Peng!

Released26 May 1992 (1992-05-26)

RecordedApril 1992

Genre

• Experimental pop^[1]
• indie pop^[2]

Length47:47

Peng!
Studio album by Stereolab
Released	26 May 1992 (1992-05-26)
Recorded	April 1992
Genre	Experimental pop[1] indie pop[2]
Length	47:47
Label	Too Pure
Producer	Robbs Stereolab
Stereolab chronology
Super-Electric (1991) Peng! (1992) Low Fi (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[4]
Pitchfork	4.8/10 (1995)[5] 7.5/10 (2019)[6]
Record Collector	[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	6/10[9]
Uncut	7/10[10]

Peng! is the debut studio album by English-French band Stereolab.^[11] It was released on 26 May 1992 by Too Pure in the United Kingdom.^[12] The album was issued in the United States on 13 June 1995 by Too Pure and American Recordings.^[13] A remastered edition of the album was released on 9 November 2018 by Too Pure and Beggars Arkive.^[14]

The album's title (a German onomatopoeia for a loud pop or bang) and cover art are derived from a comic strip named "Der tödliche Finger" that appeared in a 1970 issue of Hotcha, a Swiss underground newspaper.^[15] Different panels of the same strip were adapted into cover art for other early Stereolab releases, and remain popular icons for the band.