White Music

White Music
Studio album by XTC
Released 20 January 1978
Recorded April 28-October 7 1977 at The Manor, Oxfordshire, England
Genre Post-punk, New wave
Length 36:28
Label Virgin Records
Producer John Leckie
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XTC chronology
White Music
(1977)
Go 2
(1978)
Singles from White Music
  1. "Statue of Liberty"
    Released: January 1978
  2. "This Is Pop?"
    Released: April 1978

White Music is the debut album by XTC. It was released on 20 January 1978 and reached No. 38 in the UK album charts. It spawned the singles "Statue of Liberty" (released 6 January 1978) which was banned by the BBC for the line "sail beneath your skirt" and a re-recording of "This Is Pop" (released 21 April 1978).

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Andy Partridge, except where noted.

UK LP: V 2095

Side A
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Radios in Motion"     2:54
2. "Cross Wires"   Colin Moulding 2:06
3. "This Is Pop?"     2:41
4. "Do What You Do"   Moulding 1:16
5. "Statue of Liberty"     2:55
6. "All Along the Watchtower"   Bob Dylan 5:43
Side B
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Atom Age"     2:32
2. "Set Myself on Fire"   Moulding 3:04
3. "I'm Bugged"     3:59
4. "New Town Animal"     1:53
5. "Spinning Top"     2:40
6. "Neon Shuffle"     4:37

2001 Remastered CD: CDVX2095

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Radios in Motion"     2:54
2. "Cross Wires"   Colin Moulding 2:06
3. "This Is Pop? (Original recording)"     2:41
4. "Do What You Do"   Moulding 1:16
5. "Statue of Liberty"     2:55
6. "All Along the Watchtower"   Bob Dylan 5:43
7. "Atom Age"     2:32
8. "Set Myself on Fire"   Moulding 3:04
9. "I'm Bugged"     3:59
10. "New Town Animal"     1:53
11. "Spinning Top"     2:40
12. "Neon Shuffle"     4:37
13. "Science Friction"     3:13
14. "She's So Square"     3:06
15. "Dance Band"   Moulding 2:41
16. "Hang on to the Night"     2:09
17. "Heatwave"   Moulding 2:12
18. "Traffic Light Rock"     1:40
19. "Instant Tunes"   Moulding 2:34

Personnel