{"title":"XTC","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eXTC\u003c\/strong\u003e were an English rock band formed in \u003cstrong\u003eSwindon\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1972. Fronted by songwriters Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding, the band gained popularity during the rise of punk and new wave in the 1970s, later playing in a variety of styles that ranged from angular guitar riffs to elaborately arranged pop. Despite not playing live since the early 1980's the band gained cult status across the world and influenced numerous major artists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"xtc-apple-venus-vol-1-2018-reissue","title":"XTC - Apple Venus Vol 1 (2018 reissue)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSee all from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/redhouserecords.co.uk\/collections\/new-lp-s\/xtc\" title=\"XTC vinyl\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eXTC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot many bands release their finest album 20+ years into their career but \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eXTC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e aren't really like other bands. After a long lay off whilst they were in a contract dispute with Virgin, the band returned in 1999 with this stunning collection of pastoral and orchestrated pop music. Great throughout, the final three songs are the best of their career. Great to see Swindon’s finest, back on vinyl!\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide One\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1 River of Orchids\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2 I'd Like That\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3 Easter Theatre\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4 Knights in Shining  Karma\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5 Frivolous Tonight\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide Two\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1 Greenman\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2 Your Dictionary\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3 Fruit Nut\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4 I Can't Own Her\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5 Harvest Festival\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e6 The Last Balloon\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"XTC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14767499739248,"sku":"","price":23.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/1426\/products\/image_93254b6f-0ec7-451a-b7ba-0afcc96dd908.jpg?v=1571317575"},{"product_id":"xtc-wasp-star-apple-venus-vol-2-2018-reissue","title":"XTC - Wasp Star (Apple Venus Vol 2) 2018 Reissue","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content\"\u003eSee all from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/redhouserecords.co.uk\/collections\/new-lp-s\/xtc\" title=\"XTC vinyl\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eXTC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2018 single \u003cstrong\u003e200g LP \u003c\/strong\u003ereissue of \u003cstrong\u003eWasp Star - Apple Venus Volume 2\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e A more muscular and guitar orientated flipside to the orchestral AV Volume 1, dating from 2000, the album is \u003cstrong\u003eXTC\u003c\/strong\u003e's last studio release to date.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e The first single LP edition of Wasp Star, this version has been mastered by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering from tapes approved by \u003cstrong\u003eAndy Partridge\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide One\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1 Playground\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2 Stupidly Happy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3 In Another Life\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4 My Brown Guitar\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5 Boarded Up\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e6 I'm The Man Who Murdered Love\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide Two\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1 We're All Light\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2 Standing In For Joe\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3 Wounded Horse\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4 You And The Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5 Church of Women\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e6 The Wheel and The Maypole\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"XTC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14767922741360,"sku":"","price":22.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/1426\/products\/image_e4a8341b-06d1-4b5b-8df9-099411691fad.jpg?v=1571317575"},{"product_id":"xtc-skylarking-2018-reissue","title":"XTC - Skylarking","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSee all from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/redhouserecords.co.uk\/collections\/new-lp-s\/xtc\" title=\"XTC vinyl\"\u003eXTC\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXTC\u003c\/strong\u003e's ever popular \u003cstrong\u003eTodd Rundgren\u003c\/strong\u003e produced \u003cstrong\u003eSkylarking\u003c\/strong\u003e available on a single vinyl LP with all 15 tracks for the first time ever.*\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e- Beautifully mastered for single LP from the corrected polarity masters by Jason at Loud Mastering\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e- Pressed on 200g vinyl\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e- Lyric sheet included\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e* The original LP didn’t include Dear God. 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Preceded by a set of live demos at Phonogram studios, XTC knew exactly what it wanted from a fourth album – even down to the original album title: “Work Under Pressure” (which helps make more sense of the sleeve photo also), prior to setting foot in The Townhouse for the main recordings. The switch to “Black Sea” was made only to allay the then band manager’s sensitivity to the title being interpreted as a criticism of his management style. More Power Rock than Power Pop, when released in Sept. 1980, the album became XTC’s first Top 20 chart album in the UK, narrowly missed the Top 40 (No.41) in the USA where it was issued in November, but spent an impressive 24 weeks on the Billboard chart nonetheless. Generals And Majors \u0026amp; Towers Of London provided twin back to back Top 40 UK singles released either side of the album in a tight eight weeks’ release space in September \u0026amp; October, while Sgt. Rock propelled the band back into the UK top 20 in January 1981. 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It was also poorly presented in a single sleeve.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOn this 2020 version, the sleeve has been restored to its original quality with the gold coloured overlay - and expanded to a gatefold to accommodate both the weight of the vinyl and the inclusion of song lyrics.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"accordion-toggle open\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"toggle-text\"\u003eTRACKLIST\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"icon accordion\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead 5:00\u003cbr\u003eMy Bird Performs 3:51\u003cbr\u003eDear Madam Barnum 2:53\u003cbr\u003eHumble Daisy 3:36\u003cbr\u003eThe Smartest Monkeys 4:18\u003cbr\u003eThe Disappointed 3:23\u003cbr\u003eHolly Up On Poppy 3:04\u003cbr\u003eCrocodile 3:56\u003cbr\u003eRook 3:45\u003cbr\u003eOmnibus 3:20\u003cbr\u003eThat Wave 3:34\u003cbr\u003eThen She Appeared 3:52\u003cbr\u003eWar Dance 3:23\u003cbr\u003eWrapped In Grey 3:46\u003cbr\u003eThe Ugly Underneath 3:54\u003cbr\u003eBungalow 2:49\u003cbr\u003eBooks Are Burning 4:51\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"XTC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33287012483158,"sku":"","price":31.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/1426\/products\/image_64f627d0-f0ed-4124-83c1-f1f48b893083.jpg?v=1602189267"},{"product_id":"xtc-drums-wires-200g-lp-7","title":"XTC - Drums \u0026 Wires (200g LP)","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSee all from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/redhouserecords.co.uk\/collections\/new-lp-s\/xtc\" title=\"XTC vinyl\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eXTC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1977 may have been Year Zero for Punk Rock and accompanying newspaper headlines of horror but it produced few memorable albums from the new generation. 1979, by comparison, produced a shelf load of vinyl wonders with LP debuts from the likes of Gang of Four, Joy Division, The Specials and Human League, second offerings from PIL (Metal Box) and Magazine (Secondhand Daylight) and - dispelling the myth about “difficult” third albums - Wire (154), Talking Heads (Fear of Music), Elvis Costello (Armed Forces) and Japan (Quiet Life) issued respectively consistent, sure-footed, albums.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmidst this splendid flowering of the post-punk community, replete with the sort of musical diversity that would have been unimaginable two years earlier and sadly unthinkable today, Swindon’s finest, \u003cb\u003eXTC\u003c\/b\u003e, also produced an early classic album with the Steve Lillywhite produced \u003cb\u003eDrums and Wires\u003c\/b\u003e. Andy Partridge recalls it as an optimistic time for the band. Dave Gregory’s arrival on guitar (replacing organist Barry Andrews who left following the release of \u003cb\u003eGo2\u003c\/b\u003e) marked a shift in style with the group now configured as a twin guitar\/bass\/drums line-up. Despite an endless touring schedule much time was spent honing new material. Both Partridge and Colin Moulding were growing in confidence as songwriters – this album did much to further their reputation for peerless post-punk pop tunes. But it was also Steve Lillywhite and engineer Hugh Padgham’s ability to give appropriate studio support and recording expertise to the more expansive pieces such as “Roads Girdle The Globe” and “Complicated Game” that helped to bring a new level of maturity to the overall feel of the release. 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Evolving from the brash, post-punk\/pop of their first two albums White Music and Go2 into one of the most highly regarded of British bands of the era via a trio of essential albums – Drums And Wires, Black Sea, English Settlement – which showcased the increasing versatility of both band and the twin songwriters\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003eAndy Partridge \u0026amp; Colin Moulding.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBut even the comparatively quieter\/more considered English Settlement was very much an album of songs written with one ear for the studio and another for how they would work live. \u003cb\u003eMummer \u003c\/b\u003ewas different.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFreed from the constraints of ‘the road’ this was XTC in widescreen – experimenting with songs, arrangements and the expanded sonic palette that studios can provide when there is no afterthought as to how to reproduce the material in a variety of theatres, university halls and other venues few, if any, of which were built with rock groups in mind. And, just as the Mummers’ plays involve people travelling from place to place in a village enacting tales of the cycle of life (albeit in disguise), XTC travelled the best of the UK’s studios recording, mixing and re-mixing their songs cycle to exacting standards.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eReleased as the follow-up to their most successful UK album to date and with a new record label in America, band and record company hopes were high – three of the album’s first four songs were issued as singles – but were to remain unfulfilled. Fans loved it, the press was positive but radio was changing, especially in the UK, and with no touring it failed, as sometimes happens with bands adopting a new approach, to cross over to that wider audience.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAs also happens with such records, its reputation (and sales) have, over the years, grown far greater than its initial reception indicated and it can now be seen, in retrospect, to have been an important first step towards the sort of expansive approach to writing and recording that would yield much greater commercial results later in the same decade with Skylarking and the albums that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eUnavailable for decades on LP and with its original, but never used, sleeve art restored, \u003cb\u003eMummer \u003c\/b\u003ebecomes the eleventh XTC studio album to be reissued on high grade audiophile vinyl.\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"accordion-toggle open\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"toggle-text\"\u003eTRACKLIST\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"icon accordion\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide One:\u003cbr\u003eBeating Of Hearts\u003cbr\u003eWonderland\u003cbr\u003eLove On A Farmboy’s Wages\u003cbr\u003eGreat Fire\u003cbr\u003eDeliver Us From The Elements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSide Two:\u003cbr\u003eHuman Alchemy\u003cbr\u003eLadybird\u003cbr\u003eIn Loving Memory Of A Name\u003cbr\u003eMe And the Wind\u003cbr\u003eFunk Pop A Roll\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"XTC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959294169258,"sku":"","price":23.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/1426\/products\/image_2f4a3a95-bbdc-47ff-be88-058768bb7a31.jpg?v=1652953108"},{"product_id":"xtc-white-music","title":"XTC - White Music","description":"\u003cp\u003eSee all from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/redhouserecords.co.uk\/collections\/new-lp-s\/xtc\" title=\"XTC vinyl\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eXTC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe debut album from Swindon's XTC - reissued and remastered on 200g vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is how Andy describes the sound he was looking for in its January 1978 released debut. The release date is worth noting. It signaled that this year’s models would approach music more expansively - abandoning the constrictions and the monochrome certainties of 1977’s scorched earth punk for a more colourful inquisitive alternative. Along with XTC, Virgin would, in 1978, issue debut albums from Magazine, Devo, Penetration and, significantly, as the year came to a close, Public Image Limited.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eContaining more energy than a fully functioning power plant, White Music’s pop via punk was more like ? and the Mysterians channeling the Stooges and the Lemon Pipers than Brit Punk, the playing was tight (yes, the band could play), the tunes were strong, the lyrics clever, John Leckie’s production kept the sound direct and ‘in your face’ (or should that be ears?) and even the sole cover version on the album was, in that period, a brave choice; a Dylan song and not just any Dylan song but a trippy, dub influenced ‘All Along the Watchtower’. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"accordion-toggle open\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"toggle-text\"\u003eTRACKLIST\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"icon accordion\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide One:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRadios In Motion\u003cbr\u003eX Wires\u003cbr\u003eThis Is Pop\u003cbr\u003eDo What You Do\u003cbr\u003eStatue Of Liberty\u003cbr\u003eAll Along The Watch Tower\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide Two:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAtom Age\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSet Myself On Fire\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI’m Bugged\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew Town Animal\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpinning Top \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNeon Shuffle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"XTC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43116539379882,"sku":"","price":23.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/1426\/products\/XTC_White_Music_360x_jpg.webp?v=1656599556"},{"product_id":"andy-partridge-my-failed-christmas-career-v1","title":"Andy Partridge - My Failed Christmas Career V1","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eYou know how it is… You wait years for a decent new Christmas song to come along to brighten the festivities and then, sooner than you can say ‘ho-ho-ho,’ along comes Andy Partridge with a quartet of instant classics…\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAnd if the ‘failed’ part of the songwriter EP series wasn’t already starting to look just a little bit odd after the first two volumes topped the vinyl charts in the UK, one of this EP’s offerings was, the composer admits, recorded by The Monkees… - presented here in its original form with lead vocals by Andy’s daughter Holly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSo, while you’re busy assembling ingredients for the Christmas pudding, here’s the ideal soundtrack to play on repeat… songs of snow, sleighs, Yuletide cool and the unwrapping of that special present, all delivered in that inimitable, partridge in a pear tree, style…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"accordion-toggle open\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"toggle-text\"\u003eTRACKLIST\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"icon accordion\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e1. Let There Be Snow\u003cbr\u003e2. Through This Winter World\u003cbr\u003e3. Cool Yule\u003cbr\u003e4. Unwrap You At Christmas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Andy Partridge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43625137242282,"sku":"","price":10.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/1426\/products\/image_855e5d7f-59dd-4dfe-8b74-96274e55760e.jpg?v=1666204231"},{"product_id":"xtc-the-big-express","title":"XTC - The Big Express","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSee all from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/redhouserecords.co.uk\/collections\/new-lp-s\/xtc\" title=\"XTC vinyl\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eXTC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 1984 classic album, newly cut from masters by Jason Mitchell at LOUD mastering and approved by Andy Partridge, available on vinyl for the first time since the late 80s! It was one of XTC's harder-edged albums, in contrast to the pastoral Mummer and Skylarking which were released in sequence with it. The singles released from the album were \"All You Pretty Girls\", \"This World Over\" and \"Wake Up\". The album reached # 38 on the UK Albums Chart, and #181 on the U.S. Billboard 200.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"accordion-toggle open\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"toggle-text\"\u003eTRACKLIST\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"icon accordion\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Wake Up\u003cbr\u003e2. All You Pretty Girls\u003cbr\u003e3. Shake You Donkey Up\u003cbr\u003e4. Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her\u003cbr\u003e5. This World Over\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Everyday Story of Smalltown\u003cbr\u003e2. I Bought Myself a Liarbird\u003cbr\u003e3. Reign of Blows\u003cbr\u003e4. You're the Wish You Are I Had\u003cbr\u003e5. I Remember the Sun\u003cbr\u003e6. Train Running Low on Soul Coal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"XTC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43965823910058,"sku":"","price":23.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/1426\/products\/image_dd2db7bc-baf9-47f1-b085-7eed9349ead0.jpg?v=1668021610"},{"product_id":"xtc-go-2-limited-2-disc-edition","title":"XTC - Go 2 (Limited 2 Disc Edition)","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSee all from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/redhouserecords.co.uk\/collections\/new-lp-s\/xtc\" title=\"XTC Vinyl\"\u003eXTC\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe music scene moved quickly in 1978. Preceded by the band’s 4th single in a year (Are You Receiving Me?) in September, XTC’s second album released that year,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e“Go2”, was issued in October and landed in the UK top 30 albums chart at No. 21, helped via a limited edition 2-disc package that also included the Go+ 12” EP.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eRecorded in August\/September 1978 at Abbey Road with John Leckie returning as producer – Brian Eno reputedly having declined to produce as he felt the band was good \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eenough to self-produce – Go2 built and expanded upon the band’s impossible to label White Music debut from the start of the year with smatterings of post-punk, sci-fi pop \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003efrom another dimension, sharp lyrics and, frequently, even sharper tunes, now joined by a fascination with dub music that merited an additional 5 track 12” EP to accompany \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003ethe initial release.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIn addition to the growing strengths of twin songwriters Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding, the album also featured the emergence of Barry Andrews as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003ea third songwriter – though this became a catalyst, in part, for Andrews’ departure soon after the album’s release. With positive reviews for the album from the British music \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003epress in NME, Sounds and Melody Maker, a run of singles that was as good as any of the competition in an already great year for the 7”, an incessant touring schedule and two \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003etop 40 albums, XTC was well on its way to its destiny as one of England’s most revered bands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAndy Partridge recalls: “After the big bang of White Music, the rapidly expanding jagged, black and white universe of XTC grew apace. Colin was writing more,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eeven Barry was writing, before he jumped swiftly into a parallel dimension, and left to join Robert Fripp's League of Gentlemen. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWe became gently besotted with dub techniques and allowing more and more colour onto our palette. This album is where our future started”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eContrary to popular myth, Go2’s distinctive sleeve was not specifically commissioned for the band. It had been pre-designed by third partner at Hipgnosis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e(co-founder of Throbbing Gristle and Industrial Records) Peter Christopherson and simply awaited a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eclient\/band willing to choose it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe album is being reissued as a limited edition 2-disc set, in a gatefold sleeve maintaining all of the original artwork, featuring the album and the Go+ EP, both pressed on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e200 gram vinyl. As with the initial 1978 release, once this pressing has sold out, the album will revert to a single LP\/single sleeve edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XTC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44862613684394,"sku":"","price":31.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/1426\/files\/image_0ba4706e-8a19-4251-a2d1-a98e953e2aef.jpg?v=1686056924"},{"product_id":"xtc-3d-ep-2023-cd-reissue","title":"XTC - 3D EP (2023 CD Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e977 was a classic year for singles, the year when ‘Punk’ mutated into New Wave producing a seemingly endless run of great 45s – from The Ramones to The Jam, Elvis Costello to Jonathan Richman, Sex Pistols to Richard Hell. With David Bowie (Heroes), Kraftwerk (Showroom Dummies) and Bob Marley (Jamming) also, releasing key singles – it was as if Marley’s Punky Reggae Party had plenty of wonderful music from the mainstream to broaden the 7” mix still further… but that’s only one side of the story… \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMainstream music buyers seemed oblivious to much of the above as - Elvis Presley (death), David Soul (TV, twice), Rod Stewart (preventing Sex Pistols from reaching No.1) and Mull of Kintyre (ending the year and the start of 1978), dominated the pole position in the singles charts. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe major labels’ priorities remained little changed. CBS may have had The Clash but the attention was on Abba, Polydor had The Jam but Jean-Michel Jarre had the marketing spend, United Artists had Buzzcocks and The Stranglers, but the priority (\u0026amp; No. 1) single came from Kenny Rogers, in a country that, reputedly, dismissed Country music – even MOR Country.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut the speed of musical change underneath the mainstream was as fast as a shouted “1, 2, 3, 4” on any number of monochrome identi-punk singles in equally drab sleeves and it was into this febrile mix that XTC released its first 12” EP – 3D, at the end of September ’77 (a 7” version was withdrawn) and for all that it shared the freneticism of its punkier brethren, it also boasted – even across just three tracks - a variety, a colour and a pop sensibility that acted as a marker for the band’s future rapid development. Whisper it, but these guys could actually play… and write tunes, accessible ones that burrowed their way into your ears and brain… \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn album wouldn’t appear until early 1978 (by which time “Post Punk” was emerging as marketing name of the month) but XTC had made their recorded entry in that magical year and not for the first or last time, shown they could compete with the best (and worst) that 1977 placed on vinyl.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReissued for the first time in decades as a standalone title the 47th (and a bit) anniversary 3D EP CD is issued on November 24th 2023.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"accordion-toggle open\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"toggle-text\"\u003eTRACKLIST\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"icon accordion\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Science Friction\u003cbr\u003e2. She’s So Square\u003cbr\u003e3. Dance Band\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"XTC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45245140697258,"sku":"","price":5.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/1426\/files\/xtc3D.webp?v=1701343490"},{"product_id":"xtc-fossil-fuel-singles-1977-92-2cd","title":"XTC - Fossil Fuel: Singles 1977-92 (2CD)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eThe APE label version of XTC's 1996 \u003cstrong\u003edouble CD\u003c\/strong\u003e compilation. (not released on vinyl)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis features upgraded and corrected artwork and an APE catalogue number (APECD112).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis was the band's third 'Greatest Hits' album (following 1982's Waxworks: Some Singles 1977-1982 and 1987's The Compact XTC). It collects all thirty-one of their Virgin Records UK singles in chronological order. It does not include their pseudonymous singles as The Dukes of Stratosphear, The Three Wise Men or The Colonel.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCD 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1  Science Friction\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3:14\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e Statue Of Liberty\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2:52\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e This Is Pop\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2:40\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e Are You Receiving Me?\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3:04\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e Life Begins At The Hop\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3:47\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e6\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e Making Plans For Nigel\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e4:12\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e7\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e Ten Feet Tall\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3:13\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e8\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e4:20\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e9\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e Generals And Majors\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3:41\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e10\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e Towers Of London\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e4:38\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e11\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e Sgt Rock (Is Going To Help Me)\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3:36\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e12\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e Love At First Sight\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3:07\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e13\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e Respectable Street\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3:07\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e14\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e Senses Working Overtime\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e4:34\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e15\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e Ball And Chain\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e4:29\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e16\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e No Thugs In Our House\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e5:10\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCD 2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e Great Fire\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e 3:50\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e Wonderland\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e4:15\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e Love On A Farmboy's Wages\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3:59\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e All You Pretty Girls\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3:59\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e This World Over\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e4:45\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e6\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e Wake Up\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3:40\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e7\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e Grass\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2:42\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e8\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e The Meeting Place\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3:13\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e9\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e Dear God\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3:37\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e10\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e The Mayor Of Simpleton\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3:57\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e11\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e King For A Day\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3:36\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e12\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e The Loving\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3:54\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e13\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e The Disappointed\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3:38\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e14\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e5:03\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e15\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e Wrapped In Grey\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3:47\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"XTC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54801025040766,"sku":"","price":14.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/1426\/files\/Xfossil-fuel-the-xtc-singles-197792-527b7fe74b845-300x300.jpg?v=1732199841"},{"product_id":"xtc-3d-ep-10-eco-vinyl","title":"XTC - 3D EP - 10\" Eco Vinyl","description":"\u003cp\u003e1977 was a classic year for singles, the year when ‘Punk’ mutated into New Wave producing aseemingly endless run of great 45s – from The Ramones to The Jam, Elvis Costello to Jonathan\u003cbr\u003eRichman, Sex Pistols to Richard Hell. With David Bowie (Heroes), Kraftwerk (Showroom Dummies)and Bob Marley (Jamming) also, releasing key singles – it was as if Marley’s Punky Reggae Partyhad plenty of wonderful music from the mainstream to broaden the 7” mix still further… but that’sonly one side of the story…Mainstream music buyers seemed oblivious to much of the above as - Elvis Presley (death), DavidSoul (TV, twice), Rod Stewart (preventing Sex Pistols from reaching No.1) and Mull of Kintyre(ending the year and the start of 1978), dominated the pole position in the singles charts.The major labels’ priorities remained little changed. CBS may have had The Clash but the attentionwas on Abba, Polydor had The Jam but Jean-Michel Jarre had the marketing spend, United Artistshad Buzzcocks and The Stranglers, but the priority (\u0026amp; No. 1) single came from Kenny Rogers, in acountry that, reputedly, dismissed Country music – even MOR Country.But the speed of musical change underneath the mainstream was as fast as a shouted “1, 2, 3, 4”on any number of monochrome identi-punk singles in equally drab sleeves and it was into this febrilemix that XTC released its first 12” EP – 3D, at the end of September ’77 (a 7” version waswithdrawn) and for all that it shared the freneticism of its punkier brethren, it also boasted – evenacross just three tracks - a variety, a colour and a pop sensibility that acted as a marker for theband’s future rapid development. Whisper it, but these guys could actually play… and write tunes,accessible ones that burrowed their way into your ears and brain…An album wouldn’t appear until early 1978 (by which time “Post Punk” was emerging as marketingname of the month) but XTC had made their recorded entry in that magical year and not for the firstor last time, shown they could compete with the best (and worst) that 1977 placed on vinyl.Reissued in 2023 for the first time in decades as a standalone title (online only until now), this 3D EP10” eco-vinyl edition is available to order for a very limited period now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e* \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEco-Jazz vinyl pressings are made from 100% recycled PVC guaranteeing a huge reduction in carbon emissions and offering a truly sustainable alternative.  The Eco-Jazz granulate is sourced completely in-house, so raw material quality and provenance are assured. With no audio quality compromise to that of a conventional coloured vinyl and with the added intrigue that every pressing is one of a kind colour.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Science Friction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe’s So Square\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Dance Band\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"XTC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55913995207038,"sku":null,"price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/1426\/files\/xtc_3d-ep_cd.jpg?v=1751711215"},{"product_id":"xtc-live-boots-live-at-emerald-city-1981-rsd2026","title":"XTC - LIVE BOOTS - Live at Emerald City 1981 (RSD2026)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"u_1607573031 dmNewParagraph\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" id=\"1607573031\" data-version=\"5\" data-diy-text=\"\" data-anim-extended=\"eyJkZXNrdG9wIjp7InRyaWdnZXIiOiJlbnRyYW5jZSIsImFuaW1hdGlvbiI6ImZhZGVJbiIsInJldmVyc2UiOmZhbHNlfX0=\" data-anim-desktop=\"fadeIn\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"u_1743339897 dmNewParagraph\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" id=\"1743339897\" data-version=\"5\" data-diy-text=\"\" data-anim-extended=\"eyJkZXNrdG9wIjp7InRyaWdnZXIiOiJlbnRyYW5jZSIsImFuaW1hdGlvbiI6ImZhZGVJbiIsInJldmVyc2UiOmZhbHNlfX0=\" data-anim-desktop=\"fadeIn\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNew official XTC bootleg series titled ‘Live Boots’ planned from 2026.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLive Boots LPs exclusive to Record Store Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst of the series kicks off with one of the band’s renowned gigs from Emerald City, New Jersey in April 1981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2LP set cut by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering and pressed on 200-gram audiophile vinyl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew notes from all four original band members – Partridge \/ Moulding \/ Gregory \u0026amp; Chambers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXTC – Live at Emerald City, Cherry Hill New Jersey, 17th April 1981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eListening to this electric performance from April 1981 – for all of its sonic imperfections seems to confirm that status, making it even harder to accept that, within a year, XTC would play its final gigs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXTC at that time was a performing machine capable of creating megawatts of excitement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndy Partridge comments that “we were tighter than a firefly's fundament that night, even more astounding was the adrenaline-soaked speed we took every song at”.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReleased exclusively via Record Store Day, this 200-gram heavyweight (double) LP is the first time the concert will be officially available on vinyl and is also the first of a planned series of XTC official bootleg releases titled ‘Live Boots’ \u0026amp; drawn from the band’s archives with minimal audio restoration undertaken by cutting engineer Jason Mitchell working with Andy Partridge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on CD - released 19.06.26\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDisc 1\u003cbr\u003e1. Real By Reel - XTC\u003cbr\u003e2. Life Begins at the Hop - XTC\u003cbr\u003e3. When You re Near Me I Have Difficulty - XTC\u003cbr\u003e4. Respectable Street - XTC\u003cbr\u003e5. Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me) - XTC\u003cbr\u003e6. No Language in Our Lungs - XTC\u003cbr\u003e7. Ball and Chain - XTC\u003cbr\u003e8. Paper and Iron - XTC\u003cbr\u003e9. Love at First Sight - XTC\u003cbr\u003e10. Roads Girdle the Globe - XTC\u003cbr\u003eDisc 2\u003cbr\u003e1. Scissor Man - XTC\u003cbr\u003e2. Towers of London - XTC\u003cbr\u003e3. Burning With Optimism s Flames - XTC\u003cbr\u003e4. Making Plans for Nigel - XTC\u003cbr\u003e5. Living Through Another Cuba - XTC\u003cbr\u003e6. Generals and Majors - XTC\u003cbr\u003e7. This Is Pop - XTC\u003cbr\u003e8. Helicopter - XTC\u003cbr\u003e9. Statue of Liberty - XTC\u003cbr\u003e10. Outside World - XTC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"XTC","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":57556650197374,"sku":null,"price":13.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"RSD 2LP","offer_id":57556650230142,"sku":null,"price":34.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/1426\/files\/XTC.webp?v=1774807510"},{"product_id":"xtc-45-vol-1","title":"XTC - 45 (Vol. 1)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e26th November 2026 marks the arrival of 45 (Vol.1), a brand-new LP compilation on 200-gram vinyl, celebrating \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/redhouserecords.co.uk\/collections\/xtc\" title=\"XTC Vinyl Records\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eXTC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s explosive run of singles between 1977 to 1980. Bringing together the A-sides from the band’s first, fiercely inventive years (including the US A side version of ‘Ten Feet Tall’ and soundtrack rarity ‘Take This Town’), the collection captures XTC in an era where many new bands would have sacrificed future first-borns to have one decent songwriter. Yet this run of singles made it abundantly obvious that XTC contained two – in Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ePunk and its assorted brethren from New Wave to DIY Electronica, Mod, Ska revivals and more sub-genres shared one vital element in common it was, for a brief few years, to re-establish the primacy of the 7” single. While XTC is, rightly, now remembered more for the consistent brilliance of its albums output, its commitment to the notion that every single should be an event: solid catchy A side, equally inventive (if sometimes more experimental) B side and artwork given as much attention as an album. This made all of their singles, the hits and the non-hits alike, one of the most distinguished catalogues of the 7” artform, from the (planned for end of ’77, actually released January 1978) ‘Science Friction’ through to the 1992 almost release of ‘Wrapped in Gray’ the key single from “Nonsuch” which was caught up in and lost via the turmoil of Virgin’s takeover by EMI. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eListened to now, as a collection, it’s the pace of development of the songwriters in a period of a little over three years that impresses, while the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\"\u003earrival of Dave Gregory following the departure of Barry Andrews gave the band a confident musical stability that enabled it to grow rapidly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e. The demands of regular singles releases – many of them non-album tracks in this period – pushed the pace of the band’s development which, in turn, fed back into the albums.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ePerhaps that’s why XTC are still popular across continents and feel relevant today. Many of their singles resonate as individual songs because they never chased fashion and they built their own distinctive sound. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e45 (Vol.1) is more than a retrospective.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt’s a reminder of how exciting the very \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eidea\u003c\/i\u003e of the single could be.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eAll tapes have been sourced from the original singles masters at Abbey Road. Given the fragility of many tapes from the era, they were transferred at 24\/192 resolution, prior to being cut for this release, making it the best sounding compilation of XTC singles ever released. With further LP volumes planned, it opens the door to a full reappraisal of XTC’s extraordinary singles catalogue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cpre\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e1 LP 200-gram Tracklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/pre\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"page-break-after: avoid; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman Bold',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3'; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eSide A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual; mso-fareast-language: JA;\"\u003eScience Friction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual; mso-fareast-language: JA;\"\u003eStatue Of Liberty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual; mso-fareast-language: JA;\"\u003eThis Is Pop?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual; mso-fareast-language: JA;\"\u003eAre You Receiving Me?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual; mso-fareast-language: JA;\"\u003eLife Begins At the Hop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual; mso-fareast-language: JA;\"\u003eMaking Plans for Nigel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"page-break-after: avoid; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3'; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman Bold',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3'; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eSide B\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual; mso-fareast-language: JA;\"\u003eTen Feet Tall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual; mso-fareast-language: JA;\"\u003eWait Till Your Boat Goes Down\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual; mso-fareast-language: JA;\"\u003eGenerals and Majors \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual; mso-fareast-language: JA;\"\u003eTowers Of London \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual; mso-fareast-language: JA;\"\u003eTake This Town\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XTC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58003006030206,"sku":null,"price":22.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/1426\/files\/45packshot.jpg?v=1789061550"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/1426\/collections\/XTC.jpg?v=1789063700","url":"https:\/\/redhouserecords.co.uk\/collections\/xtc.oembed","provider":"Red House Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}