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Instruvenus

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Released
  
2002

Length
  
49:53

Instruvenus (2002)
  
Waspstrumental (2002)

Release date
  
17 October 2002

Genre
  
Pop rock

Recorded
  
January–August 1998

Language
  
Instrumental

Artist
  
XTC

Label
  
Canyon International

Producers
  
Haydn Bendall, Nick Davis

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Similar
  
XTC albums, Pop rock albums

Instruvenus is a 2002 instrumental version of XTC's Apple Venus Volume 1 album released in 1999 by Idea Records.

Contents

UK CD: IDEACD 005

All songs written by Andy Partridge, except where noted.

  1. "River of Orchids" – 5:52
  2. "I'd Like That" – 3:50
  3. "Easter Theatre" – 4:37
  4. "Knights in Shining Karma" – 3:39
  5. "Frivolous Tonight" (Colin Moulding) – 3:09
  6. "Greenman" – 6:18
  7. "Your Dictionary" – 3:13
  8. "Fruit Nut" (Moulding) – 2:55
  9. "I Can't Own Her" – 5:26
  10. "Harvest Festival" – 4:03
  11. "The Last Balloon" – 6:51

Personnel

XTC
  • Dave Gregory – piano, keyboards, keyboard programming, guitars (Gregory left the band during recording)
  • Colin Moulding – bass guitar
  • Andy Partridge – guitars
    • Additional musicians
  • Mike Batt – orchestral arrangements for "Greenman" and "I Can't Own Her"
  • Haydn Bendall – keyboards
  • Guy Barker – trumpet and flugelhorn solo on "The Last Balloon"
  • Nick Davis – keyboards
  • Prairie Prince – drums, percussion
  • Steve Sidwell – trumpet solo on "Easter Theatre"
  • All arrangements played by The London Sessions Orchestra under their leader Gavin Wright
    • Production
  • Haydn Bendall – original production, engineering
  • Ian Cooper at Metropolis – mastering
  • Nick Davis – additional production, engineering, mix
  • Simon Dawson – mix assistance
  • Alan Douglas – recording engineer
  • Barry Hammond – recording engineer

    • Songs

    1River of Orchids5:52
    2I’d Like That3:50
    3Easter Theater4:38

    References

    Instruvenus Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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