XTC: Fab Foursome in Philly - FM broadcast (1981)

(To see my 2nd list of Ten Amazing XTC Videos - 1979-1980 - please visit the The Big Takeover.


XTC are one heavily bootlegged band, despite their brief tenure as a touring band. Therefore much thanks is owed to their HIGHLY dedicated fan-base for their preservation work.





Of this bootleg Discogs say, "Recorded live in Philadelphia, ostensibly 1979, actually recorded at Emerald City, Cherry Hill, NJ, April 17, 1981, from FM broadcast in 1981."

A note on programming: As I am trying to keep series a little shorter and the blog's focus a little less narrow, I'm going to spread out my final three or so XTC posts (including a real whopper!!) over the next few weeks. If that 's an irritant, a blessing or a non-issue please let me know, as this is an attempt to respond to my readers' comments.

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The Adjusters: Alway in the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time 7" (2011)

 

Another shot of  backwards-looking, striped-shirt rock n' roll from a set of young lads from the North West of England. There's just a stroke of slickness to the band's look and sound (but also a bit of Stones-iness to the B-side) which is gonna hit some people in the right spot and turn off a few others. Either way, give it a listen and tell us what you think:

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XTC: 5 Senses 12" EP (1981)

Of this LONG out-of-print 12", XTC WIki says, "XTC's 5 Senses EP is a Canadian-only EP released on September 18, 1981 on Virgin Records/Polygram Records. It is a collection of five non-album tracks. It also contains the rare (only rare because it was not a big seller) UK single "Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down". Andy Partridge gave the Canadian record company the title for this EP, and was subsequently inspired to write the song "Senses Working Overtime" shortly thereafter." . (For more XTC on MRML go HERE.)

 1   "Smokeless Zone" 3:50 (Colin Moulding)
 2  "Officer Blue" 2:40 (Colin Moulding)
 3  "Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down" 4:21(Andy Partridge)
 4   "Don't Lose Your Temper" 2:33 (Andy Partridge)
 5   "Strange Tales, Strange Tails" 2:18 (Andy Partridge)

 

So does XTC have some amazing B-sides or what? Let us know what you think in the COMMENTS section, which is where you'll find the 5 Senses link.

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XTC: The Rhythm - FM broadcast (1980)

God this band was GREAT live. That Valium withdrawal-fuelled nervous breakdown of Andy Partridge in 1982 deprived the world of some amazing shows. (For more on XTC go HERE.)

XTC - live at the Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, Michigan
January 22, 1980 - broadcast on WUTF FM - D



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XTC: Beeswax (Some B-sides) LP

When I went on an XTC vinyl-buying tear back in '88 this was one purchase that I adored. It seemed odd to me for a band whose every album contains some filler (at least by many people's standards) could have such a rock-solid collection of B-sides. Of course, when I bought all the CD re-issues on Virgin, I expected to find "Tissue Tigers" and "Heaven is Paved With Broken Glass" restored to their proper place but NOOOOO - you have to buy Rag and Bone Buffet just to get those tracks and others you can't find anywhere! Fuck! Virgin needs to do double XTC re-issues that work like the new Buzzcocks (B-sides, Peel sessions, demos, radio concerts) ones do.

A1         She's So Square        
A2         Dance Band        
A3         Hang Onto The Night        
A4         Heatwave        
A5         Instant Tunes    
A6         Pulsing Pulsing        
A7         Don't Lose Your Temper        
B1         Smokeless Zone        
B2         The Somnambulist        
B3         Blame The Weather        
B4         Tissue Tigers        
B5         Punch And Judy        
B6         Heaven Is Paved With Broken Glass

So do all XTC albums have filler on them? Let us know what you think in the COMMENTS section, which is where you'll find the Waxworks link.)

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