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1998 Transistor Blast Box
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XTC – Transistor Blast Label: Cooking Vinyl – COOKCD152 Format: 4 × CD Box Set Country: UK Released: 1998 Genre: Rock, Pop Style: New Wave
Studio Sessions 1-1IntroVoice – Andy Partridge0:49 1-2Life Begins At The Hop4:20 1-3Scarecrow People4:13 1-4Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her4:21 1-5Ten Feet Tall2:54 1-6Garden Of Earthly Delights5:34 1-7Runaways4:41 1-8When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty3:07 1-9I'm Bugged3:35 1-10Another Satellite4:21 1-11You're The Wish You Are I Had3:24 1-12Crosswires2:10 1-13Roads Girdle The Globe5:03 Studio Sessions 2-1No Thugs In Our House5:23 2-2One Of The Millions4:26 2-3Real By Reel3:49 2-4The Meeting Place3:08 2-5Meccanic Dancing2:36 2-6Poor Skeleton Steps Out3:27 2-7Into The Atom Age2:27 2-8The Rhythm2:55 2-9This World Over4:33 2-10Snowman4:42 2-11Danceband2:41 2-12Making Plans For Nigel4:07 2-13Jason And The Argonauts5:42 1978/79 Live In Concert Recordings 3-1Radio's In Motion3:21 3-2Crosswires2:06 3-3Science Friction3:34 3-4Statue Of Liberty2:58 3-5The Rhythm2:55 3-6I'll Set Myself On Fire3:27 3-7Newtown Animal In A Furnished Cage1:55 3-8All Along The WatchtowerWritten-By – Bob Dylan5:58 3-9Beatown3:24 3-10This Is Pop2:37 3-11Danceband2:49 3-12Neon Shuffle4:33 Live In Concert Hammersmith Palais 22.12.80 4-1Life Begins At The Hop3:55 4-2Burning With Optimism's Flames4:29 4-3Love At First Sight3:03 4-4Respectable Street3:52 4-5No Language In Our Lungs4:58 4-6This Is Pop2:49 4-7Scissor Man4:58 4-8Towers Of London5:13 4-9Battery Brides7:21 4-10Living Through Another Cuba3:29 4-11Generals And Majors4:47 4-12Making Plans For Nigel4:21 4-13Are You Receiving Me?3:16
Artwork – Andrew Swainson, Andy Partridge Bass, Vocals – Colin Moulding Drums – Terry Chambers Engineer – Dave Dade (tracks: 1-1, 1-5, 1-9, 1-12, 1-13, 2-3, 2-5, 2-7, 2-8, 2-11), Mike Robinson (tracks: 1-7, 2-1, 2-10, 2-13), Ted De Bono (tracks: 1-3, 1-6, 2-2, 2-6), Tim Durham (tracks: 1-3, 1-6, 2-2, 2-6) Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals – Dave Gregory Guitar, Vocals – Andy Partridge Liner Notes [CD1 & CD2] – Colin Moulding Liner Notes [CD3 & CD4] – Andy Partridge Mastered By – Ian Cooper Piano, Organ, Vocals – Barry Andrews Producer – Bill Aitken (tracks: 1-2, 1-8, 2-12), Chris Lycett (tracks: 3), Jeff Griffin (tracks: 4), John Sparrow (tracks: 1-7, 2-1, 2-10, 2-13), Malcolm Brown (tracks: 1-9, 1-12, 2-7, 2-11), Nick Gomm (tracks: 1-2, 1-8, 2-12), Pete Watts* (tracks: 1-3, 1-6, 2-2, 2-6), Phil Ross (2) (tracks: 1-10, 2-4), Ted De Bono (tracks: 1-4, 1-11, 2-9), Tony Wilson (tracks: 1-1, 1-5, 1-13, 2-3, 2-5, 2-8) Written-By – Andy Partridge (tracks: 1-3, 1-4, 1-6, 1-8 to 1-11, 1-13, 2-1, 2-3, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10, 2-13), Colin Moulding (tracks: 1-2, 1-5, 1-7, 1-12, 2-2, 2-4, 2-8, 2-11, 2-12)
Notes: Subtitled "The Best Of The BBC Sessions" on the bottom of the box. CD1 and CD2 contain studio-recordings made for & transmitted on various radio shows (recorded/transmitted) by the BBC: • John Peel Show: 1-12 (20.6.77/24.6.77); 1-9, 2-7, 2-11 (21.9.77/26.9.77); 2-5, 2-8 (13.11.78/23.11.78); 1-1, 1-5, 1-13, 2-3 (8.10.79/15.10.79). • Kid Jensen Show: 1-2, 1-8, 2-12 (21.5.79/31.5.79); 1-7, 2-1, 2-10, 2-13 (14.1.82/25.1.82). • Bruno Brookes Show Oct. 1984: 1-4, 1-11, 2-9 (-/19-22.11.84). • Sunday Live: 1-1, 2-4 (-/22.2.87). • Richard Skinner Show: 1-3, 2-6 (16.3.89/5.4.89). • Andy Kershaw Show: 1-6, 2-2 (16.3.89/11.6.89).
CD3 contains recordings from two live performances in 1978 and 1979: • recorded for Sight & Sound In Concert at The Hippodrome, Golders Green, London (9.3.78): 3-1, 3-2, 3-4, 3-6 to 3-8, 3-10 to 3-12. • recorded for In Concert at Paris Theatre, London (17.1.79): 3-3, 3-5, 3-9. CD4 was entirely recorded for In Concert at Hammersmith Odeon (22.12.80) and is identical to XTC - In Concert-246 Released as paper-laminated cardboard box with 4 printed slim jewel cases (4 colors of plastic: yellow, orange, green and pink) and a 12 page booklet with liner-notes by Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge.
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Transister Blast BBC Sessions [CD1].jpg
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Transistor Blast - The Best Of The BBC Sessions [Disc 1].jpg
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Transistor Blast - The Best Of The BBC Sessions [Disc 2].jpg
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Transistor Blast - The Best Of The BBC Sessions [Disc 3].jpg
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Transistor Blast - The Best Of The BBC Sessions [Disc 4].jpg
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1978-1979 [CD3] - 01 - Radio's In Motion.flac
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1978-1979 [CD3] - 02 - Crosswires.flac
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1978-1979 [CD3] - 03 - Science Friction.flac
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1978-1979 [CD3] - 04 - Statue Of Liberty.flac
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1978-1979 [CD3] - 05 - The Rhythm.flac
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1978-1979 [CD3] - 06 - I'll Set Myself On Fire.flac
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1978-1979 [CD3] - 07 - Newtown Animal In A Furnished Cage.flac
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1978-1979 [CD3] - 08 - All Along The Watchtower.flac
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1978-1979 [CD3] - 09 - Beatown.flac
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1978-1979 [CD3] - 10 - This Is Pop.flac
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1978-1979 [CD3] - 11 - Danceband.flac
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1978-1979 [CD3] - 12 - Neon Shuffle.flac
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1980 [CD4] - 01 - Life Begins At The Hop.flac
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1980 [CD4] - 02 - Burning With Optimism's Flame.flac
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1980 [CD4] - 03 - Love At First Sight.flac
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1980 [CD4] - 04 - Respectable Street.flac
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1980 [CD4] - 05 - No Language In Our Lungs.flac
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1980 [CD4] - 06 - This Is Pop.flac
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1980 [CD4] - 07 - Scissor Man.flac
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1980 [CD4] - 08 - Towers Of London.flac
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1980 [CD4] - 09 - Battery Brides.flac
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1980 [CD4] - 10 - Living Through Another Cuba.flac
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1980 [CD4] - 11 - Generals And Majors.flac
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XTC - Transister Blast BBC Live 1980 [CD4] - 12 - Making Plans For Nigel.flac
