A Coat Of Many Cupboards

構成数 : 4
合計収録時間 : 03:40:01
A COAT OF MANY CUPBOARDS contains outtakes, demo versions, home recordings, rehearsal extracts, acoustic versions and previously unreleased live tracks spanning 15 years of the band's history. XTC includes: Andy Partridge (vocals, guitar); Colin Moulding (bass). Additional personnel: The Dukes Of The Stratosphear Includes liner notes by Harrison Sherwood. All tracks have been digitally remastered. XTC: Andy Partridge (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards); David Gregory (vocals, guitar, piano, Mellotron, keyboards, drum programming); Barry Andrews (vocals, keyboards); Colin Moulding (vocals, bass guitar); Terry Chambers (drums). Additional personnel: Guy Barker (trumpet); Dave Mattacks, Ian Gregory , Pat Mastelotto, Prairie Prince, Peter Phipps (drums). XTC have had several career retrospectives in the past, but never one like this. Over the course of these four discs, the British popsters' history through their years with Virgin (everything they did up until APPLE VENUS VOL 1) is rolled out with outtakes, demos, live performances, and some of the familiar original recordings. The deluxe packaging is thoughtfully annotated, with extensive notes about each song's composition and/or production. The box is arranged chronologically, and the band's retirement from playing live after the release of BLACK SEA is mirrored in the deeper approach they began taking in the studio. Home demos even took on broader importance, as complex arrangements were honed before going into a proper studio. For the most part, the behind-the-scenes glimpses show the songs as they became known. There are, however, a few nice surprises, such as the very earliest songwriting work on "Mayor Of Simpleton"--the song had not yet found its identity, and it's rare to hear an XTC song this early in the process, with Andy Partridge literally searching as he strums.
録音 : ステレオ (Studio/Live)