Additional InformationBalancing Funky Inventiveness with Melodies Galore, this Is One of Stereolab's Finest Moments., The band's landmark 1996 album is rounded out with first-rate rarities, demos, and insightful liner notes.
Reviews"...EMPEROR TOMATO KETCHUP is extraordinary....never before has this too-prolific combo placed so much of what they're good at in the same place at the same time...", Ranked #7 in the Village Voice's 1996 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll., Ranked #17 on Spin's List of the "20 Best Albums of '96.", Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's.", Ranked #18 in Nme's 1996 Critics' Poll., Ranked #46 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s.", 8 (out of 10) - "...it seems that this motley crew of English second-hand record dweebs, French political, er, lecturers and instrumental boffins have simply reached their peak...", "They may be influenced by obscure German groups, they may sing partially in French, but Stereolab's kitsch pop is enjoyable even without a foreign-language degree..." - Rating: B+, Bloody Essential - "...The new space and polyrhythmic tension that has infused Stereolab's sound is immediately apparent from the opening...", Ranked #37 on Melody Maker's List of 1996's "Albums of the Year."