Stereopathetic Soulmanure
Stereopathetic Soulmanure is Beck's second studio album, released on 22 February 1994 by Flipside Records. It is a sprawling, lo-fi patchwork rather than a tidy collection of songs: home recordings sit beside studio sessions, live performances, field recordings, sound collages and abstract noise experiments, all with a strong folk influence running underneath.
It arrived early in his story, as his third official recording after Golden Feelings and A Western Harvest Field by Moonlight, and it is largely anti-commercial in spirit. Within the year came Mellow Gold and the mostly acoustic One Foot in the Grave, with Odelay following in 1996. For anyone who knows Beck mainly from that later success, this is a fascinating look at the untidy, experimental workshop he emerged from.
Stereopathetic Soulmanure: tracklist and credits
24 tracks · 48:17Tracklist
- 1Pink Noise (Rock Me Amadeus)2:57
- 2RowboatBeck3:45
- 3Thunder PeelBeck1:49
- 4Waitin' for a TrainJimmie Rodgers1:09
- 5The Spirit Moves Me2:10
- 6Crystal Clear (Beer)Beck2:29
- 7No Money No Honey2:13
- 88.6.820:38
- 9Total Soul Future (Eat It)1:48
- 10One Foot in the Grave2:15
- 11Aphid Manure Heist1:30
- 12Today Has Been a Fucked Up Day2:29
- 13"Rollins Power Sauce"2:07
- 14Puttin It DownBeck2:23
- 1511.6.450:31
- 16Cut 1/2 BluesBeck2:36
- 17Jagermeister Pie1:09
- 18Ozzy2:06
- 19Dead Wild Cat0:25
- 20Satan Gave Me a TacoBeck3:47
- 218.4.820:26
- 22Tasergun3:52
- 23Modesto3:28
- 24[untitled]0:14
- Produced by
- Tom Grimley, Beck Hansen, Gus Hudson
- Recorded
- 1988–1993
- Labels
- Flipside Records, Flipside
- Length
- 48:17
Line-up
- Beck · banjo, bass guitar, guitar, keyboard, lead vocals
- Rachel Haden · drums (drum set)
- Leo LeBlanc · pedal steel guitar
- Robert Hecksher · guitar
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 22 February 1994 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 22 February 1994 | |
| Wikidata | 22 February 1994 | |
| US release | 22 February 1994 | earliest US date |
7 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | US | Flipside Records | 759528006024 | other |
| 22 February 1994 | US | Flipside Records | 759528006024 | original |
| 22 February 1994 | US | Flipside Records | 759528006024 | original |
| 2000 | US | Flipside Records | 759528066011 | other |
| 2000 | US | Flipside Records | 759528066028 | other |
| 25 September 2000 | US | Flipside Records | 759528066028 | other |
| 30 January 2023 | XW | Iliad | 859769850735 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · upscaled: minor: best source 1400x1400, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 1400×1400 | upscaled: minor: best source 1400x1400, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07) |
| coverartarchive | 1396×1387 | upscaled |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |