- XTC( The Dukes of Stratosphear )【 359 songs in total 】
- XTC were an English rock band formed in Swindon in 1972 and active until 2006. Led by songwriters Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding, the band gained popularity during the rise of punk and new wave in the 1970s, later playing in a variety of styles that ranged from angular guitar riffs to elaborately arranged pop. Partly because the group did not fit into contemporary trends, they failed to maintain commercial success in the UK and US. They have since attracted a considerable cult following, and are recognised for their influence on Britpop and later power pop acts.
Partridge (guitar, vocals) and Moulding (bass, vocals) met at a record store in the early 1970s and subsequently formed a glitter rock outfit with drummer Terry Chambers. The band's name and line-up changed frequently, and it was not until 1975 that they were known as XTC. In 1977, the group debuted on Virgin Records and, for the next five years, were noted for their ironic punk rock and energetic live performances. They aspired to be 'completely original' and refused to conform to punk doctrine, instead synthesising influences from 1960s pop, dub music and the avant-garde. Partridge, XTC's frontman and primary songwriter, insisted that the band was 'blatantly just pop music. We were a new pop group. That's all.'
After 1982, the band stopped concert touring and became a studio-based project centred on Partridge, Moulding, and guitarist Dave Gregory. They produced increasingly idiosyncratic recordings, including The Big Express (1984), Skylarking (1986), Oranges & Lemons (1989), Nonsuch (1992) and Apple Venus Volume 1 (1999). A spin-off group, the Dukes of Stratosphear, was invented as a one-off excursion into 1960s-style psychedelia, but as XTC's music evolved, the distinctions between the two bands lessened. From 1993 to 1997, the group were mired in legal difficulties and refused to record music for Virgin, citing a poor recording contract. In 2006, Partridge announced that his creative partnership with Moulding had disintegrated, leaving XTC 'in the past tense.' In 2017, Moulding and Chambers reunited as the duo TC&I. Partridge and Gregory remain musically active.
XTC's best-known album, Skylarking, is generally regarded as their finest. They had a total of 18 records in the UK top 40, including the singles 'Making Plans for Nigel' (1979), 'Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)' (1980) and 'Senses Working Overtime' (1982), as well as the albums Black Sea (1980) and English Settlement (1982). In the US, they are also known for the songs 'Dear God' (1986) and 'The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead' (1992), while 'Mayor of Simpleton' (1989) was their highest charting US single.
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Song
Lyricist
Composer
Date
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1000 Umbrellas
1986
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2
25 O'clock
1987
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3
A L L O F A S U D D E N ( I T ' S T O O L A T E )
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4
Across This Antheap
1989
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5
All Along The Watchtower
Bob Dylan
1978
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6
All Of A Sudden (It's Too Late)
Andy Partridge
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7
All of a Sudden
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8
All Of A Sudden(It's Too Late)
1982
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9
All You Pretty Girls
Andrew Partridge
1984
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10
Always Winter Never Christmas (demo)
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11
Another Satellite
Andy Partridge
1990
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12
Another Satellite
1986
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13
Are You Receiving Me?
1993
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14
Atom Age
1978
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15
Ball And Chain
1997
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16
Ball And Chain
1982
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17
Ballet For A Rainy Day
1986
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18
Battery Brides (Andy Paints Brian)
Andy Partridge
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19
Battery Brides(Andy Paints Brian)
1993
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20
Battery Brides(Andy Paints Brian)
1978
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21
Beating Of Hearts
1983
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22
Beatown
1978
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23
Big Day
1986
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24
Bike Ride To The Moon
1987
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25
Blame The Weather
Moulding Colin Ivor
1990
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26
Blue Beret
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27
Blue In Paradise
Bryn-belland, Tracey; Partridge, Andy
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28
Blue Overall - 2001 - Remaster
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29
Blue Overall
Andy Partridge
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30
Boarded Up
2000
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31
Books Are Burning
1992
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32
Brainiacs Daughter
1987
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33
Bungalow
1992
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34
Burning With Optimism's Flame
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35
Burning With Optimism's Flames
1993
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36
Burning With Optimism's Flames
1980
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37
Buzzcity Talking
1978
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38
Cairo
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39
Chain Of Command
Andy Partridge
1979
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40
Chalkhills And Children
1997
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41
Chalkhills And Children
1989
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42
Child Crusade
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43
Church Of Women
2000
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44
Cockpit Dance Mixture
Andy Partridge
1990
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45
Collideascope
1987
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46
Commerciality
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47
Complicated Game
1979
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48
Countdown To Christmas Party Time
Andy Partridge
1990
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49
Crocodile
1992
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50
Cross Wires
Colin Moulding
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51
Crowded Room
Colin Moulding
1978
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52
Cynical Days
1989
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53
Dance Band
Colin Moulding
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54
Day In Day Out
1979
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55
Dear God (Remastered 2001)
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56
Dear God
1997
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57
Dear God
1986
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58
Dear Madam Barnum
1992
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59
Deliver Us From The Elements
Colin Moulding
1983
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60
Desert Island
Andy Partridge
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61
Difficult Age
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62
Do What You Do
Colin Moulding
1978
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63
Don't Lose Your Temper
Andy Partridge
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64
Don't You Ever Dare Call Me Chickenhead
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65
Down In The Cockpit
1982
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66
Dripping Basin(Provided)
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67
Dying
1986
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68
Earn Enough For Us
1997
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69
Earn Enough For Us
1986
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70
Easter Theatre
1999
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71
Easter Theatre
1999
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72
Easter Theatre
Andy Partridge
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73
English Roundabout (live)
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74
English Roundabout
1982
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75
Everything
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76
Extrovert
Andy Partridge
1990
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77
Find The Fox
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78
Fly On The Wall
1982
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79
Frivolous Tonight
1999
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80
Frivolous Tonight
1999
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81
Fruit Nut
1999
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82
Fruit Nut
1999
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83
Funk Pop A Roll
1997
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84
Funk Pop A Roll
1983
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85
Garden Of Earthly Delights
1989
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86
Generals and Majors (mono)
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87
Generals And Majors
1997
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88
Generals And Majors
1993
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89
Generals And Majors
1980
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90
Gold
Andy Partridge
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91
Goodbye Humanosaurus
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92
Goosey Goosey
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93
Grass (home demo)
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94
Grass
1997
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95
Grass
1986
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96
Great Fire
1983
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97
Greenman
1999
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98
Greenman
1999
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99
Hang On To The Night
Andy Partridge
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100
Happy Families
Andy Partridge
1990
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101
Harvest Festival
1999
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102
Harvest Festival
1999
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103
Harvest Festival
Andy Partridge
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104
Have You Seen Jackie?
1987
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105
Heatwave
Colin Ivor Moulding
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106
Heaven Is Paved With Broken Glass
Andy Partridge
1990
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107
Helicopter
Andy Partridge
1979
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108
Here Comes President Kill Again
1989
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109
Here Comes The President Kill Again
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110
History of Rock & Roll
1990
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111
History Of Rock'n' Roll
Partridge Andy
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112
Hold Me My Daddy
1989
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113
Holly Up On Poppy
1992
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114
Human Alchemy
1983
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115
Humble Daisy
1992
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116
I Am The Audience
1978
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117
I Bought Myself A Liarbird
1984
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118
I Can't Own Her
1999
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119
I Can't Own Her
1999
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120
I Need Protection
Colin Moulding
1990
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121
I Remember The Sun - 2001 - Remaster
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122
I Remember The Sun
1984
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123
I'd Like That (Say a Sunflower)
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124
I'd Like That
1999
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125
I'd Like That
1999
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126
I'd Like That
Andy Partridge
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127
I'll Sety Myself On Fire
Colin Moulding
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128
I'm Bugged
1978
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129
I'm the Man Who Murdered Love (early Other Cassette)
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130
I'm The Man Who Murdered Love
2000
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131
In Another Life
2000
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132
In Loving Memory Of A Name
1983
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133
Instant Tunes - Non-LP Track
Colin Moulding
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134
Instant Tunes
Colin Moulding
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135
Into The Atom Age
Andy Partridge
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136
It's Nearly Africa
1982
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137
Jason And The Argonauts
1982
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138
Jump
Andy Partridge
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139
Jumping In Gomorah
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140
Jumping In Gomorrah
1978
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141
King For A Day - 2001 - Remaster
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142
King For A Day
1997
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143
King For A Day
1989
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144
Knights In Shining Karma
1999
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145
Knights In Shining Karma
1999
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146
Knuckle Down
1982
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147
Ladybird
1983
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148
Leisure
1982
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149
Let's Make A Den
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150
Life Begins at the Hop (unused U.S. single recording)
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151
Life Begins At The Hop
1997
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152
Life Begins At The Hop
Colin Moulding
1993
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153
Life Is Good In The Greenhouse
Partridge Andy
1978
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154
Limelight
1979
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155
Little Lighthouse
1987
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156
Living in a Haunted Heart (home demo)
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157
Living In A Haunted Heart
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158
Living Through Another Cuba (live)
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159
Living Through Another Cuba
1993
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160
Living Through Another Cuba
1980
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161
Looking For Footprints
Colin Moulding
1990
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162
Love At First Sight
1993
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163
Love At First Sight
1980
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164
Love On a Farmboy's Wages (Home Demo)
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165
Love On A Farmboy's Wages
Andy Partridge
1997
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166
Love On A Farmboy's Wages
1983
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167
Making Plans for Nigel (2001 Remaster)
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168
Making Plans For Nigel (Remastered)
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169
Making Plans For Nigel - 2001 Remastered Version
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170
Making Plans For Nigel
1997
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171
Making Plans For Nigel
Colin Moulding
1993
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172
Making Plans For Nigel
1979
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173
Me And The Wind
1983
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174
Meccanic Dancing (Oh We Go!)
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175
Meccanic Dancing(Oh We Go)
1978
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176
Melt The Guns
1982
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177
Merely A Man
1989
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178
Mermaid Smiled
Andy Partridge
1990
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179
Mermaid Smiled
1986
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180
Merry Christmas Song
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181
Millions
1979
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182
Miniature Sun
1989
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183
Moonlit Drive(Provided)
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184
My Bird Performs
1992
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185
My Brown Guitar
2000
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186
My Love Explodes
1987
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187
My Paint Heroes
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188
My Train Is Coming
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189
My Weapon
1978
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190
Neon Shuffle
Andy Partridge
1978
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191
New Broom
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192
New Town Animal In A Furnashed Cage
Andy Partridge
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193
New Town Animal In A Furnished Cage
Andy Partridge
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194
New Town Animal
1978
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195
No Language In Our Lungs
1993
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196
No Language In Our Lungs
1980
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197
No One Here Available
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198
No Thugs In Our House
1997
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199
No Thugs In Our House
1982
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200
Obscene Procession
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201
Officer Blue
Colin Moulding
1990
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202
Omnibus
1992
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203
One Of The Millions
1989
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204
Outside World
1979
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205
Over Rusty Water(Provided)
1990
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206
Pale And Precious
1987
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207
Paper And Iron (Notes And Coins)
Andy Partridge
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208
Paper And Iron(Notes And Coins)
1980
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209
Papersnow
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210
Pink Thing
1989
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211
Playground
2000
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212
Poor Skeleton Steps Out - 2001 - Remaster
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213
Poor Skeleton Steps Out
1989
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214
Prince Of Orange
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215
Private Eye
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216
Pulsing Pulsing
Andy Partridge
1990
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217
Punch And Judy
Andrew Partridge
1990
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218
Radios In Motion
Andy Partridge
1978
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219
Real By Reel
Andy Partridge
1979
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220
Red Brick Dream - 2001 - Remaster
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221
Red Brick Dream
Andy Partridge
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222
Red
1978
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223
Reign Of Blows - 2001 - Remaster
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224
Reign Of Blows
1984
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225
Respectable Street
1997
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226
Respectable Street
1993
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227
Respectable Street
Andy Partridge
1990
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228
Respectable Street
1980
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229
Ridgeway Path
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230
River Of Orchids
1999
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231
River Of Orchids
1999
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232
River Of Orchids
Andy Partridge
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233
Roads Girdle The Globe
Andy Partridge
1979
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234
Rocket From A Bottle
Andy Partridge
1980
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235
Rocket
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236
Rook
1992
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237
Runaways
1982
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238
Sacrifical Bonfire
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239
Sacrificial Bonfire
1986
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240
Saturn Boy
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241
Scarecrow People - 2001 - Remaster
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242
Scarecrow People
1989
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243
Science Friction (Remastered)
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244
Science Friction - Non-LP Track
Andrew Partridge
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245
Science Friction
Andrew Partridge
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246
Scissor Man (BBC session)
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247
Scissor Man
1993
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248
Scissor Man
Andy Partridge
1990
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249
Scissor Man
1979
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250
Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her, Kiss Her
1997
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251
Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her, Kiss Her
1984
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252
Season Cycle
1986
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253
Senses Working Overtime (Remastered)
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254
Senses Working Overtime - Remastered 2001
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255
Senses Working Overtime
1997
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256
Senses Working Overtime
1982
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257
Set Myself On Fire
1978
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258
Sgt. Rock (Is Going To Help Me)
Andy Partridge
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259
Sgt. Rock(Is Going To Help Me)
1980
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260
Shake You Donkey Up - 2001 - Remaster
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261
Shake You Donkey Up
Andy Partridge
1984
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262
She's So Square
Andy Partridge
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263
Shiny Cage
1987
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264
Shore Leave Ornithology (Another 1950)
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265
Skeletons
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266
Smokeless Zone
Colin Moulding
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267
Snowman
1982
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268
Some Lovely
Andrew Partridge
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269
Space Wray
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270
Spinning Top
Andy Partridge
1978
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271
Standing In For Joe
2000
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272
Star Park
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273
Statue Of Liberty (edit)
Andy Partridge
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274
Statue Of Liberty
1978
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275
Strange Tales, Strange Tails
Andy Partridge
1990
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276
Stupidly Happy
2000
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277
Stupidly Happy
Andrew Partridge
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278
Summer's Cauldron
1986
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279
Super-tuff
1978
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280
Take This Town
Andy Partridge
1990
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281
Ten Feet Tall (stereo)
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282
Ten Feet Tall
Colin Moulding
1990
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283
Ten Feet Tall
1979
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284
Terrorism
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285
Thanks For Christmas
Balthazar, Kasper, Melchoir, Andy Partridge
1990
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286
That Is The Way
1979
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287
That Wave
1992
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288
That's Really Super, Supergirl
1986
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289
The Affiliated
1987
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290
The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (edit)
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291
The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead
1997
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292
The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead
1992
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293
The Disappointed
1997
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294
The Disappointed
1992
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295
The Everyday Story Of Smalltown
1984
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296
The Good Things (home demo)
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297
The Good Things
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298
The Last Balloon
1999
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299
The Last Balloon
1999
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300
The Loving - 2001 - Remaster
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301
The Loving
1989
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302
The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul
1986
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303
The Mayor Of Simpleton
1997
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304
The Mayor Of Simpleton
1989
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305
The Meeting Place
1986
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306
The Mole From The Ministry
1987
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307
The Rhythm
1978
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308
The Smartest Monkeys
Colin Moulding
1992
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309
The Somnabulist - 2001 Remastered Version
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310
The Somnambulist
Andy Partridge
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311
The Troubles
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312
The Ugly Underneath
1992
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313
The Wheel And The Maypole
2000
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314
The World Is Full Of Angry Young Men
Colin Moulding
1990
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315
Then She Appeared
1992
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316
This Is Pop?
1993
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317
This Is Pop?
1978
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318
This Is The End
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319
This World Over (Edit)
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320
This World Over
1997
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321
This World Over
1984
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322
Tissue Tigers (The Arguers)
Andy Partridge
1990
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323
Too Many Cooks In The Kitchen
Colin Moulding
1990
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324
Towers of London (rejected single recording)
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325
Towers Of London
Andy Partridge
1993
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326
Towers Of London
1980
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327
Toys
Andy Partridge
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328
Traffic Light Rock
Andy Partridge
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329
Train Running Low On Soul Coal - 2001 - Remaster
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330
Train Running Low On Soul Coal
1984
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331
Travels In Nihilon
1980
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332
Vanishing Girl
1987
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333
Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down
Andy Partridge
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334
Wake Up!
1984
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335
War Dance
1992
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336
Was A Yes (Extract)
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337
Washaway
Colin Moulding
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338
We're All Light
2000
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339
We're All Light
Andrew Partridge
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340
What In The World?
1987
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341
When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty
Andy Partridge
1979
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342
Wonder Annual
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343
Wonderland (home demo)
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344
Wonderland
1983
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345
Wounded Horse
Andrew Partridge
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346
Wrapped In Grey
1992
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347
X Wires
1978
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348
Yacht Dance
1982
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349
You And The Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful
2000
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350
You're A Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barr
1987
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351
You're A Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)
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352
You're My Drug
1987
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353
You're The Wish You Are I Had
1984
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354
Young Cleopatra
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355
Your Dictionary
1999
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356
Your Dictionary
1999
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357
Your Dictonary
Andy Partridge
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358
Your Gold Dress
1987
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359
Zonked Right Out (On Life)