White Music

Infobox Album |
Name = White Music
Type = Album
Artist = XTC


Released = January 20, 1978
Recorded = October, 1977 at The Manor, Oxfordshire, England
Genre = New wave
Length = 36:28
Label = Virgin Records
Producer = John Leckie
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:zq508qntbtc4 link]
*Fretplay Rating|4|5 [http://www.fretplay.com/review/x/xtc/discography-CD-B00005ATHP-White-Music.shtml link]
*"Q" Rating|3|5 [http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.artist.review&fixture_review=138717&resource=138717&fixture_artist=145441 link]
*Robert Christgau (B+) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=xtc link] |
Last album =
This album = "White Music" (1977)
Next album = "Go 2" (1978)

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

Track listing

All songs written by Andy Partridge, except where noted.
#"Radios in Motion" – 2:54
#"X Wires" (Colin Moulding) – 2:06
#"This Is Pop?" – 2:41
#"Do What You Do" (Moulding) – 1:16
#"Statue of Liberty" – 2:55
#"All Along the Watchtower" (Bob Dylan) – 5:43
#"Atom Age" – 2:32
#"Set Myself on Fire" (Moulding) – 3:04
#"I'm Bugged" – 3:59
#"New Town Animal" – 1:53
#"Spinning Top" – 2:40
#"Neon Shuffle" – 4:37

CD bonus tracks
#"Science Friction" – 3:13
#"She's So Square" – 3:06
#"Dance Band" (Moulding) – 2:41
#"Hang on to the Night" – 2:09
#"Heatwave" (Moulding) – 2:12
#"Traffic Light Rock" – 1:40
#"Instant Tunes" (Moulding) – 2:34

Personnel

*Andy Partridge - guitar, vocals
*Colin Moulding - bass, vocals
*Barry Andrews - steam piano, clapped out organs
*Terry Chambers - drums

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