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March 10, 2014: Anyone near Minneapolis in April should not miss this show, featuring several
Twin Cities luminaries, all paying tribute to the band everyone loves while
raising money for women's cancer funds. Hope some of you can make it. Senses Working
Overtime: An All-Star Benefit Tribute to XTC, Icehouse MPLS, 2528
Nicollet Ave South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404, tickets $10 advance, $12
door. Showtime is 10pm. 21+
March 7, 2014: “Dear God” attached, Andy Partridge's cover concept realised, and
polarity corrected, this is Skylarking
as XTC intended the world to see and hear it. Now, some 28 years after its
initial recording and release, Skylarking finally appears on CD as it
was originally intended to sound and in the packaging as initially
envisaged. Available for pre-order now, from Ape.
January 2, 2014: This is a PROMOTIONAL BLURB. The blurb was DESIGNED to
spread the word about a concert. We hope to attract your attention so that you
might attend this concert. This concert is a TRIBUTE CONCERT. The subject of
the tribute is the band XTC. A number of musicians will be performing one to
three songs by this band. The concert is going to be held at THE ELEVENS. This
is a music venue in NORTHAMPTON, MA. The concert will happen on JANUARY
18th. It is to begin at 9:00 PM. The whole night will consist of WONDERFUL
MUSIC written by the band XTC. If you are a fan, you know how rare a show like
this is. If you are not, well, just TRUST US.
March 8, 2014: XTC SKYLARKING CORRECTED POLARITY CD
October 7, 2013: XTC NONSUCH REMIXED IN 5.1
October 22, 2012: GONWARDS - PETER BLEGVAD AND ANDY PARTRIDGE
August 21, 2012: SACRED OBJECTS - A film by Stu Rowe and Andy Partridge
Chalkhills is a web resource and mail list dedicated
to XTC (the now defunct band). Surf Chalkhills to find a wealth of
information about XTC, their music and recordings, and much more. Chalkhills was created by me, John Relph, and is
infrequently updated (I am often busy with other things) so check back often.
Chalkhills is the both the longest extant XTC mailing list, created in April
1989 as an offshoot of the venerable Love-Hounds list, and the longest extant
XTC web site, first hacked together in May 1994, although FTP archives were
first made available in April 1991.
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February 26
Chris Vasi transcribed parts of “Miniature Sun”.
February 25
Daniel Williams thought we might be interested in “45 45s #29 XTC - Love on a farmboy's wages (Virgin, 1983)”.
February 12
Nick Reed calls our attention to this review of White Music, published to coincide with his Quietus review of Oranges & Lemons.
February 11
John Da Silva points out “25 Years On: XTC's Oranges & Lemons Revisited” in The Quietus.
¶ Francisco Javier Tenas serves us “XTC: Crackers in Caracas” in Uncut.
February 9
Roberto Jesús Serrano Bazán shared this photo of Andy Partridge and his mum from Smash Hits, August 6-19 1981.
¶ Bekky Shouty Ant drew this doodle featuring Terry Chambers, based on “All You Pretty Girls”.
¶ Andy Partridge sent Keith Parks this autographed “Mayor of Simpleton” video many years ago.
February 2
Andy Ball writes, “I grew up in Swindon in 60/70/80s, I believe these [this, that, and the other one] to be some of the earliest pics of XTC. At this time one of my classmates, Jon Perkins was keyboard player, the other members were Andy, Colin and Terry. The pics are from a gig at the Town Gardens Bowl Swindon can't remember the date maybe summer 76 or 77. . . maybe as early as 75 . . .”
January 20
Mon Oncle y “XTC o el lado ilustre del pop”.
Volume 20, Number 1: January 13, 2014
March 6, 2014: Songs - XTC: "Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down"
February 28, 2014: Discography - XTC: Skylarking, XTC: Drums and Wires
February 26, 2014: Songs - XTC: "Miniature Sun"
February 25, 2014: Press - “Reissue of XTC's ‘Skylarking’ with ‘corrected polarity’ finally coming to CD”, Slicing Up Eyeballs, February 24, 2014, “45 45s #29 XTC - Love on a farmboy's wages (Virgin, 1983)”, A jumped-up pantry boy, February 16, 2014
February 12, 2014: Press - Reviews of White Music (1978), Reviews of Oranges & Lemons (1989)
February 11, 2014: Press - “XTC: Crackers in Caracas”, Uncut, February 11, 2014, “25 Years On: XTC's Oranges & Lemons Revisited”, The Quietus, February 11, 2014
February 10, 2014: Gallery - Badges from the Cardiff Top Rank gig 02 June 1981
February 9, 2014: Gallery - Terry Chambers shares his sticks, UK Looking For Footprints flexi from FlexiPop No. 16 in green, UK Looking For Footprints flexi from FlexiPop No. 16 in red, UK Looking For Footprints flexi from FlexiPop No. 16 in yellow, UK Looking For Footprints flexi from FlexiPop No. 16 in blue (starring Robert Blake)
February 5, 2014: Discography - XTC: White Music, XTC: The Big Express, XTC: Oranges & Lemons, XTC: Nonsuch, XTC: Mummer, XTC: Go 2, XTC: English Settlement, XTC: Drums and Wires, XTC: Black Sea
February 4, 2014: Discography - XTC: Fossil Fuel – The XTC Singles 1977-92
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