Nonsuch (album)
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Nonsuch is the twelfth studio album by the English band XTC, released 27 April 1992 on Virgin Records. The follow-up to Oranges & Lemons, Nonsuch is a relatively less immediate and more restrained sou
XTC Nonsuch
Chipping Norton Recording Studios, where Nonsuch was recorded.
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
Nonsuch (album)
…Virgin Records, partly because of the label's refusal to release "Wrapped in Grey" as a single, and would not return with new music until the album Apple Venus Volume 1 (1999). Musician John Grant cited Nonsuch as his favourite XTC album, calling it "lousy with masterpieces." Joe Jackson called Nonsuch perhaps his…
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.