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RE: XTC

Hey Fretless, glad to see you turned on to XTC.

'White Music' and 'Go 2' were the first two LP's, but in '79 Organist Barry Andrews left to team up with Robert Fripp in League of Gentlemen.

Dave Gregory joined, and with Alan Partridge XTC's music switched to a more tuneful English pop bard style. Then came Drums and Wires, Black Sea, English Settlement, etc.,

Although I like English Settlement and Skylarking (who said the '80's were a music wasteland ...), my fav XTC are still the first 2 LP's.

There is a singles compilation (1977-92) on CD called Fossil Fuel that might be of interest to you.

Regarding post-XTC, one of the more interesting off-shoot bands was Shriekback: Barry Andrews, Dave Allen, Carl Marsh and Martyn Barker. Check out the 'Oil And Gold' LP, it's a sinister funk and experimental electronic mix.

Btw, I saw Shriekback live in Montreal in 1987 playing at a university gig. I interviewed Barry Andrews and Dave Allen for a campus/community radio station, got an interesting view on the 'falling out' with Alan Partridge 10 years previous.

Cheers Brian



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