{"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","url":"https:\/\/redhouserecords.co.uk\/products\/xtc-45-vol-1","provider":"Red House Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}