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Apple Venus Part 1 (XTC) – Album Review
XTC's Penultimate Album Surfaced In 1999. It Was Titled "Apple Venus" After a decade-long strike against their record company, XTC were finally released from their contract with Virgin. The question...
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Wasp Star (Apple Venus Part 2) (XTC) – Album Review (Part 1)
"Wasp Star" Was Released In The Year 2000, Roughly A Year After "Apple Venus" Was Issued XTC’s swan song, and a very powerful moment even when taken separately from it companion album, the...
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Read the introduction to this review here. “Church Of Women” reminds me of Tears For Fears’ “Woman In Chains” lyrically, as the submissive state of the fair sex is somehow explored. In Andy’s case,...
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Upsy Daisy Assortment (XTC) – Compilation Album
"Upsy Daisy Assortment" Compiles Most Of XTC's True Classics WIth A Few Rarities Thrown In For Good Measure. “Upsy Daisy Assortment” was released by Geffen (XTC’s American record company) in 1999, as...
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I found this clip yesterday, when looking for a suitable video to illustrate the review of “Upsy Daisy Assortment”. I must admit that watching it was quite unsettling, but I am glad I did. I must also...
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Fosssil Fuel: The XTC Singles (Compilation Album)
Virgin Released "Fossil Fuel" As A Way Of Bidding Farewell To XTC. All The Singles Released Within Their Career Were Featured. At roughly the same time that Geffen issued “Upsy Daisy Assortment” (a...
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Chips From The Chocolate Fireball (The Dukes Of Stratosphear) (Part 1)
The Dukes Of Stratosphear: Chips From The Chocolate Fireball This CD-only anthology captures the original bouts of musical forgery that XTC undertook as The Dukes of Stratosphear. Both the EP “25...
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Chips From The Chocolate Fireball (The Dukes Of Stratosphear) (Part 2)
Don’t forget to read part 1 of this review where the “25 O’Clock” songs are analyzed. "Psonic Psunspot" (The Dukes Of Stratosphear's Second Disc) Was Issued In 1987, Right Between "Skylarking" And...
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English Settlement (XTC) – Album Review (Part 1)
Released In 1982, “English Settlemenet” Was To Be XTC’s Final Album Before They Became A Studio-only Band Upon discovering XTC and reading every single article and clipping I could find about them, I...
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Read the introduction to this review here. “English Settlement” was released in 1982, and as opposed to “Black Sea” (the album that preceded it, and an album that was devised as a vehicle for live...
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“This Is Pop” – the XTC documentary (Showtime, 2018)
“This Is Pop” is a documentary that avoids the far(c)e associated with the vast majority of “rockumentaries”, but that comes as no surprise if you are familiarized with the band it centers on: XTC....
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