London, England
studio recordings (sound quality: VG to VG+; faint hiss is audible at times, but it won't ruin your listening enjoyment)
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| Cracks me up I think this cover art (courtesy of Trystereo) is hilarious |
ROB SEZ: Thanks to Hans de Vente, we have here a gem of a rarity: band demos (and perhaps also rough mixes) from sessions for the fourth album. Oddly, there are also three solo demos from Mr. Partridge (#8-10). These were on the tape that AP sent to Hans (see below), so they've been preserved in their original running order. However, you might want to move them as you arrange the tracks for your listening pleasure. Believe it or not, these have never seen an official release (even on the seemingly endless Fuzzy Warbles collections).
01 Living Through Another Cuba
[instrum.]
02 Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)
03 Rocket From a Bottle
04 Towers of London
05 Smokeless Zone [instrum.]
06 Ban the Bomb [instrum.]
07 No Language In Our Lungs
08 Pearl [APartridge solo]
09 Holding the Baby
[APartridge solo]
[APartridge solo]
10 Monkeys In Human Skin Suites
[APartridge solo]
[APartridge solo]
11 Burning With
Optimism’s Flames
Optimism’s Flames
12 Paper and Iron
(Notes and Coins)
(Notes and Coins)
13 Travels In Nihilon
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14 Don't Lose Your Temper
15 Respectable Street
16 Generals and Majors
TT: 63 mins.
TT: 63 mins.
REPERCUSSION: Several of our heroes have named X T C as an influence, and no less than Chris Stamey wrote a very catchy song not long ago called "You 'n' Me 'n' X T C" — recorded with musical advice from a certain Mr. Partridge. (Wanna hear it? Go here).
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| SKYLARKING AGAIN? X T C in their 1980s heyday |
X T C:
Andy Partridge - guitar, vocals
Dave Gregory - guitar, vocals
Colin Moulding - bass, vocals
Terry Chambers – drums
Learn more about the music of X T C at Wikipedia, Andy P's official site, &/or this impressive fan site
