Instruvenus

Instruvenus
Studio album by XTC
Released	2002
Recorded	January–August 1998
Genre	Pop rock
Length	49:53
Language	Instrumental
Label	Idea
Producer	Haydn Bendall, Nick Davis
XTC other chronology
Coat of Many Cupboards (2002)Coat of Many Cupboards2002 Instruvenus (2002) Waspstrumental (2002)Waspstrumental2002

Instruvenus is a 2002 instrumental version of XTC's Apple Venus Volume 1 album released in 1999 by Idea Records.

Track listing

UK CD: IDEACD 005

All songs written by Andy Partridge, except where noted.

1. "River of Orchids" – 5:52
2. "I'd Like That" – 3:50
3. "Easter Theatre" – 4:37
4. "Knights in Shining Karma" – 3:39
5. "Frivolous Tonight" (Colin Moulding) – 3:09
6. "Greenman" – 6:18
7. "Your Dictionary" – 3:13
8. "Fruit Nut" (Moulding) – 2:55
9. "I Can't Own Her" – 5:26
10. "Harvest Festival" – 4:03
11. "The Last Balloon" – 6:51

Personnel

XTC

• Dave Gregory – piano, keyboards, keyboard programming, guitars (Gregory left the band during recording)
• Colin Moulding – bass guitar
• Andy Partridge – guitars

Additional musicians

• Mike Batt – orchestral arrangements for "Greenman" and "I Can't Own Her"
• Haydn Bendall – keyboards
• Guy Barker – trumpet and flugelhorn solo on "The Last Balloon"
• Nick Davis – keyboards
• Prairie Prince – drums, percussion
• Steve Sidwell – trumpet solo on "Easter Theatre"
• All arrangements played by The London Sessions Orchestra under their leader Gavin Wright

Production

• Haydn Bendall – original production, engineering
• Ian Cooper at Metropolis – mastering
• Nick Davis – additional production, engineering, mix
• Simon Dawson – mix assistance
• Alan Douglas – recording engineer
• Barry Hammond – recording engineer