Stereopathetic Soulmanure
Stereopathetic Soulmanure is the second studio album by American musician Beck. It was released on February 22, 1994, by Flipside. The album shows a strong folk influence, consisting of home recordings, studio recordings, live performances, field recordings, sound collages, and abstract noise experiments.
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Released | February 22, 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1992–93 | |||
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Length | 64:35 | |||
Label | Flipside | |||
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Robert Christgau | B+ |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
IGN | 6.9/10 |
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A lo-fi recording of largely anti-commercial nature, Stereopathetic Soulmanure is Beck's third official recording, the first two being Golden Feelings and A Western Harvest Field by Moonlight. Beck would soon return with the mostly acoustic One Foot in the Grave and Mellow Gold before recording his major label follow-up Odelay (1996).
As of July 2008, Stereopathetic Soulmanure has sold over 146,000 copies in the United States.
On January 30, 2023, nearly 29 years after the album's release, Stereopathetic Soulmanure was officially released on digital storefronts and streaming services. This digital version uses the 2000 re-release track list, with the exception that the bonus noise is on its own track, as opposed to the same track as "Modesto." The bonus noise is titled "Salmonella Shizergeist (Utopia)" on digital platforms.