The nucleus of XTC was Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding. Within their creative timespan, XTC gained a solid core of fans, releasing somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 studio sets (not including offshoot albums under different band name). One of those was The Big Express. Issued in 1984, this album issued three UK singles, but garnered less in the way of attention than English Settlement (1982), and Black Sea (1980) had earlier. Nevertheless, XTC was a strong band of talent that could never be ignored by the core base.
On September 22, The Big Express will be reissued with its main focal point being the new Steven Wilson mixes of the album in Stereo (including hi-res), Instrumental, and 5.1 Surround Dolby Atmos. The package will feature both CD and BD-Audio. They will both be packed in with a 16-page booklet. Bonus tracks including outtakes and demos will be included in the slipcased set.
You can order this set from Burning Shed and APE House here.
The Big Express (Steven Wilson Mixes) – XTC
CD
01 Wake Up
02 All You Pretty Girls
03 Shake You Donkey Up
04 Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her
05 This World Over
06 The Everyday Story Of Smalltown
07 I Bought Myself A Liarbird
08 Reign of Blows
09 You’re The Wish You Are I Had
10 I Remember The Sun
11 Train Running Low On Soul Coal
Bonus Tracks
12 Red Brick Dream
13 Washaway
14 Blue Overall
BD (Stereo Hi Res/5.1 Dolby/Instrumental/Dolby Atmos)
01 Wake Up
02 All You Pretty Girls
03 Shake You Donkey Up
04 Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her
05 This World Over
06 The Everyday Story Of Smalltown
07 I Bought Myself A Liarbird
08 Reign of Blows
09 You’re The Wish You Are I Had
10 I Remember The Sun
11 Train Running Low On Soul Coal
Bonus Tracks
12 Red Brick Dream
13 Washaway
14 Blue Overall
Outtakes
15 Broomstick
16 The Troubles
Demos
17 Now We All Dead (It Doesn’t Matter)
18 Work
19 Gangway, Electric Guitar Is Coming Through
20 Broomstick Rhythm
21 Shiny Cage
22 A Patriotic Romance