Psonic Psunspot

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Psonic Psunspot is a studio album from XTC which was released under the pseudonym The Dukes of Stratosphear. The album, like the previous 25 O'Clock, is inspired by the 1960s psychedelia. Released in 1987, it showcases a variety of songs meant to evoke specific groups of that period (for instance, the Hollies on "Vanishing Girl", the Byrds on "You're My Drug" and the Beach Boys on "Pale and Precious"). Some critics, such as Pitchfork Media in their review of Chips from the Chocolate Fireball, ar...

Psonic Psunspot is a studio album from XTC which was released under the pseudonym The Dukes of Stratosphear. The album, like the previous 25 O'Clock, is inspired by the 1960s psychedelia. Released in 1987, it showcases a variety of songs meant to evoke specific groups of that period (for instance, the Hollies on "Vanishing Girl", the Byrds on "You're My Drug" and the Beach Boys on "Pale and Precious"). Some critics, such as Pitchfork Media in their review of Chips from the Chocolate Fireball, argue that the members of XTC, free from the pressures of writing "serious" songs, turn in tunes superior to those on official XTC albums of the period. The Dukes released a single (and made a promotional video) for "You're A Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)". A promotional-only single was also issued for "Vanishing Girl". The album was only released in its original form on vinyl and cassette. A simultaneous CD release entitled Chips from the Chocolate Fireball incorporated all of the tracks from 25 O'Clock and Psonic Psunspot with different packaging. A remastered and expanded version of Psonic Psunspot was released on 20 April 2009 by Andy Partridge's Ape House record label. This edition of Psonic Psunspot is credited to "XTC as The Dukes of Stratosphear" Track listing: All songs written and composed by Sir John Johns, except where noted. UK LP: V 2440 UK LP: VP 2440 (Limited edition of 5000 copies in multi-coloured vinyl) Side A No.TitleWriter(s)Length 1."Vanishing Girl" The Red Curtain2:45 2."Have You Seen Jackie?" 3:21 3."Little Lighthouse" 4:31 4."You're a Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)" 3:39 5."Collideascope" 3:22 Side B No.TitleWriter(s)Length 1."You're My Drug" 3:20 2."Shiny Cage" Curtain3:17 3."Brainiac's Daughter" 4:04 4."The Affiliated" Curtain2:31 5."Pale and Precious" 4:54 CD: APECD024 No.TitleWriter(s)Length 1."Vanishing Girl" The Red Curtain2:59 2."Have You Seen Jackie?" 3:20 3."Little Lighthouse" 4:30 4."You're a Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)" 3:37 5."Collideascope" 3:22 6."You're My Drug" 3:17 7."Shiny Cage" Curtain3:16 8."Brainiac's Daughter" 3:58 9."The Affiliated" Curtain2:30 10."Pale and Precious" 4:55 11."No One at Home (Vanishing Girl Demo)" Curtain2:51 12."Little Lighthouse (Demo)" 5:19 13."Collideascope (Demo)" 3:05 14."Shiny Cage (Demo)" Curtain3:13 15."Brainiacs Daughter (Demo)" 1:49 16."The Affiliated (Demo)" Curtain2:30 Also includes the promotional video for "You're a Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)" as a QuickTime file. Personnel: Sir John Johns - singing, guitar, brain buds The Red Curtain - electric bass, song stuff Lord Cornelius Plum - mellotron, piano, organ, fuzz-tone guitar E.I.E.I. Owen - drum set Lily Fraser - narration Credits: Produced by John Leckie and The Dukes Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.