Name: Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-1992
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Fossil Fuel

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Album: Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-1992
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Science Friction	More Info...	0:03
2)	Statue of Liberty	More Info...	0:03
3)	This Is Pop	More Info...	0:02
4)	Are You Receiving Me?	More Info...	0:03
5)	Life Begins at the Hop	More Info...	0:03
6)	Making Plans for Nigel	More Info...	0:04
7)	Ten Feet Tall	More Info...	0:03
8)	Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down	More Info...	0:04
9)	Generals and Majors	More Info...	0:03
10)	Towers of London	More Info...	0:04
11)	Sgt Rock (Is Going to Help Me)	More Info...	0:03
12)	Love at First Sight	More Info...	0:03
13)	Respectable Street	More Info...	0:03
14)	Senses Working Overtime	More Info...	0:04
15)	Ball and Chain	More Info...	0:04
16)	No Thugs in Our House	More Info...	0:05

Album: Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-1992
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Science Friction	More Info...	0:03
2)	Statue of Liberty	More Info...	0:03
3)	This Is Pop	More Info...	0:02
4)	Are You Receiving Me?	More Info...	0:03
5)	Life Begins at the Hop	More Info...	0:03
6)	Making Plans for Nigel	More Info...	0:04
7)	Ten Feet Tall	More Info...	0:03
8)	Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down	More Info...	0:04
9)	Generals and Majors	More Info...	0:03
10)	Towers of London	More Info...	0:04
11)	Sgt Rock (Is Going to Help Me)	More Info...	0:03
12)	Love at First Sight	More Info...	0:03
13)	Respectable Street	More Info...	0:03
14)	Senses Working Overtime	More Info...	0:04
15)	Ball and Chain	More Info...	0:04
16)	No Thugs in Our House	More Info...	0:05

Performer Notes

This two-disc set delivers exactly what is promised in its parenthetical subtitle. The collection updates XTC's previous singles set, WAXWORKS, with an additional ten year's worth of selections blasted out towards the hit parade. That all of these didn't make a climb to anywhere near the top of the charts is no reflection on their quality--on the contrary, few bands have ever offered this breadth of sterling songs. From the bristly energy in their earliest sides ("Science Friction," "Statue Of Liberty, "This Is Pop,"), to mid-period streamlined powerhouses ("Generals And Majors," "Towers Of London," "Senses Working Overtime") to stunning, mature confidence ("Grass," "All You Pretty Girls," "The Disappointed,").
The singles stopped in 1992 because the band entered a period of public inactivity, embroiled in legal disputes with their then-label. That silence was finally broken in 1999, so look for a further chapter of singles to be added in another decade. FOSSIL FUEL makes a completely convincing case for the continuing importance of a rare and superb band.