Upsy Daisy Assortment
1997 compilation album by XTC
Upsy Daisy Assortment | ||||
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Compilation album by XTC | ||||
Released | June 17, 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1979–1991 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 75:27 | |||
Label | Geffen Records | |||
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Pitchfork Media | 8.6/10 link |
Upsy Daisy Assortment is a U.S.-exclusive compilation by XTC, released after Geffen Records declined to distribute the 1996 double-disc Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-1992.
It is perhaps their first compilation to be considered a Best of as it includes album tracks "Funk Pop a Roll", "Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her, Kiss Her", "Earn Enough for Us" and "Chalkhills and Children" in addition to their better-known singles.
The cover art is a reproduction of a vintage 1945 travel poster called "Holidays in Switzerland" by Donald Brun.
Track listing
All songs written by Andy Partridge, except where noted.
- "Life Begins at the Hop" (Colin Moulding) – 3:47
- "Making Plans for Nigel" (Moulding) – 4:12
- "Generals and Majors" (Moulding) – 3:41
- "Respectable Street" – 3:07
- "Senses Working Overtime" – 4:34
- "Ball and Chain" (Moulding) – 4:29
- "No Thugs in Our House" – 5:10
- "Love on a Farmboy's Wages" – 3:59
- "Funk Pop a Roll" – 3:14
- "This World Over" – 4:45
- "Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her" – 3:50
- "Grass" (Moulding) – 2:42
- "Dear God" – 3:37
- "Earn Enough for Us" – 2:54
- "Mayor of Simpleton" – 3:57
- "King for a Day" (Moulding) – 3:36
- "Chalkhills and Children" – 4:56
- "The Disappointed" – 3:38
- "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" – 5:03
References
- Upsy Daisy Assortment at AllMusic. Retrieved 01:55, 5 May 2021 (UTC).
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- Andy Partridge
- Colin Moulding
- Terry Chambers
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- White Music
- Go 2
- Drums and Wires
- Black Sea
- English Settlement
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- The Big Express
- 25 O'Clock
- Skylarking
- Psonic Psunspot
- Oranges & Lemons
- Nonsuch
- Apple Venus Volume 1
- Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2)
- Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982
- Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977–1982
- The Compact XTC
- Chips from the Chocolate Fireball
- Explode Together: The Dub Experiments 78-80
- Rag and Bone Buffet: Rare Cuts and Leftovers
- Drums and Wireless: BBC Radio Sessions 77–89
- Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92
- Upsy Daisy Assortment
- Transistor Blast: The Best of the BBC Sessions
- Coat of Many Cupboards
- Apple Box
- Psurroundabout Ride
- "Statue of Liberty"
- "This Is Pop?"
- "Life Begins at the Hop"
- "Making Plans for Nigel"
- "Generals and Majors"
- "Towers of London"
- "Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)"
- "Respectable Street"
- "Senses Working Overtime"
- "Ball and Chain"
- "Wonderland"
- "Love on a Farmboy's Wages"
- "Thanks for Christmas"
- "All You Pretty Girls"
- "This World Over"
- "Wake Up"
- "Grass"
- "The Meeting Place"
- "Dear God"
- "Mayor of Simpleton"
- "King for a Day"
- "The Disappointed"
- "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead"
- "Easter Theatre"
- A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC
- Fuzzy Warbles
- Great Aspirations
- Homespun
- Homegrown
- Take Away / The Lure of Salvage
- Waspstrumental
- XTC: This Is Pop
- Planet England