- Psonic Psunspot
Infobox Album
Name = Psonic psunspot
Type =Album
Artist =The Dukes of Stratosphear
Released = August 1987
Recorded = Sawmills Studios,Fowey ,Cornwall , in June 1987
Genre =Pop rock
Length =
Label =Virgin Records
Producer =John Leckie and ‘The Dukes’
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:58q7g40ttv1z link]
*Robert Christgau (B+) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=1887&name=The+Dukes+of+Stratosfear link]
Last album = "25 O'Clock " (1985)
This album = "Psonic Psunspot" (1987)
Next album = "Chips from the Chocolate Fireball " (1987)Psonic Psunspot is the second release of
The Dukes of Stratosphear , a band formed by members ofXTC .The album, like the previous
25 O'Clock , is inspired by the 60'spsychedelia . Released in 1987, it showcases a variety of songs meant to evoke specific groups of that period (for instance, theHollies on "Vanishing Girl", theByrds on "You're My Drug" and theBeach Boys on "Pale and Precious"). Some critics, such as Pitchfork Media in their review ofChips from the Chocolate Fireball , argue that the members of XTC, free from the pressures of writing "serious" songs, turn in tunes superior to those on official XTC albums of the period.The Dukes released a single (and made a promotional video) for "You're A Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)". A promotional-only single was also issued for "Vanishing Girl".
The album was only released in its original form on vinyl. A simultaneous CD release entitled "Chips from the Chocolate Fireball" incorporated all of the tracks from "25 O'Clock" and "Psonic Psunspot" with different packaging.
* It was also released on audio cassette.
Track listing
All songs written by Sir John Johns, except where noted.
ide A
# "Vanishing Girl" (The Red Curtain)
# "Have You Seen Jackie?"
# "Little Lighthouse"
# "You're a Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)"
# "Collideascope"Side B
# "You're My Drug"
# "Shiny Cage" (Curtain)
# "Brainiac's Daughter"
# "The Affiliated" (Curtain)
# "Pale and Precious"Personnel
* Sir John Johns - singing, guitar, brain buds
* The Red Curtain - electric bass, song stuff
* Lord Cornelius Plum - mellotron, piano, organ, fuzz-tone guitar
* E.I.E.I. Owen - drum setCredits
* Produced by
John Leckie and the DukesOther versions
Demo versions of "Little Lighthouse" and "Collideascope" appear on the
Andy Partridge rarities collection "Fuzzy Warbles Volume 3 ", while a demo version of "Brainiac's Daughter" appears on "Fuzzy Warbles Volume 4 ".XTC
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