A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular

A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular
First issue, credited to Hoover
Studio album by
Hooverphonic
Released29 July 1996 (1996-07-29)
Studio
Genre
Length47:05
LabelColumbia
ProducerHooverphonic
Hooverphonic chronology
A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular
(1996) 		Blue Wonder Power Milk
(1998)
Singles from A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular
  1. "Wardrope"
    Released: 1996[4]
  2. "2Wicky"
    Released: 1996[5]
  3. "Inhaler"
    Released: 1996[6]
  4. "Barabas"
    Released: 1997[7]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork8.1/10[8]
USA Today[2]

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,[9] initially credited to the band's original name, Hoover. It is Hooverphonic's only album with lead singer Liesje Sadonius.

A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular produced the singles "Wardrope", "2Wicky", "Inhaler", and "Barabas". On 15 April 1997,[9][10] the album was released in the United States by Epic Records.[11] By June 1998, it had sold over 140,000 copies worldwide.[12]

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.[13]

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  2. ^ a b Gundersen, Edna (30 April 1997). "Hooverphonic, A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular". USA Today. Archived from the original on 13 November 1999. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b Wilson, MacKenzie. "A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular – Hooverphonic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Wardrope". hooverphonic.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2001. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  5. ^ "2Wicky". hooverphonic.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2001. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Inhaler". hooverphonic.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2001. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Barabas". hooverphonic.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2001. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  8. ^ Wisdom, James P. "Hooverphonic: A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 17 November 2005. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  9. ^ a b "The History Of Hooverphonic". hooverphonic.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2001. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  10. ^ Christman, Ed (26 April 1997). "Sony Utilizes Web Site for Indie Retail Promo". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 17. pp. 61–62. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  11. ^ Fortunato, John (18 July 1997). "For Whom the Belgians Toll" (PDF). Hits. No. 552. p. 78. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  12. ^ Maes, Marc (6 June 1998). Pride, Dominic (ed.). "Global Music Pulse – Belgium". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 23. p. 63. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Hooverphonic releases deluxe box set version of debut album A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular". hooverphonic.com. 9 November 2011. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2012.