Apple Venus Volume 1
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Apple Venus Volume 1 is the thirteenth studio album by the English rock band XTC, released on February 17, 1999. It was the first on the band's own Idea Records label, distributed through Cooking Viny
Vinyl sleeve art; CD cover features the same illustration rotated left by 90 degrees
The one-day session at Abbey Road cost the band £15,000 (equivalent to £29,000 in 2025).
Longtime XTC guitarist Dave Gregory (pictured 2010) left the band during the Apple Venus sessions due to "personal problems"
Indian peafowl feathers similar to the one on the album cover. The image was chosen by Partridge for its evocation of female anatomy.
Easter Theatre
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"Easter Theatre" is a song written by Andy Partridge of the English rock band XTC, released as the lead single from their 1999 album Apple Venus Volume 1. According to Partridge, the lyrics were an at
Apple Venus Volume 1
…when recorded in a professional studio. Most of the lyrical content of Apple Venus is centred on pagan themes, including the songs "River of Orchids", "Easter Theatre", "Greenman" and "Harvest Festival". Partridge thought the new material was "some of the best stuff, if not the best stuff" that he had ever written…
Easter Theatre XTC