XTC- [1989] - Oranges & Lemons [319k VBR]

XTC- [1989] - Oranges & Lemons [319k VBR]

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Oranges & Lemons is an album by the British band XTC. The name of the album may have been taken from the lyrics to Skylarking's "Ballet for a Rainy
Day."

The band was sent to Los Angeles to record the album, and Paul Fox was retained to produce it. As it was his first producing job, Fox tried to be easy to work with. The album was lushly produced with multiple overdubs on almost every track, yielding the psychedelic feel. The album didn't meet with significant approval by XTC, but the band was under pressure to create a hit single and the label liked it, so they didn't argue much. As part of the promotional materials for the album, XTC produced a quasi-puppet show called The Road To Oranges And Lemons making fun of the entire history of the album, from a meeting with Virgin Records head Richard Branson through the initial meeting with a glad-handing Paul Fox, and the actual recording.

Album information

The album produced a minor hit, "The Mayor of Simpleton," the only XTC song ever to top the US charts. The album was a commercial success, reaching the charts in both the US and Britain. "The Mayor of Simpleton" video also saw significant airplay on MTV, especially on the alternative music show "120 Minutes."

The album produced three hit singles: "The Mayor of Simpleton" – reaching No. 1 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 46 on the UK singles chart. "King for a Day" which reached No. 10 on the US alternative / modern rock charts and "The Loving" which was released in August 1989 in the UK. The album reached No. 1 on the US college / alternative album chart, No. 44 on the US Billboard Top 100 chart and No. 28 on the UK album chart.

To promote the album and appease the stage-shy Andy Partridge the band went on a two-week acoustic radio-station tour of the US, on which they performed a few songs from the album and a few medleys of earlier hits. The tour commenced on May 15, 1989 in Boston and ended May 31, 1989 at Eastern Sound Studios in Toronto before a live studio audience of two hundred people.

Also of note: "King For a Day," which the band performed on Late Night With David Letterman on June 30, 1989; "Pink Thing," which was a classic XTC double entendre; "Chalkhills and Children," which lead singer Andy Partridge considers one of his favorite compositions.

The album cover is directly inspired by a 1965 WOR-FM 98.7 radio advert poster by Milton Glaser.

The British edition of the Oranges and Lemons album was available as a limited edition 3 MiniCD box set (CDVT2581).

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Xtc - Oranges & Lemons
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Artist...............: Xtc
Album................: Oranges & Lemons
Genre................: Pop
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1989
Ripper...............: Cd-ex 1.70 beta 2 & Plextor DVD-R PX-716AL
Codec................: LAME 3.97
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Information..........: http://chalkhills.org/reelbyreal/a_orangeslemons.html

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Included.............: NFO, SFV
Covers...............: Front Back

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Tracklisting
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1. (00:05:03) - (VBR 319 kbit/s) Xtc - Garden Of Earthly Delights
2. (00:03:58) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - The Mayor Of Simpleton
3. (00:03:38) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - King For A Day
4. (00:03:35) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Here Comes President Kill Again
5. (00:04:11) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - The Loving
6. (00:03:28) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Poor Skeleton Steps Out
7. (00:04:42) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - One Of The Millions
8. (00:04:13) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Scarecrow People
9. (00:03:27) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Merely A Man
10. (00:03:18) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Cynical Days
11. (00:04:52) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Across This Antheap
12. (00:03:48) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Hold Me My Daddy
13. (00:03:48) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Pink Thing
14. (00:03:57) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Miniature Sun
15. (00:04:52) - (VBR 319 kbit/s) Xtc - Chalkhills And Children

Playing Time.........: 01:00:51
Total Size...........: 141,67 MB

NFO generated on.....: 28-09-2007 01:44:38