XTC

Founded: 1977

Headquarters: Swindon, UK

Website Link(s): Official Site, Chalkhills

Label(s)

Virgin
TVT
Idea

Genre(s)

Punk
New Wave
Orchestral Pop
Pop Rock

RIYL

Band Members

Andy Partridge
Colin Moulding
Dave Gregory (1979-2000)
Terry Chambers (1977-1982)
Barry Andrews (1977-1978)

Includes Members of

Shriekback
The Dukes of Stratosphear

Band Biography

Started originally as a punk band, XTC evolved, ending up a band known for their pretty melodies where they had once been known for their hiccupping vocals and angular guitars. The first album of the new direction was English Settlement, although they had been moving in that direction with Black Sea as well. They also recorded as The Dukes of Stratosphear, and Andy Partridge did a dub album of XTC songs as Take Away/The Lure Of Salvage by Mr. Partridge. They went on strike in 1992, when Virgin recalled the single of "Wrapped In Grey", and were finally released from their contract in 1997. They formed a new label called Idea after that.

Discography

Albums

White Music
Go 2
Drums & Wires
Black Sea
English Settlement
Mummer
The Big Express
Skylarking
Oranges & Lemons
Nonsuch
Apple Venus
Wasp Star (Apple Venus Vol. 2)
Transistor Blast
Coat of Many Cupboards
Rag & Bone Buffet
Fossil Fuel
Waxworks
Beeswax
The Compact XTC
Upsy Daisy Assortment
Homespun
Homegrown
Explode Together
Look Look

EPs

3D EP
Demo Tracks
Live And More
5 Senses
Go+
Gribouillage

Singles

Where Did The Ordinary People Go?
I'm The Man Who Murdered Love
I'd Like That
Easter Theatre
Wrapped In Grey
The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead
The Disappointed
The Loving
King For A Day
The Mayor Of Simpleton
Dear God
The Meeting Place
Earn Enough For Us
Grass
Wake Up
This World Over
All You Pretty Girls
Love On A Farmboy's Wages
Wonderland
Great Fire
No Thugs In Our House
Ball and Chain
Senses Working Overtime
Respectable Street
Love At First Sight
Sgt. Rock (is Going to Help Me)
Towers of London
Generals and Majors
Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down
Ten Feet Tall
Making Plans For Nigel
Life Begins At The Hop
Are You Receiving Me?
This is Pop?
Statue of Liberty
Science Friction

Appears On

Compilations

A Testimonial Dinner
Carmen Sandiego: Out Of This World

Soundtracks

Mix CDs

I'm a Wound and a Sword, A Victim and an Executioner
Past The Barber and Gymnasium
Dub Club: It's Raining Again - Matt
Do You Want a Happy God, or a Vengeful God?
Why Does It Have To Be Zany?
VoVat's Mix
The Best of 2005...and Before!
Most Folks Call Them Green Onions, But They're Really Scallions
The Biology of Purpose
De Revrum's Crash Course In De Muzikum Educatchum
Dub Club: Creepy Crawly Creepy Crawly Creepy Creepy Crawly Crawly Creepy Creepy Crawly Crawly - Matt
Please Don't Pull Me Out, This Is How I Would Want To Go: The Best Of XTC
Dub Club: Aren't You Going To Wish Me Happy Birthday? - Matt
What About The Voice of Geddy Lee?
Pray For My TV Show
Beam Myself Into The Future
Dub Club: Less Light - Kevin Millard
And A Bumper Sticker That Says "No Other Possibility"
Monosyllabic
How To Play The Game Of Warfare
Dub Club: Born To Kill - Matt
Dub Club: Peace Symbol - Matt
Dub Club: I'm Singing For You All Covered In Sequins - Matt

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