English Settlement
XTC
Engineer: Hugh Padgham,
Producer: Hugh Padgham, XTC
Caroline, 2002
1 CD
Catalogue #: 50660
EAN: 0724385066023
UPC: 724385066023
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XTC: Andy Partridge (vocals, guitars, keyboards, background vocals); Colin Moulding (vocals, bass piano, keyboards, background vocals); Dave Gregory (guitar, synthesizer, background vocals); Terry Chambers (drums, percussion, background vocals).
Additional personnel: Hugh Padgham, Trans De Vente (background vocals).
Recorded at The Manor, Oxfordshire, England.
Initial pressings of this reissue are packaged in a limited edition cardboard sleeve that replicates the original vinyl LP's artwork and inserts.
XTC: Andy Partridge (vocals, guitars, keyboards, background vocals); Colin Moulding (vocals, bass piano, keyboards, background vocals); Dave Gregory (guitar, synthesizer, background vocals); Terry Chambers (drums, percussion, background vocals).
Additional personnel: Hugh Padgham, Trans De Vente (background vocals).
Recorded at The Manor, Oxfordshire, England.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
XTC: Andy Partridge (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards); Barry Andrews (vocals, keyboards); Colin Moulding (vocals, bass guitar).
Recording information: 1982.
Any doubt's about XTC's abilities and directions following their permanent withdrawal from live performance after the release of BLACK SEA were cast aside when this album appeared in 1982. Originally released as a double album (and subsequently formatted onto a single CD), it marked the dawning of their more pastoral phase. However, far from setting aside their rocking grooves, they now came wrapped in a softer blanket, of more intricate arrangements. "Senses Working Overtime" garnered them some airplay in the states, which brought in new fans who were treated to a wonderful range of songs which all featured a judicious mix of electric and acoustic instruments. ENGLISH SETTLEMENT is the band's second homerun in a row.
Any doubt's about XTC's abilities and directions following their permanent withdrawal from live performance after the release of BLACK SEA were cast aside when this album appeared in 1982. Originally released as a double album (and subsequently formatted onto a single CD), it marked the dawning of their more pastoral phase. However, far from setting aside their rocking grooves, they now came wrapped in a softer blanket, of more intricate arrangements. "Senses Working Overtime" garnered them some airplay in the states, which brought in new fans who were treated to a wonderful range of songs which all featured a judicious mix of electric and acoustic instruments. ENGLISH SETTLEMENT is the band's second homerun in a row.
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XTC
XTC virtually defined the dividing line between punk and new-wave, adding punk's raw energy to their herky-jerky rhythms, funhouse arrangements and Beatles-influenced songcraft. In the early 1980s, bandleader Andy Partridge surrendered to his stage fright and retired the band from live performance, but XTC continued to make smartly crafted pop records.
