XTC The Mayor Of Simpleton VIRGIN Records 9 21160-0 12", 33 ⅓ RPM SIGNED by Andy
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XTC The Mayor Of Simpleton Virgin Records 9 21160-0 33 ⅓ RPM 12" Maxi-single SIGNED by Andy Partridge
A1 The Mayor Of Simpleton (LP Version) Engineer – Ed Thacker Producer – Paul Fox Written-By – Andy Partridge Engineer – Ed Thacker Producer – Paul Fox Written-By – Andy Partridge 3:56 A2 One Of The Millions (LP Version) Engineer – Ed Thacker Producer – Paul Fox Written-By – Colin Moulding Engineer – Ed Thacker Producer – Paul Fox Written-By – Colin Moulding 4:42 B1 Ella Guru Producer – Andy Partridge Written-By – Don Van Vliet Producer – Andy Partridge Written-By – Don Van Vliet 2:23 B2 Living In A Haunted Heart Producer, Written-By – Andy Partridge Producer, Written-By – Andy Partridge 3:56 B3 The Good Things Producer – Andy Partridge Written-By – Colin Moulding Producer – Andy Partridge Written-By – Colin Moulding 2:54
- Manufactured By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Mastered At – Precision Mastering
- Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
Notes
Tracks B2 and B3 are notated as "home demos."- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): 0-21160-A SHI DMM B-34207-SHI Δ23806 Precision 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): 0-21160-B SHI DMM B-34208-SHI Δ23806-X Precision 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): 0-21160-A SPO-2 SHI DMM B-34207-SHI Δ23806 2̶-̶1̶ Precision AL-SP
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): 0-21160-B SHI DMM B-34208-SHI Δ23806-X Precision F̶-̶2̶ SP 0-1 AL-SP
Allmusic review by Ned Raggett XTC's biggest American success, coming after the fluke controversy of "Dear God," "The Mayor of Simpleton" from Oranges & Lemons showed that even when creating something that a Stateside mainstream audience could enjoy, the band's core qualities hadn't changed at all. While in many ways it was one of the most conservative songs by the band yet -- the rhythm was pretty straightforward, the sonic feeling one of familiar Byrds-tinged folk-rock -- it was still a joyful, entertaining song that fit just as readily on radio and MTV as did Elvis Costello's "Veronica" from around the same time. Andy Partridge's winning lyric about a fellow who isn't too smart but still has a lot of love to offer is a fun little conceit, while his singing is some of his warmest yet. As was so often the case, he got in a new melody halfway through the song, as clear a band signature as anything. Funniest line in context -- the part about the narrator not being able to 'write a big hit song.'
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