and separated, as well as lacking song dynamics. Mastering that way works pretty well for the rest of their catalogue, but this album is a wall of distorted sound comparatively. It needs a rock-oriented mastering, which is exactly what this is. It retains the unified, slightly dingy sound that gives these songs their highest energy and excitement. The detail sounds higher than the remaster, but it’s more subtle and less separated. “Pack yr romantic mind” and “Crest” almost sound like a completely different mix (in a good way). The only metric I would say is improved on the 2019 is the stereo image, which is a good bit wider. Either way, this one is the keeper for me by a long shot.
| Date | Lowest price | Average price |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | $32.98 | $35.59 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | $32.95 | $35.48 |
This is a 2025 Reissue Remastered released as a 2LP set.