Chips from the Chocolate Fireball
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| Compilation album by The Dukes of Stratosphear | ||
| Released | August, 1987 | |
| Genre | Pop rock | |
| Length | 62:59 | |
| Label | Virgin Records | |
| Producer(s) | John Leckie and ‘The Dukes’ | |
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| The Dukes of Stratosphear chronology | ||
| Psonic Psunspot (1987) |
Chips from the Chocolate Fireball (1987) |
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Chips from the Chocolate Fireball: An Anthology is a CD-only compilation album by The Dukes of Stratosphear, XTC's mid-eighties alter-ego. It includes both their 1985 e.p. 25 O'Clock and the Psonic Psunspot album from 1987.
It was re-released as a part of the XTC reissue series in 2001 with songwriters Sir John Johns and The Red Curtain credited under their real names.
[edit] Track listing
- "25 O'Clock" – 5:03
- "Bike Ride To The Moon" – 2:23
- "My Love Explodes" – 3:49
- "What In The World??..." – 5:01 *
- "Your Gold Dress" – 4:42
- "The Mole From The Ministry" – 5:58
- "Vanishing Girl" – 2:59 *
- "Have You Seen Jackie?" – 3:21
- "Little Lighthouse" – 4:31
- "You're A Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)" – 3:38
- "Collideascope" – 3:22
- "You're My Drug" – 3:19
- "Shiny Cage" – 3:17 *
- "Brainiac's Daughter" – 3:59
- "The Affiliated" – 2:31 *
- "Pale And Precious" – 4:58
- All tracks written by Sir John Johns (Andy Partridge), except * by The Red Curtain (Colin Moulding)
[edit] Personnel
- Sir John Johns - vocals, guitar
- The Red Curtain - vocals, bass
- Lord Cornelius Plum - mellotron, piano, organ, fuzz-tone guitar
- E.I.E.I. Owen - drum set
[edit] Credits
- Produced by John Leckie and the Dukes
