XTC, The Big Express, 200 Gram Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Ape House UK, 2022,
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XTC - "The Big Express" 200 Gram Vinyl, Remastered 2021 Brand new - Sealed.
Limited 200gm vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. XTC’s seventh album, The Big Express was virtually ignored on release, much as it’s immediate predecessor Mummer had been. If Mummer was XTC’s quiet album, this was it’s polar opposite: bright, brash, noisy – even cluttered on occasion if the song demanded it – as it became a concept album of sorts, a partly autobiographical reflection on growing up in an industrial town, Swindon, with it’s history of engineering and railway accomplishments. Perhaps in keeping with that tradition of technical innovation, the album also made extensive use of (at the time) new technology with Linn-Drum programming (alongside drummer Peter Phipps), E-mu Emulator and other synths claiming space among the more traditional guitars, bass and drums mix under-pinning the vocals. This technology was juxtaposed with technology of a slightly earlier pop/rock era as phasing, backwards tapes and the inclusion of a mellotron hinted at a psychedelic influence that would move more center stage with the band’s next project – The Dukes of Stratosphear. Check out my entire store and make a bundle! Now using Media Mail as the default shipping method. Faster Priority and UPS shipping are available at checkout.
Limited 200gm vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. XTC’s seventh album, The Big Express was virtually ignored on release, much as it’s immediate predecessor Mummer had been. If Mummer was XTC’s quiet album, this was it’s polar opposite: bright, brash, noisy – even cluttered on occasion if the song demanded it – as it became a concept album of sorts, a partly autobiographical reflection on growing up in an industrial town, Swindon, with it’s history of engineering and railway accomplishments. Perhaps in keeping with that tradition of technical innovation, the album also made extensive use of (at the time) new technology with Linn-Drum programming (alongside drummer Peter Phipps), E-mu Emulator and other synths claiming space among the more traditional guitars, bass and drums mix under-pinning the vocals. This technology was juxtaposed with technology of a slightly earlier pop/rock era as phasing, backwards tapes and the inclusion of a mellotron hinted at a psychedelic influence that would move more center stage with the band’s next project – The Dukes of Stratosphear. Check out my entire store and make a bundle! Now using Media Mail as the default shipping method. Faster Priority and UPS shipping are available at checkout.
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