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PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 26/03/2026
Formed in 1972in Swindon, XTC had ten Top 40 UK albums & six Top 40 singles, including`Life Begins At The Hop', `Making Plans For Nigel', `Generals And Majors',`Towers Of London', `Sgt. Rock (Is Going To Help Me)' and `Senses WorkingOvertime'. Often considered`The Modern Beatles', and acclaimed by fellow musicians (Bill Nelson, RobynHitchcock, Nick Heyward, Rick Buckler), producers (John Leckie, SteveLillywhite, Paul Fox) and stand-up comedians (Joanna Neary, Stewart Lee), theirhighly individual approach to arrangement and exquisite songwriting culminatedin the Todd Rungren-produced 1986 album Skylarking. From their formation in1972 until their demise in 2006, Messrs Andy Partridge and Colin Mouldingensured that XTC were to be a band like no other. With more than200 fan contributions from around the world, this book sheds light on XTC'sbackground and the continued popularity of a band that stopped touring in 1982.Binding: Hardback