XTC

DISCOGRAPHY FOR THE UK

7 Oct 1977 non-LP 7"/12" 3D EP [Science Friction]
    Science Friction 3.12/She's So Square 3.06 (Virgin VS 188)

    Science Friction 3.12//She's So Square 3.06/Dance Band 2.40 (VS 188-12)

Recorded 28-30 August 1977 at Abbey Road Studios in London. Produced and engineered by John Leckie.

6 Jan 1978 7" Statue of Liberty

    Statue of Liberty 2.52/Hang on to the Night 2.06 (Virgin VS 201)
20 Jan 1978 LP (+CD) WHITE MUSIC
  1. Radios in Motion 2.52
  2. Cross Wires 2.03
  3. This Is Pop? 2.38
  4. Do What You Do 1.14
  5. Statue of Liberty 2.52
  6. All Along the Watchtower 5.40
  7. Into the Atom Age 2.32
  8. I'll Set Myself on Fire 3.00
  9. I'm Bugged 3.59
  10. New Town Animal in a Furnished Cage 1.51
  11. Spinning Top 2.38
  12. Neon Shuffle 4.25 (UK LP: Virgin V 2095)

    CD BONUS TRACKS:

  13. Science Friction 3.12
  14. She's So Square 3.06
  15. Dance Band 2.40 (Moulding)
  16. Hang on to the Night 2.06
  17. Heatwave 2.08
  18. Traffic Light Rock 1.40 [included on various artists LP 'GUILLOTINE' in Feb 1978]
  19. Instant Tunes 2.28 (UK CD 11 June 2001: Virgin CDVX2095)
Recorded 15-28 October 1977 at The Manor, Oxfordshire, England. Produced and engineered by John Leckie. 17 songs were recorded in all.

21 April 1978 7" This Is Pop?

    This Is Pop? 2.38 [re-recording]/Heatwave 2.08 (Virgin VS 209)
Re-recorded 26-27 February 1978, produced by Mutt Lange.

27 Sep 1978 non-LP 7" Are You Receiving Me?

    Are You Receiving Me? 3.02/Instant Tunes 2.28 (Virgin VS 231)
Recorded in September 1978. A-side produced by Martin Rushent.

13 Oct 1978 LP (+CD) GO 2

  1. Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!) 2.36
  2. Battery Brides (Andy Paints Brian) 4.35
  3. Buzzcity Talking 2.40
  4. Crowded Room 2.52
  5. The Rhythm 2.58
  6. Red 3.01
  7. Beatown 4.35
  8. Life is Good in the Greenhouse 4.39
  9. Jumping in Gomorrah 2.02
  10. My Weapon 2.19 (Barry Andrews)
  11. Super-Tuff 4.25 (Barry Andrews)
  12. I Am the Audience 3.39 (UK LP: Virgin, V 2108)

    CD BONUS TRACK:

  13. Are You Receiving Me? 3.03 (UK CD 11 June 2001: Virgin CDVX2108)
Recorded during August and early September 1978. Produced and engineered by John Leckie. Two out-takes were released later on: 'Looking for Footprints' (released on 'Flexipop' flexi disc, Feb 82) and 'Strange Tales, Strange Tails' (B-side 'Respectable Street', March 81).

13 Oct 1978 free EP/mini-LP GO+

    Dance with Me, Germany/Beat the Bible
    A Dictionary of Modern Marriage/Clap Clap Clap/We Kill the Beast (Virgin VS 233-12)
This 6-track EP/mini-LP consists of dub versions of songs from Go 2, and came free with the first 15,000 copies of GO 2. It was also issued commercially 26 January 1979.

4 May 1979 non-LP 7" Life Begins at the Hop

    Life Begins at the Hop 3.46/Homo Safari 2.14 (Virgin VS 259)
Recorded in early April 1979. Produced by Steve Lillywhite.

17 Aug 1979 LP (+CD) DRUMS AND WIRES

  1. Making Plans for Nigel 4.13
  2. Helicopter 3.54
  3. Day in Day out
  4. When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty 3.20
  5. Ten Feet Tall 3.12
  6. Roads Girdle the Globe 5.11
  7. Real by Reel 3.46
  8. Millions 5.37
  9. That Is the Way 2.56
  10. Outside World 2.40
  11. Scissor Man 3.59
  12. Complicated Game 4.53 (UK LP: Virgin, V 2129)

    CD BONUS TRACKS:

  13. Life Begins at the Hop
  14. Chain of Command 2.33
  15. Limelight 2.24 (UK CD 11 June 2001: Virgin CDVX2129)
Recorded 25 June - late July 1979 at Townhouse Studios, London. Produced by Steve Lillywhite.

17 Aug 1979 free 7" Chain of Command

    Chain of Command 2.33/Limelight 2.24 (PR 344)
Included free with the first 20,000 copies of the Drums and Wires LP.

14 Sep 1979 7" Making Plans for Nigel

    Making Plans for Nigel 4.13//Bushman President (Homo Safari No. 2) 3.12/Pulsing Pulsing 1.36 (Virgin VS 282)

    Making Plans for Nigel//Are You Receiving Me? (live)/This Is Pop? (live) (Australian 7": Virgin/Festival K-7668)

Live tracks recorded 20 July 1979 at the Marconi Club, Sydney, Australia.

14 March 1980 non-LP 7" Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down

    Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down 4.20/Ten Feet Tall [re-recording] (Virgin VS 322)
Recorded early 1980, produced by Paul Wainman.

March 1980 US 7" Ten Feet Tall

    Ten Feet Tall 3.11 [re-recording]/Helicopter 3.54/The Somnambulist 4.21 (US 7": Atlantic VA 67004)
Released to support their US tour.

28 Aug 1980 7"/2x7" Generals and Majors

    Generals and Majors 3.39 [edit]/Don't Lose Your Temper 2.37 (Virgin VS 365)

    Generals and Majors 3.39 [edit]/Don't Lose Your Temper 2.37
    Smokeless Zone 3.53/The Somnambulist 4.37 (limited double 7": VS 365)

12 Sep 1980 LP (+CD) BLACK SEA
  1. Respectable Street 3.37
  2. Generals and Majors 4.04
  3. Living through Another Cuba 4.45
  4. Love at First Sight 3.06
  5. Rocket from a Bottle 3.30
  6. No Language in Our Lungs 4.52
  7. Towers of London 5.24
  8. Paper and Iron (Notes and Coins) 4.14
  9. Burning with Optimism's Flames 4.15
  10. Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me) 3.56
  11. Travels in Nihilon 6.56 (UK LP: Virgin, V 2173)

    CD BONUS TRACKS:

  12. Smokeless Zone 3.53
  13. Don't Lose Your Temper 2.37
  14. The Somnambulist 4.37 (UK CD 11 June 2001: Virgin CDVX2173)
Recorded 23 June to late July 1980 at Townhouse Studios, London. Produced by Steve Lillywhite (except 14 produced by Andy Partridge). 'Take This Town' was recorded right before these sessions (10-12 May 1980, also with Steve Lillywhite) for the soundtrack to the movie 'Times Square' (LP released 8 Oct 1980).

10 Oct 1980 7"/2x7" Towers of London

    Towers of London 4.38 [edit]/Set Myself on Fire (live) 4.34 (Virgin VS 372)

    Towers of London 4.38 [edit]/Set Myself on Fire (live) 4.34
    Battery Brides (live) 6.42/Scissor Man (BBC version) 4.20 (double 7": VS 372)

5 Dec 1980 7" Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)
    Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me) 3.35 [edit]//Living through Another Cuba (live)/Generals and Majors (live) (VS 384)
23 Jan 1981 Canadian 7" Love at First Sight
    Love at First Sight//Beatown (live)/Roads Girdle the Globe (live)/This Is Pop? (live) (Virgin/PolyGram, VS 1124)
Live tracks recorded 20 July 1979 at the Marconi Club, Sydney, Australia. Thanks to Art Noel for pointing out these rare live versions.

13 March 1981 7" Respectable Street

    Respectable Street (single version) 3.06//Strange Tales, Strange Tails 2.18/Officer Blue 2.39 (VS 407)
'Strange Tales, Strange Tails' is an out-take from the GO 2 sessions. Officer Blue is produced by Colin Moudling.

8 Jan 1982 7"/12" Senses Working Overtime

    Senses Working Overtime 4.30 [edit]//Blame the Weather 3.37/Tissue Tigers (The Arguers) 3.55 (Virgin VS 462)

    Senses Working Overtime 4.45/Egyptian Solution (Homo Safari Series No. 3) 5.11//
    Blame the Weather 3.37/Tissue Tigers (The Arguers) 3.55 (VS 462-12)

'Egyptian Solution (Homo Safari Series No. 3)' produced by Alan Winstanley and XTC.

12 Feb 1982 LP (+CD) ENGLISH SETTLEMENT

  1. Runaways 4.51
  2. Ball and Chain 4.28
  3. Senses Working Overtime 4.45
  4. Jason and the Argonauts 6.03
  5. No Thugs in Our House 5.16
  6. Yacht Dance 3.52
  7. All of a Sudden (It's Too Late) 5.18
  8. Melt the Guns 6.13
  9. Leisure 5.01
  10. It's Nearly Africa 3.54
  11. Knuckle Down 4.26
  12. Fly on the Wall 3.11
  13. Down in the Cockpit 5.35
  14. English Roundabout 3.50
  15. Snowman 4.26 (CD: CDVX2223)
Recorded 5 October to mid-November 1981 at The Manor, Oxfordshire, England. Produced and mixed by Hugh Padgham and XTC.

26 Feb 1982 7"/12" Ball and Chain

    Ball and Chain 4.28//Punch and Judy 2.42/Heaven Is Paved with Broken Glass 4.21 (Virgin VS 482)

    Ball and Chain 4.28/Punch and Judy 2.42//Heaven Is Paved with Broken Glass 4.21/Cockpit Dance Mixture 6.02 (VS 482-12)

14 May 1982 limited 7" No Thugs in Our House
    No Thugs in Our House [edit]//Chain of Command 2.33/Limelight 2.24/Over Rusty Water 1.28 (Virgin VS 490)
'Over Rusty Water' is produced by XTC. 'Chain of Command' & 'Limelight' are from the free 7" single from 1979.

5 Nov 1982 collection LP WAXWORKS - SOME SINGLES 1977-1982

  1. Science Friction 3.12
  2. Statue of Liberty 2.24
  3. This Is Pop? 2.39
  4. Are You Receiving Me? 3.02
  5. Life Begins at the Hop 3.45
  6. Making Plans for Nigel 3.53
  7. Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down 4.34 [14 seconds longer than original single version]//
  8. Generals and Majors 3.42
  9. Towers of London 4.38
  10. Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me) 3.36
  11. Senses Working Overtime 4.33
  12. Ball and Chain 4.30 (UK LP: Virgin, V 2251)
5 Nov 1982 rarities LP BEESWAX - SOME B-SIDES 1977-1982
  1. She's So Square 3.06
  2. Dance Band 2.40
  3. Hang On to the Night 2.12 [6 seconds longer than the original Statue of Liberty B-side version]
  4. Heatwave 2.08
  5. Instant Tunes 2.28
  6. Pulsing Pulsing 1.35
  7. Don't Lose Your Temper 2.37
  8. Smokeless Zone 3.53
  9. The Somnambulist 4.37
  10. Blame the Weather 3.38
  11. Tissue Tigers (The Arguers) 3.56
  12. Punch and Judy 2.42
  13. Heaven is Paved With Broken Glass (remix) 4.21
Free with the first 50,000 Waxworks LPs. The last song is not the same mix as the original B-side.

22 April 1983 7"/12" Great Fire

    Great Fire 3.47/Gold 3.33 (Virgin VS 553)

    Great Fire 3.47/Gold 3.33//
    Frost Circus (Homo Safari Series No. 5) 3.43/Procession Towards Learning Land (Homo Safari Series No. 6) 3.34 (VS 553-12)

'Frost Circus' and 'Procession Towards Learning Land' produced by XTC.

24 June 1983 7" Wonderland

    Wonderland [edit]/Jump 4.42 (Virgin VS 606)
31 Aug 1983 LP (+CD) MUMMER
  1. Beating of Hearts 4.01
  2. Wonderland 4.43
  3. Love on a Farmboy's Wages 3.58
  4. Great Fire 3.47
  5. Deliver Us from the Elements 4.34
  6. Human Alchemy 5.11
  7. Ladybird 4.32
  8. In Loving Memory of a Name 3.16
  9. Me and the Wind 4.16
  10. Funk Pop a Roll 3.01 (UK LP: Virgin, V 2264)

    CD BONUS TRACKS:

  11. Frost Circus 3.43
  12. Jump 4.42
  13. Toys 4.20
  14. Gold 3.33
  15. Procession Towards Learning Land 3.34
  16. Desert Island 4.47 (UK CD 11 June 2001: Virgin CDVX2264)
1, 2 and 13 recorded early September 1982 at Genetic Studios, produced by Steve Nye. 3, 5-12, 15-16 recorded mid-October to Christmas 1982 at The Manor in Oxfordshire, produced by Steve Nye. 4 and 14 recorded and mixed in late February 1983 at Odyssey Studios in London, produced by Bob Sargeant. 2, 5, 6 and 10 re-mixed in May 1983 by Alex Sadkin/Phil Thornalley/XTC at RAK Studios in London.

19 Sep 1983 2x7"/12" Love on a Farmboy's Wages

    Love on a Farmboy's Wages 3.58/In Loving Memory of a Name 3.16
    Desert Island 4.47/Toys 4.20 (double 7": Virgin VS 613)

    Love on a Farmboy's Wages 3.58//
    Burning with Optimism's Flames (live)/English Roundabout (live)/Cut It Out (live) (Virgin VS 613-12)

Live tracks recorded in May 1981 at Hammersmith Odeon in London, May 1981.

21 Nov 1983 pseudonym non-LP 7" The Three Wise Men: Thanks for Christmas

    Thanks for Christmas 3.50/Countdown to Christmas Party Time 4.12 (Virgin VS 642)
Recorded at Crescent Studios in Bath, produced by XTC and David Lord.

3 Sep 1984 7"/12" All You Pretty Girls

    All You Pretty Girls 3.56 [extended fade-out]/Washaway 3.02 (Virgin VS 709)

    All You Pretty Girls 3.56//Washaway 3.02/Red Brick Dream 3.02 (Virgin VS 709-12)

15 Oct 1984 LP (+CD) THE BIG EXPRESS
  1. Wake Up 4.40
  2. All You Pretty Girls 3.40
  3. Shake You Donkey Up 4.20
  4. Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her, Kiss Her 3.51
  5. This World Over 5.36
  6. The Everyday Story of Smalltown 3.54
  7. I Bought Myself a Liarbird 2.50
  8. Reign of Blows 3.31
  9. You're the Wish You Are I Had 3.13
  10. I Remember the Sun 3.10
  11. Train Running Low on Soul Coal 5.10 (UK LP: Virgin, V 2325)

    CD BONUS TRACKS:

  12. Red Brick Dream 2.03
  13. Washaway 3.02
  14. Blue Overall 4.30 (UK CD 11 June 2001: Virgin CDVX2325)
Recorded and mixed March to early August 1984 at Crescent Studios in Bath, produced by David Lord and XTC.

29 Oct 1984 7"/12" This World Over

    This World Over 4.44 [edit]/Blue Overall 4.30 (Virgin VS 721)

    This World Over 5.36/Blue Overall 4.30 (Virgin VS 721-12)

Jan 1985 7"/12" Wake Up
    Wake Up 3.40 [edit]//Take This Town 4.08/Mantis on Parole (Homo Safari Series No. 4) 3.57 (Virgin VS 746)

    Wake Up 4.40/Take This Town 4.08/Mantis on Parole (Homo Safari No. 4)
    Making Plans for Nigel/Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me) 3.35 [edit]/Senses Working Overtime 4.30 [edit] (Virgin VS 746-12)

'Take This Town' was recorded 10-12 May 1980 right before the BLACK SEA sessions (produced by Steve Lillywhite and XTC) for the movie 'Times Square'. 'Mantis on Parole' was produced by XTC.

1985 collection CD THE COMPACT XTC - THE SINGLES 1978-85

  1. Science Friction 3.12 (non-LP 10/77)
  2. Statue of Liberty 2.52 (1/78)
  3. This is Pop? 2.38 [single re-recording] (3/78)
  4. Are You Receiving Me? 3.02 (non-LP 9/78)
  5. Life Begins at the Hop 3.46 (non-LP 5/79)
  6. Making Plans for Nigel 4.13 (9/79)
  7. Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down 4.34 [long version] (non-LP 3/80)
  8. Generals and Majors 3.39 [edit] (8/80)
  9. Towers of London 4.38 [edit] (10/80)
  10. Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me) 3.35 [edit] (12/80)
  11. Senses Working Overtime 4.30 [edit] (1/82)
  12. Ball and Chain 4.28 (2/82)
  13. Great Fire 3.47 (4/83)
  14. Wonderland 4.02 [edit] (6/83)
  15. Love on a Farmboy's Wages 3.58 (9/83)
  16. All You Pretty Girls 3.56 [extended fade-out] (9/84)
  17. This World Over 4.44 [edit] (10/84)
  18. Wake Up 3.40 [edit] (1/85) (Virgin CDV 2251)

1 April 1985 pseudonym 12" EP THE DUKES OF STRATOSPHEAR: 25 O'CLOCK

  1. 25 O'Clock 5.01
  2. Bike Ride to the Moon 2.24
  3. My Love Explodes 3.54
  4. What in the World? ... 5.01
  5. Your Gold Dress 4.38
  6. The Mole from the Ministry 5.50 (Virgin WOW 1)
Recorded in December 1984 at Chapel Lane Studio, UK, produced by John Leckie and XTC.

15 April 1985 pseudonym 7" The Dukes of Stratosphear: The Mole from the Ministry

    The Mole from the Ministry/My Love Explodes 3.54 (Virgin VS 763)

26 Aug 1986 7"/12" Grass

    Grass 2.43/Dear God 2.42 (Virgin VS 882)

    Grass//Extrovert 3.35/Dear God 2.42 (Virgin VS 882-12)

27 Oct 1986 LP (+CD) SKYLARKING
  1. Summer's Cauldron 3.20
  2. Grass 3.06
  3. The Meeting Place 3.14
  4. That's Really Super, Supergirl 3.21
  5. Ballet for a Rainy Day 2.53
  6. 1000 Umbrellas 3.41
  7. Season Cycle 3.21
  8. Earn Enough for Us 2.54
  9. Big Day 3.32
  10. Another Satellite 4.16
  11. Mermaid Smiled 2.26
  12. The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul 3.24
  13. Dying 2.25
  14. Sacrificial Bonfire 3.50 (UK LP: Virgin, V 2399)

    CD BONUS TRACK:

  15. Dear God 3.36 (UK CD 11 June 2001: Virgin CDVX2399)
Recorded April to June 1986 at Utopia Sound Studios, New York, and at Cavum Soni (Sound Hole) in San Francisco, produced by Todd Rundgren.

2 Feb 1987 7"/12" The Meeting Place

    The Meeting Place 3.14/The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul 3.24 (Virgin VS 912)

    The Meeting Place 3.14/The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul 3.24
    Terrorism (home demo)/Let's Make a Den (home demo)/Find the Fox (home demo)/The Troubles (home demo) (Virgin VS 912-12)

1 June 1987 7"/12"/CD-maxi Dear God
    Dear God 3.36/Big Day 3.32 (Virgin VS 960)

    Dear God 3.36/Big Day 3.32//Another Satellite (BBC version) 4.20 (Virgin VS 960-12)

  1. Dear God 3.36
    HOMO SAFARI SERIES:
  2. Homo Safari 2.14
  3. Bushman President 3.12
  4. Egyptian Solution 5.11
  5. Mantis on Parole 3.57
  6. Frost Circus 3.43
  7. Procession Towards Learning Land 3.34 (paperboard CD-EP 1987: Virgin CDEP 3; also as reissue jewel case CD-EP 1991)

July 1987 pseudonym 7"/12" The Dukes of Stratosphear: You're a Good Man Albert Brown

    You're a Good Man Albert Brown 3.04/Vanishing Girl 2.30 (Virgin VS 982)

    You're a Good Man Albert Brown 3.04/Vanishing Girl 2.30
    The Mole from the Ministry/My Love Explodes 3.54 (Virgin VS 982-12)

late Aug 1987 pseudonym LP THE DUKES OF STRATOSPHEAR: PSONIC PSUNSPOT
  1. Vanishing Girl 2.30
  2. Have You Seen Jackie? 3.17
  3. Little Lighthouse 4.24
  4. You're a Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel) 3.04
  5. Collideascope 3.21
  6. You're My Drug 3.16
  7. Shiny Cage 3.15
  8. Brainiac's Daughter 3.38
  9. The Affiliated 2.17
  10. Pale and Precious 4.55 (Virgin V 2440)
Recorded in May 1987, produced by John Leckie and XTC.

1987 pseudonym CD THE DUKES OF STRATOSPHEAR: CHIPS FROM THE CHOCOLATE FIREBALL

Includes all the tracks from PSONIC PSUNSPOT plus the 1985 EP 25 O'Clock.

16 Jan 1989 7"/12"/CD-maxi Mayor of Simpleton

    Mayor of Simpleton 3.58/One of the Millions 4.42 (Virgin VS 1158)

    Mayor of Simpleton 3.58//One of the Millions 4.42/Ella Guru 2.27 (Virgin VST 1158)

  1. Mayor of Simpleton 3.58
  2. Ella Guru 2.27
  3. Living in a Haunted Heart (home demo) 3.58
  4. The Good Things (home demo) 2.55 (CD-maxi: Virgin VSCD 1158)
'Ella Guru' first appeared in 1988 on the various artists LP 'Fast and Bulbous - A Tribute to Captain Beefheart'.

27 Feb 1989 2LP/CD ORANGES & LEMONS

  1. Garden of Earthly Delights 5.02
  2. The Mayor of Simpleton 3.58
  3. King for a Day 3.35
  4. Here Comes President Kill Again 3.33
  5. The Loving 4.11
  6. Poor Skeleton Steps Out 3.27
  7. One of the Millions 4.42
  8. Scarecrow People 4.12
  9. Merely a Man 3.26
  10. Cynical Days 3.17
  11. Across This Antheap 4.49
  12. Hold Me My Daddy 3.47
  13. Pink Thing 3.48
  14. Miniature Sun 3.49
  15. Chalkhills and Children 4.59 (2LP: Virgin V 2581; remastered CD 11 June 2001: CDVX2581)
Recorded 6 June to 22 October 1988 at Ocean Way, Los Angeles, produced by Paul Fox and XTC.

April 1989 7"/12"/CD-maxi King for a Day

    King for a Day 3.35/Happy Families 2.45 (Virgin VS 1177)

    King for a Day (12" version) 7.15//King for a Day 3.35/Happy Families 2.45 (Virgin VST 1177)

  1. King for a Day 3.35
  2. King for a Day (12" version) 7.15
  3. My Paint Heroes (home demo) 3.31
  4. Skeletons (home demo) 2.36 (CD-maxi in crown-shaped cardboard sleeve: VSCD 1177)
'Happy Families' was originally recorded in April 1987 for the movie She's Having a Baby. 'Skeletons (home demo)' is not the same song as Poor Skeleton Steps Out.

Aug 1989 7"/12"/CD-maxi The Loving

    The Loving 3.54 [edit]/Cynical Days 3.17 (Virgin VS 1201)

    The Loving 4.11//Cynical Days 3.17/The World Is Full of Angry Young Men 3.39 (Virgin VST 1201)

  1. The Loving
  2. Cynical Days 3.17
  3. The World Is Full of Angry Young Men 3.39 (Virgin VSCD 1201)

24 Sep 1990 rarities CD RAG & BONE BUFFET - RARE CUTS AND LEFTOVERS

  1. Extrovert 3.35
  2. Ten Feet Tall (US Version) 3.12
  3. Mermaid Smiled 2.26
  4. Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen 2.47
  5. Respectable Street 3.05
  6. Looking for Footprints 3.28
  7. Over Rusty Water 1.28
  8. Heaven Is Paved with Broken Glass 4.21
  9. The World Is Full of Angry Young Men 3.39
  10. Punch and Judy 2.42
  11. Thanks for Christmas 3.50
  12. Tissue Tigers (The Arguers) 3.56
  13. I Need Protection 3.40
  14. Another Satellite (BBC Version) 4.20 [recorded 22 Feb 1987 for Sunday Live Show]
  15. Strange Tales, Strange Tails 2.18
  16. Officer Blue 2.39
  17. Scissor Man (BBC Version) 4.21 [recorded 8 Oct 1979 for the John Peel Show]
  18. Cockpit Dance Mixture 6.02
  19. Pulsing Pulsing 1.35
  20. Happy Families 2.45
  21. Countdown to Christmas Party Time 4.12
  22. Blame the Weather 3.38
  23. Take This Town 4.08
  24. The History of Rock 'n' Roll 0.22 (Virgin CDOVD 311)

23 March 1992 CD-maxi/7" The Disappointed

  1. The Disappointed 3.40
  2. The Smartest Monkeys (demo) 2.57
  3. The Smartest Monkeys 4.18
  4. Humble Daisy 3.36 (Virgin VSCDG 1404)
The Disappointed 3.40/The Smartest Monkeys 4.18 (VS 1404)

27 April 1992 CD/2LP NONSUCH

  1. The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead 5.00
  2. My Bird Performs 3.51
  3. Dear Madam Barnum 2.53
  4. Humble Daisy 3.36
  5. The Smartest Monkeys 4.18
  6. The Disappointed 3.23 [shorter album version]
  7. Holly Up On Poppy 3.04
  8. Crocodile 3.56
  9. Rook 3.45
  10. Omnibus 3.20
  11. That Wave 3.34
  12. Then She Appeared 3.52
  13. War Dance 3.23
  14. Wrapped in Grey 3.46
  15. The Ugly Underneath 3.54
  16. Bungalow 2.49
  17. Books Are Burning 4.51 (remastered CD 11 June 2001: CDVX2699)
Recorded July-October 1991 at Chipping Norton Studios, Oxfordshire, England. Mixed November-December 1991 at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, South Wales. Produced by Gus Dudgeon.

25 May 1992 CD-maxi/7" The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead

  1. The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead 4.53 [without the intro]
  2. Wardance 3.24
  3. My Bird Performs (demo) 3.33
  4. Always Winter Never Christmas (demo) 3.16 (Virgin VSCDG 1415)
  1. The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead 4.53 [without the intro]
  2. Wardance 3.24
  3. Down a Peg (demo) 2.34
  4. The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (demo) 4.40 (VSCDT 1415)
    The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead 4.53/Wardance 3.24 (VS 1415)

5 Oct 1994 coll-CD DRUMS AND WIRELESS: BBC RADIO SESSIONS 77-89

  1. Opening Speech [8 Oct 1979]
  2. No Thugs in Our House [14 Jan 1982]
  3. Runaways [14 Jan 1982]
  4. You're the Wish (You Are) I Had [11 Oct 1984]
  5. Poor Skeleton Steps Out [16 March 1989]
  6. Crosswires [20 June 1977]
  7. Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her, Kiss Her [11 Oct 1984]
  8. Real By Reel [8 Oct 1979]
  9. Into the Atom Age [21 Sep 1977]
  10. Meccanik Dancing [13 Nov 1978]
  11. Ten Feet Tall [8 Oct 1979]
  12. Scarecrow People [16 March 1989]
  13. I'm Bugged [21 Sep 1977]
  14. Dance Band [21 Sep 1977]
  15. Jason and the Argonauts [14 Jan 1982]
  16. One of the Millions [16 March 1989]
  17. Roads Girdle the Globe [8 Oct 1979] (Nighttracks Records CDNT008)
9 Sep 1996 collection 2-CD FOSSIL FUEL - THE XTC SINGLES 1977-92
  1. Science Friction 3.12 (non-LP 10/77)
  2. Statue of Liberty 2.52 (1/78)
  3. This is Pop? 2.38 [single re-recording] (3/78)
  4. Are You Receiving Me? 3.02 (non-LP 9/78)
  5. Life Begins at the Hop 3.46 (non-LP 5/79)
  6. Making Plans for Nigel 4.13 (9/79)
  7. Ten Feet Tall 3.11 [US single re-recording] (3/80)
  8. Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down 4.20 (non-LP 3/80)
  9. Generals and Majors 3.39 [edit] (8/80)
  10. Towers of London 4.38 [edit] (10/80)
  11. Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me) 3.35 [edit] (12/80)
  12. Love at First Sight 3.06 (Canadian single 1/81)
  13. Respectable Street 3.06 (3/81)
  14. Senses Working Overtime 4.30 [edit] (1/82)
  15. Ball and Chain 4.28 (2/82)
  16. No Thugs in Our House 5.09 (5/82)
  1. Great Fire 3.47 (4/83)
  2. Wonderland 4.15 [edit] (6/83)
  3. Love on a Farmboy's Wages 3.58 (9/83)
  4. All You Pretty Girls 3.56 [extended fade-out] (9/84)
  5. This World Over 4.44 [edit] (10/84)
  6. Wake Up 3.40 [edit] (1/85)
  7. Grass 2.43 (8/86)
  8. The Meeting Place 3.13 (2/87)
  9. Dear God 3.36 (non-LP 6/87)
  10. The Mayor of Simpleton 3.58 (1/89)
  11. King for a Day 3.35 (4/89)
  12. The Loving 3.54 [edit] (8/89)
  13. The Disappointed 3.38 (3/92)
  14. The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead 5.00 (5/92)
  15. Wrapped In Grey 3.46 (withdrawn single 9/92) (Virgin CDVD2811)
16 Nov 1998 4-CD box TRANSISTOR BLAST - THE BEST OF THE BBC SESSIONS [1977-89]
    CD 1: BBC STUDIO RECORDINGS
  1. Opening Speech [8 Oct 1979]
  2. Life Begins at the Hop [21 May 1979]
  3. Scarecrow People [16 March 1989]
  4. Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her, Kiss Her [11 Oct 1984]
  5. Ten Feet Tall [8 Oct 1979]
  6. Garden of Earthly Delights [16 March 1989]
  7. Runaways [14 Jan 1982]
  8. When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty [21 May 1979]
  9. I'm Bugged [21 Sep 1977]
  10. Another Satellite [22 Feb 1977]
  11. You're The Wish (You Are) I Had [11 Oct 1984]
  12. Crosswires [20 June 1977]
  13. Roads Girdle the Globe [8 Oct 1979]
    CD 2: BBC STUDIO RECORDINGS
  1. No Thugs in Our House [14 Jan 1982]
  2. One of the Millions [16 March 1989]
  3. Real By Reel [8 Oct 1979]
  4. The Meeting Place [22 Feb 1987]
  5. Meccanic Dancing [13 Nov 1978]
  6. Poor Skeleton Steps Out [16 March 1989]
  7. Into the Atom Age [21 Sep 1977]
  8. The Rhythm [13 Nov 1978]
  9. This World Over [Oct 1984]
  10. Snowman [14 Jan 1982]
  11. Danceband [21 Sep 1977]
  12. Making Plans for Nigel [21 May 1979]
  13. Jason and the Argonauts [14 Jan 1982]
    CD 3: LIVE RECORDINGS 1978-1979
  1. Radio's in Motion (live 9 March 1978 at The Hippodrome, London)
  2. Crosswires (live 9 March 1978 at The Hippodrome, London)
  3. Science Friction (live 17 January 1979 at Paris Theatre, London)
  4. Statue of Liberty (live 9 March 1978 at The Hippodrome, London)
  5. The Rhythm (live 17 January 1979 at Paris Theatre, London)
  6. I'll Set Myself on Fire (live 9 March 1978 at The Hippodrome, London)
  7. Newtown Animal in a Furnished Cage (live 9 March 1978 at The Hippodrome, London)
  8. All Along the Watchtower (live 9 March 1978 at The Hippodrome, London)
  9. Beatown (live 17 January 1979 at Paris Theatre, London)
  10. This is Pop (live 9 March 1978 at The Hippodrome, London)
  11. Danceband (live 9 March 1978 at The Hippodrome, London)
  12. Neon Shuffle (live 9 March 1978 at The Hippodrome, London)
    CD 4: LIVE 22 DEC 1980 AT THE HAMMERSMITH PALAIS, LONDON
  1. Life Begins at the Hop
  2. Burning with Optimism's Flame
  3. Love at First Sight
  4. Respectable Street
  5. No Language in Our Lungs
  6. This Is Pop
  7. Scissor Man
  8. Towers of London
  9. Battery Brides
  10. Living through Another Cuba
  11. Generals and Majors
  12. Making Plans for Nigel
  13. Are You Receiving Me? (4-CD box: COOKCD 152)
CD 4 was previously released as a separate CD 'BBC RADIO 1 - XTC LIVE IN CONCERT'.

22 Feb 1999 CD/LP APPLE VENUS VOLUME 1

  1. River of Orchids 5.53
  2. I'd Like That 3.50
  3. Easter Theatre 4.38
  4. Knights in Shining Karma 3.39
  5. Frivolous Tonight 3.10
  6. Greenman 6.18
  7. Your Dictionary 3.15
  8. Fruit Nut 3.01
  9. I Can't Own Her 5.26
  10. Harvest Festival 4.16
  11. The Last Balloon 6.40 (CD: Cooking Vinyl (Idea) UK, COOKCD 172)
2 April 1999 CDM Easter Theatre
  1. Easter Theatre 4.49
  2. Easter Theatre (home demo) 4.56
  3. How Easter Theatre Came To Be 13.51 (interview) (CD-maxi: Cooking Vinyl UK, FRY CD 080)
14 June 1999 CDM I'd Like That
  1. I'd Like That (3.50?)
  2. I'd Like That (home demo)
  3. How I'd Like That Came To Be (interview) (CD-maxi: FRY CD 083)

22 May 2000 CD/LP WASP STAR (APPLE VENUS VOLUME 2)

  1. Playground 4.17
  2. Stupidly Happy 4.13
  3. In Another Life 3.35
  4. My Brown Guitar 3.51
  5. Boarded Up 3.23
  6. I'm the Man Who Murdered Love 3.44
  7. We're All Light 4.39
  8. Standing in for Joe 3.42
  9. Wounded Horse 4.11
  10. You and the Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful 4.18
  11. Church of Women 5.06
  12. The Wheel and the Maypole 5.55 (CD: Cooking Vinyl (Idea) UK, COOKCD194)
May 2000 CDM I'm the Man Who Murdered Love
  1. I'm The Man Who Murdered Love 3.44
  2. I'm The Man Who Murdered Love (Home Demo)
  3. Didn't Hurt a Bit (Home Demo) (CD-maxi: FRYCD 095)

25 March 2002 4CD book/box COAT OF MANY CUPBOARDS

    CD 1 [1977-79]
  1. Science Friction (CBS demo 8 March 1977)
  2. Spinning Top (live at Eric's Club, Liverpool, 13 Aug 1977)
  3. Traffic Light Rock (live at Eric's Club 13 Aug 1977)
  4. Radios in Motion (LP version)
  5. Let's Have Fun ('White Music' outtake)
  6. Fireball XL5/Fireball dub ('White Music' outtake)
  7. Heatwave Mark 2 Deluxe ('White Music' outtake)
  8. This Is Pop? (single version)
  9. Are You Receiving Me? ('Go 2' outtake version)
  10. Things Fall to Bits ('Go 2' outtake)
  11. Us Being Us ('Go 2' outtake)
  12. Life Begins at the Hop (first rehearsal version Feb 1979)
  13. Life Begins at the Hop (unused first recording March 1979)
  14. Making Plans for Nigel (demo from Swindon Town Hall)
  15. Ten Feet Tall (LP version)
  16. Sleepyheads ('Drums and Wires' outtake)
    CD 2 [1979-81]
  1. Meccanik Dancing (live at Marconi Club, Sydney, July 1979)
  2. Atom Medley (Into the Atom Age/Hang On To the Night/Neon Shuffle) (live at Marconi Club July 1979)
  3. Life Begins at the Hop (unused U.S. single recording Sep 1979)
  4. Real By Reel (unused single recording June 1979)
  5. When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty (unused single recording June 1979)
  6. Helicopter (unused single recording June 1979)
  7. Towers of London (rejected single recording June 1980)
  8. Generals and Majors (rehearsal tape June 1980)
  9. No Language in Our Lungs (LP version)
  10. Sgt. Rock (Is Going To Help Me) (LP version)
  11. Paper and Iron (live at The Lyceum, London, 12 Oct 1980)
  12. Crowded Room (live at The Lyceum 12 Oct 1980)
  13. Senses Working Overtime (early work tape Summer 1981)
  14. Snowman (live at The Hammersmith Odeon, London, 21 May 1981)
  15. Ball and Chain (unused single recording March 1981)
    CD 3 [1981-86]
  1. Punch and Judy (unused single recording March 1981)
  2. Fly on the Wall (LP version)
  3. Yacht Dance (live on The Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC TV, Jan 1982)
  4. Jason and the Argonauts (LP version)
  5. Love on a Farmboy's Wages (home demo Summer 1982)
  6. Wonderland (home demo Summer 1982)
  7. Ladybird (LP version)
  8. All You Pretty Girls (home demo Spring 1983)
  9. Wake Up (home demo Spring 1983)
  10. The Everyday Story of Smalltown (LP version)
  11. Grass (home demo Jan 1985)
  12. Let's Make a Den (home demo June 1985)
  13. The Meeting Place (home demo Jan 1985)
  14. Dear God (band demo Jan 1986)
    CD 4 [1985-92]
  1. Brainiac's Daughter (LP version)
  2. Vanishing Girl (LP version)
  3. Terrorism (home demo late 1985)
  4. Find the Fox (home demo Jan 1985)
  5. Season Cycle (LP version)
  6. The Troubles (home demo late 1985)
  7. Mayor of Simpletown (early work cassette late 1985)
  8. King for a Day (home demo Jan 1985)
  9. Chalkhills and Children (LP version)
  10. The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (early home demo June 1990)
  11. Omnibus (LP version)
  12. The Disappointed (home demo April 1991)
  13. Bungalow (LP version)
  14. Didn't Hurt a Bit ('Nonsuch' outtake)
  15. Books Are Burning (live on The Late Show, BBC TV, early 1992) (4-CD box: XTCBOX1)

Copyright (c) 2001-11-23 Jonas Wårstad.

Last update 2007-12-16.

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