XTC - XTC At The Manor - BBC 1980 - 3/5
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2024
- A documentary on the recording of "Towers of London" at The Manor, Virgin Records founder Richard Branson's Oxfordshire manor house estate.
Features XTC: Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding, Dave Gregory and Terry Chambers as well as Steve Lillywhite and a cameo from Sir Richard Branson.
Filmed on 22, 23 and 24 August 1980 and broadcast on 10 October 1980 on BBC2 Bristol.
The version of "Towers of London" recorded during the programme is NOT the album version. This documentary is actually a recreation as the song had been completed in July 1980.
"Can you imagine a very successful business trout having 500 Richard Bransons in a little tank..." Had me spluttering with mirth!
Here we see the song taking shape, First time I've seen this in 32 years and this section contains the bits I remember - the "anvil" pipe (from 5:19) is not an electronic effect, Andy Partridge adds the keyboard effects from 7:19 - I remember him saying "my grubby mitts" - and him physically moving his head from the mike on "men who fell". How lucky that the cameras were there for probably XTC's best-ever record!
It's a terrific composition. Excellent bridge. The usual wonderful cryptic chords as Andy refuses to settle for plain vanilla.
"towers of london da da da da da" such melodies i have in my head when the elevator is ooo and i have to walk up the stairs with shopping bags
ah, the real glamour of the recording biz comes through when
Terry bangs that pipe whilst Colin holds it up! I imagine
one could not just do that in those days for 15 sec & then
sample it- they likely had to bang the damn thing for the full length
of the tune.
He’s a vocal genius.
Good morning Cup of Tea? What time is it? 10am u lazy muso from Swindon 😳😳😳😴😴😴
Is that john gallen at 4.45?
soizic de st john rosse it’s crazy old Sir Richard
I know it's his house but I wish Richard Branson hadn't been there.
You literally roasted him alive, jeez