Skylarking (Remaster) (CD) ~ XTC (Artist) Cover Art

Skylarking (Remaster) (CD)

By: XTC (Artist)

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XTC Artist Snapshot:

XTC virtually defined the dividing line between punk and new-wave, adding punk's raw energy to their herky-jerky rhythms, funhouse arrangements and Beatles-influenced songcraft. In the early 1980s, bandleader Andy Partridge surrendered to his stage fright and retired the band from live performance, but XTC continued to make smartly crafted pop records. By the end of the decade the band even began to make mainstream inroads, popping up on MTV and charting a 1988 modern rock #1 with "Mayor of Simpleton."

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DISC 1 for Skylarking (Remaster) (CD) Album By XTC (Artist)
1   Summer's Cauldron
2   Grass
3   Meeting Place, The
4   That's Really Super, Supergirl
5   Ballet For A Rainy Day
6   1,000 Umbrellas
7   Season Cycle
8   Earn Enough For Us
9   Big Day
10   Another Satellite
11   Mermaid Smiled
12   Man Who Sailed Around His Soul, The
13   Dying
14   Sacrificial Bonfire
15   Dear God - (bonus track)
 

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Review

Rolling Stone - #48 in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Albums Of The 80s" survey (November 1989)
Q (7/01, p.139) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...A masterpiece....Todd Rundgren-produced SKYLARKING came out bright, beautiful - and sexy in a DH Lawrence style..."
Uncut (p.124) - "SKYLARKING is the album that tied up everything great about Swindon's finest into one big beautiful package of perfect pop, saving their career in the process."
CMJ (1/5/04, p.20) - Ranked #1 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1987"

Title Note

XTC: Andy Partridge (vocals, guitar); Dave Gregory (vocals, guitar, piano, Chamberlin, synthesizer); Colin Moulding (vocals, bass).

All tracks have been digitally remastered using 24 Bit technology.

Though borne out of frustrating circumstances, SKYLARKING proved, upon its 1986 release, to be XTC's biggest seller. Attention was spurred along by "Dear God," which was originally issued only as a B-side and not even included on the album. Subsequent pressings quickly substituted the song (removing "Mermaid Smiled," which resurfaced on RAG & BONE BUFFET). At the time, Andy Partridge was extremely vocal about the band's dissatisfaction in working with producer Todd Rundgren. Intervening years have softened the memory of personal clashes and he now also embraces this as one of their finest hours (as had been the case with most of their fans all along). With hooks galore ("That's Really Super, Supergirl," "Season Cycle"), lush orchestrations ("1000 Umbrellas"), acoustic reveries ("Grass," "Sacrificial Bonfire"), and even some big fat electric guitars and drums ("Earn Enough For Us"), this is a perfect starting point for anyone unfamiliar with the fine XTC catalog.

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