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XTC was a New Wave band from Swindon, England, active between 1977 and 2005. The band enjoyed some chart success, including the UK and Canadian hits "Making Plans for Nigel" (1979) and "Senses Working Overtime" (1982), but are perhaps even better known for their long-standing critical (rather than commercial) success.
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101 Punk & New Wave Anthems [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Making Plans For Nigel | 3:53 |
| Senses Working Overtime | 4:35 |
| Statue Of Liberty | 2:24 |
| Sgt Rock (Is Going To Help Me) | 3:35 |
The Ultimate Punk & New Wave Hits [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Making Plans For Nigel | 4:16 |
| Senses Working Overtime | 4:33 |
Top Gear Anthems 2008: Seriously Hot Driving Music [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Sgt Rock (Is Going to Help Me) | 3:37 |
Apple Box [2005]
Death Disco: Songs from Under the Dance Floor, 1978-1984 [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Meccanic Dancing (Oh We Go!) | 2:35 |
Left of the Dial: Dispatches from the '80s Underground [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Senses Working Overtime | 4:50 |
A Coat of Many Cupboards [2002]
A Coat of Many Cupboards [2002]
Fuzzy Warbles, Vol. 1 [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Let Us Bug Ya | 2:43 |
| That Wave | 3:43 |
| Everything | 3:17 |
| Goosey Goosey | 3:54 |
| Merely a Man | 2:49 |
| Miniature Sun | 4:22 |
| I Bought Myself a Liarbird | 3:03 |
| Complicated Game | 2:42 |
| Space Wray | 1:46 |
| Rocket | 5:21 |
Fuzzy Warbles, Vol. 2 [2002]
Generations 80's: Classics from the 80's Alternative Scene [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me) | 3:59 |
Our Little Corner of the World: Music from the Gilmore Girls [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm the Man Who Murdered Love | 3:42 |
Waspstrumental [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Playground | 4:19 |
| Stupidly Happy | 4:15 |
| In Another Life | 3:35 |
| My Brown Guitar | 3:52 |
| Boarded Up | 3:23 |
| I'm the Man Who Murdered Love | 3:48 |
| Standing in for Joe | 3:40 |
| Wounded Horse | 4:12 |
| You and the Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful | 4:18 |
| Church of Women | 5:01 |
| The Wheel and the Maypole | 6:06 |
Homegrown [2001]
Homegrown [Japan Bonus Tracks] [2001]
I'm the Man Who Murdered Love [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm the Man Who Murdered Love | 3:48 |
| I'm the Man Who Murdered Love [Home Demo] | 3:35 |
Wasp Star (Apple Venus, Pt. 2) [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Playground | 4:17 |
| Stupidly Happy | 4:13 |
| In Another Life | 3:35 |
| My Brown Guitar | 3:51 |
| Boarded Up | 3:23 |
| I'm the Man Who Murdered Love | 3:44 |
| We're All Light | 4:39 |
| Standing in for Joe | 3:42 |
| Wounded Horse | 4:11 |
| You and the Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful | 4:18 |
| Church of Women | 5:06 |
| The Wheel and the Maypole | 5:55 |
Apple Venus, Pt. 1 [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| River of Orchids | 5:53 |
| I'd Like That | 3:50 |
| Easter Theatre | 4:37 |
| Knights in Shining Karma | 3:39 |
| Frivolous Tonight | 3:10 |
| Green Man | 6:17 |
| Your Dictionary | 3:14 |
| Fruit Nut | 3:01 |
| I Can't Own Her | 5:26 |
| Harvest Festival | 4:15 |
| The Last Balloon | 6:40 |
Apple Venus, Vol. 1 [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| River of Orchids | |
| I'd Like That | |
| Easter Theatre | |
| Knights in Shining Karma | |
| Frivolous Tonight | |
| Greenman | |
| Your Dictionary | |
| Fruit Nut | |
| I Can't Own Her | |
| Harvest Festival | |
| The Last Balloon |
Homespun [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| River of Orchids | 4:10 |
| I'd Like That | 4:47 |
| Easter Theatre | 4:52 |
| Knights in Shining Karma | 3:38 |
| Frivolous Tonight | 3:06 |
| Green Man | 6:01 |
| Your Dictionary | 3:14 |
| Fruit Nut | 2:44 |
| I Can't Own Her | 5:06 |
| Harvest Festival | 5:17 |
| The Last Balloon | 5:17 |
Homespun [Japan Bonus CD] [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| River of Orchids | |
| I'd Like That | |
| Easter Theatre | |
| Knights in Shining Karma | |
| Frivolous Tonight | |
| Greenman | |
| Your Dictionary | |
| Fruit Nut | |
| I Can't Own Her | |
| Harvest Festival | |
| Last Balloon |
Transistor Blast: The Best of the BBC Sessions [1998]
Upsy Daisy Assortment [1997]
Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-1992 [1996]
Drums and Wireless: BBC Live [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| No Thugs in Our House | 5:24 |
| Runaways | 4:42 |
| You're the Wish You Are I Had | 3:26 |
| Poor Skeleton Steps Out | 3:26 |
| Cross Wires | 2:10 |
| Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her, Kiss Her | 4:21 |
| Real by Reel | 3:48 |
| Into the Atom Age | 2:27 |
| Meccanic Dancing (Oh We Go!) | 2:35 |
| Ten Feet Tall | 2:55 |
| Scarecrow People | 4:11 |
| I'm Bugged | 3:34 |
| Dance Band | 2:41 |
| Jason and the Argonauts | 5:42 |
| One of the Millions | 4:25 |
| Roads Girdle the Globe | 4:58 |
Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the 80's, Vol. 3 [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Making Plans for Nigel | 4:14 |
Live in Concert [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Life Begins at the Hop | 3:55 |
| Burning with Optimism's Flames | 4:24 |
| Love at First Sight | 3:10 |
| Respectable Street | 3:51 |
| No Language in Our Lungs | 4:59 |
| This Is Pop? | 2:49 |
| Scissor Man | 4:49 |
| Towers of London | 5:23 |
| Battery Brides | 7:18 |
| Living Through Another Cuba | 3:29 |
| Generals and Majors | 4:28 |
| Making Plans for Nigel | 4:29 |
| Are You Receiving Me? | 3:18 |
Demo Tracks [1992]
Disappointed [#1] [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Disappointed | |
| The Smartest Monkeys [Demo Version] | |
| The Smartest Monkeys | |
| Humble Daisy |
Disappointed [#2] [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Disappointed | |
| Making Plans for Nigel | |
| Generals and Majors | |
| Senses Working Overtime | |
| The Smartest Monkeys |
Nonsuch [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead | 5:01 |
| The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead | 5:02 |
| My Bird Performs | 3:51 |
| Dear Madam Barnum | 2:49 |
| Humble Daisy | 3:36 |
| The Smartest Monkeys | 4:19 |
| The Disappointed | 3:23 |
| Holly up on Poppy | 3:05 |
| Crocodile | 3:56 |
| Rook | 3:48 |
| Omnibus | 3:20 |
| That Wave | 3:34 |
| Then She Appeared | 3:52 |
| War Dance | 3:23 |
| Wrapped in Grey | 3:46 |
| The Ugly Underneath | 3:51 |
| Bungalow | 2:49 |
| Books Are Burning | 4:52 |
Nonsuch [2002 Reissue] [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead | 5:00 |
| My Bird Performs | 3:51 |
| Dear Madam Barnum | 2:53 |
| Humble Daisy | 3:36 |
| The Smartest Monkeys | 4:18 |
| The Disappointed | 3:23 |
| Holly Up on Poppy | 3:04 |
| Crocodile | 3:56 |
| Rook | 3:45 |
| Omnibus | 3:20 |
| That Wave | 3:34 |
| Then She Appeared | 3:52 |
| War Dance | 3:23 |
| Wrapped in Grey | 3:46 |
| The Ugly Underneath | 3:54 |
| Bungalow | 2:49 |
| Books Are Burning | 4:51 |
The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead [#2] [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead | |
| War Dance | |
| Down a Peg [Demo Version] | |
| The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead [Demo Version] |
The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead [#3] [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead | |
| War Dance | |
| My Bird Performs [Demo Version] | |
| Always Winter Never Christmas [#][Demo Version] |
The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead [#1] [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead [LP Version] | 5:00 |
| The Smartest Monkeys [LP Version] | 4:18 |
| My Bird Performs [Demo Version] | 3:32 |
| Always Winter Never Christmas [Home Demo] | 3:16 |
A Kick Up the Eighties, Vol. 1: Senses Working Overtime [1990]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Senses Working Overtime | 4:33 |
A Kick Up the Eighties, Vol. 4: Talking Loud and Clear [1990]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Love on a Farmboy's Wages | 3:57 |
Explode Together: The Dub Experiments 1978-1980 [1990]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Commerciality | 3:08 |
| The Forgotten Language of Light | 4:19 |
| Cairo | 1:53 |
| The Rotary | 3:21 |
| I Sit in the Snow | 3:14 |
| New Broom | 5:28 |
Rag 'N' Bone Buffet [1990]
King for a Day [#3] [1989]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| King for a Day [7" Version] | |
| King for a Day [12" Version] | |
| My Paint Heroes [Home Demo] | |
| Skeletons [Home Demo] |
Kings for a Day [1989]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Scarecrow People | |
| Senses Working Overtime | |
| Grass | |
| Love on a Farmboy's Wages | |
| King for a Day | |
| The Mayor of Simpleton | |
| Great Fire | |
| Dear God | |
| Big Day | |
| Blue Beret | |
| One of the Millions | |
| Pink Thing |
Mayor of Simpleton [#1] [1989]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Simpleton [LP Version] | 3:56 |
| One of the Millions [LP Version] | 4:42 |
Oranges & Lemons [1989]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Garden Of Earthly Delights | 5:03 |
| Mayor Of Simpleton | 3:58 |
| The Mayor of Simpleton | 3:58 |
| King For A Day | 3:38 |
| Here Comes President Kill Again | 3:35 |
| The Loving | 4:12 |
| Poor Skeleton Steps Out | 3:34 |
| One Of The Millions | 4:37 |
| Scarecrow People | 4:13 |
| Merely A Man | 3:27 |
| Cynical Days | 3:18 |
| Across This Antheap | 4:52 |
| Hold Me My Daddy | 3:48 |
| Pink Thing | 3:48 |
| Miniature Sun | 3:57 |
| Chalkhills And Children | 4:56 |
Compact XTC: The Singles 1978-1985 [1987]
Skylarking [1986]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Summer's Cauldron | 3:15 |
| Grass | 3:06 |
| The Meeting Place | 3:14 |
| That's Really Super, Supergirl | 3:22 |
| Ballet for a Rainy Day | 2:51 |
| 1000 Umbrellas | 3:44 |
| Season Cycle | 3:22 |
| Earn Enough for Us | 2:54 |
| Big Day | 3:33 |
| Another Satellite | 4:16 |
| Mermaid Smiled | 2:26 |
| The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul | 3:25 |
| Dear God | 3:39 |
| Dying | 2:31 |
| Sacrificial Bonfire | 3:50 |
Skylarking [Bonus Track] [1986]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Summer's Cauldron | 3:19 |
| Grass | 3:05 |
| The Meeting Place | 3:14 |
| That's Really Super, Supergirl | 3:21 |
| Ballet for a Rainy Day | 2:50 |
| 1000 Umbrellas | 3:44 |
| Season Cycle | 3:21 |
| Earn Enough for Us | 2:54 |
| Big Day | 3:32 |
| Another Satellite | 4:15 |
| Mermaid Smiled | 2:26 |
| The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul | 3:24 |
| Dying | 2:31 |
| Sacrificial Bonfire | 3:49 |
| Dear God [*] | 3:38 |
| Dear God | 3:38 |
The Big Express [1984]
The Big Express [2002 US Reissue] [1984]
The Big Express [2004 Japan Reissue] [1984]
The Big Express [UK Bonus Tracks] [1984]
Mummer [1983]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Beating of Hearts | 3:56 |
| Wonderland | 4:50 |
| Love on a Farmboy's Wages | 3:59 |
| Great Fire | 3:48 |
| Deliver Us from the Elements | 4:36 |
| Human Alchemy | 5:11 |
| Frost Circus | 3:53 |
| Ladybird | 4:33 |
| Jump | 4:39 |
| In Loving Memory of a Name | 3:16 |
| Toys | 4:21 |
| Me and the Wind | 4:17 |
| Gold | 3:34 |
| Funk Pop a Roll | 3:14 |
| Procession Towards Learning Land | 3:46 |
| Desert Island | 4:52 |
Mummer [2002 Reissue] [1983]
Mummer [Japan] [1983]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Beating of Hearts | |
| Wonderland | |
| Love on a Farmboy's Wages | |
| Great Fire | |
| Deliver Us from the Elements | |
| Human Alchemy | |
| Ladybird | |
| In Loving Memory of a Name | |
| Me and the Wind | |
| Funk Pop a Roll |
Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977-1982 [1982]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| She's So Square | 3:06 |
| Dance Band | 2:40 |
| Hang on to the Night | 2:12 |
| Heatwave | 2:09 |
| Instant Tunes | 2:32 |
| Pulsing Pulsing | 1:37 |
| Don't Lose Your Temper | 2:33 |
| Smokeless Zone | 3:50 |
| The Somnambulist | 4:31 |
| Blame the Weather | 3:40 |
| Tissue Tigers (The Arguers) | 3:57 |
| Punch and Judy | 2:44 |
| Heaven Is Paved with Broken Glass | 4:25 |
English Settlement [1982]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Runaways | 4:34 |
| Ball and Chain | 4:32 |
| Senses Working Overtime | 4:50 |
| Jason and the Argonauts | 6:07 |
| No Thugs in Our House | 5:09 |
| Yacht Dance | 3:57 |
| All of a Sudden (It's Too Late) | 5:21 |
| Melt the Guns | 6:34 |
| Leisure | 5:03 |
| It's Nearly Africa | 3:55 |
| Its Nearly Africa | 3:55 |
| Knuckle Down | 4:28 |
| Fly on the Wall | 3:19 |
| Down in the Cockpit | 5:27 |
| English Roundabout | 4:00 |
| Snowman | 5:03 |
Senses Working Overtime [1982]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Senses Working Overtime | 4:45 |
| Blame the Weather | 3:37 |
| Tissue Tigers (The Arguers) | 3:55 |
Waxworks: Some Singles 1977-1982 [1982]
Black Sea [1980]
Black Sea [2002 Reissue] [1980]
Black Sea [Japan Bonus Tracks] [1980]
Black Sea [UK Bonus Tracks] [1980]
Drums and Wires [1979]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Making Plans for Nigel | 4:13 |
| Helicopter | 3:55 |
| Life Begins at the Hop | 3:47 |
| Day in Day Out | 3:04 |
| When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty | 3:20 |
| Ten Feet Tall | 3:17 |
| Roads Girdle the Globe | 5:11 |
| Limelight | 2:25 |
| Life Begins at the Hop [*] | 3:44 |
| Real by Reel | 3:46 |
| Millions | 5:39 |
| Chain of Command [*] | 2:30 |
| That Is the Way | 2:57 |
| Limelight [*] | 2:23 |
| Outside World | 2:41 |
| Scissor Man | 4:00 |
| Complicated Game | 4:55 |
| Chain of Command | 2:33 |
Drums and Wires [2001 Reissue] [1979]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Making Plans for Nigel | 4:13 |
| Helicopter | 3:54 |
| Day In Day Out | 3:08 |
| When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty | 3:22 |
| Ten Feet Tall | 3:16 |
| Roads Girdle the Globe | 4:50 |
| Real by Reel | 3:47 |
| Millions | 5:39 |
| That Is the Way | 2:56 |
| Outside World | 2:41 |
| Scissor Man | 4:00 |
| Complicated Game | 5:04 |
| Life Begins at the Hop | 3:49 |
| Chain of Command | 2:33 |
| Limelight | 2:26 |
Drums and Wires [2002 US Reissue] [1979]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Making Plans for Nigel | 4:13 |
| Helicopter | 3:54 |
| Day In Day Out | 3:08 |
| When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty | 3:22 |
| Ten Feet Tall | 3:16 |
| Roads Girdle the Globe | 4:50 |
| Real by Reel | 3:47 |
| Millions | 5:39 |
| That Is the Way | 2:56 |
| Outside World | 2:41 |
| Scissor Man | 4:00 |
| Complicated Game | 5:04 |
| Life Begins at the Hop | 3:49 |
| Chain of Command | 2:33 |
| Limelight | 2:26 |
Drums and Wires [Bonus Tracks] [1979]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Making Plans for Nigel | 4:13 |
| Helicopter | 3:54 |
| Day In Day Out | 3:08 |
| When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty | 3:20 |
| Ten Feet Tall | 3:12 |
| Roads Girdle the Globe | 5:11 |
| Life Begins at the Hop | 3:46 |
| Chain of Command | 2:34 |
| Limelight | 2:25 |
| Real by Reel | 3:46 |
| Millions | 5:37 |
| That Is the Way | 2:56 |
| Outside World | 2:40 |
| Scissor Man | 3:59 |
| Complicated Game | 4:53 |
Drums and Wires [Japan] [1979]
Go 2 [1978]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Meccanic Dancing (Oh We Go!) | 2:35 |
| Battery Brides (Andy Paints Brian) | 4:30 |
| Buzzcity Talking | 2:45 |
| Crowded Room | 3:05 |
| The Rhythm | 3:00 |
| Are You Receiving Me? | 3:04 |
| Red | 3:01 |
| Beatown | 4:37 |
| Life Is Good in the Greenhouse | 4:45 |
| Jumping in Gomorrah | 2:03 |
| My Weapon | 2:20 |
| Super-Tuff | 4:27 |
| I Am the Audience | 3:40 |
Go 2 [2002 Reissue] [1978]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Meccanic Dancing (Oh We Go!) | 2:35 |
| Battery Brides (Andy Paints Brian) | 4:36 |
| Buzzcity Talking | 2:41 |
| Crowded Room | 2:53 |
| The Rhythm | 3:00 |
| Red | 3:02 |
| Beatown | 4:36 |
| Life Is Good in the Greenhouse | 4:40 |
| Jumping in Gomorrah | 2:04 |
| My Weapon | 2:20 |
| Super-Tuff | 4:27 |
| I Am the Audience | 3:48 |
| Are You Receiving Me? [*] | 3:05 |
White Music [1978]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Radios in Motion | 2:54 |
| Cross Wires | 2:07 |
| This Is Pop? | 2:41 |
| Do What You Do | 1:17 |
| Statue of Liberty | 2:55 |
| All Along the Watchtower | 5:43 |
| Science Friction | 3:12 |
| She's So Square | 3:07 |
| I'll Set Myself on Fire | 3:05 |
| Dance Band | 2:41 |
| I'm Bugged | 4:00 |
| Hang on to the Night | 2:06 |
| New Town Animal in a Furnished Cage | 1:53 |
| Heatwave | 2:12 |
| Spinning Top | 2:40 |
| Traffic Light Rock | 1:40 |
| Neon Shuffle | 4:37 |
| Instant Tunes | 2:34 |
| Into the Atom Age | 2:32 |
| Hang Onto the Night | 2:09 |
White Music [2002 Remaster] [1978]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Radios in Motion | 2:54 |
| Cross Wires | 2:06 |
| This Is Pop? | 2:41 |
| Do What You Do | 1:16 |
| Statue of Liberty | 2:55 |
| All Along the Watchtower | 5:43 |
| Atom Age | 2:32 |
| Set Myself on Fire | 3:04 |
| I'm Bugged | 3:59 |
| New Town Animal in a Furnished Cage | 1:53 |
| Spinning Top | 2:40 |
| Neon Shuffle | 4:37 |
| Science Friction | 3:13 |
| She's So Square | 3:06 |
| Dance Band | 2:41 |
| Hang on to the Night | 2:09 |
| Heatwave | 2:12 |
| Traffic Light Rock | 1:40 |
| Instant Tunes | 2:34 |
Demos, Vol. 7: Jules Verne's Sketch Book & Early Session
In Motion
Making Plans for Andy
Radios in Motion
This Is Live [Bootleg]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Life Begins at the Hop | 3:40 |
| Burning with Optimism's Flames | 4:26 |
| Love at First Sight | 2:55 |
| Respectable Street | 3:36 |
| No Language in Our Lungs | 5:14 |
| This Is Pop? | 2:15 |
| Scissor Man | 4:45 |
| Towers of London | 5:05 |
| Battery Brides | 7:42 |
| Living Through Another Cuba | 3:26 |
| Generals and Majors | 4:00 |
| I'll Set Myself on Fire | 4:09 |
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