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45 (Vol. 1) Vinyl
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XTC's early singles were built to be events, and 45 (Vol. 1) gathers the A-sides from their first Virgin years onto one 200-gram LPs, here as a UK import.
Covering 1977 to 1980, the collection follows Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding from wiry new wave upstarts to one of Britain's smartest pop bands, with Dave Gregory's arrival adding real musical stability along the way. The tapes come from the original singles masters, it is the first XTC singles collection on vinyl in decades, and two further volumes are planned.
Science Friction, their debut single, crackles with nervy energy, all twitchy rhythms and Partridge's yelping hooks. Ten Feet Tall appears in its US A-side version, a brighter take on Moulding's sunny pop song, and Take This Town, a soundtrack rarity, shows the band's knack for sharp, punchy songwriting.
Between them, Partridge and Moulding wrote songs that were catchy, oddball and endlessly clever, and hearing the A-sides lined up shows how quickly the band grew in confidence and ambition, from raw art-school energy to fully formed pop craft in just a few short years.
For fans who have chased these singles on scratchy original 45s, this heavyweight set is a welcome way to hear them together, in order and at full strength.
Tracklist
- Science Friction
- Statue of Liberty
- This Is Pop?
- Are You Receiving Me?
- Life Begins at the Hop
- Making Plans for Nigel
- Ten Feet Tall
- Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down
- Generals and Majors
- Towers of London
- Take This Town
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