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XTC - Generals and Majors - Black Sea [1980]

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Day 10 / 15

Generals and Majors
(from Black Sea, 1980)

A fantastic guitar hook by #DaveGregory drives this awesome #ColinMoulding track. And don’t underestimate the entire Black Sea album, either. Fantastic stuff.

youtu.be/uCuZ11IW1CY

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Exactly that, yes!

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Day 9 / 15

Statue of Liberty
(from debut White Music, 1978)

Featuring great keyboard work from original member #BarryAndrews, this catchy number was banned by the BBC for its suggestive lyrics. “How 1978!” Always a favourite.

youtu.be/u22bDpsZ9Fg

XTC - Statue Of Liberty

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My first copy was on cassette and was missing Mermaid Smiled, but it had Dear God.

Do you have the original cover art?

Dear God (Remastered 2001)

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Day 8 / 15

Dear God
(from Skylarking, 1986, but was originally a non-album single)

The impact this song had on our small Irish Catholic city was extraordinary. What started with hushed whispers ended with open revolt.

youtu.be/pAHL9AfY4Yk

My Bird Performs (2001 Remaster)

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Day 7 / 15

My Bird Performs
(from Nonsuch, 1992)

Another #ColinMoulding number that, for an album often described as dark, is as gleeful and playful as could be. Feeling down? Put this one on and be transformed.

youtu.be/-fx8D1ixbys

XTC -Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her, Kiss Her -

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I feel a sense of nostalgia that is best summed up with…

“My uncle has a country place that no one knows about…”

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A little #Calgary, #Alberta morning today…

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Day 6 / 15

Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her
(from The Big Express, 1984)

“He who hesitates is lost.”

Arguably, the finest track on this underrated album. You can smell the salt air and the wind whipping at your overcoat.

youtu.be/SilKZK47XTc

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Three Wise Men Aka XTC - Thanks For Christmas

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Day 5 / 15

Thanks For Christmas
(a 1983 single released as “The Three Wise Men”)

This Holiday gem was instantly recognizable as XTC by their fans. But speculation abounded. Could it be Culture Club? China Crisis? Heaven 17?

youtu.be/jw1RuGho2Yc

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And it’s surprising how well the lyrics hold up “en français”!
Give it a try! 😀

“L’enfant est chaud ce soir
Il fait si chaud ce soir”

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How different “Making Plans for Stephen” would sound, too!

No Thugs In Our House (2001 Remaster)

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Badfinger for sure!

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Day 4 / 15

No Thugs In Our House
(from English Settlement, 1982)

Is it ska? Or pop? What exactly is it? Yeah, it’s just XTC. “We made that clear.” 😀

youtu.be/PnRzV4ehSxY

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For Bandcamp Friday, here’s a cover of a #BillyMernit tune from 1973 that our three sons did as a favour to their dad. The reason? Check out this hobby podcast episode if you’re curious. 🧐

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Reading (for the first time) the book that is the source of your quote! When The Piano Teacher was published, I was still a teenager and would have been baffled by it. Now, it makes complete sense. Which is good AND bad! lol

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Day 3 / 15

Easter Theatre
(from Apple Venus, 1999)

One of “the few perfect songs in my career”according to #AndyPartridge and one that is as lush and hopeful as the Springtime day it evokes. Amazing stuff.

youtu.be/HN9wm__LWF8

XTC - Easter Theatre

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His last full live show. Will definitely be picking this up. But was lucky enough to see him a couple of weeks beforehand at the Calgary Folk Festival. Right after Werewolves, he said, “I knew I shoulda done that Ian Tyson song instead.” 😬

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What books have you re-read the most often? Mine:

• Great Expectations (#CharlesDickens)
• How Late It Was How Late (#JamesKelman)
• The Unburied (#CharlesPalliser)
• Marine Life (#LindaSvendsen)
• Cool Water (#DianneWarren)
• The Fellowship of the Ring (#JRRTolkien)

Old School Punk Librarian @kennethf62.bsky.social · 9d

What books have you re-read the most often? Mine:

- Moby Dick by Herman Melville
- The Stand by Stephen King
- 1984 by George Orwell
- A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
- Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes
- One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson

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It's National Hair Day!
Post some great hair

Always Emmylou

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Day 2 / 15

Are You Receiving Me?

(1978 single)

Power Pop at its finest and a track that really does sound as fresh today as it must have sounded back then. But be warned… the chorus will be stuck in your head all day! 😀

youtu.be/mvYNP24cCrE

Are You Receiving Me?

Deliver Us From The Elements (2001 Remaster)

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Day 1 / 15

Deliver Us From the Elements

(from Mummer, 1983)

A gloomy, atmospheric track from #ColinMoulding that reinforces how insignificant we are in the grand scheme of things.

youtu.be/bi2QTakBL5I