Mummer (album)
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Mummer is the sixth studio album by the English rock band XTC, released on 30 August 1983 on Virgin Records. It was the first XTC album to be recorded following the band's retirement from live perform
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English Settlement
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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
Mummer (album)
…Oxfordshire) Genetic (Berkshire) Odyssey (London) Genre Progressive pop Length 41:19 Label Virgin Producers Steve Nye, XTC, Bob Sargeant XTC chronology English Settlement (1982) Mummer (1983) The Big Express (1984) Singles from Mummer "Great Fire" Released: 22 April 1983 "Wonderland" Released: 24 June 1983 "Love on a…
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