English Settlement
XTC
1982
English Settlement is a Electronic album by XTC, originally released in 1982. On Gatefold: 102 pressings tracked, owned by 16 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Synth-Pop / New Wave
- angular
- witty
- art school
About
After four albums of skittish and meticulous New Wave pop, Andy Partridge pushed his band to create <i>English Settlement</i>, their first double album. It is an exceptionally ripe collection of ideas: one moment a jittery anti-violence chant (“Melt the Guns”), the next a double-speed pastoral skank (“English Roundabout”). He also toned down some of their trademark dissonance for chiming ’60s guitars, particularly on the stunning single “Senses Working Overtime”—a song about his impending nervous breakdown—and the unsettlingly sweet warning shot “All of a Sudden (It’s Too Late).”
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Runaways4:51
- A2Ball And Chain4:28
- A3Senses Working Overtime4:45
- A4Jason And The Argonauts6:03
Side B
- B1No Thugs In Our House5:16
- B2Yacht Dance3:52
- B3All Of A Sudden (It's Too Late)5:18
Side C
- C1Melt The Guns6:31
- C2Leisure5:01
- C3It's Nearly Africa3:54
- C4Knuckle Down4:26
Side D
- D1Fly On The Wall3:11
- D2Down In The Cockpit5:35
- D3English Roundabout3:50
- D4Snowman4:26
Credits
Performers
- Terry ChambersDRUMS SYNTHESIZER PERCUSSION
- Andy PartridgeELECTRIC GUITAR SYNTHESIZER BACKING VOCALS
- Colin MouldingLEAD VOCALS BACKING VOCALS FRETLESS BASS
- Dave GregorySYNTHESIZER ELECTRIC GUITAR BACKING VOCALS
- Hugh PadghamBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Hans De VenteBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
16 collectors on Gatefold own this · 102 pressings tracked on Gatefold