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01. Runaways (4'51)
02. Ball and Chain (4'28)
03. Senses Working Overtime (4'45)
04. Jason and the Argonauts (6'03)
05. No Thugs in Our House (5'16)
06. Yacht Dance (3'52)
07. All of a Sudden (It's Too Late) (5'18)
08. Melt the Guns (6'13)
09. Leisure (5'01)
10. It's Nearly Africa (3'54)
11. Knuckle Down (4'26)
12. Fly on the Wall (3'11)
13. Down in the Cockpit (5'35)
14. English Roundabout (3'50)
15. Snowman (4'26)

 

Andy Partridge: lead and backing vocals, electric guitar, semi-acoustic electric 12-string guitar, semi-acoustic electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mini Korg, Prophet V, anklung, alto sax, percussion, and frog
Colin Moulding:
lead and backing vocals, fretless bass, fender bass, mini Korg, piano, and percussion
Dave Gregory:
electric 12-string guitar, electric guitars, nylon-string Spanish guitar, semi-acoustic electric 12-string guitar, Prophet V, mini Korg, backing vocals, percussion, and piano
Terry Chambers:
drums, drum synthesiser, percussion, and backing vocals

1982. Produced and mixed by Hugh Padgham and XTC. Engineered by Hugh Padgham. Assisted by Howard Gray. Recorded at The Manor, Oxfordshire, England, October-November 1981.

All tracks written by Andy Partridge except 1, 2, 12, 14 by Colin Moulding.


 

Le prime copie del doppio LP presentano la copertina in bassorilievo. In Italia esce singolo, "liscio" e privo di alcuni brani. In copertina uno dei millenari White Horses di Uffington, attrazione principale, insieme al museo della storica Ferrovia GWR, nella zona di Swindon.

Moulding: "Credo che Black Sea contenesse canzoni più di maniera, mentre English Settlement è colmo di frammenti d'assurdità gettati dentro un po' alla rinfusa".

Partridge:"Posseggo una nuova chitarra, l'altra l'ho permutata quando ho concluso l'affare al negozio di "compra-vendita-e-scambio" dell'usato. Se l'avessi cambiata con un mucchio di Lego, credo che nell'album avreste sentito suonare del Lego".

 


SHEET MUSIC - 1981