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Sep 16, 1996 · Fossil Fuel covers XTC’s career up until their early 90s stalemate with Virgin, from their wiry and angular post-punk beginnings, through the power-pop years, into the more pastoral rock years, the idiosyncratic pop years, and then to their ultimate goal as mature pop rockers. 31 singles, many of which are different to the album versions of ...
After being turned down by CBS Records, the band changed their name to XTC and secured a record contract with Virgin; they released their first EP, 3-D, in October of 1977. White Music, the band's first full-length album, was recorded in a week and released by the end of the year. Critics praised the angular yet melodic pop, and the album ...
Virgin. CDVD 2811. UK & Europe. 1996. Recently Edited. Fossil Fuel - The XTC Singles 1977-92 ( 2 × CD, Compilation, Limited Edition) Virgin, Virgin. CDVDX2811, 7243 8 42128 2 7.
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Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-92 is a compilation album by XTC released in 1996. It was their third such Greatest Hits album following 1982's Waxworks: Some Singles 1977-1982 and 1987's The Compact XTC. It collects all thirty-one of their Virgin Records UK singles in chronological order. It does not include their pseudonymous singles as The Dukes of Stratosphear, The Three Wise Men or The ...
Reviewed in the United States on 26 July 2006. Verified Purchase. "Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-92" is a a compilation of every British a-side the band released during their tenure with Virgin Records. As an introduction to the band, it provides a fine overview of their career and history and you can hear how many pieces should have been ...
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Feb 9, 2015 · A collection of examplary singles, shouting: This Is Pop! Most of the songs I enjoy are here... sure there are some that I could do without and a few that are missing but there is a lot to like here. Purchasing Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-1992 from Amazon helps support Album of the Year. Or consider a donation?
