Apple Box
2005 box set by XTC
Apple Box | ||||
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Box set by XTC | ||||
Released | 31 October 2005 | |||
Recorded | January–August 1998 (volume one); April–December 1999, Idea Studios, Wiltshire and Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (volume two); Home studios of Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge (volumes three and four) | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 215:02 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Idea | |||
Producer | Haydn Bendall and Nick Davis (volume one), Nick Davis (volume two), XTC (volumes three and four) | |||
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Pitchfork Media | (7.8/10) [2] |
Apple Box is a box set by XTC compiling Apple Venus Volume 1 and Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2) along with their respective demo albums Homespun and Homegrown. It is the third box set of their career following Transistor Blast: The Best of the BBC Sessions and Coat of Many Cupboards, released by Idea Records.
Track listing
UK CD: IDEACD 007
All songs written by Andy Partridge, except where noted.
- Apple Venus Volume 1
- "River of Orchids" – 5:53
- "I'd Like That" – 3:50
- "Easter Theatre" – 4:37
- "Knights in Shining Karma" – 3:39
- "Frivolous Tonight (Colin Moulding) – 3:09
- "Greenman" – 6:17
- "Your Dictionary" – 3:14
- "Fruit Nut" (Moulding) – 3:01
- "I Can't Own Her" – 5:26
- "Harvest Festival" – 4:15
- "The Last Balloon" – 6:39
- Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2)
- "Playground" – 4:17
- "Stupidly Happy" – 4:13
- "In Another Life" (Moulding) – 3:35
- "My Brown Guitar" – 3:51
- "Boarded Up" (Moulding) – 3:23
- "I'm the Man Who Murdered Love" – 3:44
- "We're All Light" – 4:39
- "Standing in for Joe" (Moulding) – 3:42
- "Wounded Horse" – 4:11
- "You and the Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful" – 4:18
- "Church of Women" – 5:06
- "The Wheel and the Maypole" – 5:55
- Homespun
- "River of Orchids" – 4:10
- "I'd Like That" – 4:47
- "Easter Theatre" – 4:52
- "Knights in Shining Karma" – 3:38
- "Frivolous Tonight (Moulding) – 3:06
- "Greenman" – 6:01
- "Your Dictionary" – 3:14
- "Fruit Nut" (Moulding) – 2:44
- "I Can't Own Her" – 5:06
- "Harvest Festival" – 5:17
- "The Last Balloon" – 5:17
- Homegrown
- "Playground" – 4:25
- "Stupidly Happy" – 3:45
- "In Another Life" (Excerpt of original demo) (Colin Moulding) – 2:02
- "In Another Life" (Jug band version) (Moulding) – 3:44
- "Some Lovely" – 3:57
- "Boarded Up" (Moulding) – 2:56
- "I'm the Man Who Murdered Love" (Early 'other song' cassette idea) – 2:36
- "I'm the Man Who Murdered Love" (Tamla version excerpt) – 0:39
- "I'm the Man Who Murdered Love" – 3:33
- "We're All Light" (Early cassette idea) – 1:14
- "We're All Light" – 4:32
- "Standing in for Joe" (Lounge version) (Moulding) – 2:41
- "Standing in for Joe" (Moulding) – 3:34
- "Wounded Horse" – 4:22
- "You and the Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful" – 3:46
- "Lie for a Lie" (Cassette demo) – 1:43
- "Church of Women" – 4:36
- "The Pot Won't Hold Our Love" (Early cassette idea) – 1:38
- "Everything Decays" (Early cassette idea) – 2:26
- "The Wheel and the Maypole" – 5:33
Purchase of the box set also provides instructions for downloading two non-album XTC tracks:
- "Spiral" (Partridge)
- "Say It" (Moulding)
Personnel
- Peter Ashworth – photography
- Ian Cooper – mastering
- Steve Gullick – photography
- Valerie Phillips – photography
- Andrew Swainson – design
Apple Venus Volume 1
- XTC
- Dave Gregory – piano, keyboards, keyboard programming, guitars, backing vocals (Gregory left the band during recording)
- Colin Moulding – vocals, bass guitar
- Andy Partridge – vocals, guitars
- Additional musicians
- Mike Batt – orchestral arrangements for "Greenman" and "I Can't Own Her"
- Haydn Bendall – keyboards
- Guy Barker – trumpet and flugelhorn solo on "The Last Balloon"
- Nick Davis – keyboards
- Prairie Prince – drums, percussion
- Steve Sidwell – trumpet solo on "Easter Theatre"
- All arrangements played by The London Session Orchestra under their leader Gavin Wright
- Production
- Haydn Bendall – original production, engineering
- Nick Davis – additional production, engineering, mix
- Simon Dawson – mix assistance
- Alan Douglas – recording engineer
- Barry Hammond – recording engineer
- Tim Young – mastering
Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2)
- XTC
- Colin Moulding – vocals, bass guitar
- Andy Partridge – vocals, guitar
- Additional musicians
- Caroline Dale – cello
- Nick Davis – keyboards
- Simon Gardner – flugelhorn
- Patrick Kiernan – violin
- Peter Lale – viola
- Holly Partridge – backing vocals on "Playground"
- Prairie Prince – drums (2, 3, 4, 12)
- Chuck Sabo – drums (1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- Kate St. John – oboe
- Matt Vaughn – programming
- Gavin Wright – violin
- Production
- Haydn Bendall – recording engineering
- Nick Davis – producer, mixing, recording engineering
- Simon Dawson – mix engineer
- Alan Douglas – recording engineering
- Barry Hammond – recording engineering
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
Homespun and Homegrown
References
- v
- t
- e
- Andy Partridge
- Colin Moulding
- Terry Chambers
- Barry Andrews
- Dave Gregory
- White Music
- Go 2
- Drums and Wires
- Black Sea
- English Settlement
- Mummer
- The Big Express
- 25 O'Clock
- Skylarking
- Psonic Psunspot
- Oranges & Lemons
- Nonsuch
- Apple Venus Volume 1
- Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2)
- Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982
- Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977–1982
- The Compact XTC
- Chips from the Chocolate Fireball
- Explode Together: The Dub Experiments 78-80
- Rag and Bone Buffet: Rare Cuts and Leftovers
- Drums and Wireless: BBC Radio Sessions 77–89
- Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92
- Upsy Daisy Assortment
- Transistor Blast: The Best of the BBC Sessions
- Coat of Many Cupboards
- Apple Box
- Psurroundabout Ride
- "Statue of Liberty"
- "This Is Pop?"
- "Life Begins at the Hop"
- "Making Plans for Nigel"
- "Generals and Majors"
- "Towers of London"
- "Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)"
- "Respectable Street"
- "Senses Working Overtime"
- "Ball and Chain"
- "Wonderland"
- "Love on a Farmboy's Wages"
- "Thanks for Christmas"
- "All You Pretty Girls"
- "This World Over"
- "Wake Up"
- "Grass"
- "The Meeting Place"
- "Dear God"
- "Mayor of Simpleton"
- "King for a Day"
- "The Disappointed"
- "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead"
- "Easter Theatre"
- A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC
- Fuzzy Warbles
- Great Aspirations
- Homespun
- Homegrown
- Take Away / The Lure of Salvage
- Waspstrumental
- XTC: This Is Pop
- Planet England