 XTC Fly In As The Dukes Of Stratosphear | Date: 09/03/09 |
| Hang onto your loon pants, Ape is proud to announce that it is to issue on April 20th in expanded form, the two albums originally released between 1985 and 1987 by Virgin Records under XTC's psychedelic pseudonym The Dukes Of Stratosphear. Having never been issued on CD before in its own right, 25 Oclock will includes 9 extra tracks of demos and previously unreleased material and its follow up Psonic Psunspot adds 6 bonus demo recordings. Both CD's are packaged in luxurious hardback book format with 24 colour pages of full lyrics, photos and reams of brand new sleeve notes written by Dave Gregory, Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge or is that Lord Cornelius Plum, The Red Curtain and Sir John Johns? Both albums were produced by John Leckie under his Indian spiritual name, Swami Anand Nagara, the man who will soon feature in several not to be missed exclusive podcasts on the Ape Site, talking in depth with Andy about this pair of wonderful projects. Tracklisting for both albums are follows 25 Oclock (APECD023) 1. 25 Oclock 2. Bike Ride To The Moon 3. My Love Explodes 4. What In The World ??.. 5. Your Gold Dress 6. The Mole From The Ministry DEMOS 7. 25 Oclock 8. Bike Ride To The Moon 9. My Love Explodes 10. What In The World??.. 11. Nicely Nicely Jane 12. Susan Revolving EXTRA RECORDINGS 13. Black Jewelled Serpent Of Sound (Radio Caroline Edit) 14. Open A Can Of Human Beans 15. Tin Toy Clockwork Train Psonic Psunspot (APECD024) 1. Vanishing Girl 2. Have You Seen Jackie? 3. Little Lighthouse 4. Your A Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel) 5. Collideascope 6. You're My Drug 7. Shiny Cage 8. Brainiacs Daughter 9. The Affiliated 10. Pale & Precious DEMOS 11. No One At Home (Vanishing Girl) 12. Little Lighthouse 13. Colliedeascape 14. Shiny Cage 15. Brainiac's Daughter 16. The Affiliated Both albums will be available to pre order from the Ape Site on 16th March for £10.99 each inc VAT, or if you pre order both albums for a total price of £20.00 inc VAT, you'll get 1 set of free XTC as the Dukes badges. Both albums will be released on vinyl later in the year. |  |
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