Transistor Blast: The Best of the BBC Sessions

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Tracklist

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1Life Begins at the Hop
bass and lead vocals:
Colin Moulding (on 1980-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Terry Chambers (on 1980-12-22)
guitar:
Dave Gregory (XTC) (on 1980-12-22) and Andy Partridge (on 1980-12-22)
recorded at:
Hammersmith Palais (not to be confused with Hammersmith Apollo aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-12-22)
live recording of:
Life Begins at the Hop (on 1980-12-22)
lyricist and composer:
Colin Moulding
3:55
2Burning With Optimism's Flame
bass:
Colin Moulding (on 1980-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Terry Chambers (on 1980-12-22)
guitar:
Dave Gregory (XTC) (on 1980-12-22) and Andy Partridge (on 1980-12-22)
lead vocals:
Andy Partridge (on 1980-12-22)
recorded at:
Hammersmith Palais (not to be confused with Hammersmith Apollo aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-12-22)
live recording of:
Burning With Optimism’s Flames (on 1980-12-22)
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Partridge
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
4:30
3Love at First Sight
bass and lead vocals:
Colin Moulding (on 1980-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Terry Chambers (on 1980-12-22)
guitar:
Dave Gregory (XTC) (on 1980-12-22) and Andy Partridge (on 1980-12-22)
recorded at:
Hammersmith Palais (not to be confused with Hammersmith Apollo aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-12-22)
live recording of:
Love at First Sight (on 1980-12-22)
lyricist and composer:
Colin Ivor Moulding
3:04
4Respectable Street
bass:
Colin Moulding (on 1980-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Terry Chambers (on 1980-12-22)
guitar:
Dave Gregory (XTC) (on 1980-12-22) and Andy Partridge (on 1980-12-22)
lead vocals:
Andy Partridge (on 1980-12-22)
recorded at:
Hammersmith Palais (not to be confused with Hammersmith Apollo aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-12-22)
recording of:
Respectable Street (on 1980-12-22)
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Partridge
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
3:53
5No Language in Our Lungs
bass:
Colin Moulding (on 1980-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Terry Chambers (on 1980-12-22)
guitar:
Dave Gregory (XTC) (on 1980-12-22) and Andy Partridge (on 1980-12-22)
lead vocals:
Andy Partridge (on 1980-12-22)
recorded at:
Hammersmith Palais (not to be confused with Hammersmith Apollo aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-12-22)
live recording of:
No Language in Our Lungs (on 1980-12-22)
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Partridge
recording of:
No Language in Our Lungs
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Partridge
4:58
6This Is Pop
bass:
Colin Moulding (on 1980-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Terry Chambers (on 1980-12-22)
guitar:
Dave Gregory (XTC) (on 1980-12-22) and Andy Partridge (on 1980-12-22)
lead vocals:
Andy Partridge (on 1980-12-22)
recorded at:
Hammersmith Palais (not to be confused with Hammersmith Apollo aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-12-22)
live recording of:
This Is Pop (on 1980-12-22)
lyricist and composer:
Andy Partridge
publisher:
Nymph Music, Inc. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1977)
2:50
7Scissor Man
bass:
Colin Moulding (on 1980-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Terry Chambers (on 1980-12-22)
guitar:
Dave Gregory (XTC) (on 1980-12-22) and Andy Partridge (on 1980-12-22)
lead vocals:
Andy Partridge (on 1980-12-22)
recorded at:
Hammersmith Palais (not to be confused with Hammersmith Apollo aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-12-22)
live recording of:
Scissor Man (on 1980-12-22)
lyricist and composer:
Andy Partridge
4:58
8Towers of London
bass:
Colin Moulding (on 1980-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Terry Chambers (on 1980-12-22)
guitar:
Dave Gregory (XTC) (on 1980-12-22) and Andy Partridge (on 1980-12-22)
lead vocals:
Andy Partridge (on 1980-12-22)
recorded at:
Hammersmith Palais (not to be confused with Hammersmith Apollo aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-12-22)
live recording of:
Towers of London (on 1980-12-22)
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Partridge
5:13
9Battery Brides
bass:
Colin Moulding (on 1980-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Terry Chambers (on 1980-12-22)
guitar:
Dave Gregory (XTC) (on 1980-12-22) and Andy Partridge (on 1980-12-22)
lead vocals:
Andy Partridge (on 1980-12-22)
recorded at:
Hammersmith Palais (not to be confused with Hammersmith Apollo aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-12-22)
live recording of:
Battery Brides (Andy Paints Brian) (on 1980-12-22)
composer:
Andy Partridge
7:21
10Living Through Another Cuba
bass:
Colin Moulding (on 1980-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Terry Chambers (on 1980-12-22)
guitar:
Dave Gregory (XTC) (on 1980-12-22) and Andy Partridge (on 1980-12-22)
lead vocals:
Andy Partridge (on 1980-12-22)
recorded at:
Hammersmith Palais (not to be confused with Hammersmith Apollo aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-12-22)
live recording of:
Living Through Another Cuba (on 1980-12-22)
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Partridge
3:29
11Generals and Majors
bass and lead vocals:
Colin Moulding (on 1980-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Terry Chambers (on 1980-12-22)
guitar:
Dave Gregory (XTC) (on 1980-12-22) and Andy Partridge (on 1980-12-22)
recorded at:
Hammersmith Palais (not to be confused with Hammersmith Apollo aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-12-22)
live recording of:
Generals and Majors (on 1980-12-22)
lyricist and composer:
Colin Ivor Moulding
publisher:
Virgin Music Publishers
4:37
12Making Plans for Nigel
bass and lead vocals:
Colin Moulding (on 1980-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Terry Chambers (on 1980-12-22)
guitar:
Dave Gregory (XTC) (on 1980-12-22) and Andy Partridge (on 1980-12-22)
recorded at:
Hammersmith Palais (not to be confused with Hammersmith Apollo aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-12-22)
live recording of:
Making Plans for Nigel (on 1980-12-22)
lyricist and composer:
Colin Moulding
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
4:21
13Are You Receiving Me?
bass:
Colin Moulding (on 1980-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Terry Chambers (on 1980-12-22)
guitar:
Dave Gregory (XTC) (on 1980-12-22) and Andy Partridge (on 1980-12-22)
lead vocals:
Andy Partridge (on 1980-12-22)
recorded at:
Hammersmith Palais (not to be confused with Hammersmith Apollo aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-12-22)
live recording of:
Are You Receiving Me? (on 1980-12-22)
lyricist and composer:
Andy Partridge
3:16