| Apple Venus Volume 1 | ||||
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| Studio album by XTC | ||||
| Released | 17 February 1999 | |||
| Recorded | January–August 1998 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, folk, chamber pop | |||
| Length | 50:09 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Cooking Vinyl | |||
| Producer | Haydn Bendall, Nick Davis | |||
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| Singles from Apple Venus Volume 1 | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| NME | (7/10) [2] |
| Pitchfork | (8.2/10) [3] |
| PopMatters | (Favourable) [4] |
| Q | [5] |
| Robert Christgau | (B+) [6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
Apple Venus Volume 1 is the twelfth studio album by British band XTC, released in 1999. It was the first on the band's own Idea Records through Cooking Vinyl and distributed in the United States by TVT Records. It reached #42 in the UK. As with the two previous albums, the album's title appears to have been taken from a verse from a song on Nonsuch ("Then She Appeared"):
Then she appeared
Apple Venus on a half open shell
In 2002 XTC released an instrumental version of the album entitled Instruvenus.
Apple Venus Volume 1 was the last XTC album to include Dave Gregory as a member of the band. He departed the band during the recording sessions.
Contents |
All songs written and composed by Andy Partridge, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "River of Orchids" | 5:53 | |
| 2. | "I'd Like That" | 3:50 | |
| 3. | "Easter Theatre" | 4:37 | |
| 4. | "Knights in Shining Karma" | 3:39 | |
| 5. | "Frivolous Tonight" | Colin Moulding | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Greenman" | 6:17 | |
| 7. | "Your Dictionary" | 3:14 | |
| 8. | "Fruit Nut" | Moulding | 3:01 |
| 9. | "I Can't Own Her" | 5:26 | |
| 10. | "Harvest Festival" | 4:15 | |
| 11. | "The Last Balloon" | 6:40 |