English-French avant-pop legends Stereolab have announced a yearlong campaign to reissue all seven of their original Elektra studio albums released between 1993-2004. Not only that, but the band will embark on a hefty tour behind the reissues, marking their first shows together in a decade. Taking on Europe and America, the tour will kick off on May 30 in Brussels with a stop in Seattle on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at the Showbox.
Warp Records/Duophonic UHF Disks will release Stereolab's first two albums through Elektra, 1993's Transient Random Noise-Bursts With Announcements and 1994's Mars Audiac Quintet, on May 3, as expanded and re-mastered editions on vinyl, CD and digital, with additional titles to follow in August and November. The Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier-led band will also include loads of bonus material such as alternate takes, four-track demos and unreleased mixes.
Initial editions of each album will be pressed onto triple clear vinyl with an exclusive poster and insert featuring sleeve notes by Gane. They will also include a lottery style scratch card with a chance to win a limited edition 12" EP. As if that wasn't enough, the band has also produced a super limited vinyl edition of 500 clear vinyl copies and 250 CDs - each will have a numbered obi band made from two-inch 24 track Stereolab master tape, only available from the Stereolab website.
Read the full list of tour dates below.
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