XTC discography

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Since there have been a couple of requests for this, here goes :
(Note please : any elaborations, corrections, or additions welcome)

XTC Recording History
(Unless otherwise stated, all records are on Virgin records, UK)

UK 7" singles :

"Science Friction"/"She's So Square" (VS188; 10/77)
"Statue Of Liberty"/"Hang On To The Night" (VS201; 1/78)
"This is Pop?"/"Heatwave" (VS209; 3/78)
"Are You Recieving Me?"/"Instant Tunes" (VS231; 9/78)
"Life Begins At The Hop"/"Homo Safari" (VS259; 4/79)
"Making Plans For Nigel"/"Bushman President"/"Pulsing Pulsing"
     (VS282; 9/79) (Limited edition contains fold out game and playing pieces)
"Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down"/"Ten Feet Tall (U.S. Version)"
     (VS322; 3/80)
"Generals And Majors"/"Don't Lose Your Temper" + (in original
     double pack) "Smokeless Zone"/"The Somnambulist" (VS365;
     8/80)
"Towers Of London"/"Set Myself On Fire" (live) + (in original
     double pack) "Battery Brides" (live)/"Scissor Man" (BBC
     version) (VS372; 10/80)
"Take This Town"/"Babylon's Burning" (by the Ruts) (RSO 071;
     11/80)
"Sgt. Rock"/"Living Through Another Cuba + Generals and Majors"
     (live) (VS 384; 1/81)
"Respectable Street"/"Strange Tales, Strange Tails"/"Officer
     Blue" (VS 407; 3/81)
"Senses Working Overtime"/"Blame The Weather"/"Tissue Tigers"
     (VS462; 1/82) (limited edition with colour fold-out sleeve,
     VS462a)
"Ball And Chain"/"Punch And Judy"/"Heaven Is Paved With Broken
     Glass" (VS482; 3/82)
"No Thugs In Our House"/"Chain Of Command"/"Limelight"/"Over
     Rusty Water" (VS490; 5/82)
"Great Fire"/"Gold" (VS553; 4/83)
"Wonderland"/"Jump" (VS606; 7/83) (limited edition picture disk
     VSY606b)
"Love On A Farmboy's Wages"/"In Loving Memory Of A Name" + (in
     original double pack) "Desert Island"/"Toys" (VS613; 9/83)
"All You Pretty Girls"/"Washaway" (VS709; 9/84)
"This World Over"/"Blue Overall" (VS721; 11/84)
"Wake Up"/"Take This Town"/"Mantis On Parole" (VS764; 1/85)
"Grass"/"Dear God" (VS882; 86)
"The Meeting Place"/"The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul" (VS912;
     86) (limited edition on clear vinyl, VSY912)
"Dear God"/"Big Day" (VS960; 87)


UK EP's and 12" singles :

"3D-EP" - "Science Friction"/"She's So Square"/"Dance Band"
     (VS188-12; 10/77)
"Go +" (VS233-12; 10/78)
"Senses Working Overtime"/"Eqyptian Solution (Thebes In A Box)"/
     "Blame The Weather"/"Tissue Tigers (The Arguers)" (VS462-12;
     1/82)
"Ball And Chain"/"Heaven Is Paved With Broken Glass"(extended)/
     "Punch And Judy"/"Cockpit Dance Mixture" (VS482-12; 3/82)
"Great Fire"/"Gold"/"Frost Circus"/"Procession Towards Learning
     Land" (VS553-12; 4/83)
"Love On A Farmboy's Wages"/"Burning With Optimism's Flames"
     (live)/"English Roundabout" (live)/"Cut It Out" (live)
     (VS613-12; 9/83)
"All You Pretty Girls"/"Washaway"/"Red Brick Dream" (VS709-12;
     9/84)
"This World Over"/"Blue Overall" (VS721-12; 11/84)
"Wake Up"/"Take This Town/"Mantis On Parole"/"Making Plans For
     Nigel"/"Sgt. Rock"/"Senses Working Overtime" (VS746-12;
     1/85)
"Grass"/"Extrovert"/"Dear God" (VS882-12; 86)
"The Meeting Place"/"The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul"/
     "Terrorism"/"Let's Make A Den"/"Find The Fox"/"The Troubles"
     (VS912-12; 86)
"Dear God"/"Big Day"/"Another Satellite" (BBC version) (VS960-12;
     87)


UK LPs :

"White Music" (V2095; 1/78)
"Go 2" (V2108; 10/78)
"Drums and Wires" (V2129; 8/79)
"Black Sea" (V2173; 9/80)
"English Settlement" (2 record set) (V2223; 2/82)
"Waxworks : Some Singles 1977-1982" (V2251; 11/82)
"Beeswax : Some B-Sides 1977-1982" (Virgin OVED9; 11/82)
"Mummer" (V2264; 8/83)
"The Big Express" (V2325; 10/84)
"Skylarking" (original - "Mermaid Smiled" later replaced by
     "Dear God") (V2399; 86)


Solo releases :

"Mr. Partridge : Takeaway/The Lure Of Salvage" (solo weirdness
     from Andy - full LP) (V2145; 2/80)
The Colonel : "Too Many Cooks In The Kitchen"/"I Need Protection"
     (Solo 7" from Colin Moulding) (VS380; 10/80)


Psuedonymous releases :

The Three Wise Men - "Thanks For Christmas"/"Countdown To
     Christmas Party Time" (VS642; 11/83)
The Dukes Of Stratosphear - "25 O'Clock" (Virgin WOW1; April 1,
     1985)
The Dukes Of Stratosphear - "Mole From The Ministry"/"25 O'Clock"
     (Virgin 7", 85)
The Dukes Of Statosphear - "You're A Good Man Albert Brown"/
     "Vanishing Girl" (Virgin 7" VS982; 1987) (limited edition on
     'cosmic coloured vinyl' VSY982)
The Dukes Of Stratosphear - "You're A Good Man Albert Brown"/
     "Vanishing Girl"/(two tracks from "25 O'Clock) (Virgin 12"
     probably VS982-12; 1987)
The Dukes Of Stratosphear - "Psonic Psunspot" (LP) (probably
     V2440; 8/87) (Limited edition on 'cosmic coloured vinyl' VP2440)
The Dukes Of Stratosphear - "Chips From The Chocolate Fireball"
     (CD - combines "Psonic Psunspot" and "25 O'Clock")
     (Catalogue # unknown; 9/87)


Giveaways and Flexidisks :

"Traffic Light Rock" (live) + 3 tracks by other artists.  Recorded live at
     Liverpool Eric's in 1977 and given away with Record Mirror magazine,
     christmas 1977 (not a flexidisk) (Virgin VR08-10274-SHOL 2550; 12/77)
"Chain Of Command"/"Limelight" (Given away with initial UK pressings of
     "Drums and Wires") (VDJ30; 8/79)
"Chain Of Command"/"Day In, Day Out"/"Limelight" (Given away with initial
     US pressings of "Drums And Wires") (cat. # unknown; 1979)
"Ten Feet Tall (U.S. Version)"/The Skids - "The Olympian" (Given away with
     Smash Hits magazine, 2/18/80) (Lyntone HIT002)
"Looking For Footprints" (Given away with Flexipop magazine) (Lyntone 016;
     2/82)


Odds 'n'ends :

"Making Plans For Nigel"/"Are You Recieving Me" (live)/"This Is
     Pop" (live) (Festival/Australian Virgin K7668; 10/79)
"Love At First Sight"/"Beatown" (live)/"Roads Girdle The Globe"
     (live)/"This Is Pop" (live) (Phonogram/Canadian Virgin
     VS1124; 1/81)
"5 Senses" - "Smokeless Zone"/"Officer Blue"/"Wait Till Your Boat
     Goes Down"/"Don't Lose Your Temper"/"Strange Tales, Strange
     Tails" (Canadian 12" EP) (Polygram/Canadian Virgin VEP308; 81)
"Guillotine" - A Virgin compilation containing 'Traffic Light
     Rock' by the band.  (Virgin VCL5001; 3/78)
"Hope And Anchor Front Row Festival" - Live compilation includes
     live versions of "Science Friction" and "I'm Bugged" (WB
     K66077; 9/78)


Notes : This list is based heavily on a recording history
published by 'The Little Express', the North American XTC fan
club.  It has been updated, edited, and computerized by Peter E.
Lee, a rabid XTC fan.

                                          -Peter lee
Fuligin%UMass.bitnet@wiscvm.wisc.edu