XTC in 5.1!!!!!

[GeezerJem]

Credit card at the ready!

+2
Waiting for the 'Buy it now' button

 

[Almen]

Flat transfers all the way with a little volume levelling and - No Limiting or Compression on master buss at all.

Oh, oh, oh, OH, OOHHHHHH! @:

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

 

[Almen]

Where will it be available for purchase? Burningshed?

 

[zobalob]

Like others here, I'm really looking forward to this and hope that it's the first of many XTC in surround ventures. Also good to hear that it's to be a DVDA (not Blu-Ray?); would be nice to have bonus content of course but if not, no matter.

 

[Chris Gerhard]

Great news, I am another XTC fan and definitely interested in what comes from this association with Steven Wilson.

 

[milt]

I re-listened to Black Sea, English Settlement, Mummer & Big Express over the weekend.
FWIW, I have these all on Virgin CD, they really sounded marvelous and such great music.
These new releases should be stunning.

 

[Ranasakawa]

FWIW ?

 

[capsid]

FWIW ?

For what it's worth.

 

[haikubass]

From a new Examiner interview with SW:

I was very impressed with the 40th anniversary treatment of ‘Thick As A Brick.’
That was fun to do. ‘Aqualung’ was great. I’ve just done XTC’s ‘Nonsuch’ album. I’m a huge XTC fan so it’s great to be working with Andy Partridge. There are other things too, but as I said I can’t tell you about them (laughs).

I always liked their song “Dear God.”
“Dear God” is on the “Skylarking” album. I’d love to do that one. It was produced by Todd Rundgren. I think they’ve got to find the tapes somehow.

http://www.examiner.com/article/steven-wilson-reflects-on-his-incredible-career

 

[atlantasteve]

Let's see...Quadrophenia in surround and then a tour. Now XTC in surround. Dare I say...tour next?

 

[timbre4]

Let's see...Quadrophenia in surround and then a tour. Now XTC in surround. Dare I say...tour next?

Given the fact that live performance was over by 1980 for XTC, there is zero chance of this. There was a rare radio station tour in 1989 for Oranges & Lemons.

 

[Bob Romano]

Really looking forward to these!!!

 

[user 1679]

I count myself lucky to have seen them live (2 nights in a row!) in the original lineup with Barry Andrews...really great shows in a sweaty little club in Toronto.

 

[elmer]

Andy Partridge has always suffered from stage fright/live performance anxiety. Unlikely to change -a shame really - XTC Live At The BBC was always one of my faves. I guess I'll have to settle for a plain old SW 5.1 mix

 

[Bob Romano]

I count myself lucky to have seen them live (2 nights in a row!) in the original lineup with Barry Andrews...really great shows in a sweaty little club in Toronto.

Me too! 1980 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago. Opening for the Police

 

[Almen]

This is great news

and I can assure everyone they will not be mewtilated either!

You should copyright that term. They can use it when they advertise the disc: "Not mewtilated!" We'd know what it means and feel better buying the disc.

K

Aahh, now I get it - mew-tilated. Very clever!

 

[Green]

1, 2, 3, 4 , 5.1 senses working overtime. :banana:

 

[neil wilkes]

1, 2, 3, 4 , 5.1 senses working overtime. :banana:

Very good!

 

[Robert van Diggele]

A little update from Andy @xtcfans 20-02-2013 Hopefully all the tapes will be found sooner or later.

@257michael We'll be working through the whole catalogue if EMI/UMG can find the tapes.They're not doing too well at present,many missing

 

[Robert van Diggele]

As an answer to the question if the album Mummer can be reissued on 180gr. vinyl, Andy replied

We are doing all albums as 5.1 mixes and vinyl,hold on

Although we haven't heard anything yet, it is still looking good