Me, I like to roam/Wasn't built in a day

[vovat]

I got my copy of Andy Partridge's fourth Fuzzy Warbles volume in the mail today. It's cool to finally be able to hear songs I've heard about for a long time, like "Bumpercars" and "Blue Beret." The prices of these CDs just keep going up, though, which is pretty annoying. I paid for most of this last one with a gift certificate from my brother. I'm hoping the two volumes being released later this year won't be even MORE expensive. I also want there to be a REAL XTC album released soon. Andy and Colin Moulding have apparently been writing songs for one, but I've heard no news of an anticipated release date. Come on, it's been almost four years since Wasp Star!

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[tisok.livejournal.com]

1) bumpercars and blue beret rock
2) i think there's some andy/colin conflict going on. that's what i get a sense of from colin's refusal to put his stuff on fuzzy warbles, andy having his own label, and andy doing all these side projects.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

That's possible. A message from Andy on the XTC forum (http://www.xtcidearecords.co.uk/cgi-bin/ikonboard/topic.cgi?forum=44&topic=155) says that the band hasn't split up, but they're taking a "hard earned rest," which implies there won't be an album in the near future. What, the seven-year strike from Virgin wasn't enough rest?