Upsy Daisy Assortment
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| Compilation album by XTC | ||
| Released | June 17, 1997 | |
| Recorded | 1979-1991 | |
| Genre | Pop rock | |
| Length | 73:11 | |
| Label | Geffen Records | |
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| XTC chronology | ||
| Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-1992 (1996) |
Upsy Daisy Assortment (1997) |
Transistor Blast: The Best of the BBC Sessions (1998) |
Upsy Daisy Assortment is a U.S.-exclusive compilation by XTC, released after Geffen Records declined to distribute the 1996 double-disc Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-1992. It is perhaps their first compilation to be considered a Best of as it includes album tracks "Funk Pop a Roll", "Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her", "Earn Enough for Us" and "Chalkhills and Children" in addition to their better-known singles.
[edit] Cover Art
The cover art is a reproduction of a vintage 1945 travel poster called Holidays in Switzerland by Donald Brun.
[edit] Track listing
- "Life Begins at the Hop" – 3:47 *
- "Making Plans for Nigel" – 4:12 *
- "Generals and Majors" – 3:41 *
- "Respectable Street" – 3:07
- "Senses Working Overtime" – 4:34
- "Ball and Chain" – 4:29 *
- "No Thugs in Our House" – 5:10
- "Love on a Farmboy's Wages" – 3:59
- "Funk Pop a Roll" – 3:14
- "This World Over" – 4:45
- "Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her, Kiss Her" – 3:50
- "Grass" – 2:42 *
- "Dear God" – 3:37
- "Earn Enough for Us" – 2:54
- "Mayor of Simpleton" – 3:57
- "King for a Day" – 3:36 *
- "Chalkhills and Children" – 4:56
- "The Disappointed" – 3:38
- "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" – 5:03
- All tracks written by Andy Partridge, except * written by Colin Moulding.
