What's Your Favourite Volume? |
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What's Your Favourite Volume? |
 Feb 10 2009, 04:59 PM
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Administrator  Group: Root Admin Posts: 29 Joined: 29-January 09 Member No.: 1  |
Mine is Vol 8, "The Bland Leading The Bland" is a classic
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Feb 11 2009, 02:47 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 1,394 Joined: 11-February 09 From: Sweden Member No.: 5 |
QUOTE (Steve @ Feb 10 2009, 05:59 PM)  Mine is Vol 8, "The Bland Leading The Bland" is a classic Same here! You also have the wonderful "I Gave My Suitcase Away". |
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Feb 11 2009, 04:09 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: 11-February 09 Member No.: 11 |
QUOTE (Per Aronsson @ Feb 11 2009, 03:47 PM) Same here! You also have the wonderful "I Gave My Suitcase Away". And same here too! Plus you have the outstanding ¨I Don't Want To Be Here (original demo)¨ and ¨Through Electric Gardens¨. |
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Feb 11 2009, 08:47 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 1,504 Joined: 11-February 09 Member No.: 9 |
Volume 2 for me, for the previously unreleased gems 'Young Marrieds', 'I Don't Want To Be Here' and 'Everything Will Be Alright'. I shall never tire of the intro to 'IDWTBH'
I can't comment on volume 8 because I haven't got it yet (IMG:http://ape.uk.net/forum/style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) |
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Feb 12 2009, 08:18 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 1,394 Joined: 11-February 09 From: Sweden Member No.: 5 |
QUOTE (Honeycomb Jack @ Feb 11 2009, 09:47 PM) Volume 2 for me, for the previously unreleased gems 'Young Marrieds', 'I Don't Want To Be Here' and 'Everything Will Be Alright'. I shall never tire of the intro to 'IDWTBH' I can't comment on volume 8 because I haven't got it yet (IMG:http://ape.uk.net/forum/style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) Lucky you! You really have something special to discover... |
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Feb 12 2009, 09:04 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 1,504 Joined: 11-February 09 Member No.: 9 |
I hope so! Once I get my money sorted its off to the shop for the collector's album and volumes 7 and 8!
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Feb 12 2009, 09:46 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 1,394 Joined: 11-February 09 From: Sweden Member No.: 5 |
QUOTE (Honeycomb Jack @ Feb 12 2009, 10:04 AM) I hope so! Once I get my money sorted its off to the shop for the collector's album and volumes 7 and 8! You will not regret it! The collectors album is a work of art. |
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Feb 12 2009, 02:56 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 328 Joined: 12-February 09 From: Londinium - between the "old" London Airport, and the current one... Member No.: 30 |
Mine's Vol 2, wihthout any hesitation. Just love it!
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Feb 12 2009, 03:38 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 322 Joined: 11-February 09 From: Living in a fishpond... Member No.: 22 |
Can't choose a particular volume- there something special on all of them...
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Feb 12 2009, 03:58 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 1,107 Joined: 12-February 09 From: England Member No.: 32 |
Got to go witrh number 8 aswell. Brill (IMG:http://ape.uk.net/forum/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)
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Feb 12 2009, 05:45 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 12-February 09 Member No.: 34 |
Another vote here for Volume 8!!!
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Feb 12 2009, 08:54 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 316 Joined: 12-February 09 From: UK Member No.: 29 |
I don't think I can say with any certainty that this is my favourite, but Vol 1 got off to such a good start straight out of the traps... Dame Fortune, Born Out Of Your Mouth, Everything, Wonder Annual and Rocket all on one shiny 12cm disc... a hard act to beat.
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Feb 13 2009, 07:56 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 1,504 Joined: 11-February 09 Member No.: 9 |
What I find amazing about the Fuzzy Warbles series (or, at least the ones I have, Vols 1-6) is the quality of the songs that didn't appear on official releases. There must be at least 3 albums worth. Andy Partridge is one gifted songwriter. (So is Colin, of course).
Mr Swainson, could you indulge me for a moment? Out of the artwork you've done for XTC and Andy Partridge, which one gave you the most pleasure to do? My favourite of yours is the Transistor Blast box set. That could be used in a design masterclass, in my opinion. I love the way everything interconnects right from the outer box to the cd cases to the actual cd. Its a stand alone example of how music and art can come together. And the music, again, in my opinion, is XTC at their blisteringly white hot best. Thank you for the artwork Mr Swainson! |
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Feb 13 2009, 11:24 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,403 Joined: 11-February 09 From: here. Member No.: 18 |
The noticable thing for me on the Demos is that often they are better than the final released version. In particlaur the fuzzy version of Liar Bird is so much crisper and clearer...
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Feb 13 2009, 04:09 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 352 Joined: 11-February 09 Member No.: 15 |
I had saved up to buy the entire set, so it's hard for me to pick just one disc as a favorite. The collection is like one big cd to me. I'm biased towards I Don't Want To Be Here and Young Marrieds though since I heard those by the Fuzzy Warblers live long before I got the cds.
Stand out track at first and subsequent listens: I'm Unbecome Sublime at worst! (IMG:http://ape.uk.net/forum/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) |
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Feb 13 2009, 11:23 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 316 Joined: 12-February 09 From: UK Member No.: 29 |
QUOTE (Honeycomb Jack @ Feb 13 2009, 07:56 AM) What I find amazing about the Fuzzy Warbles series (or, at least the ones I have, Vols 1-6) is the quality of the songs that didn't appear on official releases. There must be at least 3 albums worth. Andy Partridge is one gifted songwriter. (So is Colin, of course). Mr Swainson, could you indulge me for a moment? Out of the artwork you've done for XTC and Andy Partridge, which one gave you the most pleasure to do? My favourite of yours is the Transistor Blast box set. That could be used in a design masterclass, in my opinion. I love the way everything interconnects right from the outer box to the cd cases to the actual cd. Its a stand alone example of how music and art can come together. And the music, again, in my opinion, is XTC at their blisteringly white hot best. Thank you for the artwork Mr Swainson! Thanks for your kind words Jack. I don't know if any one project has given me more pleasure over another - at the risk of sounding like a crawly bumlick, they've all been enjoyable for the most part. I still like The Coat of Many Cupboards set and I'm pretty pleased with the Warbles, both individually and as a set. I also really like the Orpheus packaging but mainly because of Andy and Peter's illustrations. But I can't stress too strongly that Andy is the one driving ideas along... or at the very least kicking them off and then making sure that they stay on track... I'm merely his Mac gimp! (IMG:http://ape.uk.net/forum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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Feb 14 2009, 01:14 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 646 Joined: 13-February 09 Member No.: 39 |
I have to say that the FW Box is a masterpiece, especially for an old git of my vintage, redolent of childhood stamp collecting as it is. I often pick it up and just open the cover and admire it, with its complete signed set of discs. Thank you Andrew.
signed Keltik Krawlybumlick. |
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Feb 14 2009, 01:58 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 82 Joined: 13-February 09 From: Just north of London, UK Member No.: 44 |
Whilst there are great bits everywhere on the 8 cd's and Hinges, today my brain is veering towards volume 6 what with "I Can't Tell What Truth Is Anymore" "Tiny Circus Of Life" "Difficult Age" "Prince Of Orange" "End of the Pier" et al.
Tomorrow who knows which way it'll go! P.S. Nice work Andrew! This post has been edited by xyzman: Feb 14 2009, 01:59 AM |
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Feb 14 2009, 01:05 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 400 Joined: 11-February 09 From: Edinburgh Member No.: 21 |
QUOTE (Mr Tein @ Feb 13 2009, 11:24 AM) The noticable thing for me on the Demos is that often they are better than the final released version. In particlaur the fuzzy version of Liar Bird is so much crisper and clearer... Indeed - the Fuzzy Warbles version of Summer's Cauldron is a thing of great beauty, is it not? |
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Feb 14 2009, 01:13 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 1,394 Joined: 11-February 09 From: Sweden Member No.: 5 |
Best sleeve is FW 8! (IMG:http://ape.uk.net/forum/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
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