Apple Venus Volume 1
by XTC
- Type: Album
- Released: 22 February 1999
- Label: Idea
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 50:02
- Community rating: 4.07/5 from 10 ratings
Artists on this release: Guy Barker, Prairie Prince, Gavyn Wright, Steve Sidwell, Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding, The London Session Orchestra, Dave Gregory
Album Notes & Community Reviews
After a lengthy legal hiatus, XTC returns with a lush, pastoral masterpiece of orchestral chamber pop. 'Apple Venus Volume 1' eschews traditional rock instrumentation for sweeping acoustic strings and brass, creating a deeply romantic, bittersweet, and spring-like atmosphere.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, nature, orchestral, string arrangements, literate
Tracklist
- River Of Orchids (5:53)
- I'd Like That (3:50)
- Easter Theatre (4:37)
- Knights In Shining Karma (3:39)
- Frivolous Tonight (3:10)
- Green Man (6:17)
- Your Dictionary (3:14)
- Fruit Nut (3:01)
- I Can't Own Her (5:26)
- Harvest Festival (4:15)
- The Last Balloon (6:40)
Credits
- XTC - primary artist
- Andrew Swainson - artwork
- Cactus Design - artwork
- Prairie Prince - drums
- Alan Douglas - engineer [recording], recording
- Barry Hammond - engineer [recording], recording
- Haydn Bendall - keyboards [extra keyboards on unspecified tracks], producer, engineer
- Nick Davis - keyboards [extra keyboards on unspecified tracks], mixed by, producer [additional], engineer [additional], additional engineer, mix, additional producer
- Tim Young - mastered by, mastering
- Simon Dawson - mixed by [assistant], assistant mix
- Peter Ashworth - photography by [front cover]
- Valerie Phillips - photography by [xtc]
- Dave Gregory - piano, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
- Colin Moulding - vocals, bass, written-by
- Andy Partridge - vocals, guitar, written-by
- Steve Sidwell - trumpet
- Gavyn Wright - conductor
- The London Session Orchestra - orchestra
- Mike Batt - orchestrated by
- Guy Barker - trumpet, flugelhorn