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Swindon, England (1972 – 2006)
XTC were an influential rock band (starting out as a post-punk outfit but eventually developing into a sound that was a mix of new wave and alternative/college rock) which formed Swindon, England in 1972. For most of their career, the band consisted of Andy Partridge (vocals, guitar), Colin Moulding (vocals, bass) and Dave Gregory (guitar, keyboards). Gregory replaced founding keyboardist Barry Andrews in 1978 and left himself in 1999. After co-founding drummer Terry Chambers left in 1983, the band did not hire a drummer to replace him and instead hired session drummers on an album-to-album basis.
First coming together in 1972, the core duo of Andy Partridge (guitars, vocals) and Colin Moulding (bass, vocals) went through numerous band names (including The Helium Kidz and Star Park) over the next five years. Drawing influence from the New York Dolls and the emerging New York punk scene, they played glam rock with homemade costumes and slowly built up a following. Drummer Terry Chambers joined in 1973. Keyboard player Barry Andrews followed in 1976, and the band finally settled on a name: XTC. By this time, the punk rock movement was in full swing, and XTC had found their style, a unique brand of hyperactive pop mixed with funk, punk, ska, reggae, and art rock.
The touring years, 1977–82
In 1977 XTC was signed by Virgin Records. They recorded the 3D EP that summer, and followed it up with their debut LP White Music in January 1978.
First coming together in 1972, the core duo of Andy Partridge (guitars, vocals) and Colin Moulding (bass, vocals) went through numerous band names (including The Helium Kidz and Star Park) over the next five years. Drawing influence from the New York Dolls and the emerging New York punk scene, they played glam rock with homemade costumes and slowly built up a following. Drummer Terry Chambers joined in 1973. Keyboard player Barry Andrews followed in 1976, and the band finally settled on a name: XTC. By this time, the punk rock movement was in full swing, and XTC had found their style, a unique brand of hyperactive pop mixed with funk, punk, ska, reggae, and art rock.
The touring years, 1977–82
In 1977 XTC was signed by Virgin Records. They recorded the 3D EP that summer, and followed it up with their debut LP White Music in January 1978.
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Skylarking
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Shoutbox
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mydesperateicon wrote:
scarecrow people ♥
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mewsic156 wrote:
Andy Partridge or Collin Moulding, who do you prefer?
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bigpaulchen wrote:
The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead...
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dardar227 wrote:
Way underrated. Andy Partridge wrote pure magic. One the the best writers in music.
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Scarlett1991 wrote:
Really a great band! (:
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jall7871 wrote:
ecstasy!!!!!
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OlavOrganist wrote:
This band somehow took a long time to get into, hardly even liked it at first, but now it's becoming one of my favourites fast. Can't stop listening to them, lovely music.
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pricey123 wrote:
grossy2: do you mean the damned had the first punk record in the uk in 1977 or overall? (the ramones released their first album in 1976, although im not sure about the uk release date)
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staplefish wrote:
I am colin moulding's teeth
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SmallWorldRecs wrote:
As you might say, as you might say...
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Fishmonk wrote:
Black Sea, English Settlement, Skylarking and the Dukes of Stratosphere
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IAJP wrote:
tryin hard to sweep me like dirt underneath your cape well i might be an ape but i used to feel supeeeeeeeer...super girrrrl
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Jontybloom1 wrote:
Mandy Moore's version of Senses Working Overtime - quite rightly makes this list of bad covers. http://www.neonfiller.com/page4.htm#badcover
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GAS0LINE wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/XTC+Fans :)
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Dylanisgod2 wrote:
take away/the lure of salvage is father of person pitch
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madprof2007 wrote:
Happy 56th birthday Andy!
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Gargoyle2500 wrote:
I'm going to get six more of their albums. I'm excited to listen, They have some really good songs. Statue Of Liberty, Wonderland, Helicopter and of course Making Plans For Nigel :)
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Irlandese64 wrote:
I don't argue with 16 year olds. I have one at home, and she knows evreeeeeeeeeeeething ;)
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grossy2 wrote:
XTC formed in 1972. They became popular during the first wave of punk rock and were British so they were listened to by punk rockers. There was no "post punk" in 1972. The first punk rock record was released in 1977 by the Damned. Before that, the existing punk rockers listened to raggae.
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speeches wrote:
"how could they 'start out as a post-punk outfit' in 1972? " What a lot of people don't realize is that post-punk not only coexisted with punk, but predates it in some ways. Punk had been around a long time, only getting notorious in its CBGB type way in 1977, so post-punk was alive in 1972.
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Andy discusses "Living Through Another Cuba"
8 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/xtcfans
Song of the Week -- Andy's take
Part of an ongoing series of interviews by Todd Bernhardt with Andy Partridge about the songs we feature each week on MySpace. …
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