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Chips from the Chocolate Fireball

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Chips from the Chocolate Fireball
Compilation album by
ReleasedAugust 1987 (1987-08)
GenrePsychedelia
Length62:59
LabelVirgin
ProducerJohn Leckie and ‘The Dukes’
XTC other chronology
The Compact XTC
(1987)
Chips from the Chocolate Fireball
(1987)
Explode Together: The Dub Experiments 78-80
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Chips from the Chocolate Fireball: An Anthology is a compilation album from XTC which was released under the pseudonym the Dukes of Stratosphear. It includes both their 1985 mini-album 25 O'Clock and the Psonic Psunspot album from 1987.

Track listing

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All songs written by Sir John Johns, except where noted.

  1. "25 O'Clock" – 5:03
  2. "Bike Ride to the Moon" – 2:23
  3. "My Love Explodes" – 3:49
  4. "What in the World??..." – 5:01 (The Red Curtain)
  5. "Your Gold Dress" – 4:42
  6. "The Mole from the Ministry" – 5:58
  7. "Vanishing Girl" – 2:59 (Curtain)
  8. "Have You Seen Jackie?" – 3:21
  9. "Little Lighthouse" – 4:31
  10. "You're a Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)" – 3:38
  11. "Collideascope" – 3:22
  12. "You're My Drug" – 3:19
  13. "Shiny Cage" – 3:17 (Curtain)
  14. "Brainiac's Daughter" – 3:59
  15. "The Affiliated" – 2:31 (Curtain)
  16. "Pale and Precious" – 4:58

Personnel

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The Dukes of Stratosphear

  • Sir John Johns – vocals, guitar, bass on "What in the World??..."[3] and "Vanishing Girl"[3]
  • The Red Curtain – vocals, bass, rhythm guitar on "What in the World??..."[3]
  • Lord Cornelius Plum – mellotron, piano, organ, fuzz-tone guitar
  • E.I.E.I. Owen – drum set
  • Lily Fraser – narration

Production

References

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  1. ^ Chips from the Chocolate Fireball at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  3. ^ a b c Bernhardt, Todd (7 January 2007). "Andy discusses 'Mayor of Simpleton'". Chalkhills.
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