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XTC

Official Web Site xtcidearecords.co.uk
Formed 1976 (Swindon, England)
Group Members Andy Partridge (vocals, guitar), Colin Moulding (bass), David Gregory (guitar)
Jive 55 Favourite Song Making Plans For Nigel (from 'Drums and Wires', 1979)
What Are They Up To? The 4 CD box set ‘Coat Of Many Cupboards’, including heaps of studio out-takes and live material, was released in April 2002. Andy also recorded a title song and incidental music for an animated film called ‘Lightheaded’ for George Lucus' studio.
Discography
We have compiled a list of all key albums and major compilations by the artist, with some re-releases, re-hashes, re-jects and EPs left out. This should be enough to satisfy anyone but collectors or serious fans. To see absolutely everything, please go to artist site (link provided above).

Albums
White Music (1978) BUY @ Chaos Australia
Radios in Motion BUY @ Amazon UK
X Wires BUY @ Amazon USA
This is Pop BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
Do What You Do
Statue of Liberty
All Along the Watchtower
Atom Age
Set Myself on Fire
I'm Bugged
New Town Animal
Spinning Top
Neon Shuffle

Go 2 (1978) BUY @ Chaos Australia
Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!) BUY @ Amazon UK
Battery Brides (Andy Paints Brian) BUY @ Amazon USA
Buzzcity Talking BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
Crowded Room
The Rhythm
Red
Beatown
Life is Good in the Greenhouse
Jumping in Gomorrah
My Weapon
Super-Tuff
I am the Audience

Drums and Wires (1979) BUY @ Chaos Australia
Making Plans for Nigel BUY @ Amazon UK
Helicopter BUY @ Amazon USA
Day In Day Out BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty
Ten Feet Tall
Roads Girdle the Globe
Real by Reel
Millions
That is the Way
Outside World
Scissor Man
Complicated Game

Black Sea (1980) BUY @ Chaos Australia
Respectable Street BUY @ Amazon UK
Generals and Majors BUY @ Amazon USA
Living Through Another Cuba BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
Love at First Sight
Rocket From a Bottle
No Language in Our Lungs
Towers of London
Paper and Iron (Notes and Coins)
Burning With Optimism's Flames
Sgt. Rock (Is Going To Help Me)
Travels in Nihilon

English Settlement (1982) BUY @ Chaos Australia
Runaways BUY @ Amazon UK
Ball and Chain BUY @ Amazon USA
Senses Working Overtime BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
Jason and the Argonauts
No Thugs in Our House
Yacht Dance
All of a Sudden (It's Too Late)
Melt the Guns
Leisure
It's Nearly Africa
Knuckle Down
Fly on the Wall
Down in the Cockpit
English Roundabout
Snowman

Mummer (1983) BUY @ Chaos Australia
Beating of Hearts BUY @ Amazon UK
Wonderland BUY @ Amazon USA
Love on a Farmboy's Wages BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
Great Fire
Deliver Us From the Elements
Human Alchemy
Ladybird
In Loving Memory of a Name
Me and the Wind
Funk Pop a Roll

The Big Express (1984) BUY @ Chaos Australia
Wake Up BUY @ Amazon UK
All You Pretty Girls BUY @ Amazon USA
Shake You Donkey Up BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
"Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her, Kiss Her"
This World Over
The Everyday Story of Smalltown
I Bought Myself a Liarbird
Reign of Blows (Vote No Violence!)
You're the Wish You Are I Had
I Remember the Sun
Train Running Low on Soul Coal

Skylarking (1986) BUY @ Chaos Australia
Summer's Cauldron BUY @ Amazon UK
Grass BUY @ Amazon USA
The Meeting Place BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
That's Really Super
Supergirl
Ballet for a Rainy Day
1000 Umbrellas
Season Cycle
Earn Enough for Us
Big Day
Another Satellite
Mermaid Smiled
The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul
Dying
Sacrificial Bonfire

Oranges and Lemons (1989) BUY @ Chaos Australia
Garden of Earthly Delights BUY @ Amazon UK
The Mayor of Simpleton BUY @ Amazon USA
King for a Day BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
Here Comes President Kill Again
The Loving
Poor Skeleton Steps Out
One of the Millions
Scarecrow People
Merely a Man
Cynical Days
Across This Antheap
Hold Me My Daddy
Pink Thing
Miniature Sun
Chalkhills and Children

Nonsuch (1992) BUY @ Chaos Australia
The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead BUY @ Amazon UK
My Bird Performs BUY @ Amazon USA
Dear Madam Barnum BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
Humble Daisy
The Smartest Monkeys
The Disappointed
Holly Up On Poppy
Crocodile
Rook
Omnibus
That Wave
Then She Appeared
War Dance
Wrapped In Grey
The Ugly Underneath
Bungalow
Books Are Burning

Apple Venus Volume 1 (1999) BUY @ Chaos Australia
River of Orchids BUY @ Amazon UK
I'd Like That BUY @ Amazon USA
Easter Theatre BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
Knights in Shining Karma
Frivolous Tonight
Greenman
Your Dictionary
Fruit Nut
I Can't Own Her
Harvest Festival
The Last Balloon

Wasp Star (2000) BUY @ Chaos Australia
Playground BUY @ Amazon UK
Stupidly Happy BUY @ Amazon USA
In Another Life BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
My Brown Guitar
Boarded Up
I'm the Man Who Murdered Love
We're All Light
Standing In For Joe
Wounded Horse
You And The Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful
Churchof Women
The Wheel and The Maypole

Compilations

Waxworks: Some Singles 1977-1982 (1982) BUY @ Chaos Australia
Science Friction BUY @ Amazon UK
Statue of Liberty BUY @ Amazon USA
This Is Pop? BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
Are You Receiving Me?
Life Begins at the Hop
Making Plans for Nigel
Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down
Generals and Majors
Towers of London
Sgt. Rock (Is Going To Help Me)
Senses Working Overtime
Ball and Chain

Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-1992 (1996) BUY @ Chaos Australia
Science Friction BUY @ Amazon UK
Statue of Liberty BUY @ Amazon USA
This Is Pop? BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
Are You Receiving Me?
Life Begins at the Hop
Making Plans for Nigel
Ten Feet Tall
Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down
Generals and Majors
Towers of London
Sgt. Rock (Is Going To Help Me)
Love at First Sight
Respectable Street
Senses Working Overtime
Ball and Chain
No Thugs in Our House
Great Fire
Wonderland
Love on a Farmboy's Wages
All You Pretty Girls
This World Over
Wake Up
Grass
The Meeting Place
Dear God
The Mayor of Simpleton
King for a Day
The Loving
The Disappointed
The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead
Wrapped in Grey

Coat Of Many Cupboards (2002) BUY @ Chaos Australia
CD1: BUY @ Amazon UK
Science Friction - CBS demo BUY @ Amazon USA
Spinning Top - Live at Erics in Liverpool BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
Traffic Light Rock - Live at Erics Liverpool
Radios In Motion - White Music version
Lets Have Fun - White Music out take
Fireball XL5/Fireball dub - White Music out take
Heatwave Mark 2 Deluxe - White music out take
This Is Pop - Single Version
Are You Receiving Me - Go 2 out take
Things Fall To Bits - Go 2 out take
Us Being Us - Go 2 out take
Life Begins At The Hop - First rehearsal extract
Life Begins At The Hop - first recording, unused
Making Plans For Nigel - Demo from Swindon Town Hall
Ten Feet Tall - Drums and Wires version
Sleepyheads - Drums and Wires out take
CD2:
Meccanik Dancing - Live At Sydneys Marconi Club
Atom medley - Into The Atom Age/Hang On To The Night/Neon Shuffle - Live at Sydneys Marconi Club
Life Begins At The Hop - unused U.S single recording
Real By Reel - unused single recording
When You’re Near Me I Have Difficulty - Unused single recording
Helicopter - Unused single recording
Towers of London - Rejected single recording
Generals And Majors - Rehearsal tape
No Language In Our lungs - Black Sea version
Sgt. Rock Is Going To Help Me - Black Sea version
Paper And Iron - Live at The Lyceum, London
Crowded Room - Live at The Lyceum, London
Senses Working Overtime - Early work tape
Snowman - Live at The Hammersmith Odeon, London
Ball And Chain - Unused single recording
CD3:
Punch And Judy - unused single recording
Fly On The Wall - English Settlement version
Yacht Dance - Live on The Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC TV
Jason And The Argonauts - English Settlement version
Love On A Farmboys Wages - Home demo
Wonderland - Home demo
Ladybird - Mummer version
All You Pretty Girls - Home demo
Wake Up - Home demo
The Everyday Story Of Smalltown - Big Express version
Grass - Home demo
Lets Make A Den - Home demo
The Meeting Place - Home demo
Dear God - Band demo
CD4:
Brainiacs Daughter - Psonic Psunspot version
Vanishing Girl - Psonic Psunspot version
Terrorism - Home demo
Find The Fox - Home demo
Season Cycle - Skylarking version
The Troubles - Home demo
Mayor Of Simpleton - Early work tape
King For A Day - Home demo
Chalkhills And Children - Oranges And Lemons version
The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead - Early home demo
Omnibus - Nonsuch version
The Disappointed - Home demo
Bungalow - Nonsuch version
Didn't Hurt A Bit - Nonsuch out take
Books Are Burning - Live on The Late Show BBC TV



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