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1.1 Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!)1.2 Battery Brides (Andy Paints Brian)1.3 Buzzcity Talking1.4 Crowded Room1.5 The Rhythm1.6 Red1.7 Beatown1.8 Life Is Good in the Greenhouse1.9 Jumping in Gomorrah1.10 My Weapon1.11 Super-Tuff1.12 I Am the Audience2.1 Dance with Me Germany2.2 Beat the Bible2.3 A Dictionary of Modern Marriage2.4 Clap Clap Clap2.5 We Kill the Beast |
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| | Description: | The music scene moved quickly in 1978. Preceded by the band??s 4th single in a year (Are You Receiving Me?) in September, XTC??s second album released that year, ??Go2?, was issued in October and landed in the UK top 30 albums chart at No. 21, helped via a limited edition 2-disc package that also included the Go+ 12? EP.
Recorded in August/September 1978 at Abbey Road with John Leckie returning as producer ?? Brian Eno reputedly having declined to produce as he felt the band was good enough to self-produce ?? Go2 built and expanded upon the band??s impossible to label White Music debut from the start of the year with smatterings of post-punk, sci-fi pop from another dimension, sharp lyrics and, frequently, even sharper tunes, now joined by a fascination with dub music that merited an additional 5 track 12? EP to accompany the initial release. In addition to the growing strengths of twin songwriters Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding, the album also featured the emergence of Barry Andrews as a third songwriter ?? though this became a catalyst, in part, for Andrews?? departure soon after the album??s release. With positive reviews for the album from the British music press in NME, Sounds and Melody Maker, a run of singles that was as good as any of the competition in an already great year for the 7?, an incessant touring schedule and two top 40 albums, XTC was well on its way to its destiny as one of England??s most revered bands.
Andy Partridge recalls: ??After the big bang of White Music, the rapidly expanding jagged, black and white universe of XTC grew apace. Colin was writing more, even Barry was writing, before he jumped swiftly into a parallel dimension, and left to join Robert Fripp's League of Gentlemen.
We became gently besotted with dub techniques and allowing more and more colour onto our palette. This album is where our future started?.
Contrary to popular myth, Go2??s distinctive sleeve was not specifically commissioned for the band. It had been pre-designed by third partner at Hipgnosis (co-founder of Throbbing Gristle and Industrial Records) Peter Christopherson and simply awaited a client/band willing to choose it.
The album is being reissued as a limited edition 2-disc set, in a gatefold sleeve maintaining all of the original artwork, featuring the album and the Go+ EP, both pressed on 200 gram vinyl. As with the initial 1978 release, once this pressing has sold out, the album will revert to a single LP/single sleeve edition. - 200GR VINYLDouble 200gm vinyl LP pressing. Includes bonus Go+ EP. The classic 1978 album, newly cut from masters by Jason Mitchell at LOUD mastering and approved by Andy Partridge. Go 2 was the second studio album by XTC. It was the final album to feature keyboardist Barry Andrews.Issued with poly-lined colour printed inner sleeves, and housed in a gatefold jacket.
All runout details are hand etched.
[Sticker:]
XTC . GO2
A ltd. 2 disc, gatefold reissue of the 1978 album complete with 5 track 12? Go+ unavailable on vinyl since original release. 200g super-heavyweight vinyl.
[Rear jacket:]
[...] assistant engineers Haydn Bendall and Pete James at Abbey Road, also, Ande Llewelyn and Jess Sutcliffe at Matrix [...]
[...] this is a product of Ape House Ltd. under license from Virgin Records Ltd. [...] This edition ?2023 Ape House Ltd. This sleeve was written and photographed by Hipgnosis and printed in England by RAD Printing Ltd. The discs were manufactured by Vinyl Factory UK.
[Labels sides A & B:]
[...] this edition is a product of Ape House Ltd. and is licensed from Virgin Records Ltd. ? 2023 Ape House Ltd. Made in the United Kingdom.
[Labels sides C & D:]
? 2023 Ape House Ltd. under license from Virgin Records Ltd. [...] Made in the UK."Go2 (200 Gram Vinyl)" is a high-quality LP release by the influential English band XTC, manufactured by Panegyric. Originally released in 1978, "Go2" is XTC's second studio album and showcases their early post-punk sound with sharp lyrics and inventive arrangements. The 200-gram vinyl pressing ensures an exceptional listening experience, capturing every nuance of the band's energetic performance. Standout tracks like "Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!)" and "Battery Brides (Andy Paints Brian)" highlight XTC?s unique blend of wit and musical innovation. XTC emerged from Swindon in the late 1970s and quickly became known for their clever songwriting, eclectic style, and critical acclaim with albums such as "Drums and Wires," "Black Sea," and later masterpieces like "Skylarking." Their influence on alternative rock remains significant to this day. Panegyric is renowned for its meticulous attention to detail in reissuing classic albums on premium formats; they are celebrated for delivering audiophile-grade releases that honor both music history and modern playback standards. | | | No. of tracks: |
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APELPX102 |
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