''Coat of Many Cupboards'' is a box set by English rock band

XTC XTC were an English rock band formed in Swindon in 1972. Fronted by songwriters Andy Partridge (guitars, vocals) and Colin Moulding (bass, vocals), the band gained popularity during the rise of punk and new wave in the 1970s, later playing in ...

, released in 2002. It acts as an anthology of their 15 years on

Virgin Records Virgin Records is a record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman (musician), Tom Newman. It ...

. It is their first

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of any kind to include tracks by their

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the Dukes of Stratosphear The Dukes of Stratosphear were an English rock music, rock band formed in 1984 by Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding, Dave Gregory (musician), Dave Gregory, and Ian Gregory. Modelled after psychedelic pop groups from the 1960s, the Dukes were initi ...

. The set includes demo versions, live recordings, rehearsal tapes and other rarities, as well as band favorites. 41 of the total 60 tracks had never been released before this compilation. The set also includes a 60-page booklet with an essay by Harrison Sherwood.

Track listing

All songs written by

Andy Partridge Andrew John Partridge (born 11 November 1953) is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer who founded the rock band XTC. He and Colin Moulding each acted as a songwriter and frontman for XTC, with Partridge writing and sing ...

, except where otherwise noted.

Disc one

#"Science Friction" BS Demo– 3:32 #"Spinning Top" ive– 3:00 #"Traffic Light Rock" ive– 2:06 #"Radios in Motion" 'White_Music''_Version.html" ;"title="White_Music.html" ;"title="'White Music">'White Music'' Version">White_Music.html" ;"title="'White Music">'White Music'' Version– 2:54 #"Let's Have Fun" [''White Music'' Outtake] (Colin Moulding) – 1:19 #"Fireball XL5/Fireball Dub" [''White Music'' Outtake] (Barry Gray) – 3:24 #"Heatwave Mark 2 Deluxe" [''White Music'' Outtake] (Moulding) – 1:47 #"This Is Pop?" ingle Version– 2:42 #"Are You Receiving Me?" 'Go_2''_Outtake.html"_;"title="Go_2.html"_;"title="'Go_2">'Go_2''_Outtake">Go_2.html"_;"title="'Go_2">'Go_2''_Outtake–_3:23 #"Things_Fall_to_Bits"_ 'Go_2''_Outtake.html"_;"title="Go_2.html"_;"title="'Go_2">'Go_2''_Outtake">Go_2.html"_;"title="'Go_2">'Go_2''_Outtake–_3:23 #"Things_Fall_to_Bits"_[''Go_2''_Outtake">Go_2">'Go_2''_Outtake.html"_;"title="Go_2.html"_;"title="'Go_2">'Go_2''_Outtake">Go_2.html"_;"title="'Go_2">'Go_2''_Outtake–_3:23 #"Things_Fall_to_Bits"_[''Go_2''_Outtake(Barry_Andrews_(musician).html" ;"title="'Go_2''_Outtake.html" ;"title="Go_2">'Go_2''_Outtake.html" ;"title="Go_2.html" ;"title="'Go 2">'Go 2'' Outtake">Go_2.html" ;"title="'Go 2">'Go 2'' Outtake– 3:23 #"Things Fall to Bits" [''Go 2'' Outtake">Go_2">'Go_2''_Outtake.html" ;"title="Go_2.html" ;"title="'Go 2">'Go 2'' Outtake">Go_2.html" ;"title="'Go 2">'Go 2'' Outtake– 3:23 #"Things Fall to Bits" [''Go 2'' Outtake(Barry Andrews (musician)">Barry Andrews) – 2:26 #"Us Being Us" [''Go 2'' Outtake] – 2:55 (Andrews) #"Life Begins at the Hop" [First Rehearsal Extract] (Moulding) – 1:09 #"Life Begins at the Hop" [First Recording, Unused] (Moulding) – 3:58 #"Making Plans for Nigel" [Demo Version] (Moulding) – 4:15 #"Ten Feet Tall" 'Drums_and_Wires''_Version.html" ;"title="Drums_and_Wires.html" ;"title="'Drums and Wires">'Drums and Wires'' Version">Drums_and_Wires.html" ;"title="'Drums and Wires">'Drums and Wires'' Version(Moulding) – 3:14 #"Sleepyheads" [''Drums and Wires'' Outtake] (Moulding) – 4:52

Disc two

#"Meccanic Dancing (Oh We Go)" ive– 2:34 #"Atom Medley: Into the Atom Age/Hang on to the Night/Neon Shuffle" ive– 6:52 #"Life Begins at the Hop" nused U.S. Single Recording(Moulding) – 2:57 #"Real by Reel" nused Single Recording– 3:44 #"When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty" nused Single Recording– 3:21 #"Helicopter" nused Single Recording– 3:30 #" Towers of London" ejected Single Recording– 6:07 #"

Generals and Majors "Generals and Majors" is a song written by Colin Moulding of the English rock band XTC, released as the first single from their 1980 album ''Black Sea''. Moulding accordingly wrote the song as a satirical take on the phrase "oh, what a lovely war" ...

" ehearsal Tape, Demo Version(Moulding) – 5:02 #"No Language in Our Lungs"

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'' Version] – 4:51 #"Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)" [Listed as the ''Black Sea'' Version, but is in fact the edited single version] – 3:37 #"Paper and Iron (Notes and Coins)" ive– 4:08 #"Crowded Room" ive(Moulding) – 4:03 #" Senses Working Overtime" arly Work Tape, Demo Version– 3:31 #"Snowman" ive– 5:06 #"Ball and Chain" nused Single Recording(Moulding) – 4:21 A track is hidden in the

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of this CD: "Wanking Man" (Live Studio Chatter) – 1:37

Disc three

#"Punch and Judy" nused Single Recording – 2:35 #"Fly on the Wall" 'English_Settlement''_Version.html" ;"title="English_Settlement.html" ;"title="'English Settlement">'English Settlement'' Version">English_Settlement.html" ;"title="'English Settlement">'English Settlement'' Version(Moulding) – 3:17 #"Yacht Dance" [Live on the Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC TV] – 4:31 #"Jason and the Argonauts" [''English Settlement'' version] – 5:59 #"Love on a Farmboy's Wages" ome Demo– 3:47 #"Wonderland (XTC song), Wonderland" ome Demo(Moulding) – 4:23 #"Ladybird"

Mummer Mummers' plays are folk plays performed by troupes of amateur actors, traditionally all male, known as mummers or guisers (also by local names such as ''rhymers'', ''pace-eggers'', ''soulers'', ''tipteerers'', ''wrenboys'', and ''galoshins''). ...

'' Version] – 4:36 #"All You Pretty Girls" ome Demo– 4:13 #"Wake Up" ome Demo(Moulding) – 4:12 #"The Everyday Story of Smalltown" ' 'The_Big_Express''_Version">The_Big_Express.html"_;"title="'The_Big_Express">'The_Big_Express''_Version–_4:13 #"Grass"__ome_Demo(Moulding)_–_2:55 #"Let's_Make_a_Den"__ome_Demo–_2:25 #"The_Meeting_Place"__ome_Demo(Moulding)_–_3:51 #"Dear_God_(XTC_song).html" ;"title="The_Big_Express''_Version.html" ;"title="The_Big_Express.html" ;"title="'The Big Express">'The Big Express'' Version">The_Big_Express.html" ;"title="'The Big Express">'The Big Express'' Version– 4:13 #"Grass" ome Demo(Moulding) – 2:55 #"Let's Make a Den" ome Demo– 2:25 #"The Meeting Place" ome Demo(Moulding) – 3:51 #"Dear God (XTC song)">Dear God" [Band Demo] – 4:10 A song is hidden in the

of this CD: "Shaving Brush Boogie" (Live Studio Recording) – 12:26

Disc four

#"Brainiac's Daughter" 'Psonic_Psunspot''_Version.html" ;"title="Psonic_Psunspot.html" ;"title="'Psonic Psunspot">'Psonic Psunspot'' Version">Psonic_Psunspot.html" ;"title="'Psonic Psunspot">'Psonic Psunspot'' Version– 4:03 #"Vanishing Girl" [''Psonic Psunspot'' Version with alternate ending narration] (Moulding) – 2:44 #"Terrorism" ome Demo– 3:20 #"Find the Fox" ome Demo(Moulding) – 2:37 #"Season Cycle" 'Skylarking''_Version.html" ;"title="Skylarking.html" ;"title="'Skylarking">'Skylarking'' Version">Skylarking.html" ;"title="'Skylarking">'Skylarking'' Version– 3:21 #"The Troubles" ome Demo– 3:17 #"Mayor of Simpleton" [Early Work Tape, Demo] – 2:47 #"King for a Day (XTC song), King for a Day" ome Demo(Moulding) – 3:14 #"Chalkhills and Children"

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'' Version] – 5:06 #"The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" ome Demo– 5:34 #"Omnibus" [''Nonsuch (album), Nonsuch'' Version] – 3:20 #" The Disappointed" ome Demo– 3:20 #"Bungalow" 'Nonsuch'' Version(Moulding) – 2:49 #"Didn't Hurt a Bit" 'Nonsuch'' Outtake(Moulding) – 3:54 #"Books are Burning" The_Late_Show,_BBC_TV.html" ;"title="The_Late_Show_(BBC2).html" ;"title="ive on The Late Show (BBC2)">The Late Show, BBC TV">The_Late_Show_(BBC2).html" ;"title="ive on The Late Show (BBC2)">The Late Show, BBC TV– 4:48

Personnel

;XTC *

– guitar, vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, percussion, guitar solo; all instruments & vocals (3.5, 3.8, 3.12, 4.3, 4.6–7, 4,10, 4.12) *Colin Moulding – bass guitar, vocals, guitar, keyboards; all instruments & vocals (3.6, 3.9, 3.11, 3.13, 4.4, 4.8) *Barry Andrews (musician), Barry Andrews – keyboards (1.1-1.11), vocals (1.1-1.11) *Terry Chambers – drums (1.1-1.16, 2.1–2.15, 3.1–3.4) * Dave Gregory (musician), Dave Gregory – guitar, piano, vocals, keyboards, mellotron, drum programming ;Additional musicians * Pete Phipps – drums (3.7, 3.10) *Ian Gregory – drums (4.1–2) *

Prairie Prince Charles Lempriere "Prairie" Prince (born May 7, 1950) is an American drummer and graphic artist. He came to prominence in the 1970s as a member of the San Francisco–based rock group The Tubes, was a member of Jefferson Starship from 1992 to 2 ...

– drums (4.5) *

Pat Mastelotto Lee Patrick Mastelotto (born September 10, 1955) is an American rock drummer and record producer. He has been a member of King Crimson, Stick Men, Mr. Mister and O.R.k., as well as working as a session drummer with XTC, The Pointer Sisters an ...

– drums (4.9) *

Dave Mattacks David James Mattacks (born 13 March 1948) is an English rock and folk drummer. Best known for his work with Fairport Convention, Mattacks has also worked both as a session musician and as a performing artist. Apart from playing the drums, he ...

– drums (4.11, 4.13–15) *

Guy Barker Guy Jeffrey Barker, (born 26 December 1957) is an English jazz trumpeter and composer. Early life Barker was born in Chiswick, London, the son of an actress and a stuntman. He started playing the trumpet at the age of twelve, and within a yea ...

– trumpet (4.11) ;Technical *Nicky Graham – producer (1.1) *Newell Heeley – engineer (1.2~3) *

– mixing (1.2–3, 1.5, 1.7, 1.16, 2.1–2, 2.7, 2.11–12, 2.14, 3.13, 4.8, 4.14), producers (1.14, 2.15, 3.1, 4.14) *

John Leckie John William Leckie (born 23 October 1949) is an English record producer and recording engineer. His production credits include Magazine's ''Real Life'' (1978), XTC's ''White Music'' (1978) and Dukes of Stratosphear's ''25 O'Clock'' (1985), t ...

– producer (1.4–7, 1.9–11, 4.1–2), engineer (1.9–11) *Alan Douglas – engineer (1.4–7) *

Robert John "Mutt" Lange Robert John "Mutt" Lange (born 11 November 1948) is a South African record producer and songwriter, mainly known for his work in rock music as well as his previous marriage to Canadian singer Shania Twain, for whom he wrote and produced several ...

– producer (1.8) *Andy Jackson – engineer (1.8) *

Steve Lillywhite Stephen Alan Lillywhite, (born 15 March 1955) is a British record producer. Since he began his career in 1977, Lillywhite has been credited on over 500 records, and has collaborated with a variety of musicians including new wave acts XTC, Bi ...

– producer (1.14–16, 2.4–10) *

Hugh Padgham Hugh Charles Padgham (born 15 February 1955) is an English record producer and audio engineer. He has won four Grammy Awards, for Producer of the Year and Album of the Year for 1985, Record of the Year for 1990, and Engineer of the Year for 199 ...

– engineer (1.14–16, 2.4–6, 2.9–10, 3.2, 3.4), producer (3.2, 3.4) *Steve Warren – engineer (1.14) *Keith Walker – engineer (2.1–2) *

Cameron Allan Cameron Beck Allan (July 9, 1955 – June 25, 2013) was an Australian-born American-based composer, record producer, filmmaker and former label owner. In September 1978 he co-founded the record label Regular Records with fellow filmmaker Martin ...

– producer (2.3) *Phil Vinall – engineer (2.9–10) *Chris Jenkins – engineer (2.11–12) *Chris Blake – engineer (2.14) *

Clive Langer Clive Langer (born 19 June 1954 in Hampstead, London, England) is an English record producer and songwriter, active from the mid-1970s onwards. He usually works with Alan Winstanley. He composed the music for the films '' Still Crazy'' and '' ...

– producer (2.15, 3.1) *

Alan Winstanley Alan Kenneth Winstanley (born 2 November 1952) is an English record producer and songwriter, active from the mid-1970s onwards. He usually works with Clive Langer. His early career during the mid-1970s was as an audio engineer, working on albu ...

– producer (2.15, 3.1), engineer (2.15, 3.1) *John Caulfield – engineer (3.3) *Andy Partridge – engineer (3.5, 3.8, 3.12, 4.3, 4.6, 4.7, 4.10, 4.12, 4.14) *Colin Moulding – engineer (3.6, 3.9, 3.11, 3.13, 4.4, 4.8) * Steve Nye – producer (3.7), engineer (3.7) *

Howard Gray Howard Gray (born 15 July 1962) is an English musician, sound engineer, programmer, composer, re-mixer and producer who has worked with Public Image Ltd, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Kirsty MacColl, the Armoury Show, the Pale Fountains, J ...

– engineer (3.7) * David Lord – producer (3.10) *Glenn Tommey – engineer (3.10) *Dave Gregory – engineer (3.14), mixing (3.14) *

John Cornfield John Richard Cornfield (born 10 December 1958 in Epsom, Surrey) is a British record producer and sound engineer. He has been working from Sawmills Studios in Cornwall since 1982. Discography As sound engineer or sound assistant * The Dukes of S ...

– engineer (4.1–2) *

Todd Rundgren Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, multimedia artist, sound engineer and record producer who has performed a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the band Ut ...

– producer (4.5) * Paul Fox – producer (4.9) *Ed Thacker – engineer (4.9) *

Gus Dudgeon Angus Boyd "Gus" Dudgeon (30 September 1942 – 21 July 2002) was an English record producer, who oversaw many of Elton John's most acclaimed recordings, including his commercial breakthrough, " Your Song". Their collaboration led to seven US N ...

– (4.11, 4.13–14) *Barry Hammond – engineer (4.11, 4.13–14) *Nick Davis – mixing (4.11) *Andrew Swainson – cover, book art *Ian Cooper – mastering *Harrison Sherwood – essay *Jason Day – project coordinator *Greg Allen – photography * Clive Arrowsmith – photography *Allan Ballard – photography *Paul Canty – photography *Gavin Cochran – photography *Douglas Brothers – photography *Bernard Farrell – photography *

Jill Furmanovsky Jill Furmanovsky (born 1953) is a British photographer who has specialised in documenting rock musicians. Life and work Born in Southern Rhodesia, Furmanovsky emigrated with her parents and brother Michael to London in 1965. She studied text ...

- photography *B.C. Kagan – photography *Andy Laine – photography *Akiyoshi Miyashita – photography * Dennis Morris – photography *Cindy Palmano – photography *Sheila Rock – photography *Penny Smith – photography *Kevin Westenberg – photography *Irene Young – photography *'' Smash Hits'' – photography

References

{{Reflist XTC compilation albums 2002 compilation albums Virgin Records compilation albums