3D EP
1977 EP by XTC
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| EP by XTC | ||||
| Released | 7 October 1977 | |||
| Recorded | April 28–30, 1977 | |||
| Studio | Abbey Road Studios, London | |||
| Length | 9:24 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | John Leckie | |||
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3D EP (stylised as 3D • EP) is the debut record by English rock band XTC, released on 7 October 1977 through Virgin Records.[1] The songs were recorded and mixed at Abbey Road Studios with production and engineering by John Leckie. "I'm Bugged" and "New Town Animal in a Furnished Cage" were also recorded at these sessions and these versions later appeared on their debut LP White Music (1978). Promotional videos were made for "Science Friction", "She's So Square" and "Dance Band". These same songs appeared on the White Music CD as bonus tracks.
The Da Capo Companion to 20th-century Popular Music (1995) writes that the album and "particularly its lead track 'Science Friction' set the tone for the early part of XTC's career, with Partridge's fondness for puns (exemplified by the band's name) and both his and Moulding's pop sensibilities to the fore, backed by Andrews' quirky keyboard style."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Science Friction" | Andy Partridge | 3:12 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "She's So Square" | Partridge | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Dance Band" (Contains the brief bonus track "Goodnight, Sucker") | Colin Moulding | 2:40 |
Personnel
- Andy Partridge – guitar and vocals
- Barry Andrews – piano and organ
- Colin Moulding – bass and vocals
- Terry Chambers – drums and vocals
References
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XTC
- 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)
- 3D EP
- 5 Senses
- Live in Concert
- 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
- "Science Friction"
- "Statue of Liberty"
- "This Is Pop?"
- "Are You Receiving Me?
- "Life Begins at the Hop"
- "Making Plans for Nigel"
- "Ten Feet Tall"
- "Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down"
- "Generals and Majors"
- "Towers of London"
- "Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen"
- "Take This Town"
- "Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)"
- "Respectable Street"
- "Senses Working Overtime"
- "Ball and Chain"
- "No Thugs in Our House"
- "Great Fire
- "Wonderland"
- "Love on a Farmboy's Wages"
- "Thanks for Christmas"
- "All You Pretty Girls"
- "This World Over"
- "Wake Up"
- "The Mole from the Ministry"
- "Grass"
- "The Meeting Place"
- "Dear God"
- "You're a Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)"
- "Mayor of Simpleton"
- "King for a Day"
- "The Loving"
- "The Disappointed"
- "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead"
- "Easter Theatre"
- "I'd Like That"
- "I'm the Man Who Murdered Love"
- "Where Did the Ordinary People Go?"
- A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC
- Fuzzy Warbles
- Great Aspirations
- Homespun
- Homegrown
- Instruvenus
- Take Away / The Lure of Salvage
- Waspstrumental
- XTC: This Is Pop
- Planet England
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