''The Official Fuzzy Warbles Collector's Album'' is a CD box set of rarities from

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guitarist and frontman

Andy Partridge Andrew John Partridge (born 11 November 1953) is an English guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer best known for co-founding the band XTC. He and Colin Moulding each acted as a songwriter and frontman for XTC, with Partridge writing a ...

. The box set brings together the eight previously released ''Fuzzy Warbles'' volumes, originally issued between 2002 and 2006 and featuring designs inspired by

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s. The ''Collector's Album'' packaging makes a nod to the

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theme which it affirms by featuring an exclusive ninth disc called ''Hinges''.Ape House Shop – Andy Partridge.
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'', July 1, 2007 Tracks include mastered versions of long-circulated bootlegs and many demos of previously unreleased songs. Many of the demos are from the 1980s as well as the period in the 1990s when XTC was under obligation to

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, but not releasing albums. One highlight is a series of songs penned for Disney's '' James and the Giant Peach'' though not used for the film.

Fuzzy Warbles albums

;UK CD APEBOX001 *'' Fuzzy Warbles Volume 1'' (2002) *'' Fuzzy Warbles Volume 2'' (2002) *'' Fuzzy Warbles Volume 3'' (2003) *'' Fuzzy Warbles Volume 4'' (2003) *'' Fuzzy Warbles Volume 5'' (2004) *'' Fuzzy Warbles Volume 6'' (2004) *'' Fuzzy Warbles Volume 7'' (2006) *'' Fuzzy Warbles Volume 8'' (2006) *''

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'' (2006)

References

Andy Partridge albums 2006 compilation albums 2000s demo albums {{2000s-pop-rock-album-stub