Apple Venus, Volume 1

~ Release by XTC (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	River of Orchids additional guest keyboard: Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer) and Nick Davis (producer, engineer) bass: Colin Moulding guest drums (drum set), handclaps and percussion: Prairie Prince guest guitar, keyboard and piano and guest background vocals: Dave Gregory (XTC) guitar: Andy Partridge vocals: Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge recording of: River of Orchids lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)	2.65	5:53
2	I’d Like That additional guest keyboard: Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer) and Nick Davis (producer, engineer) bass: Colin Moulding guest drums (drum set), handclaps and percussion: Prairie Prince guest guitar, keyboard and piano and guest background vocals: Dave Gregory (XTC) guitar: Andy Partridge vocals: Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge recording of: I’d Like That lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)	4.65	3:50
3	Easter Theatre additional guest keyboard: Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer) and Nick Davis (producer, engineer) bass: Colin Moulding guest drums (drum set), handclaps and percussion: Prairie Prince guest guitar, keyboard and piano and guest background vocals: Dave Gregory (XTC) guest solo trumpet: Steve Sidwell (English composer & wind instrumentalist) guitar: Andy Partridge vocals: Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge recording of: Easter Theatre lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)	3.65	4:37
4	Knights in Shining Karma additional guest keyboard: Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer) and Nick Davis (producer, engineer) bass: Colin Moulding guest drums (drum set), handclaps and percussion: Prairie Prince guest guitar, keyboard and piano and guest background vocals: Dave Gregory (XTC) guitar: Andy Partridge vocals: Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge recording of: Knights in Shining Karma lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)	3	3:40
5	Frivolous Tonight additional guest keyboard: Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer) and Nick Davis (producer, engineer) bass: Colin Moulding guest drums (drum set), handclaps and percussion: Prairie Prince guest guitar, keyboard and piano and guest background vocals: Dave Gregory (XTC) guitar: Andy Partridge vocals: Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge recording of: Frivolous Tonight lyricist and composer: Colin Moulding publisher: Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)	3	3:10
6	Greenman additional guest keyboard: Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer) and Nick Davis (producer, engineer) bass: Colin Moulding guest drums (drum set), handclaps and percussion: Prairie Prince guest guitar, keyboard and piano and guest background vocals: Dave Gregory (XTC) guitar: Andy Partridge vocals: Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge orchestra: The London Session Orchestra conductor: Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor) recording of: Greenman orchestrator: Mike Batt lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)	4	6:18
7	Your Dictionary additional guest keyboard: Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer) and Nick Davis (producer, engineer) bass: Colin Moulding guest drums (drum set), handclaps and percussion: Prairie Prince guest guitar, keyboard and piano and guest background vocals: Dave Gregory (XTC) guitar: Andy Partridge vocals: Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge recording of: Your Dictionary lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)	3	3:15
8	Fruit Nut additional guest keyboard: Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer) and Nick Davis (producer, engineer) bass: Colin Moulding guest drums (drum set), handclaps and percussion: Prairie Prince guest guitar, keyboard and piano and guest background vocals: Dave Gregory (XTC) guitar: Andy Partridge vocals: Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge recording of: Fruit Nut lyricist and composer: Colin Moulding publisher: Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)	3	3:01
9	I Can’t Own Her additional guest keyboard: Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer) and Nick Davis (producer, engineer) bass: Colin Moulding guest drums (drum set), handclaps and percussion: Prairie Prince guest guitar, keyboard and piano and guest background vocals: Dave Gregory (XTC) guitar: Andy Partridge vocals: Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge orchestra: The London Session Orchestra conductor: Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor) recording of: I Can’t Own Her orchestrator: Mike Batt lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)	3	5:26
10	Harvest Festival additional guest keyboard: Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer) and Nick Davis (producer, engineer) bass: Colin Moulding guest drums (drum set), handclaps and percussion: Prairie Prince guest guitar, keyboard and piano and guest background vocals: Dave Gregory (XTC) guitar: Andy Partridge vocals: Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge recording of: Harvest Festival lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)	3	4:15
11	The Last Balloon additional guest keyboard: Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer) and Nick Davis (producer, engineer) bass: Colin Moulding guest drums (drum set), handclaps and percussion: Prairie Prince guest guitar, keyboard and piano and guest background vocals: Dave Gregory (XTC) guest solo flugelhorn and trumpet: Guy Barker guitar: Andy Partridge vocals: Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge recording of: The Last Balloon lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)	3	6:40

Credits

Release

assistant mixer:	Simon Dawson (engineer)
mixer:	Nick Davis (producer, engineer)
additional engineer and additional producer:	Nick Davis (producer, engineer)
engineer and producer:	Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer)
recording engineer:	Alan Douglas (Scottish born engineer) Barry Hammond
mastering:	Tim Young (mastering engineer)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/431603 [info]
ASIN:	US: B00000I4JT [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Easter Theatre I’d Like That
included in:	Apple Box

part of:	1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 881) (order: 882)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/70042 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Xtc/Apple-venus-volume-1 [info]
reviews:	http://www.avclub.com/review/xtc-emapple-venus-vol-1em-22025 [info] (ended) http://www.ew.com/article/1999/03/05/apple-venus-volume-1 [info] (ended) http://www.popmatters.com/review/xtc-transistor-apple/ [info] (ended) http://web.archive.org/web/20090411043415/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/xtc/albums/album/222152/review/6067788/apple_venus_volume_one [info] https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8835-apple-venus-volume-one/ [info] https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-671-340479 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/xtc/apple-venus-volume-1/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/66219/ [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Apple_Venus_Volume_1/62619 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000047376 [info]
Wikidata:	Q774051 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 016581325029
Format:: CD
Length:: 50:06

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

TVT Records
TVT 3250-2

Release events

United States
1999-02-23

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