Well, hey everyone, it's Nate here. Thanks for tuning into this episode of The Vinyl Guide.

We are featuring one of my absolute favorite musicians and songwriters, Mr. Andy Partridge,

best known for his time with XTC. Now today, Andy takes us through the XTC journey,

discusses the early days, his songwriting techniques

leveraging synesthesia, he talks about forming the band that became XTC, the early recordings,

the rare records, the current remasters, the recent reissues, the vinyl, the cover art,

the master tapes, and heaps more. And in his very unique way of storytelling,

Andy makes it all extremely entertaining and wonderfully illustrated.

Now, as many of you know, much of the XTC catalog is being remastered and reissued on vinyl,

and to hear more and to even grab copies of these

reissues while they last, head over to ape.uk.net. That's ape.uk.uk.net. Non-such is there,

perhaps my favorite XTC record, as well as Apple Venus, oranges and lemons, drums,

and wires, and more.

XTC is such a wonderful band, and the evolution of their music is so significant.

No two albums really even sound the same.

Throughout their career, Andy and the band continued to take leaps and bounds and both songwriting and recording and

ways that enable us to listen to just about any of their albums and appreciate them individually

and in a uniquely refreshing way. So head over to ape.uk.net and grab some of these wonderful

XTC vinyl reissues while you can.

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