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Formed : Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Musically adventurous group from Swindon, UK, who first made an impact as a post-punk new wave band but have refused to be pigeonholed, recording dub, folk-rock, psychedelia and pure pop as the mood takes them. Original line-up was Andy Partridge (voice & guitar), Colin Moulding (bass & vocals), Barry Andrews (keyboards - replaced by Dave Gregory in 1979) and Terry Chambers (drums - replaced by Peter Phippes in 1982).
Sites:
xtcidearecords.co.uk
Aliases:
Dukes Of Stratosphear, The, Three Wise Men, The
Members:
Andy Partridge, Barry Andrews, Colin Moulding, Dave Gregory, Pete Phipps, Terry Chambers
Variations:
All | XTC | X T C | X.T.C.
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Discography

Releases:
3D EP (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   Virgin 1977
Science Friction (Single) ◄ (4 versions)   Virgin 1977
Are You Receiving Me? (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Virgin ... 1978
Go 2 (Album) ◄ (13 versions)   Virgin ... 1978
Go+ (12", EP)   Virgin 1978
Statue Of Liberty (7", Single)   Virgin 1978
This Is Pop ? (7", Single)   Virgin 1978
White Music (LP)   Virgin 1978
White Music (Album) ◄ (11 versions)   Virgin ... 1978
Chain Of Command / Limelight ◄ (2 versions)   Virgin 1979
Drums And Wires (Album) ◄ (17 versions)   Virgin ... 1979
Life Begins At The Hop (Single) ◄ (4 versions)   Virgin ... 1979
Limelight (7", Promo)   Virgin 1979
Making Plans For Nigel (Single) ◄ (8 versions)   Virgin ... 1979
Ten Feet Tall (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Virgin 1979
The Olympian / Ten Feet Tall (Flexi, 7", S/Sided, Red)   Smash Hits, Lyntone 1979
Black Sea (Album) ◄ (14 versions)   Virgin ... 1980
Generals And Majors (Single) ◄ (5 versions)   Virgin ... 1980
Sgt. Rock (Is Going To Help Me) ◄ (2 versions)   Virgin ... 1980
Take This Town / Babylon's Burning (7")   RSO Records, Inc. 1980
Towers Of London (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Virgin ... 1980
Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down / Ten Feet Tall ◄ (2 versions)   Virgin ... 1980
5 Senses (12", EP)   Virgin Music (Canada) 1981
Live & More (Vinyl, MiniAlbum)   Virgin 1981
Respectable Street ◄ (2 versions)   Virgin ... 1981
Ball And Chain (EP) ◄ (4 versions)   Virgin ... 1982
Beeswax - Some B-Sides 1977-1982 ◄ (2 versions)   Virgin 1982
Best Hits (VHS, NTSC, Comp)   Virgin 1982
English Settlement (Album) ◄ (13 versions)   Virgin ... 1982
Look Look (VHS, Comp)   Virgin Music Video 1982
Looking For Footprints ◄ (2 versions)   Flexipop 1982
No Thugs In Our House (7")   Virgin 1982
Senses Working Overtime (Single) ◄ (8 versions)   Virgin ... 1982
Waxworks - Some Singles 1977-1982 (Comp, Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Virgin ... 1982
Great Fire (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Virgin 1983
Love On A Farmboy's Wages ◄ (3 versions)   Virgin ... 1983
Mummer (Album) ◄ (10 versions)   Virgin ... 1983
Wonderland (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Virgin 1983
All You Pretty Girls ◄ (5 versions)   Virgin ... 1984
The Big Express (Album) ◄ (10 versions)   Virgin ... 1984
This World Over (Full Length Version) (12")   Virgin 1984
The Compact XTC - The Singles 1978-85 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions)   Virgin ... 1985
Wake Up ◄ (3 versions)   Virgin Schallplatten GmbH ... 1985
Dear God ◄ (3 versions)   Virgin ... 1986
Grass (Single) ◄ (5 versions)   Virgin ... 1986
Skylarking (Album) ◄ (11 versions)   Virgin ... 1986
The Meeting Place (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   Virgin 1986
The Skylarking Interview With Andy Partridge (LP, Promo)   Geffen Records 1986
Dear God (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   Virgin 1987
Earn Enough For Us (7", Single)   Virgin Records (Australia) 1987
King For A Day (Maxi, Single) ◄ (5 versions)   Virgin ... 1989
Mayor Of Simpleton (Single, Maxi) ◄ (7 versions)   Virgin ... 1989
Oranges & Lemons (Album) ◄ (10 versions)   Virgin ... 1989
The Loving (CD, Mini, Single)   Virgin 1989
The Loving (7")   Virgin 1989
You Got It / Mayor Of Simpleton (7", Promo)   Virgin 1989
Explode Together - The Dub Experiments 78-80 (CD)   Virgin 1990
Rag & Bone Buffet (Comp) ◄ (2 versions)   Virgin ... 1990
BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert (CD, Album)   Windsong International 1992
Nac* Sampler (*Nonsvch Adult Contemporary) (CD, Smplr, Promo)   Geffen Records 1992
Nonsuch (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   Virgin ... 1992
The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead (Maxi, Single) ◄ (6 versions)   Virgin ... 1992
The Disappointed (Single, Maxi) ◄ (4 versions)   Virgin 1992
Drums And Wireless - BBC Radio Sessions 77 - 89 (CD, Comp)   Nighttracks 1994
Fossil Fuel - The XTC Singles 1977-92 (Comp) ◄ (3 versions)   Virgin 1996
Upsy Daisy Assortment - A Selection Of The Sweetest Hits (CD, Comp)   Geffen Records 1997
Transistor Blast (4xCD + Box)   Cooking Vinyl 1998
Transistor Blast (4xCD, Comp + Box)   TVT Records, Cooking Vinyl 1998
What Do You Call That Noise? (CD, Promo)   TVT Records 1998
Apple Venus Volume 1 (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   Cooking Vinyl ... 1999
Easter Theatre (CD, Maxi)   Cooking Vinyl 1999
Homespun (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Cooking Vinyl ... 1999
I'd Like That (CD, Maxi)   Cooking Vinyl 1999
Apple Venus Vol. 2 (CD, Album, Promo)   Cooking Vinyl 2000
Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2) (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Cooking Vinyl ... 2000
Homegrown (CD)   TVT Records 2001
Coat Of Many Cupboards (4xCD, Comp)   Virgin, Virgin 2002
Apple Bite (CD, Smplr)   Idea Records (2) 2005
25 O'Clock (CD, Ltd, Enh, RM)   Ape House Ltd. 2009
Psonic Psunspot (CD, Ltd, RM, Enh)   Ape House Ltd. 2009
Acoustical Oranges And Lemons Live On KROQ FM, Los Angeles May 29, 1989 (2x7", Gat)   Vigotone  
The Tiny Circus Of Life (CD, Comp, Ltd)   Virgin France S.A.  
Production:
Megamix (2xLP) Love On A Farmboy's Wages Virgin Schallplatten GmbH 1983
A Kick Up The Eighties Vol. 1 (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Senses Working Overtime Old Gold (2) 1990
A Kick Up The Eighties Vol. 4 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Love On A Farmboy's Wages Old Gold (2) 1990
Zoo Magazine CD Sampler 04 (CD, Promo, Smplr) Senses Working Overtime Zoo Magazine (DK) 1996
Real Eighties - Hits Plus Extended Mixes (3xCD, Comp + Box) Senses Working Overtime Virgin, EMI Records Ltd., Universal Music 2005
Senses Working Overtime (CD, Comp) Senses Working Overtime Rhino Special Products 2006
Appears On:
Take Away / The Lure Of Salvage (LP, Album)   Virgin 1980
URGH! A Music War (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Respectable Street (Live) A&M Records 1981
Reprises Inrocks (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Dear God Les Inrockuptibles 2007
Tracks Appear On:
Guillotine ◄ (2 versions) Traffic Light Rock Virgin 1977
Dead On Arrival (2xLP, Comp, Lim) Radios In Motion Virgin 1978
Hope & Anchor Front Row Festival (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) I'm Bugged, Science Fr... Warner Bros. Records 1978
Record Mirror Half Pounder (LP) Radios In Motion Virgin 1978
Hit Singles 4 (LP) Making Plans For Nigel WEA International Inc., RSB (2) 1979
Hot Tracks (LP) Life Begins At The Hop K-Tel 1979
New Wave (LP, Comp, Album) Making Plans For Nigel K-Tel International (Sweden) AB 1979
Video Stars (LP, Comp) Making Plans For Nigel K-Tel 1979
Cash-Cows (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Respectable Street Virgin ... 1980
Machines ◄ (3 versions) The Somnambulist Virgin ... 1980
Poprock Special (LP) Plans For Nigel K-Tel International (Finland) Oy 1980
Power Play! (LP, Comp) Towers Of London K-Tel 1980
Radio Active (LP, Comp) Generals And Majors Ronco 1980
Rock 80's (LP, Comp) Making Plans For Nigel Virgin 1980
Street Level (LP, Comp) Making Plans For Nigel Ronco 1980
The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Times Square" (Comp) ◄ (5 versions) Take This Town RSO Records ... 1980
High Voltage (LP, Comp) Making Plans For Nigel K-tel 1981
Rock '81 (LP, Comp) Life Begins At The Hop K-Tel 1981
URGH! A Music War (Comp) ◄ (6 versions) Respectable Street A&M Records 1981
Action Trax 1 (LP, Comp) Senses Working Overtime K-Tel 1982
Flexipop! (The Flexipop Album) (LP, Promo) Looking For Footprints Flexipop 1982
Life In The European Theatre (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Living Through Another... WEA Records Pty Ltd. ... 1982
Music And Rhythm (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) It's Nearly Africa WEA Musik GmbH ... 1982
MegaMix 16 Maxi Singles Long Versions (2x12", Smplr) Love On A Farmboy's Wages Virgin, Virgin 1983
Megamix (2xLP) Love On A Farmboy's Wages Virgin Schallplatten GmbH 1983
Woman In Love Volume 4 (2xLP) Wonderland Arcade 1983
The Sound Of Today (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Senses Working Overtime Arcade 1985
Q CD (CD) The Meeting Place Virgin 1986
The Sound Of Today Volume 2 (2xLP) Wonderland Arcade 1986
The Sound Of Today Volume 2 (CD, Comp) Wonderland Arcade, Arcade 1986
Fast 'N' Bulbous (LP, Comp) Ella Guru Imaginary Records 1988
Music Life 40th Anniversary Series - Virgin Version (CD, Comp) Making Plans For Nigel Virgin Records (Japan) 1988
She's Having A Baby (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album, Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Happy Families I.R.S. Records 1988
Music Lovers Choice Volume 8 (Essential Collection) (CD, Smplr, Mixed, Ltd) Chalkhills And Children Technics 1989
Un Printemps 89 (CD) Scarecrow People Virgin France S.A. 1989
A Kick Up The Eighties Vol. 1 (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Senses Working Overtime Old Gold (2) 1990
A Kick Up The Eighties Vol. 4 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Love On A Farmboy's Wages Old Gold (2) 1990
Virgin Value 9 (CD, Mini, Smplr, Ltd) Sgt. Rock (Is Going To... Virgin 1990
De Pre Historie 1979 (CD) Making Plans For Nigel BMG Ariola Belgium NV/SA 1991
Earphoria (CD, Smplr, Promo) The World Is Full Of A... Geffen Records 1991
Never Mind The Mainstream...The Best Of MTV's 120 Minutes (Album, Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Dear God Rhino Entertainment Company ... 1991
Out Of Time - The Very Best Of The Imaginary Tribute Series (CD, Comp) Ella Guru Imaginary Records 1991
Place Of General Happiness, Lyrics Of Ernest Noyes Brookings Volume 2 (CD, Comp, Album) Rocket East Side Digital 1991
The Decade One - Trends & Bands Of The 80's (Album, Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Making Plans For Nigel EMI Electrola 1991
The History Of Punk - Volume 1 (CD, Comp) Life Begins At The Hop Old Gold (2) 1991
X-ampler (CD, Comp, Smplr) Season Cycle Virgin 1991
A Kick Up The Eighties Vol. 7 ◄ (2 versions) Generals And Majors Old Gold (2) 1992
Dimensione Suono Estate (CD, Album) The Disappointed EMI 1992
Going Underground (2xCD, Comp) History Of Rock'N Roll Eurostar 1992
New Wave Sound (CD) Making Plans For Nigel Virgin France S.A. 1992
Rock & Wave Vol. 1 - The Hits From The Underground (2xCD, Comp) Making Plans For Nigel Columbia 1992
Rock & Wave Vol. 1 - The Hits From The Underground (2xCass, Comp) Making Plans For Nigel Columbia 1992
Taylor - The Album Some People Call "Time Out II" (CD, Promo) The Ballad Of Peter Pu... Geffen Records 1992
The Best Punk Album In The World ... Ever! (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Making Plans For Nigel Virgin ... 1992
Three Minute Heroes (CD) Making Plans For Nigel Virgin 1992
100% New Wave (CD) Making Plans For Nigel Telstar 1993
DIY: Starry Eyes - UK Pop II (1978-79) (CD, Comp) Life Begins At The Hop Rhino Records (2) 1993
DIY: Teenage Kicks - UK Pop I (1976-79) (CD, Comp) This Is Pop? Rhino Records (2) 1993
Electric Dreams (CD) Senses Working Overtime Arcade España (Spain) 1993
Richard Blade's Flashback Favorites Vol. 3 (CD, Comp) Making Plans For Nigel Sony Music Entertainment Inc. 1993
The Adventure Club Sessions (CD, Ltd, Comp) Blue Beret The Adventure Club 1993
Virgin's 21st Anniversary Sampler (CD, Comp, Smplr) Making Plans For Nigel Virgin, Virgin 1993
Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits Of The '80s, Vol. 3 (CD) Making Plans For Nigel Rhino Entertainment Company 1994
Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits Of The '80s, Vol. 4 (CD, Comp) Generals And Majors Rhino Entertainment Company 1994
Livin' In The '80s (Cass, Album, Comp, Smplr) Senses Working Overtime Virgin 1994
Punk Diary 1970-1979 (CD, Album) First Session Not On Label 1994
Electric Dreams (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Sgt. Rock (Is Going To... PolyGram TV 1995
Going Underground (2xCD, Comp) Making Plans For Nigel EVA 1995
Made In England 2 (CD, Comp) Making Plans For Nigel MCA Music Entertainment S.A. 1995
Teenage Kicks (2xCD, Comp) Generals And Majors PolyGram TV 1995
98 New Wave Club Class•X Traxx!!! (Box + 7xCD) Making Plans For Nigel Play It Again Sam [PIAS] 1996
Just Say Noël (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Thanks For Christmas Geffen Records 1996
New Wave Club Class•X 7 (CD, Comp) Making Plans For Nigel Antler-Subway 1996
Our Friends Electric (2xCD, Comp) Making Plans For Nigel Telstar 1996
Was Het Nu 70 Of 80? Vol. 3 (2xCD) Generals And Majors EVA Belgium 1996
Zoo Magazine CD Sampler 04 (CD, Promo, Smplr) Senses Working Overtime Zoo Magazine (DK) 1996
A Post Punk Primer (CD, Comp) Are You Receiving Me Virgin, Virgin 1997
Echoes Of Darkness (2xCD, Comp) Making Plans For Nigel PolyGram TV (Belgium) 1997
L'Inghilterra Del Rock - Gli Anni Ottanta (CD, Comp) Towers Of London, Gene... La Repubblica 1997
Once In A Lifetime (2xCD, Comp) Senses Working Overtime Telstar 1997
Post Punk Diary 1980 - 1982 (CD) Stop Touring Cherry Red 1997
Ultime New Wave (2xCD, Comp) Making Plans For Nigel Virgin France S.A. 1997
Was Het Nu 70 Of 80? Vol 5 (2xCD, Comp) Senses Working Overtime EVA Belgium 1997
40 Hits Of 1980 - 1984 (2xCD, Comp) Senses Working Overtime Disky 1998
CMJ - The Year In Music 1979 (CD, Album) Life Begins At The Hop Chronicles 1998
Flash Back To '78 (CD, Promo, Comp) Hang On The Night ΠΟΠ + ΡΟΚ (Magazine), PolyGram, Virgin, Minos-EMI 1998
Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Senses Working Overtime Disky 1998
Lounge Music Volume 3: Best Of '98 (2xCD, Comp, Promo) Roads Girdle The Globe Vital (2) 1998
Κύματα Ροκ (CD) Mayor Of Simpleton ΜΕΤΡΟ (Magazine), Virgin 1998
1-2-3-4 Punk & New Wave 1976-1979 (5xCD, Comp + Box) Science Friction Universal Records 1999
CMJ New Music Volume 67 March 1999 (CD) I'd Like That College Music Journal 1999
Ceremony (2xCD, Comp) Senses Working Overtime Arcade España (Spain) 1999
Cult Classics From The 80's (2xCD) Making Plans For Nigel... Disky 1999
Delicatessen One (CD, Album, Smplr) Harvest Festival Cooking Vinyl 1999
Dressed In Black 2 (2xCD) Making Plans For Nigel Universal TV 1999
New Voices Vol. 27 (CD, Comp, Car) Frivolous Tonight Rolling Stone (Germany) 1999
Pop & Wave Vol. 8 - The Sound Of The Fantastic 80s (2xCD, Comp) Generals And Majors Sony Music Media 1999
Pop Culture Press - Sampler #8 (CD, Comp) I'd Like That Pop Culture Press 1999
Un Hiver 99 (CD) Easter Theater Les Inrockuptibles 1999
Unconditionally Guaranteed 2 (CD, Promo, Comp) River Of Orchids Uncut Magazine 1999
Best Of The Eighties - 108 Original Hits (6xCD, Comp, Box) Senses Working Overtime EMI Gold, EMI Records Ltd. 2000
Classic Rock Volume 12 (CD, Comp) Making Plans For NIgel Virgin 2000
Delicatessen Two - Cooking Vinyl Sampler 2000 (CD, Album, Smplr) Playground Cooking Vinyl 2000
Greatest Hits Of The 70's (8xCD, Comp + Box) Making Plans For Nigel Disky 2000
Greatest Hits Of The 70's 4 (2xCD) Making Plans For Nigel Disky 2000
Greatest Hits Of The 80's 4 (2xCD) Senses Working Overtime Disky 2000
Modern Rock: Early 80's (2xCD, Comp) Senses Working Overtime Time Life Music, EMI-Capitol Special Markets 2000
More Greatest Hits Of The 80's (8xCD + Box, Comp) Dear God Disky 2000
New Wave - Sound Waves (2xCD) Making Plans For Nigel EMI Plus (Europe) B.V. 2000
Ultime 80's Anthology (2xCD, Comp) Making Plans For Nigel Virgin France S.A. 2000
Was Het Nu 70, 80 Of 90? File 1 (2xCD, Comp) Dear God Virgin Music (Belgium) 2000
Delicatessen 3 ● Cooking Vinyl Sampler 2001 (CD, Comp, Smplr) Stupidly Happy Cooking Vinyl 2001
The Art Of Pop - Pulp Culture (CD, Comp, Ltd) Senses Working Overtime EMI Plus (Europe) B.V. 2001
The Old Grey Whistle Test (2xDVD, PAL, Mono, 4:3 + Box, Gat) Statue Of Liberty BBC Worldwide 2001
Was Het Nu 70, 80 Of 90? File 3 (2xCD) Making Plans For Nigel Virgin Music (Belgium) 2001
Was Het Nu 70, 80 Of 90? File 4 (2xCD, Comp) The Ballad Of Peter Pu... Virgin Music (Belgium) 2001
António Sérgio Apresenta Som Da Frente 1982-1986 (2xCD) All Along The Watchtow... EMI-Valentim De Carvalho, Lda. 2002
Generation 80's: Classics From The 80's Alternative Scene (CD) Sgt. Rock (Is Going To... Ocho 2002
New Waves In Music (2xDVD + Box) Making Plans For Nigel Disky 2002
No Spitting: 60 Classic Punk Tracks (3xCD) Senses Working Overtime Disky 2002
The Greatest Punk (DVD, PAL) Making Plans For Nigel EMI Records 2002
All Lined Up - The Kult Of The Eighties (2xCD) Making Plans For Nigel Universal TV 2003
Experiment - 30th Anniversary Virgin Compilation (CD, Comp) King For A Day Toshiba EMI Ltd, Virgin Records (Japan) 2003
Rough Trade Shops - Post Punk 01 (2xCD, Comp) This Is Pop ? Mute Records Ltd. 2003
The Best 80's Modern Rock Album... Ever! (2xCD, Comp) Senses Working Overtime Emi Music Canada 2003
Ultimate New Wave (4xCD, Comp) Making Plans For Nigel EMI Records 2003
Awesome 80's Volume 1 (CD) Senses Working Overtime Express Newspapers 2004
Death Disco - Songs From Under The Dance Floor 1978-1984 (CD, Comp) Meccanik Dancing (Oh W... EMI Records 2004
Greatest Hits Of Punk & New Wave (3xCD, Comp) Sgt Rock (Is Going To ... EMI Records Ltd. 2004
I Love Music - 1980-1984 (3xCD, Comp) Senses Working Overtime Disky 2004
Left Of The Dial: Dispatches From The 80s Underground (4xCD, RM + Box, Comp) Senses Working Overtime Rhino Entertainment Company 2004
The Original New Wave Album (CD) Senses Working Overtime EMI Gold 2004
Complete Eighties (5xCD, Comp + Box) Senses Working Overtime EMI Music (Australia) 2005
Complete Nineties (5xCD, Comp, Copy Prot.) Disappointed EMI Music (Australia) 2005
Essential New Wave - Volume 1 (CD) Making Plans For Nigel EMI Music (Belgium) 2005
I Love Music 1975-1979 (3xCD, Comp) Making Plans For Nigel Disky 2005
More 70's (8xCD + Box) Making Plans For Nigel Disky 2005
New Wave Classics (CD) Making Plans For Nigel Masters Of Music 2005
Now Hear This! 34 (CD, Comp, Promo) I'd Like That Word Magazine 2005
One Shot 1982 (2xCD, Comp) Senses Working Overtime Universal Music (Italy) 2005
Plugged In For The Holidays (CD) Snowman EMI 2005
Real Eighties - Hits Plus Extended Mixes (3xCD, Comp + Box) Senses Working Overtime Virgin, EMI Records Ltd., Universal Music 2005
Sound Of The Underground: 18 Alternative Hits (CD, Comp) Senses Working Overtime Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 2005
Teenage Kicks (2xCD) Making Plans For Nigel Sanctuary Records 2005
The Best Of Music - New Wave (CD) Senses Working Overtime Disky 2005
This Is... Electric (CD, Comp) Making Plans For Nigel Disky 2005
This... Is Punk (CD, Comp) No Thugs In Our House Disky 2005
35 Jaar OOR (2xCD) Making Plans For Nigel USM 2006
Best Of New Wave (2xCD, Comp) Senses Working Overtime EMI Music (Germany) 2006
Senses Working Overtime (CD, Comp) Senses Working Overtime Rhino Special Products 2006
The Triptych Promo 1 (CD, Mixed, Promo) A Dictionary Of Modern... Family Recordings (UK) 2006
Buzz Clippin' (CD, Mixed) Dear God Sleeping Giant Music 2007
Fred Deakin Presents: The Triptych (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) A Dictionary Of Modern... Family Recordings (UK) 2007
100% New Wave (5xCD, Comp) Making Plans For Nigel EMI Music (Belgium) 2008
Life Is Music (5xCD, Comp, Car) Dear God EMI Music (Belgium) 2008
Mannen Som Elsket Yngve (2xCD, Comp) Making Plans For Nigel Oh No! 2008
Punk - The Platinum Collection (3xCD, Comp + Box) Science Friction EMI Music (Belgium) 2008
The Second Wave (CD, Comp) English Roundabout Rhino Custom Products 2008
This Is... 1981 (CD, Comp) SGT Rock (Is Going To ... EMI Records Ltd., EMI 2008
This Is... 1982 (CD, Comp) Senses Working Overtime EMI Records Ltd., EMI 2008
Original Hits - Eighties (6xCD, Comp) Senses Working Overtime EMI Gold, EMI Records Ltd. 2009
Up, Down, Turn Around (CD, Comp) Life Begins At The Hop Rhino Custom Products, Starbucks Entertainment 2009
Catch A Wave (2xLP) Statue Of Liberty Not On Label  
New Wave (2xLP, Comp) Life Begins At The Hop Ariola, Ariola  
Punk Generation (DVD, PAL, 4:3) Making Plans For Nigel Disky  
Unofficial Releases:
Funky-Dance Beats Vol. 3 (12") Egyptian Solution B.T.S. Records 1980
Afrodisiak (LP) It's Nearly Africa Diamond Rekord 1987
British Underground The Best Of The UK Punk New Wave 1977 - 1982 (LP, Unofficial, Ltd, Smplr) Instant Tunes Chaos Wrecords  
Cosmic Sounds & Melodies 3 (LP) It's Nearly Africa Cosmic Communications  
The Rhythm (2xLP)   Centrifugal Records  
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Review by junkmale Jan 06, 2007 (edited over 2 years ago)
A quintessentially English pop.rock band, writing beautifully crafted songs with wit and humour. It's said that they would have achieved far greater recogition and success than they did were it not for Andy Partridge's pathological stagefright that prevented the band from touring - the total number of their gigs can probably be counted on one hand. Almost criminally ignored and under-rated, which is a crying shame as they are undoubtedly one of the best bands Britain has produced.
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