Stereolab discography

Stereolab discography
Stereolab discography
Studio albums	10
EPs	15
Compilation albums	7
Singles	16
Rarities	23

The discography of Stereolab, an English-French rock band, comprises thirteen studio albums, seven compilation albums, fifteen extended plays, sixteen singles, and twenty-three rarities compilations. Release dates listed are earliest worldwide.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	UK ^[5]^[6]	IRL ^[7]	NOR ^[8]	US ^[9]	US Heat. ^[9]	US Indie ^[9]
Peng!	Released: 26 May 1992 Label: Too Pure Format: LP, CD, cassette	—	—	—	—	—	—
Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements	Released: 10 August 1993 Label: Duophonic Format: LP, CD, cassette	62	—	—	—	—	—
Mars Audiac Quintet	Released: 8 August 1994 Label: Duophonic Format: LP, CD, cassette	16	—	—	—	—	—
Emperor Tomato Ketchup	Released: 11 March 1996 Label: Duophonic Format: LP, CD, cassette	27	—	—	—	27	—
Dots and Loops	Released: 22 September 1997 Label: Duophonic Format: LP, CD, cassette	19	—	38	111	2	—
Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night	Released: 21 September 1999 Label: Duophonic Format: LP, CD	92	—	—	154	8	—
Sound-Dust	Released: 28 August 2001 Label: Duophonic Format: LP, CD	117	—	—	178	11	—
Margerine Eclipse	Released: 27 January 2004 Label: Duophonic Format: LP, CD	108	—	—	174	6	—
Chemical Chords	Released: 18 August 2008 Label: Duophonic, 4AD Format: LP, CD, digital download	102	69	—	170	7	24
Not Music	Released: 16 November 2010 Label: Duophonic Format: LP, CD	—	—	—	—	20	—
Instant Holograms on Metal Film	Released: 23 May 2025 Label: Duophonic Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming	29	—	—	—	—	—

Mini-LPs

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	UK ^[5]
The Groop Played "Space Age Bachelor Pad Music"	Released: 22 March 1993 Label: Too Pure, American Format: LP, CD	—
Music for the Amorphous Body Study Center	Released: 17 April 1995 Label: Duophonic Format: LP, CD	59
The First of the Microbe Hunters	Released: 16 May 2000 Label: Duophonic, Elektra Format: LP, CD	—

Compilations

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	UK ^[5]^[6]	US Heat. ^[9]	US Indie ^[9]
Switched On	Released: October 1992^[10] Label: Too Pure, Slumberland Format: LP, CD	—	—	—
Refried Ectoplasm (Switched On Volume 2)	Released: July 1995 Label: Duophonic, Drag City Format: LP, CD, cassette	30	—	—
Aluminum Tunes (Switched On Volume 3)	Released: 20 October 1998 Label: Duophonic, Drag City Format: LP, CD	109	—	—
ABC Music: The Radio 1 Sessions	Released: 8 October 2002 Label: Strange Fruit, Koch Format: CD	—	—	—
Oscillons from the Anti-Sun	Released: 25 April 2005 Label: Duophonic, Too Pure Format: CD	—	45	39
Fab Four Suture	Released: 6 March 2006 Label: Duophonic, Too Pure Format: LP, CD	177	28	35
Serene Velocity: A Stereolab Anthology	Released: 29 August 2006 Label: Duophonic, Elektra Format: LP, CD	—	—	—
Electrically Possessed (Switched On Volume 4)	Released: 26 February 2021 Label: Duophonic, Warp Format: LP, CD	—	—	—
Pulse of the Early Brain (Switched On Volume 5)	Released: 2 September 2022 Label: Duophonic, Warp Format: LP, CD	66	—	—

Singles & EPs

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title	Year	Peak	Album
Title	Year	UK	Album
Super 45	1991	—	Non-album single
Stunning Debut Album		—
"Super-Electric"		—
"Low Fi"	1992	—
"The Light That Will Cease to Fail"		—
"Harmonium/Farfisa"		—
"John Cage Bubblegum"	1993	—
"Lo Boob Oscilator"		—
"French Disko"		—
"Crumb Duck" (with Nurse With Wound)		—
"Jenny Ondioline" / "French Disko"		75	Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements
"Ping Pong"	1994	45	Mars Audiac Quintet
"Wow and Flutter"	1994	70	Mars Audiac Quintet
"Cybele's Reverie"	1996	62	Emperor Tomato Ketchup
"Fluorescences"		78	Non-album single
"Metronomic Underground"		—	Emperor Tomato Ketchup
"Miss Modular"	1997	60	Dots and Loops
Fires (with Ui, credited to Uilab)	1998	—	Non-album single
"Calimero" (with Brigitte Fontaine)	1999	153
"Simple Headphone Mind" (with Nurse With Wound)		—
"The Free Design"		157	Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night
Instant 0 in the Universe	2003	—	Non-album single
"Interlock"	2005	132
"Kyberneticka Babicka"		133
"Plastic Mile"		135
"Excursions into Oh A-Oh"	2006	152
"Eye of the Volcano"		155
"Whisper Pitch"		162
"Explosante Fixe"	2008	—
"Three Women"	2008	—	Chemical Chords
"Aerial Troubles"	2025	—	Instant Holograms On Metal Film
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

Title	Year	Director(s)	Ref.
"We're Not Adult Oriented"	1993
"Jenny Ondioline"	1993	Michael Clifford	^[11]
"Wow and Flutter"	1994	Nick Abrahams and Mikey Tomkins	^[12]
"Ping Pong"	1994		^[13]
"Cybele's Reverie"	1996		^[14]
"The Noise of the Carpet"	1996		^[15]
"Miss Modular"	1997		^[16]
"The Free Design"	1999		^[17]

Rarities

Year	Month	Day	Title	Label (UK)	Label (US)	Format	Notes
1992	-	-	Ronco Symphony	Spacewatch	-	Flexidisc single	split (w/ Submariner)
1993	December	23	French Disko	Duophonic	-	7"/CD single	1500 7", 1000 CD
1993	-	-	High Expectations	Tea Time Fanzine	-	Flexidisc single	split (w/ Guitare Boy), came with issue #6
1993	-	-	Shimmies in Super Eight	Duophonic	-	7" EP	multi-split, 800 copies
1993	-	-	Mountain	-	Teenbeat	7" single	split (w/ Unrest), 2000 copies
1994	-	-	I'm Going Out Of My Way	-	Radiopaque	7" single	split (w/ Scrawl), 1400 copies
1995	-	-	The Long Hair of Death	Duophonic	-	7" single	split (w/ Yo La Tengo), 3000 copies
1995	-	-	The Eclipse	Wurlitzer Jukebox	-	Flexidisc single	split (w/ Cat's Miaow), 1000 copies
1996	-	-	Laminations	Elektra	-	CD EP	promo
1996	-	-	Noises	-	-	-	promo
1996	-	-	Percolations	Uberschall	-	7" single	split (w/ Foetus and Faust), 2000 copies
1996	-	-	You Used To Call Me Sadness	Lissy's	-	7" single	split (w/ Fuxa), 1900 copies
1996	-	-	Speedy Car	Duophonic	-	7" single	split (w/ Tortoise), 3000 copies
1997	-	-	Cadriopo	Groovy Moogy Recordings	-	7" single	split (w/ Fugu)
1997	-	-	The Noise Of Carpet	Elektra	-	CD EP	promo
1997	-	-	Miss Modular Remix	Elektra	-	12" EP	2000 copies
1997	-	-	Iron Man	Duophonic	-	7" single	3,700 copies
1998	-	-	Refractions in the Plastic Pulse	Duophonic	-	12" single	two-track remix
1998	-	-	Stereolab Sampler	East West Japan	-	CD	promo Japanese only compilation
1998	-	-	Symbolic Logic Of Now!	Luke Warm Music	-	7" single	split (w/ Soi-Disant)
1999	April	-	The In Sound	Independent Project Records	-	7" single	2500 copies
1999	-	-	The Underground Is Coming	Duophonic	-	7" EP
2001	-	-	Free Witch And No Bra Queen	Duophonic	-	7" single	2,000 copies
2001	-	-	"Rose, My Rocket-Brain"	Duophonic	-	7" single, mini CD	500 copies
2006	-	-	"Solar Throw-Away / Jump Drive Shut-Out"	Duophonic	-	7" single	3,600 copies
2008	-	-	"Spool Of Collusion "	4AD	-	7" single	5000 copies, free with Chemical Chords

References

^ "Discography". Stereolab. All Media Guide/All Music. Retrieved 2007-05-03.
^ "Discography". Stereolab Official Site. Stereolab. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2007-05-03.
^ "Ui Discography". Southern Records. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
^ "Discography". Duophonic Super 45s. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
^ ^a ^b ^c "STEREOLAB - Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
^ ^a ^b Zobbel (2007-06-16). "Chart Log UK". Zobbel. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
^ "irishcharts.com - Discography Stereolab". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
^ "norwegiancharts.com - Discography Stereolab". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Artist Chart History – Stereolab". Billboard.com. Nielsen Company. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
^ Slumberland Records: Stereolab - Switched On
^ Stereolab - Jenny Ondioline (Official Video). Stereolab. 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.
^ Stereolab - Wow and Flutter (Official Video). Stereolab. 3 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.
^ Ping Pong. Stereolab. 29 August 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.
^ Stereolab – Cybele's Reverie (Official Video). Stereolab. 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.
^ Stereolab – The Noise of Carpet (Official Video). Stereolab. 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.
^ Stereolab - Miss Modular (Official Video). Stereolab. 13 September 2019. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.
^ Stereolab - The Free Design (Official Video). Stereolab. 13 September 2019. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.

[1] "Discography". Stereolab. All Media Guide/All Music. Retrieved 2007-05-03.

[2] "Discography". Stereolab Official Site. Stereolab. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2007-05-03.

[3] "Ui Discography". Southern Records. Retrieved 2007-08-20.

[4] "Discography". Duophonic Super 45s. Retrieved 2007-08-20.

[UK-chart-5] "STEREOLAB - Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2025-05-31.

[CLUK_S-6] Zobbel (2007-06-16). "Chart Log UK". Zobbel. Retrieved 2008-08-26.

[7] "irishcharts.com - Discography Stereolab". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-03-20.

[8] "norwegiancharts.com - Discography Stereolab". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-03-20.

[US-billboard-9] "Artist Chart History – Stereolab". Billboard.com. Nielsen Company. Retrieved 2017-03-20.

[10] Slumberland Records: Stereolab - Switched On

[11] Stereolab - Jenny Ondioline (Official Video). Stereolab. 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.

[12] Stereolab - Wow and Flutter (Official Video). Stereolab. 3 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.

[13] Ping Pong. Stereolab. 29 August 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.

[14] Stereolab – Cybele's Reverie (Official Video). Stereolab. 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.

[15] Stereolab – The Noise of Carpet (Official Video). Stereolab. 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.

[16] Stereolab - Miss Modular (Official Video). Stereolab. 13 September 2019. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.

[17] Stereolab - The Free Design (Official Video). Stereolab. 13 September 2019. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.

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Stereolab
Tim Gane Lætitia Sadier Andy Ramsay Joe Watson Xavier Muñoz Guimera Mary Hansen Sean O'Hagan
Studio albums	Peng! Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements Mars Audiac Quintet Emperor Tomato Ketchup Dots and Loops Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night Sound-Dust Margerine Eclipse Chemical Chords Not Music Instant Holograms on Metal Film
Compilations	Switched On Refried Ectoplasm: Switched On, Vol. 2 Aluminum Tunes: Switched On, Vol. 3 ABC Music: The Radio 1 Sessions Oscillons from the Anti-Sun Fab Four Suture Serene Velocity (A Stereolab Anthology) Electrically Possessed: Switched On, Vol. 4 Pulse of the Early Brain: Switched On, Vol. 5
EPs	Super 45 Super-Electric Low Fi Space Age Bachelor Pad Music Crumb Duck Jenny Ondioline Ping Pong Wow and Flutter Music for the Amorphous Body Study Center Cybele's Reverie Fluorescences Miss Modular Simple Headphone Mind The Free Design The First of the Microbe Hunters Captain Easychord Instant 0 in the Universe
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