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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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this is an excellent collection, i can't recommend it highly enough. XTC have been my 'pet' band for a few years now, i could pick up an album here and there knowing that there'd be something to justify the spent pennies. taking the plunge, i forked out the cash for this set - and it's absolutely superb! i haven't heard a bad track on here yet (i'm about six hours through). the demos for released tracks sound like bona fide alternate versions rather than, well, demos. there're also instances of mister partridge's interest/inquisitiveness for other musical genres (dub/electronica/etc)possibly not visited so whole-heartedly on xtc albums, and plenty of the playfulness that turned me into such a fan. i couldn't recommend a single disc for those who want to taste the warbles seperately, as i've been listening to the lot on shuffle - but having not tired of any track thus far (when i have of some on xtc albums) take a shot at any.
as my only moan, my amazon version came with a hell of a dent in one corner as though it had dropped from a shelf, and this had obviously happened prior to it being boxed for delivery. presumably it's just my one, but don't say i didn't warn you..
go on, spend! spend!
as my only moan, my amazon version came with a hell of a dent in one corner as though it had dropped from a shelf, and this had obviously happened prior to it being boxed for delivery. presumably it's just my one, but don't say i didn't warn you..
go on, spend! spend!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Andy Partridge for me belongs with the likes of Ray Davies, a brilliant English songwriter and despite XTC being in hibernation this box will keep XTCers happy over Xmas. Some new songs, some out takes, some songs that never made XTC records - this collection released on Andy's own label shows us what talent he has.
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This remarkable box set of some nine CDs, collates most of the demos produced by Andy Partridge for XTC, especially during their post-punk period, along with rejected tracks, songs for friends, and demos produced for other artists to ponder. When you consider the fact that the vast majority of this material would usually fall into the `extra tracks' category on a typical re-release, then the overall quality of these recordings is quite remarkable. The vast majority of the demos are very polished, and most of the so-called rejected tracks force the question: why the hell weren't they considered good enough in the first place? `Fuzzy Warbles' was originally conceived as a joint project with fellow former XTC colleague, Colin Moulding. However, Colin pulled out, with the project at an advanced stage, leaving Andy (surely Swindon's answer to Brian Wilson) to soldier on alone. To have Colin's material liberally sprinkled throughout these CDs would have produced an undoubted five-star product. As it is, there is still much to enjoy here, and Andy can be forgiven for the odd drift into self-indulgence that would probably have been best left on the shelves of his garden-shed archive. With the appearance of new XTC material looking unlikely, then this set is a worthy investment, even given the odd caveat.
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