Chips From the Chocolate Fireball

by The Dukes of Stratosphear

Chips From the Chocolate Fireball cover art

Operating under a pseudonym, the members of XTC released two highly secretive, loving pastiches of 1960s psychedelic rock, which were later collected entirely on 'Chips From the Chocolate Fireball'. Utilizing vintage recording equipment and an abundance of whimsical studio trickery, the project playfully paid homage to the Byrds and early Pink Floyd. Ironically, the side project's melodic brilliance briefly outsold XTC's contemporary main studio albums, securing its status as a cult classic.

Genres

  • Psychedelic Pop
  • Psychedelic Rock

Tracklist

  1. 25 O'clock
  2. Bike Ride To The Moon
  3. My Love Explodes
  4. What In The World?
  5. Your Gold Dress
  6. The Mole From The Ministry
  7. Vanishing Girl
  8. Have You Seen Jackie?
  9. Little Lighthouse
  10. You're A Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)
  11. Collideascope
  12. You're My Drug
  13. Shiny Cage
  14. Braniac's Daughter
  15. The Affiliated
  16. Pale And Precious