Aug 29, 2015 xtc continues their expanded reissue series with their album oranges and lemons, which includes both new stereo and 5. An as complete as possible discography for xtc with tracklistings, lyrics and background info. The best dark wave and goth music albums 19802019 5000 subs special duration. Coat of many cupboards cd1 2002 rock xtc download rock. Oranges and lemons is the third in a series of expanded xtc album reissues, including 5. I probably own just about every bluray released so far that he has remixed, and they all have played just fine on my sony bluray player, until this new xtc disc. The name of the album may have been taken from the lyrics to skylarkings ballet for a rainy day, which in turn may have come from the old english nursery rhyme. Its been a busy few years for xtcs 1986 album skylarking wth the vinyl reissue back in 2010, the corrected polarity cd of 2014, this years boxed deluxe vinyl version and now thanks to the discovery of the multitracks a doubledisc 30th anniversary definitive edition which delivers a steven wilson 5. Oranges and lemons is xtc s 1989 release that came out during a time when cds became the rave of innovation. In reality it was another extremely fine xtc album, their ninth in a series of classy, offbeat pop exercises from the musically fertile brain of andy partridge, who hated touring and loved to stay at home as a reclusive pop star. Stay and snip your cord off, talk and let your mind loose, cant all think like chekov, but youll be o.
After getting into a scuffle with his boss and some coworkers, an orange packer tries to help another coworker, only to wind up in a conflict with him as well. Pat mastelotto xtc interview about oranges and lemmons 2010. Using a 60s milton glasertype cover illustration, this purported to be a retro album. Dec 01, 2014 by all appearances, xtcs 1989 album oranges and lemons is next up in the bands current series of audiophile reissues, as bandleader andy partridge has been tweeting in recent weeks about work on the 5.
Trying to elude his boss, he heads inside the packing house, and visits with the women who are packing fruit into cases. Download torrent xtc oranges lemons fast and easy torrent. Oranges and lemons, disc 2, full cd, 1989, virgin records. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. Oranges and lemons nursery rhyme childrens song, babies and toddler. They do not include any of colin mouldings songs and are produced and. More details for sws remix of xtcs oranges and lemons. Cd features a completely new stereo album mix by steven wilson. Xtc skylarking 30th anniversary definitive edition cd. Oranges and lemons is xtcs 1989 release that came out during a time when cds became the rave of innovation. After andy partridge suffered a traumatic mental breakdown in the early 80s, xtc decided to pull the plug on touring and.
Oranges and lemons 1988at 15 songs, and with nearly every one of them filled with warpspeed vocals, inventive percussion, weirdly intriguing horn parts, and crazy melodies, this is a whole lot of xtc to swallow. Features song lyrics for xtc s oranges and lemons album. The name of the album came from the old english nursery rhyme, also referenced in the song ballet for a rainy. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Pat mastelotto remembers oranges and lemons drummer of the week pat mastelotto weve got a special guest star this week drummer extraordinaire and allaround nice guypat mastelotto, who agreed to talk with todd bernhardt before a recent show supporting stick mens hotndelicious soup cd, about his experiences recording the seminal oranges and lemons album with xtc. Instead of revelling in the form of psychedelic pop, as they did with the dukes, xtc bring the genres sensibility to the mature pop of skylarking, spiking it with a wry, occasionally absurd sense of humor missing from its predecessor. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
Nov 25, 20 xtc licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of virgin records ltd. I probably own just about every bluray released so far that he has remixed. The gentle giant octopus bluray part of the steven wilson remixes series just arrived in the mail today, and it plays just fine on my sony bdps360 bluray player. It was going to be hard to make the followup to skylarking so xtc did not really even try to mimic that classic but rather than that they turned up their 60s styled pop ambitions and dressed them all up for the 80s and came up with a great album. Andy partridge working to restore xtcs oranges and lemons. Ill hang on to the bluray in the hope that the next bluray player i get will be okay. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Skylarking was an ambitious yet concise record, one that recalled such graceful concept albums as pet sounds and sgt. Xtc preparing oranges and lemons for audiophile reissue.
Oranges and lemons, from 1989, is a fantastic record, a lucid, technicolor sprawl of modernized beatleisms and airbrushed psychpop. Headphone dust official steven wilson online store. But this record was originally in vinyl format with two discs that spread each track and attempted to preserve the quality of the sound and packaged with a gatefold cover sleeve. This package is the third in a series of expanded xtc album reissues following nonsuch in 20 and drums and wires last year. My favorite song by xtc, from their 1989 album oranges and lemons, enjoy. You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account. Xtc released 12 original albums and over 30 singles for virgin records, between 1977 and 1992. Weve printed another run of some old favourite xtc shirts, english settlement, senses working overtime, oranges and lemons etc. The fuzzy warbles series is a collection of demos and sketches from andy partridges tape archive. Nov 12, 2017 andy partridge talks about oranges and lemons. With stan laurel, katherine grant, eddie baker, owen evans. The title derived from the nursery rhyme of the same name was chosen in reference to the bands poor financial standing at the time, while the music is characterised as a 1980s update of 1960s psychedelia. Jul 23, 2012 my favorite song by xtc, from their 1989 album oranges and lemons, enjoy.