HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Coat Of Many Cupboards
OR:
Coat Of Many Cupboards on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

''Coat of Many Cupboards'' is a
box set A box set or (its original name) boxed set is a set of items (for example, a compilation of books, musical recordings, films or television programs) traditionally packaged in a box and offered for sale as a single unit. Music Artists and bands ...
by English rock band XTC, 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. It grew to be a worldw ...
. It is their first compilation of any kind to include tracks by their
alter-ego An alter ego (Latin for "other I", "doppelgänger") means an alternate Self (psychology), self, which is believed to be distinct from a person's normal or true original Personality psychology, personality. Finding one's alter ego will require fin ...
,
the Dukes of Stratosphear The Dukes of Stratosphear were an English rock band formed in 1984 by Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding, Dave Gregory, and Ian Gregory. Modelled after psychedelic pop groups from the 1960s, the Dukes were initially publicised by Virgin Records as ...
. 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 singi ...
, 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">White_Music.html" ;"title="'White Music">'White Music'' Version– 2:54 #"Let's Have Fun" [''White Music'' Outtake] (
Colin Moulding Colin Ivor Moulding (born 17 August 1955) is an English bassist, singer, and songwriter who was one of the core members of the rock band XTC. Though he was less prolific a songwriter than his bandmate Andy Partridge, Moulding wrote their first ...
) – 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">Go_2.html" ;"title="'Go 2">'Go 2'' Outtake– 3:23 #"Things Fall to Bits" [''Go 2'' Outtake] ( 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" irst Recording, Unused(Moulding) – 3:58 #" Making Plans for Nigel"
emo Version Emo is a rock music genre characterized by emotional, often confessional lyrics. It emerged as a style of and hardcore punk from the Washington D.C. hardcore punk scene, where it was known as emotional hardcore or emocore and pioneered b ...
(Moulding) – 4:15 #"Ten Feet Tall" '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" ehearsal Tape, Demo Version(Moulding) – 5:02 #"No Language in Our Lungs"
Black Sea The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, ...
'' 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 "Senses Working Overtime" is a song written by Andy Partridge of the English rock band XTC, released as the lead single from their 1982 album ''English Settlement''. He based the song on Manfred Mann's "5-4-3-2-1" (1964). The album and single be ...
" 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 pregap 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">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 Ome may refer to: Places * Ome (Bora Bora), a public island in the lagoon of Bora Bora * Ome, Lombardy, Italy, a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia * Ōme, Tokyo, a city in the Prefecture of Tokyo * Ome (crater), a crater on Mars ...
– 3:47 #"Wonderland (XTC song), Wonderland"
ome Demo Ome may refer to: Places * Ome (Bora Bora), a public island in the lagoon of Bora Bora * Ome, Lombardy, Italy, a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia * Ōme, Tokyo, a city in the Prefecture of Tokyo * Ome (crater), a crater on Mars ...
(Moulding) – 4:23 #"Ladybird" Mummer'' Version">Mummer_(album).html" ;"title="'Mummer (album)">Mummer'' Version– 4:36 #"All You Pretty Girls"
ome Demo Ome may refer to: Places * Ome (Bora Bora), a public island in the lagoon of Bora Bora * Ome, Lombardy, Italy, a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia * Ōme, Tokyo, a city in the Prefecture of Tokyo * Ome (crater), a crater on Mars ...
– 4:13 #"Wake Up"
ome Demo Ome may refer to: Places * Ome (Bora Bora), a public island in the lagoon of Bora Bora * Ome, Lombardy, Italy, a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia * Ōme, Tokyo, a city in the Prefecture of Tokyo * Ome (crater), a crater on Mars ...
(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 Ome may refer to: Places * Ome (Bora Bora), a public island in the lagoon of Bora Bora * Ome, Lombardy, Italy, a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia * Ōme, Tokyo, a city in the Prefecture of Tokyo * Ome (crater), a crater on Mars ...
(Moulding) – 2:55 #"Let's Make a Den"
ome Demo Ome may refer to: Places * Ome (Bora Bora), a public island in the lagoon of Bora Bora * Ome, Lombardy, Italy, a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia * Ōme, Tokyo, a city in the Prefecture of Tokyo * Ome (crater), a crater on Mars ...
– 2:25 #"The Meeting Place"
ome Demo Ome may refer to: Places * Ome (Bora Bora), a public island in the lagoon of Bora Bora * Ome, Lombardy, Italy, a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia * Ōme, Tokyo, a city in the Prefecture of Tokyo * Ome (crater), a crater on Mars ...
(Moulding) – 3:51 #" Dear God" [Band Demo">Dear God (XTC song)">Dear God" [Band Demo– 4:10 A song is hidden in the pregap of this CD: "Shaving Brush Boogie" (Live Studio Recording) – 12:26


Disc four

#"Brainiac's Daughter" [''Psonic Psunspot'' Version] – 4:03 #"Vanishing Girl" [''Psonic Psunspot'' Version with alternate ending narration] (Moulding) – 2:44 #"Terrorism"
ome Demo Ome may refer to: Places * Ome (Bora Bora), a public island in the lagoon of Bora Bora * Ome, Lombardy, Italy, a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia * Ōme, Tokyo, a city in the Prefecture of Tokyo * Ome (crater), a crater on Mars ...
– 3:20 #"Find the Fox"
ome Demo Ome may refer to: Places * Ome (Bora Bora), a public island in the lagoon of Bora Bora * Ome, Lombardy, Italy, a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia * Ōme, Tokyo, a city in the Prefecture of Tokyo * Ome (crater), a crater on Mars ...
(Moulding) – 2:37 #"Season Cycle" 'Skylarking'' Version">Skylarking.html" ;"title="'Skylarking">'Skylarking'' Version– 3:21 #"The Troubles"
ome Demo Ome may refer to: Places * Ome (Bora Bora), a public island in the lagoon of Bora Bora * Ome, Lombardy, Italy, a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia * Ōme, Tokyo, a city in the Prefecture of Tokyo * Ome (crater), a crater on Mars ...
– 3:17 #"Mayor of Simpleton" [Early Work Tape, Demo] – 2:47 #"King for a Day (XTC song), King for a Day"
ome Demo Ome may refer to: Places * Ome (Bora Bora), a public island in the lagoon of Bora Bora * Ome, Lombardy, Italy, a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia * Ōme, Tokyo, a city in the Prefecture of Tokyo * Ome (crater), a crater on Mars ...
(Moulding) – 3:14 #"Chalkhills and Children"
Oranges and Lemons "Oranges and Lemons" is a traditional English nursery rhyme, folksong, and singing game which refers to the bells of several churches, all within or close to the City of London. It is listed in the Roud Folk Song Index as No 13190. The earlie ...
'' Version] – 5:06 #"The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead"
ome Demo Ome may refer to: Places * Ome (Bora Bora), a public island in the lagoon of Bora Bora * Ome, Lombardy, Italy, a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia * Ōme, Tokyo, a city in the Prefecture of Tokyo * Ome (crater), a crater on Mars ...
– 5:34 #"Omnibus" Nonsuch'' Version">Nonsuch_(album).html" ;"title="'Nonsuch (album)">Nonsuch'' Version– 3:20 #"The Disappointed (song)">The Disappointed "The Disappointed" (also typeset as "The Diſappointed") is a song written by Andy Partridge of the English rock band XTC and released as the lead single from their 1992 album, '' Nonsuch''. According to Partridge: the lyrics are about people who ...
"
ome Demo Ome may refer to: Places * Ome (Bora Bora), a public island in the lagoon of Bora Bora * Ome, Lombardy, Italy, a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia * Ōme, Tokyo, a city in the Prefecture of Tokyo * Ome (crater), a crater on Mars ...
– 3:20 #"Bungalow" [''Nonsuch'' Version] (Moulding) – 2:49 #"Didn't Hurt a Bit" [''Nonsuch'' Outtake] (Moulding) – 3:54 #"Books are Burning" [Live on The Late Show (BBC2), The Late Show, BBC TV] – 4:48


Personnel

;XTC *
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 singi ...
– 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 Colin Ivor Moulding (born 17 August 1955) is an English bassist, singer, and songwriter who was one of the core members of the rock band XTC. Though he was less prolific a songwriter than his bandmate Andy Partridge, Moulding wrote their first ...
– bass guitar, vocals, guitar, keyboards; all instruments & vocals (3.6, 3.9, 3.11, 3.13, 4.4, 4.8) * 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 – guitar, piano, vocals, keyboards,
mellotron The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical musical instrument developed in Birmingham, England, in 1963. It is played by pressing its keys, each of which pushes a length of magnetic tape against a capstan, which pulls it across a playback head. ...
, 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 ...
– 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 a ...
– drums (4.9) *
Dave Mattacks David James Mattacks (born 13 March 1948) is an English people, English rock music, rock and folk music, folk drummer. Best known for his work with Fairport Convention, Mattacks has also worked both as a session musician and as a performing ar ...
– drums (4.11, 4.13–15) * Guy Barker – trumpet (4.11) ;Technical *Nicky Graham – producer (1.1) *Newell Heeley – engineer (1.2~3) * XTC – 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 ...
– producer (1.4–7, 1.9–11, 4.1–2), engineer (1.9–11) *Alan Douglas – engineer (1.4–7) * Robert John "Mutt" Lange – 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 19 ...
– 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 – producer (2.3) *Phil Vinall – engineer (2.9–10) *Chris Jenkins – engineer (2.11–12) *Chris Blake – engineer (2.14) * Clive Langer – 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 alb ...
– 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 Steve Nye is an English music producer for several artists. Career Nye started out as a tape op at AIR Studios in London in 1971, where producer Rupert Hine discovered him. There he got into engineering (and later producing) many well-know ...
– 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 Fountai ...
– engineer (3.7) * David Lord – producer (3.10) *Glenn Tommey – engineer (3.10) *Dave Gregory – engineer (3.14), mixing (3.14) * John Cornfield – 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 U ...
– 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 Clive Arrowsmith is a London-based photographer. Works He has worked for many fashion publications and is one of only a few photographers, including Brian Duffy who have twice been given the commission to shoot the Pirelli Calendar. He cur ...
– 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 t ...
- 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 ''Smash Hits'' was a British music magazine aimed at young adults, originally published by EMAP. It ran from 1978 to 2006, and, after initially appearing monthly, was issued fortnightly during most of that time. The name survived as a brand ...
'' – photography


References

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