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English Settlement is the fifth studio album and first double album by the English rock band XTC, released 12 February 1982 on Virgin Records. It marked a turn towards the more pastoral pop songs that
One variation of the cover; other versions have the album's title and band name in green text, other versions do not list either.
Frontman Andy Partridge performing with XTC, 1980
The band's desire for more varied timbres led them to purchase a Prophet 5 synthesizer for the album's recording.
Oxfordshire's Uffington White Horse monument, the inspiration for the album cover
XTC
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XTC were an English rock band formed in Swindon in 1972. Fronted by songwriters Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding, the band gained popularity during the rise of punk and new wave in the 1970s, later p
English Settlement
…English Settlement is the fifth studio album and first double album by the English rock band XTC, released 12 February 1982 on Virgin Records. It marked a turn towards the more pastoral pop songs that would dominate later XTC releases, with an…
XTC backstage in Toronto, Canada in October 1978, from left: Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding, Terry Chambers and Barry Andrews
A view of Swindon in 2007
XTC performing live (pictured from left: Gregory and Partridge)
XTC photographed with Canadian fans, 1980. From left: Moulding (holding cup), Partridge (in the background, wearing glasses), Gregory, and Chambers.