Switched On

Switched On (also known as Switched On Stereolab or Switched On Volume 1) is a compilation of Stereolab's first three releases, and was originally released in 1992. The album's name is in tribute to Switched-On Bach and other similar titles from the late 1960s to 1970s that feature Moog synthesizers as the primary instrument. Switched On was later licensed to Slumberland Records for a US release, and Rough Trade Germany, for that country, both in 1992.

Compiled of tracks from Super 45 and Super-Electric EPs plus the Stunning Debut Album 7" single, the album forms the first part of a pentalogy of Stereolab rarities collections along with Refried Ectoplasm (1995), Aluminum Tunes (1998), Electrically Possessed (2021), and Pulse of the Early Brain (2022).

Track listing

 * Tracks 1, 4, 6, and 8 taken from Super-Electric EP
 * Tracks 3, 5, 7, and 9 taken from Super 45 EP
 * Tracks 2 and 10 taken from Stunning Debut Album 7" single

Personnel

 * Laetitia Sadier - vocals
 * Gina Morris - vocals
 * Tim Gane - guitar, Moog synthesizer, Farfisa organ
 * Martin Kean - bass
 * Joe Dilworth - drums