Wikipedia

The Compact XTC

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars [1]

The Compact XTC: The Singles 1978-1985 is a singles compilation album by XTC originally issued in 1985. It replaced Waxworks: Some Singles 1977-1982 as a Greatest Hits album (and, bizarrely, used the same catalogue number in the UK and some other countries), adding six singles issued between English Settlement and The Big Express. It took advantage of the compact disc's greater storage capacity to limit it to a single disc. It was superseded by the double-disc set Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-1992, on which all eighteen tracks appear.

Two UK Virgin Records singles are missing from this compilation: "Respectable Street" (1981) and "No Thugs in Our House" (1982), as well as "Take This Town" (1980) - an RSO Records released single issued from the soundtrack of the film "Times Square". 'International' singles missing are the re-recorded version of "Ten Feet Tall" (1980, North America) and "Love at First Sight" (1981, Canada).

Track listing

UK CD: CDV 2251

All songs written by Andy Partridge, except where noted.

  1. "Science Friction" – 3:14 (1977)
  2. "Statue of Liberty" – 2:52 (1978)
  3. "This Is Pop?" – 2:40 [re-recorded single version] (1978)
  4. "Are You Receiving Me?" – 3:04 (1978)
  5. "Life Begins at the Hop" (Colin Moulding) – 3:47 (1979)
  6. "Making Plans for Nigel" (Moulding) – 3:54 [single edit/fade used in some countries] (1979)
  7. "Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down" – 4:35 [long version; some 10 seconds longer than the edited single mix] (1980)
  8. "Generals and Majors" (Moulding) – 3:41 [single edit] (1980)
  9. "Towers of London" – 4:38 [single edit] (1980)
  10. "Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)" – 3:36 [single edit] (1980)
  11. "Senses Working Overtime" – 4:34 [single edit] (1982)
  12. "Ball and Chain" (Moulding) – 4:29 (1982)
  13. "Great Fire" – 3:50 (1983)
  14. "Wonderland (Moulding) – 4:15 [single edit] (1983)
  15. "Love on a Farmboy's Wages" – 3:59 (1983)
  16. "All You Pretty Girls" – 3:59 [long version; some 20 seconds longer than the album version] (1983)
  17. "This World Over" – 4:45 [single edit] (1984)
  18. "Wake Up" (Moulding) – 3:40 [single edit/fade] (1985)

References

  1. ^ Mason, Stewart. The Compact XTC at AllMusic

External links

This article is copied from an article on Wikipedia® - the free encyclopedia created and edited by its online user community. The text was not checked or edited by anyone on our staff. Although the vast majority of Wikipedia® encyclopedia articles provide accurate and timely information, please do not assume the accuracy of any particular article. This article is distributed under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License.

Copyright © 2003-2025 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.