A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular
A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular is the debut studio album by the Belgian band Hooverphonic. The album was released by Columbia Records on 29 July 1996, initially credited to the band's original name, Hoover. It is Hooverphonic's only album with lead singer Liesje Sadonius.
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Released | 29 July 1996 | |||
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Length | 47:05 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Hooverphonic | |||
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Pitchfork | 8.1/10 |
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A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular produced the singles "Wardrope", "2Wicky", "Inhaler", and "Barabas". On 15 April 1997, the album was released in the United States by Epic Records. By June 1998, it had sold over 140,000 copies worldwide.
In 2011, a deluxe edition of A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular was released as a box set including the original album on both CD and LP, two bonus CDs containing remixes and rarities from the era, artwork prints, and a book of essays by the members of Hooverphonic about the album.