Apple Box
Released: Oct 31, 2005
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Released: Oct 31, 2005
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After a long recording hiatus, Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding gave XTC fans something to shout about when they unveiled Apple Venus in 1999. Certainly one of their most ambitious and sweeping...
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Drums and Wires - JAPAN
Released: Apr 27, 2004
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Released: Apr 27, 2004
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Following Go 2, keyboardist Barry Andrews left XTC and, rather than finding a replacement keyboard player, the band opted to recruit another guitarist (who could also play keyboards), Dave Gregory....
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Go 2 - 2004 JAPAN REISSUE
Released: Apr 27, 2004
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Released: Apr 27, 2004
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Recorded in a rush, less than a year after White Music, Go 2 predictably suffered. The album, while slightly more melodic, reprises much of the quirky, high-energy playing of White Music, but the...
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Skylarking - BONUS TRACKS
Released: Apr 27, 2004
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Released: Apr 27, 2004
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Working with producer Todd Rundgren didn't necessarily bring XTC a sense of sonic cohesion -- after all, every record since English Settlement followed its own interior logic -- but it did help the...
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Black Sea - JAPAN BONUS TRACKS
Released: Apr 27, 2004
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Released: Apr 27, 2004
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XTC continue on with the big drum sound of Drums and Wires, adding more polish and an even heavier-hitting approach for Black Sea -- their arrangements are fuller and they rock harder than ever...
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The Big Express - 2004 JAPAN REISSUE
Released: Apr 27, 2004
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Released: Apr 27, 2004
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XTC took full advantage of their studio-bound status with The Big Express, creating their most painstakingly detailed, multi-layered, sonically dynamic album to date. The more upbeat material and...
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Mummer - JAPAN
Released: Apr 27, 2004
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Released: Apr 27, 2004
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Mummer, the first album to follow Andy Partridge's mental breakdown, which led to XTC's retirement from touring, is very much the work of an eccentric in isolation. The album is a collection that...
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