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Released | 6 September 1999 (UK) | |||
Genre | Art pop | |||
Label | Duophonic (UK) | |||
Producer | 17:26 | |||
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The Free Design is a September 1999 EP by the group Stereolab which served as the lead single from their sixth full-length studio album, Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night . All four of its tracks were later re-released on the Oscillons from the Anti-Sun compilation.
The 12" and CD formats were classed as a budget album for chart purposes, and peaked at #6 on the UK Budget Albums chart. The two-track 7" format appeared separately on the UK Singles chart at #157.
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