XTC – Beeswax: Some B Sides 1977-1982
(Virgin Records 1982 OVED9)
Matrix No’s: A2/B1 – UK Pressing
Sleeve in Very Good+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners with a 3 inch split in bottom left edge & some nibbling/tear on bottom left corner – sticker mark top right corner
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
a few light dust crackles – first track on side 2 has some crackles
XTC were a New Wave / pop band from Swindon, England, active between 1977 and 2005. The band enjoyed some chart success, including the UK and Canadian hits “Making Plans for Nigel” (1979) and “Senses Working Overtime” (1982), but are perhaps even better known for their long-standing critical (rather than commercial) success.
Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977–1982 is a compilation album by English rock band XTC, released in November 1982 by Virgin Records. It was initially released as a “free bonus album” shrinkwrapped with the A-side collection Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Andy Partridge, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “She’s So Square” (from 3D EP, 1977) | 3:06 | |
| 2. | “Dance Band” (from 3D EP) | Colin Moulding | 2:40 |
| 3. | “Hang On to the Night” (B-side of “Statue of Liberty”, 1978) | 2:12 | |
| 4. | “Heatwave” (B-side of “This Is Pop?”, 1978) | Moulding | 2:09 |
| 5. | “Instant Tunes” (B-side of “Are You Receiving Me?”, 1978) | Moulding | 2:32 |
| 6. | “Pulsing Pulsing” (B-side of “Making Plans for Nigel”, 1979) | 1:37 | |
| 7. | “Don’t Lose Your Temper” (B-side of “Generals and Majors”, 1980) | 2:33 | |
| 8. | “Smokeless Zone” (B-side of “Generals and Majors”) | Moulding | 3:50 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9. | “The Somnambulist” (B-side of “Ten Feet Tall”, 1979) | 4:31 | |
| 10. | “Blame the Weather” (B-side of “Senses Working Overtime”, 1982) | Moulding | 3:40 |
| 11. | “Tissue Tigers (The Arguers)” (B-side of “Senses Working Overtime”) | 3:57 | |
| 12. | “Punch and Judy” (B-side of “Ball and Chain”, 1982) | 2:44 | |
| 13. | “Heaven Is Paved With Broken Glass” (remix; originally from “Ball and Chain”) | 4:25 |
Personnel
- XTC
- Andy Partridge – guitar, vocals
- Colin Moulding – bass, vocals
- Barry Andrews – keyboards (1-5)
- Terry Chambers – drums
- Dave Gregory – guitar, keyboards (6-13)
- Technical
- John Leckie – producer, engineer (1-3, 5)
- Robert John “Mutt” Lange – producer (4)
- Steve Lillywhite – producer (6-8)
- Andy Partridge – producer (9), remix (13)
- Hugh Padgham – producer (10-13), engineer (6-8, 10-13)
- XTC – producer (10-13)
- Bill Price – engineer (4)
- Laurence Burrage – engineer (9)
- Tony Cousins – mastering
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