Released June 17, 1997 Length 75:27 Release date 17 June 1997 | Recorded 1979-1991 Artist XTC | |
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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.
Contents
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
Songs
1Life Begins at the Hop3:47
2Making Plans for Nigel4:13
3Generals & Majors3:43
References
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