AVAILABLE FROM DECEMBER 5TH - FREE SHIPPING WITHIN EUROPE

15 years after its release, Hooverphonic presents a lavish deluxe re-issue box set version of their groundbreaking debut album "A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular". Founding band members Alex Callier, Raymond Geerts and Frank Duchêne opened their personal archives especially for this release.

This release will be available as an LP-sized box set and will contain the original album and 2 bonus CDs: one containing all official remixes of the singles from the album, and one containing 8 unreleased tracks, some of which are demo recordings with singer Esther Lybeert, who left the band before the album was recorded. Also available at last: the famous unreleased version of "Plus Profond" with the "007 And Counting" John Barry samples, which had been impossible to clear up to now. The box also contains the vinyl album (unavailable for a very long time - now re-issued on 180 g audiophile quality vinyl), 4 artwork prints on 12" format, and a 20 page book with archive photos and a new essay about the album and the time of its release, based on new interviews with Alex, Raymond and Frank.

This release will be available on a strictly limited quantity and is available only through http://www.myplaydirect.com/hooverphonic and the band's official website: www.hooverphonic.com.

Pre-orders will be shipped from December 5th, free of charge within Europe.

The impact of this debut album has rarely been parallelled by any Belgian act. Originally released in 1996, "A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular" received immediate attention and praise for its remarkable and eclectic mix of electro and soundscapes. Liesje Sadonius' voice on the album is no less than haunting. Fascinatingly, the band's debut single "2Wicky" got included in the soundtrack for Bernardo Bertolucci's movie "Stealing Beauty" in 1996, starring Liv Tyler and Jeremy Irons. The cinematic feel of the album deservedly turned it into a timeless classic, not only in Belgian pop history, but also way beyond. Other noteworthy singles from the album were "Inhaler" and "Barabas". Hooverphonic immediately set the standards within their genre and toured the album extensively in Europe and with Fiona Apple in the USA.

The deluxe box contains:

• The original album
• A bonus CD containing 10 official remixes of the singles from the album
• A bonus CD containing 8 never before released rarities (demos, unreleased versions and radio sessions)
• The vinyl album on 180 g quality vinyl, unavailable for a long time
• A 20 page book, richly illustrated and with a new text based on new interviews with Alex, Raymond and Frank
• Reprints on 12" format of the album cover and 3 maxis

Disc 1: ORIGINAL ALBUM

1. Inhaler
2. 2Wicky
3. Wardrope
4. Plus Profond
5. Barabas
6. Cinderella
7. Nr 9
8. Sarangi
9. Someone
10. Revolver
11. Innervoice

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Disc 2: REMIXES

1. 2Wicky - DJ Pulse remix
2. 2Wicky - DJ Pulse dub
3. 2Wicky - Not So Extended Hoovering mix
4. 2Wicky - Steve Hillier version
5. Inhaler - Drum 'N' Orch remix (by Hoover)
6. Inhaler - Mr Pink remix (by Hector Zazou)
7. Inhaler - Mr Brown remix (by Hector Zazou)
8. Inhaler - CJ's Multicolored Rhythm Injection (Radio Edit)
9. Inhaler - CJ's Multicolored Rhythm Injection
10. Wardrope - Jungle remix

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Disc 3: RARITIES

1. Plus Profond (Original recording ft. sample from John Barry's "007 And Counting")
2. Inhaler (Original demo ft. Esther Lybeert)
3. Cinderella (Original demo ft. Esther Lybeert)
4. Nr 9 (Original demo ft. Esther Lybeert)
5. Revolver (Original demo ft. Esther Lybeert)
6. Instrumental
7. Inhaler (Studio Brussel "Basta" Session 16 Jan 1997)
8. Someone (Studio Brussel "Basta" Session 16 Jan 1997)

Hooverphonic's most recent album "The Night Before" achieved double platinum status in Belgium. In March 2012, the band will play a number of live shows with a symphonic orchestra in the Queen Elisabeth venue in Antwerp. The first few dates sold out in no time. Tickets for the March 8th show are still available on www.greenhousetalent.be

Hooverphonic official website: www.hooverphonic.com