XTC Skylarking Virgin – GHS 24117 1986 First Press SEALED BRAND NEW
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XTC – Skylarking
Label: Geffen Records – GHS 24117, Virgin – GHS 24117 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Allied Pressing Country: US Released: Oct 27, 1986 Genre: Rock Style: Pop Rock, Alternative Rock, Psychedelic Rock A1 Summer's Cauldron 3:15 A2 Grass 3:05 A3 The Meeting Place 3:13 A4 That's Really Super, Supergirl 3:22 A5 Ballet For A Rainy Day 2:50 A6 1000 Umbrellas Arranged By [Strings] – Dave Gregory 3:44 A7 Season Cycle 3:21 B1 Earn Enough For Us 2:54 B2 Big Day 3:32 B3 Another Satellite 4:16 B4 Mermaid Smiled 2:26 B5 The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul 3:25 B6 Dying 2:31 B7 Sacrificial Bonfire 3:46 Manufactured By – Warner Bros. Records Inc. Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd. Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd. Produced For – Alchemedia Productions Inc. Lacquer Cut At – Artisan Sound Recorders Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix Pressed By – Allied Record Company Artwork [Sleeve Drawings] – Dave Dragon Backing Vocals – The Beech Avenue Boys Composed By – Andy Partridge (tracks: A1, A4 to B1, B3 to B5), Colin Moulding (tracks: A2, A3, B2, B6, B7) Engineer [Assistant] – George Cowan, Kim Foscato Photography By [Inner Sleeve] – Cindy Palmano Producer, Engineer – Todd Rundgren Typography – Ken Ansell Vocals, Bass Guitar, Other [Bonfire] – Colin Moulding Vocals, Guitar – Andy Partridge Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, Keyboards [Chamberlin], Tipple [The Odd Tiple] – Dave Gregory Original US release with "Mermaid Smiled" on side B. (On later versions, this track was substituted with "Dear God").
Skylarking is the ninth studio album by the English rock band XTC, released 27 October 1986 on Virgin Records. Produced by American musician Todd Rundgren, it is a loose concept album about a nonspecific cycle, such as a day, a year, the seasons, or a life.[2] The title refers to a type of bird (skylark), as well as the Royal Navy term "skylarking", which means "fooling around". It became one of XTC's best-known albums and is often regarded as one of their finest albums.[3][4]
Like XTC's previous Dukes of Stratosphear side project, Skylarking was heavily influenced by the music of the 1960s. Most of its recording was at Rundgren's Utopia Sound Studio in Woodstock, New York. Rundgren played a large role in the album's sound design and drum programming, providing the band with orchestral arrangements and an assortment of gear. However, the sessions were fraught with tension, especially between Rundgren and bandleader Andy Partridge, and numerous disagreements arose over drum patterns, song selections, and other details.
Upon release, Skylarking was met with indifference in the UK, rising in the album charts to number 90, while both of its lead singles "Grass" (backed with "Dear God") and "The Meeting Place" peaked at number 100. Early sales of the album were hampered by the omission of "Dear God" from the album's original pressings. In the US, the song became a college radio hit, causing US distributor Geffen Records to recall and repress Skylarking with the track included, and propelling the album to number 70. Following the song's growth in popularity, it was the subject of controversy in the US, inspiring many angry phone calls to radio stations and at least one bomb threat.
Skylarking has been listed on "100 greatest albums of the 1980s" lists by Rolling Stone (in 1989)[2] and Pitchfork (in 2002).[5] In 2010
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