The Dukes of Stratosphear
25 O'Clock

			(1985) The Album The Songs Recording Information Reviews Discographical Details The Singles Art

25 O'Clock

Andy: “The Dukes were the band we all wanted to be in when we were at school. Purple, giggling, fuzztone, liquid and arriving. If you want to know where those cheap charlatans ‘The Beatles’, ‘Pink Floyd’, ‘The Byrds’, ‘The Hollies’ and ‘The Beach Boys’ stole their ideas from, well just listen to this and weep.”

Lyrics, Charts and More

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

Recording Information

Captured gently at Chapel Lane Studios, Hereford, England, during two weeks in December, 1984.
Produced with love by John Leckie, Swami Anand Nagara, and ‘The Dukes’.
Released on 1 April 1985 as a mini-LP in the U.K.
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.

Sir John Johns - Andy Partridge - Name taken from a '67 DC comic about a green Martian detective. Red Curtain - Colin Moulding - Name refers to the previous length of his hair which was like a curtain. Lord Cornelius Plum - Dave Gregory - Was going to call himself ‘US of Arthur’ but a 60's group had already done it. E.I.E.I. Owen - Ian Gregory - Dave's brother - the non-XTC member.

Singles

Mole From The Ministry

You're a Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)

Art

The Dukes of Stratosphear promo photo	The Dukes of Stratosphear promotional photograph circa 1987	masquerading as psychedelic minstrels The Dukes Of Stratosphear, Q, April 1989
The Dukes of Stratosphear from Coat of Many Cupboards	The Dukes of Stratosphear from Coat of Many Cupboards	promotional poster for The Dukes Of Stratosphear
promotional Dukes Of Stratosphear hippie bag (detail)	Dukes Of Stratosphear promotional hippy bag	Dukes Of Stratosphear promotional hippy bag
A huge Dukes of Stratosphear Sweatshirt	A Dukes of Stratosphear T-shirt	a fully autographed copy of The Dukes Of Stratosphear 25 O'Clock
Extremely rare out-take from the animated film treatment of ‘25 O'Clock’. Here's "Red" and "John".	"Tick and Tock", the mad "Minute Men" from Steve Somerset's animated film treatment for ‘25 O'Clock’	Virgin UK cassette of The Dukes Of Stratosphear: 25 O'Clock
back cover of Virgin UK cassette of The Dukes Of Stratosphear: 25 O'Clock	Korean copy of The Dukes Of Stratosphear: 25 O'Clock	The Dukes' logo from 25 O'Clock (monochrome)
The Dukes' logo from 25 O'Clock (grays)

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