Pre-Order: Xtc As Dukes of Stratosphear - Psurroundabout Ride - Cd + Blu-Ray (Wbr) (Atmo) (CD) (New (N))

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XTC as Dukes of Stratosphear - the complete recordings now mixed for Dolby Atmos Audio from the original multi-track studio master tapes by Steven Wilson & approved by XTC. CD: features the 2019 stereo mix of both 25 O'Clock and Psonic Psunspot + 2 extra tracks. Blu-ray: 2026 Dolby Atmos mix plus 2019 5.1 surround sound, 2019 stereo mixes by Steven Wilson plus the original stereo mix and the complete demos from both albums in Hi-res stereo. Sometimes it pays to be a studio band... Between 1980 (when they were still performing live) and 1989, XTC wrote, recorded and released a series of albums from Black Sea to Oranges & Lemons that cemented the band's reputation as songwriters and recording artists almost without parallel in the UK. They may not have sold as many as some and they tended to sell more in Japan and America than on home soil. They may not be as famous as other bands of the era but, to many of those with discerning ears, they're rated among the very best, the select few who rise above their contemporaries... As if six stellar albums in ten years including two double LPs - in an era when the advent of digital technology and CDs left many artists struggling to issue one or two albums in the same period - wasn't enough, the band also issued two albums under completely different names as The Dukes of Stratosphear, an unashamedly psychedelic ensemble which phased and flanged in and out of existence in 1985 and 1987 respectively... (Though rumours continue to circulate of an earlier proto Merseybeat/Brit Blues incarnation of the band under yet another name..). Now in 2026 Steven Wilson has once again worked his magic to create a three-dimensional Atmos audio mix that brings out all the delightful intricacies in detail. While the original psychedelic era was born of the possibilities inherent in stereo but, ironically, mostly heard via mono radios at the time and XTC's 80s return to that genre capitalised on all the studio progress made in stereo recording over the preceding two decades, The Dukes' output proved very well suited to the 5.1 surround sound environment in 2019.

Tracklist:

  1. 25 O'Clock
  2. Bike Ride to the Moon
  3. My Love Explodes
  4. What in the World?
  5. Your Gold Dress
  6. The Mole from the Ministry
  7. Vanishing Girl
  8. Have You Seen Jackie?
  9. Little Lighthouse
  10. You're a Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)
  11. Collideascope
  12. You're My Drug
  13. Shiny Cage
  14. Brainiac's Daughter
  15. The Affiliated
  16. Pale and Precious
  17. Black Jewelled Serpent of Sound (Radio Caroline Edit)
  18. Tin Toy Clockwork Train
  19. 25 O' Clock (Demo)
  20. Bike Ride to the Moon (Demo)
  21. My Love Explodes (Demo)
  22. What in the World? (Demo)
  23. Nicely Nicely Jane (Demo)
  24. Susan Revolving (Demo)
  25. No One at Home (Vanishing Girl Demo)
  26. Little Lighthouse (Demo)
  27. Collideascope (Demo)
  28. Shiny Cage (Demo)
  29. Brainiac's Daughter (Demo)
  30. The Affiliated (Demo)
  31. Open a Can of Human Beans (Original Stereo)
  32. Open a Can of Human Beans (Upmixed from Original Stereo Master Via Penteo)
  33. 25 O'Clock
  34. Bike Ride to the Moon
  35. My Love Explodes
  36. What in the World?
  37. Your Gold Dress
  38. The Mole from the Ministry
  39. Vanishing Girl
  40. Have You Seen Jackie?
  41. Little Lighthouse
  42. You're a Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)
  43. Collideascope
  44. You're My Drug
  45. Shiny Cage
  46. Brainiac's Daughter
  47. The Affiliated
  48. Pale and Precious
  49. Open a Can of Human Beans (Original Stereo)
  50. Black Jewelled Serpent of Sound (Radio Caroline Edit)
  51. Tin Toy Clockwork Train

UPC: 633367799326
Label: Ape House Uk
Release Date: 10.9.26
Format: CD

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    XTC as Dukes of Stratosphear - the complete recordings now mixed for Dolby Atmos Audio from the original multi-track studio master tapes by Steven Wilson & approved by XTC. CD: features the 2019 stereo mix of both 25 O'Clock and Psonic Psunspot + 2 extra tracks. Blu-ray: 2026 Dolby Atmos mix plus 2019 5.1 surround sound, 2019 stereo mixes by Steven Wilson plus the original stereo mix and the complete demos from both albums in Hi-res stereo. Sometimes it pays to be a studio band... Between 1980 (when they were still performing live) and 1989, XTC wrote, recorded and released a series of albums from Black Sea to Oranges & Lemons that cemented the band's reputation as songwriters and recording artists almost without parallel in the UK. They may not have sold as many as some and they tended to sell more in Japan and America than on home soil. They may not be as famous as other bands of the era but, to many of those with discerning ears, they're rated among the very best, the select few who rise above their contemporaries... As if six stellar albums in ten years including two double LPs - in an era when the advent of digital technology and CDs left many artists struggling to issue one or two albums in the same period - wasn't enough, the band also issued two albums under completely different names as The Dukes of Stratosphear, an unashamedly psychedelic ensemble which phased and flanged in and out of existence in 1985 and 1987 respectively... (Though rumours continue to circulate of an earlier proto Merseybeat/Brit Blues incarnation of the band under yet another name..). Now in 2026 Steven Wilson has once again worked his magic to create a three-dimensional Atmos audio mix that brings out all the delightful intricacies in detail. While the original psychedelic era was born of the possibilities inherent in stereo but, ironically, mostly heard via mono radios at the time and XTC's 80s return to that genre capitalised on all the studio progress made in stereo recording over the preceding two decades, The Dukes' output proved very well suited to the 5.1 surround sound environment in 2019.

    Tracklist:

    1. 25 O'Clock
    2. Bike Ride to the Moon
    3. My Love Explodes
    4. What in the World?
    5. Your Gold Dress
    6. The Mole from the Ministry
    7. Vanishing Girl
    8. Have You Seen Jackie?
    9. Little Lighthouse
    10. You're a Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)
    11. Collideascope
    12. You're My Drug
    13. Shiny Cage
    14. Brainiac's Daughter
    15. The Affiliated
    16. Pale and Precious
    17. Black Jewelled Serpent of Sound (Radio Caroline Edit)
    18. Tin Toy Clockwork Train
    19. 25 O' Clock (Demo)
    20. Bike Ride to the Moon (Demo)
    21. My Love Explodes (Demo)
    22. What in the World? (Demo)
    23. Nicely Nicely Jane (Demo)
    24. Susan Revolving (Demo)
    25. No One at Home (Vanishing Girl Demo)
    26. Little Lighthouse (Demo)
    27. Collideascope (Demo)
    28. Shiny Cage (Demo)
    29. Brainiac's Daughter (Demo)
    30. The Affiliated (Demo)
    31. Open a Can of Human Beans (Original Stereo)
    32. Open a Can of Human Beans (Upmixed from Original Stereo Master Via Penteo)
    33. 25 O'Clock
    34. Bike Ride to the Moon
    35. My Love Explodes
    36. What in the World?
    37. Your Gold Dress
    38. The Mole from the Ministry
    39. Vanishing Girl
    40. Have You Seen Jackie?
    41. Little Lighthouse
    42. You're a Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)
    43. Collideascope
    44. You're My Drug
    45. Shiny Cage
    46. Brainiac's Daughter
    47. The Affiliated
    48. Pale and Precious
    49. Open a Can of Human Beans (Original Stereo)
    50. Black Jewelled Serpent of Sound (Radio Caroline Edit)
    51. Tin Toy Clockwork Train

    UPC: 633367799326
    Label: Ape House Uk
    Release Date: 10.9.26
    Format: CD

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