Space Age Bachelor Pad Music

Not to be confused with the genre of space age pop, also known as batchelor pad music. 1993 EP by Stereolab

Space Age Batchelor Pad Music

EP by Stereolab

Released

22 March 1993

Genre

Length

27:38

Label

Too Pure (UK)
American (US)

Producer

Stereolab and Andy Wilkinson

Stereolab chronology

Switched On
(1992)

Space Age Batchelor Pad Music
(1993)

Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements
(1993)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Pitchfork Media	(8.7/10)

Space Age Batchelor Pad Music (also known as The Groop Played "Space Age Batchelor Pad Music") is an EP (or "mini-LP") by the alternative music band Stereolab, originally released in March 1993. The release became an underground hit, and led to the band securing its first major-label record deal.

The title is spelled Space Age Batchelor Pad Music on the front cover, though not on the back cover or spine; The sleeve and label designs use artwork and text from Vanguard Records' "Stereolab" hi-fi test record after which the group was named, including the "flagbearer on horseback" logo of Vanguard Records itself. The EP title was later used by Bar/None Records for a 1994 compilation of tracks by Mexican lounge music legend Juan García Esquivel.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, except "Space Age Batchelor Pad Music (Mellow)" by Sean O'Hagan

Side one (Easy Listening)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Avant Garde M.O.R."	4:09
2.	"Space Age Batchelor Pad Music (Mellow)"	1:44
3.	"The Groop Play Chord X"	2:01
4.	"Space Age Batchelor Pad Music (Foamy)"	2:14
5.	"Ronco Symphony"	3:36

Side Two (New Wave)
No.	Title	Length
6.	"We're Not Adult Orientated"	6:07
7.	"U.H.F. – MFP"	4:53
8.	"We're Not Adult Orientated (Neu Wave Live)"	3:34

All songs published by Complete Music.

Personnel

Played by

Duncan Brown – Bass (Tracks 6 and 8)
Tim Gane – Guitars, Bass (Tracks 3, 5 and 7), Farfisa (Track 7), Moog, Samples, Radio
Mary Hansen – Second Vocals, Moog (Tracks 6 and 8)
Sean O'Hagan – Farfisa, Chord Organ Moog, Bass (Track 1), Marimbas, Air Freshener Lid, Drum (Track 5)
Andy Ramsay – Persuasive Percussion
Lætitia Sadier – Vocals, Tamboorine

Technical credits

Andy Wilkinson – Engineering
Giles – Engineering Assistant
The Groop and Andy – Producer, Mixing
Magic Glue – Design

References

"The Groop Played "Space Age Batchelor Pad Music"". Stereolab. All Media Guide/All Music. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
"Archived copy". www.pitchforkmedia.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

"Biography". Stereolab. All Media Guide/All Music. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
".. stereolab: discography ." Stereolab Official Site. Stereolab. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

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