Xtc - Rag 'N' Bone Buffet [Import]

Artist:

XTC

UPC:

077778665120

See Also:

Shriekback

Description:

A collection of B-sides, rarities and flexi-singles compiled by Andy Partridge.
This 1990 collection, far from just filling in a hole in the three-year gap between ORANGES & LEMONS and NONSUCH, is a solid set on its own terms. Comprised of b-sides, alternate versions and other rarities that span XTC`s career, it plays as a nice companion to any of their other retrospectives which feature their more obvious history (UPSY DAISY, COMPLETE XTC, WAXWORKS). There are jaggedly rocking punch-outs ("Respectable Street," "Take This Town"), pop ditties ("Happy Families," "Punch And Judy"), early Farfisa-infused new wave templates ("Looking For Footprints,"), assorted experiments ("Over Rusty Water," "Pulsing Pulsing") and even a lilting waltz ("The World is Full Of Angry Young Men").
Far from being a set castoffs, RAG & BONE BUFFET shows both how furiously creative the band has been, and how carefully they`ve shaped each album project, even if it meant having to shelve some exemplary songs.

Album Information

Release Date:

09/24/1990

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

New Wave

Label:

EMI

Catalog Number:

7866512

Original Release Year:

1990

# of Discs:

1

SPARS Coding:

DDD

Studio/Live:

Studio

Runtime:

78 : 29

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