The Free Design (track)
by Stereolab
Year: 1999
From the album Cobra And Phases Group Play Voltage In The Milky Night (track #3)
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The Free Design appears on the following album(s) by Stereolab:
- Cobra And Phases Group Play Voltage In The Milky Night (track #3) (this album) (1999)
- Oscillons From The Anti-Sun (track #26) (compilation) (2005)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/02/2026 01:56 | phmusic | 73,425 | 100/100 |
| ! | 01/27/2026 12:29 |  Antonio-Pedro | 10,765 | 93/100 |
| ! | 12/13/2025 03:56 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,532 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/25/2025 02:28 |  AAL2014 | 40,843 | 76/100 |
| ! | 10/27/2025 14:14 | LosWochos | 315,810 | 80/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 83.4/100, a mean average of 87.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 8.5.
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