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XTC Coat Of Many Cupboards
2002 4x CD
New Wave
Indie Rock

Main image
Virgin, Virgin, Virgin, Virgin
tracks 2-13, 3-14 acoustic guitar, vocals Andy Partridge
artwork [cover and book] Andrew Swainson
tracks 3-14 bass Colin Moulding
tracks 4-1, 4-2 bass, guitar, vocals Colin Moulding
tracks 4-11, 4-13, 4-15 bass, keyboards, vocals Colin Moulding
tracks 1-1 to 1-16, 2-1 to 2-15, 3-1 to 3-4, 3-7, 3-10, 4-5, 4-9 bass, vocals Colin Moulding
coordinator [project] Jason Day
tracks 4-11, 4-13, 4-14, 4-15 drums Dave Mattacks
tracks 4-1, 4-2 drums Ian Gregory
tracks 4-9 drums Pat Mastelotto
tracks 3-7, 3-10 drums Pete Phipps
tracks 4-5 drums Prairie Prince
tracks 1-1 to 1-16, 2-1 to 2-15, 3-1 to 3-4 drums Terry Chambers
tracks 4-14 guitar [solo], percussion, vocals Andy Partridge
tracks 4-14 guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals Colin Moulding
tracks 4-1, 4-2 guitar, bass, vocals Andy Partridge
tracks 1-12 to 1-16, 2-1 to 2-15, 3-1 to 3-4, 3-7, 3-10 guitar, keyboards, vocals Andy Partridge
tracks 3-1 to 3-4, 3-7, 3-10, 4-1, 4-2, 4-11, 4-13, 4-15 guitar, keyboards, vocals Dave Gregory
tracks 3-14 guitar, mellotron, drum programming Dave Gregory
tracks 4-11, 4-13, 4-15 guitar, percussion, vocals Andy Partridge
tracks 1-12 to 1-16, 2-1 to 2-15 guitar, piano, vocals Dave Gregory
tracks 1-1 to 1-11, 4-5 guitar, vocals Andy Partridge
tracks 2-3 handclaps Frances Tomelty
tracks 2-3 handclaps Sting
tracks 1-1 to 1-11 keyboards, vocals Barry Andrews
tracks 4-5, 4-9 keyboards, vocals Dave Gregory
mastered by Ian Cooper
tracks 3-5, 3-8, 3-12, 4-3, 4-6, 4-7, 4-10, 4-12 performer, vocals Andy Partridge
tracks 3-6, 3-9, 3-11, 3-13, 4-4, 4-8 performer, vocals Colin Moulding
photography by Akiyoshi Miyashita
photography by Allan Ballard
photography by Andy Lane
photography by B.C. Kagan
photography by Bernard Farrell
photography by Cindy Palmano
photography by Clive Arrowsmith
photography by Dennis Morris
photography by Gavin Cochrane
photography by Greg Allen
photography by Irene Young
photography by Jill Furmanovsky
photography by Kevin Westenberg
photography by Paul Canty
photography by Pennie Smith
photography by Sheila Rock
photography by Smash Hits
photography by The Douglas Brothers
tracks 4-11 trumpet Guy Barker
tracks 4-9 vocals, percussion Andy Partridge
tracks 1-1 to 1-4, 1-8, 1-9, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4 to 2-7, 2-9 to 2-11, 2-13, 2-14, 3-1, 3-3 to 3-5, 3-7, 3-8, 3-10, 3-12, 3-14, 4-1, 4-3, 4-5 to 4-7, 4-9 to 4-12, 4-15 written-by Andy Partridge
tracks 1-10, 1-11 written-by Barry Andrews
tracks 1-6 written-by Barry Gray
tracks 1-5, 1-7, 1-12 to 1-16, 2-3, 2-8, 2-12, 2-15, 3-2, 3-6, 3-9, 3-11, 3-13, 4-2, 4-4, 4-8, 4-13, 4-14 written-by Colin Moulding
Phonographic Copyright (p) Virgin Records Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) BBC
Copyright (c) Virgin Records Ltd.
Recorded At Eric's, Liverpool
Recorded At The Town House
Recorded At The Lyceum, London
Recorded At Hammersmith Odeon
Recorded At The Old Grey Whistle Test
Recorded At The Late Show
Published By EMI Virgin Music Ltd.
Published By Notting Hill Music
Published By Northern Songs Ltd.
Published By Copyright Control
Mastered At Metropolis Mastering
Glass Mastered At EMI Uden
Pressed By EMI Uden
Issued in a 4 tray deluxe double height digipack with an 80 page book glued into the centre. Doors open to reveal each tray. The glue for the book and the four trays can become unstuck after time.
Printed in the EU on rear artwork.
Made in the EU on disc labels.
Disc 2 has a pregap of 1m32s commonly named “Wanking Man”
Disc 3 has a pregap of 12m25s commonly named “Shaving Brush Boogie”

The mould SID codes are etched very lightly in the mould rings so please look for them carefully.

Track 1-1: CBS demo.
Tracks 1-2 and 1-3: Live at Eric's, Liverpool, 13 August '77.
Track 1-4: '[m=71170]' version.
Tracks 1-5 to 1-7: '[m=71170]' out-takes.
Track 1-8: Single version.
Tracks 1-9 to 1-11: '[m=70147]' out-takes.
Track 1-12: First rehearsal extract.
Track 1-13: First recording, unused.
Track 1-14: Demo from Swindon Town Hall.
Track 1-15: '[m=70126]' version.
Track 1-16: '[m=70126]' out-take.
Track 2-0: Band chatter. Recorded at the Townhouse Studio, London, England, during sessions for '[m=70126]'.
Tracks 2-1 and 2-2: Live at the Marconi Club, Sydney, July '79.
Track 2-3: Unused U.S. single recording.
Tracks 2-4 to 2-6: Unused single recordings.
Track 2-7: Rejected single recording.
Track 2-8: Rehearsal tape.
Tracks 2-9 and 2-10: '[m=70066]' versions.
Tracks 2-11 and 2-12: Live at the Lyceum, London, 12 October '80.
Track 2-13: Early work tape.
Track 2-14: Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, 21 May '81.
Tracks 2-15 and 3-1: Unused single recordings.
Track 3-0: Live in studio. From the Drunken Jam Sessions. Recorded during sessions for '[m=70130]'.
Tracks 3-2 and 3-4: '[m=70130]' versions.
Track 3-3: Live on The Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC TV.
Tracks 3-5, 3-6, 3-8, 3-9, 3-11 to 3-13, 4-3, 4-4, 4-6, 4-8 and 4-12: Home demos.
Track 3-7: '[m=71049]' version.
Track 3-10: '[m=71126]' version.
Track 3-14: Band demo.
Tracks 4-1 and 4-2: '[m=89332]' versions.
Track 4-5: '[m=71079]' version.
Track 4-7: Early work tape.
Track 4-9: '[m=71063]' version.
Track 4-10: Early home demo.
Tracks 4-11 and 4-13: '[m=71060]' version.
Track 4-14: '[m=71060]' out-take.
Track 4-15: Live on the Late Show, BBC Television Studios, London, early '92.

In all, 41 of the 60 tracks here have never before been released.
Barcode: 724381190029 (Scanned)
Barcode: 7 24381 19002 9 (Text)
Label Code: LC03098
Label Code: LC:03098
Price Code: PM664
Rights Society: bel BIEM
Other: 724381190128 (CD1 catalogue number)
Other: 724381190227 (CD2 catalogue number)
Other: 724381190326 (CD3 catalogue number)
Other: 724381190425 (CD4 catalogue number)
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