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AMAZING ALBUM ARTWORK – 5 x XTC

Posted on March 28, 2024 by JL

British alt-pop-rock outfit XTC was formed in 1972, named Star Park (until 1974),
than became the Helium Kidz for a year, followed by the band’s famous name XTC.

They fabricated a total of 14 longplayers, including 2 under the moniker of The Dukes of Stratosphear before calling it a day in 2006. TUTV picked these 5 amazing album covers.

GO2
1978

DRUMS AND WIRES
1979

25 O’CLOCK
Released as The Dukes of Stratosphear
on April Fools’ Day in 1985

PSONIC PSUNSPOT
Also released as The Dukes of Stratosphear
1987

ORANGES AND LEMONS
1989

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XTC Released Excellent Third Album ‘DRUMS AND WIRES’ 40 Years Ago…

Posted on August 17, 2019 by JL

17 Augustus 2019

40 years ago, on 17 August 1979, British quartet XTC released their third, breakthrough, album DRUMS AND WIRES. It was labelled by many critics as a great new wave LP as it was issued in that musical era. To Turn Up the Volume‘s ears it sounds more like a tremendously creative guitar pop record remarkable for its inventive, clever and masterly songwriting. The LP contained one of their rare, but well-deserved, hit singles with ‘Making Plans For Nigel‘ not written by frontman Andy Partridge, like many of the other songs, but solely
by bassist Colin Moulding (also co-writer with Patridge on a couple of other tracks). The album peaked at #17 in the UK.

Here’s that splendid single…