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[edit] Egghead

I hope I'm asking this question at the right place on this site. The song "Mayor of Simpleton" was featured in a short on a children's TV show that aired on HBO back in the 80's. I think the name of the show was "Egghead" it was aired on Noggin a few years back. Does anyone know the name of the show and/or the short? I think it should be added to the "other notes" section of your wonderful bandography. Well-done on this whole collaboration! (by the way) Dana FL, USA 18 August 2006

[edit] Editing conflicts

I would ask respectfully that the person who keeps viciously editing the final paragraph on XTC's career justify themselves here. The end of this article requires a summative assessment. The factual elements in the recently extended ending recently have also been purged mistakenly, in my view, so that at this point, it reads very poorly indeed.

I also regret the recent editing of the first sentence, which is now an opening that reads with unbearable restrait. "XTC is a band from Swindon, UK;" Is that going to be it? Surely Wikipedia is a more mature encyclopedia than this.

Unfortunately, I suspect vanity on the part of the original author is the problem, and if this is the case, I would humbly suggest that such an attitude is holding back the development of the XTC Wikipedia entry.

Thoss 00:11, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Collaborations

I may be severely mistaken, but I seem to remember that XTC collaborated with a dance act a few years ago to create a single called "Fly on the Wings of Love" - Does anyone know who this artist was? I remember seeing it noted as Annia, or Chucky, or some such alias. JFactor 02:20, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

xtm feat chucky and ,yes xtc feat ania - t ali 25/02/06

"Fly On the Wings of Love" was by "XTM & DJ Chucky Presents Annia", sometimes credited as various permutations of that. Not related to XTC. See this page: XTM for more details. Ahkond 02:09, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 'Smash Hits' cover image

I've added an image of XTC on the cover of a 1980 edition of Smash Hits but after uploading it and added it to the page I'm having second thoughts on whether it actually is XTC - the original image file was mis-labelled as The Vapors but it looks more like XTC to me. If anyone can identify them as not being XTC then feel free to remove it and leave a note on my talk page and I'll either get it deleted or add it to the appropriate band-article (if there is one). Ian Dunster 13:03, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

That's definitely XTC. Clockwise from upper left: Partridge, Gregory, Moulding, Chambers. Ahkond 23:24, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
I thought it was! - LOL! Thanks for letting me know. Ian Dunster 08:00, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
Kind of a crappy picture. "Guys, I want you to look as bored as possible. Perfect!" - Justin 20:32, 24 May 2006

[edit] Unusual album covers

It might be interesting to note that some of their (vinyl) album covers were quite out of the norm:

  • Black Sea came in a well fitting black plastic bag with carrying handles
  • The Big Express was cut round instead of square

I think there was at least one more album with with such oddities, but I don't remember right now...

(And I must admit that the one in the bag sparked my curiosity back then and caused me to buy it without knowing what's behind it, really - now I am an XTC fan :)

Tempel 05:41, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

My copy of Black Sea came in a lime-green paper bag with black Gothic lettering on one side. I've still got it but it's getting a bit tatty now. Ian Dunster 17:33, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
You're right about the green paper; photos are available at http://chalkhills.org/reelbyreal/a_BlackSea.html. I have never seen any evidence to support the black plastic bag story. Ahkond 18:59, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
It's on the left of the green paper one on the site you linked above - the one labelled 'UK Black Sea LP with black bag' - at least I presume that's the one - doesn't say if it's plastic tho'. Ian Dunster 23:11, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
Aha! Thanks for pointing that out. Ahkond 02:45, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Yes, Ian, that's the plastic bag I meant. I may still have it in a box in the basement - I shall seek it and post a picture if I still have got it Tempel 16:47, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

The Go2 album came with an inner sleeve with words on it that you had to position corrrectly on the album cover itself to be able to read that all the way through. The singles were even better and I have them all. "This World Over" came with a set of postcards. "Making Plans For Nigel" had a gameboard and spinner. "No Thugs In Our House had a stage and cut-out charatcers to play with. "Senses Working Overtime" had a layered sleeve. "Sgt. Rock" had a fold-out poster as a record sleeve.EmersonShiff (talk) 20:47, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Question about "Senses Working Overtime" Chart Position

The Wiki article mentions that Senses Working Overtime was a Top 10 hit in 1982. Any chance someone could reference where it was a Top 10 hit? I'm in the U.S., and though I was aware of the song, I never heard it on the radio. A visit to the Billboard site:

  http://billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=6063&model.vnuAlbumId=18863

...seems to indicate that it didn't hit their charts at all. Was the song a Top 10 hit in the U.K.? If someone could post a reference that would be great. --Gmaletic 18:19, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

The link above does states that "This search queries a limited selection of Billboard charts and is limited to 20 years worth of data", so even if Senses Working Overtime (released 1982) had charted it would not be shown. Memphisto 12:14, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Question about Erica Wexler chronology

In his notes to the Fuzzy Warbles series, Partridge writes that both "Seagulls Screaming..." and "Another Satellite" address his relationship with Erica Wexler. "Seagulls" appeared on The Big Express (1984), while "Satellite" shows up on Skylarking - so the statement that it was around the time of Oranges and Lemons (1989) that AP and EW's relationship began would appear to be in error. Of course, the word "relationship" is ambiguous: clearly, "Seagulls" expresses desire (unfulfilled) while "Satellite" pulls away from one - perhaps the phrase should be clarified to say that the relationship began openly at that time? (Or whatever actually happened - I'm not that obsessed with Andy's personal life!) A source would be a good idea...--2fs 05:01, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] pronunciation of the name

how do you pronounce the name - as three separate letters, or like "ecstasy"? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.226.162.245 (talk) 18:15, 20 January 2007 (UTC).

Like the three letters in the English alphabet [1]. Olof

[edit] Flag

Does anyone mind if I remove the flag icon? It carries no extra information and makes the article look a little dumbed-down in my opinion. WP:FLAGCRUFT is an essay which gives more information on why proliferating flag icons across articles is a bad idea. --Guinnog 04:47, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dear God

I am trying to expand the article on "Dear God," currently a stub, and I would like some help from XTC fans on possibly locating the original source of a particular quote. (See the talk page for the details.) marbeh raglaim 12:39, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Other notes?

The "Other notes" section is, for all intents and purposes, a trivia section. As such, it violates Wikipedia policy. The content of that section needs to be integrated into the article or deleted---and since a great deal of it is "this song appeared in this show or movie"-type cruft, it should just go. ---Cathal 22:46, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Fair use images

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[edit] Nice word choice

Also good tone, especially for a RockStar article. Who wrote this? Good job! ~ Otterpops 16:07, 4 October 2007 (UTC)