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XTC
albums and members
Formed in 1972 in Swindon, England, XTC was a rock band
known for its unique and evolving sound. The core of the
band consisted of songwriters Andy Partridge (guitars, vocals)
and Colin Moulding (bass, vocals), joined by drummer Terry
Chambers and later keyboardist Barry Andrews. Initially
emerging during the punk and new wave scene of the late
1970s, XTC never strictly adhered to those genres. Their
music incorporated a diverse range of influences, including
pop sensibilities, energetic ska rhythms, and even elements
of 1960s psychedelia. This genre-bending approach, along
with their witty and sometimes sardonic lyrics, resulted
in a critically acclaimed, but commercially inconsistent
career. Despite only achieving sporadic mainstream success
in the UK and US, XTC garnered a loyal cult following. Their
influence on later alternative and indie rock acts is undeniable,
with bands such as Blur, Franz Ferdinand, and They Might
Be Giants acknowledging their inspiration from XTC's innovative
and eclectic sound.
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Members |
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Name |
Born |
Role |
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Andy John Partridge |
Valletta, Malta, 11 November 1953 |
vocals and guitar |
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Colin Ivor Moulding |
Swindon, Wiltshire, England, 17 August 1955 |
bass,
vocals |
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Barry Andrews |
West Norwood, London, England, 12 September 1956 |
keyboards |
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Terry Chambers |
Swindon, Wiltshire, England, 16 July 1955 |
drums |
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David Gregory |
Swindon, Wiltshire, England, 21 September 1952 |
guitar, keyboards |
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Release1 |
Title |
Songs
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1978, Virgin |
White Music |
1. Radios in Motion
2. X Wires
3. This is Pop
4. Do What You Do
5. Statue of Liberty
6. All Along the Watch Tower
7. Atom Age
8. Set Myself on Fire
9. I'm Bugged
10. New Town Animal
11. Spinning Top
12. Neon Shuffle |
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1978, Virgin |
Go 2 |
1. Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!)
2. Battery Brides (Andy Paints Brian)
3. Buzzcity Talking
4. Crowded Room
5. The Rhythm
6. Red
7. Beatown
8. Life is Good in the Greenhouse
9. Jumping in Gomorrah
10. My Weapon
11. Super-Tuff
12. I am the Audience |
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1979, Virgin |
Drums
And Wires |
1. Making Plans for Nigel
2. Helicopter
3. Day in Day Out
4. When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty
5. Ten Feet Tall
6. Roads Girdle the Globe
7. Real by Reel
8. Millions
9. That is the Way
10. Outside World
11. Scissor Man
12. Complicated Game |
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Black
Sea |
1. Respectable Street
2. Generals and Majors
3. Living Through Another Cuba
4. Love at First Sight
5. Rocket From a Bottle
6. No Language in Our Lungs
7. Towers of London
8. Paper and Iron (Notes and Coins)
9. Burning with Optimism's Flames
10. Sgt. Rock (is Going to Help Me)
11. Travels in Nihilon |
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English
Settlement |
1. Runaways
2. Ball and Chain
3. Senses Working Overtime
4. Jason and the Argonauts
5. No Thugs in Our House
6. Yacht Dance
7. All of a Sudden (It's Too Late)
8. Melt the Guns
9. Leisure
10 It's Nearly Africa
11. Knuckle Down
12. Fly on the Wall
13. Down in the Cockpit
14. English Roundabout
15. Snowman |
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Mummer |
1. Beating of Hearts
2. Wonderland
3. Love on a Farmboy's Wages
4. Great Fire
5. Deliver Us from the Elements
6. Human Alchemy
7. Ladybird
8. In Loving Memory of a Name
9. Me and the Wind
10. Funk Pop a Roll |
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The
Big Express |
1. Wake Up
2. All You Pretty Girls
3. Shake You Donkey Up
4. Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her, Kiss Her
5. This World Over
6. The Everyday Story of Smalltown
7. I Bought Myself a Liarbird
8. Reign of Blows (Vote No Violence!)
9. You're the Wish You are I Had
10. I Remember the Sun
11. Train Running Low on Soul Coal |
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1985, Virgin |
25
O'Clock2 |
1. 25 O'Clock
2. Bike Ride to the Moon
3. My Love Explodes
4. What in the World??...
5. Your Gold Dress
6. The Mole from the Ministry |
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Skylarking |
1. Summer's Cauldron
2. Grass
3. The Meeting Place
4. That's Really Super, Supergirl
5. Ballet for a Rainy Day
6. 1000 Umbrellas
7. Season Cycle
8. Earn Enough for Us
9. Big Day
10. Another Satellite
11. Mermaid Smiled
12. The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul
13. Dying
14. Sacrificial Bonfire |
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1989, Virgin |
Psonic
Psunspot2 |
1. Vanishing Girl
2. Have You Seen Jackie?
3. Little Lighthouse
4. You're a Good Man, Albert Brown
(Curse You Red Barrel)
5. Collideascope
6. You're My Drug
7. Shiny Cage
8. Brainiac's Daughter
9. The Affiliated
10. Pale and Precious |
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Oranges
& Lemons |
1. Garden of Earthly Delights
2. The Mayor of Simpleton
3. King for a Day
4. Here Comes President Kill Again
5. The Loving
6. Poor Skeleton Steps Out
7. One of the Millions
8. Scarecrow People
9. Merely a Man
10. Cynical Days
11. Across this Antheap
12. Hold Me My Daddy
13. Pink Thing
14. Miniature Sun
15. Chalkhills and Children |
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Nonsuch |
1. The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead
2. My Bird Performs
3. Dear Madam Barnum
4. Humble Daisy
5. The Smartest Monkeys
6. The Disappointed
7. Holly Up On Poppy
8. Crocodile
9. Rook
10. Omnibus
11. That Wave
12. Then She Appeared
13. War Dance
14. Wrapped in Grey
15. The Ugly Underneath
16. Bungalow
17. Books Are Burning |
1999, Cooking Vinyl |
Apple
Venus Volume 1 |
1. River of Orchids
2. I'd Like That
3. Easter Theatre
4. Knights in Shining Karma
5. Frivolous Tonight
6. Greenman
7. Your Dictionary
8. Fruit Nut
9. I Can't Own Her
10. Harvest Festival
11. The Last Balloon |
2000, Cooking Vinyl |
Wasp
Star
(Apple Venus Volume 2) |
1. Playground
2. Stupidly Happy
3. In Another Life
4. My Brown Guitar
5. Boarded Up
6. I'm the Man Who Murdered Love
7. We're All Light
8. Standing in for Joe
9. Wounded Horse
10. You and the Clouds Will Still be Beautiful
11. Church of Women
12. The Wheel and the Maypole |
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Notes
1.
UK version.
2. Released under the pseudonym of the 'Dukes of Stratosphear'.
Sources:
1.Riccardo Bertoncelli, Chris Thellung et al. 24,000 dischi:
guida a tutti i dischi degli artisti e gruppi più importanti.
Milano: Zelig, 2006.
2. Colin Larkin, ed. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music,
5th edn. London: Omnibus Press, 2007.
3. Stephenn Wasserstein, ed. Baker’s Biographical
Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990, vol. 2. New
York, etc: Schirmer Reference, 2004.
4. XTC/Dukes of Stratosphear. White Music, Go 2, Drums
And Wires, Black Sea, English Settlement, Mummer, The Big
Express, 25 O'Clock, Skylarking, Psonic Psunspot, Oranges
& Lemons, Nonsuch [LP]. Virgin, 1978-1992.
5. XTC. Apple Venus Volume 1, Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume
2) [LP/CD ]. Cooking Vinyl, 1999-2000.
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