Chalkhills: The XTC Resource

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August 16, 2026:

Colin Moulding surprised us all with the announcement of the release of his second solo single, Want It Bad (The Pep Talks and Playing Fields of Old England). The announcement was accompanied by a video. The single includes the eponymous title song and two demos. The CD single will be released on 18 September 2026.

Psurroundabout Rides Again

July 25, 2026:

Steven Wilson has mixed Psurroundabout Ride in Dolby Atmos with audio from the original multi-track studio master tapes. Pre-order your copy today, to be released in September 2026.

Live Boots on CD

May 2, 2026:

The CD release of Live Boots Emerald City, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 17th April 1981 is imminent! Originally broadcast on FM radio and released on Record Store Day 2026 on 200gm vinyl, it has now been mastered for a 2 CD release on 19 June 2026.

Record Store Day: Live Boots

April 18, 2026:

Record Store Day 2026: Live Boots - Live At Emerald City 1981 is the first of what we hope is a series of official releases of previously bootlegged performances. Recorded in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, on April 17, 1981, and originally broadcast on FM radio and released on bootleg LPs, it is now being released as a double LP on 200gm vinyl, mastering supervised by Andy Partridge. We hope this will also become available for download in the near future.

Other News

June 14

Andy Partridge co-wrote two songs on A Brief History of Blindness by The Salt Collective.

May 9

Jon Hancock typed up a ukulele chord sheet for “Look At Those Stars”.

May 3

Dave Biemiller transcribed the guitar riff from “Stupidly Happy”. ¶ PopMatters reviews Fuzzy Warbles Vol. 1 & 2 and The Official Fuzzy Warbles Collector's Album.

May 2

Patrick was in a Dukes cover band at the XTC festival, and he provided some tabs he did for the bass player: “Bike Ride To The Moon”, “25 O'Clock”, “Collideascope”, “Mole From The Ministry”, “Brainiac's Daughter”, “Shiny Cage”, “The Affiliated”, “Vanishing Girl”, “What In The World??...”, “Your Gold Dress”, and “You're My Drug. ¶ Rick Griffin transcribed Dave Gregory's guitar solo in “No Language in Our Lungs”.

March 28

Christine Jean-Jacques identified the publication whence cometh this review of « Life begins at the hop ».

March 15

Megan Particle found a flexi-disc from the April 1992 issue of Reflex magazine which includes “Rip Van Ruben(Home Demo)’.

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Recent Site Updates

August 16, 2026: Albums - Colin Moulding: Want It Bad; Songs - The Dukes of Stratosphear: "The Mole from the Ministry"; Discography - Steve Hogarth: Ice Cream Genius, Colin Moulding: Want It Bad (The Pep Talks and Playing Fields of Old England)
July 25, 2026: Albums - The Dukes of Stratosphear: Psurroundabout Ride; Gallery - 2019 CD/Blu-Ray Psurroundabout Ride box; Discography - XTC as The Dukes of Stratosphear: Psurroundabout Ride (Dolby Atmos)
July 2, 2026: Discography - Mickey Dolenz: Timeless, Anton Barbeau: Come Home To Me

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Chalkhills is a web resource dedicated to XTC (the now defunct band). Peruse 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 try to have a life) so check back often. Chalkhills was the longest extant XTC mailing list, created in April 1989 as an offshoot of the venerable Love-Hounds list and killed off (in a bizarre kitchen accident, of course) in August 2014. Chalkhills is the longest extant XTC web site, first hacked together in May 1994, although FTP archives were first made available in April 1991.