THIS ITEM IS A PRE-ORDER. WE EXPECT IT TO SHIP ON OR BEFORE THE DECEMBER 8TH RELEASE DATE. VINYL FORMAT. The Dukes of Stratosphear was almost the worlds worst kept secret. Everyone knew it was the alter ego for XTC, but that did not seem to matter. This Limited Edition Box Set contains the following: both 25 O'Clock and Psonic Psunspot re-mastered from original analog tapes on 180 gram vinyl in gatefold sleeves, both Dukes CDs with bonus tracks and 24 page booklets with extensive liner notes, a 500 piec...   [ read more ]

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Anybody who heard the Dukes of Stratosphear's 1985 EP 25 O'Clock was left wanting more, so the full-length Psonic Psunspot sequel was welcomed warmly upon its 1987 release. Like most sequels, Psonic Psunspot pales slightly when compared to its predecessor, and not simply because the LP lacks the surprise of the EP. 25 O'Clock may have only been six tracks, but they were densely packed, containing enough studio tricks and allusions for a triple album. Psonic Psunspot doesn't play quite the...   [ read more ]

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XTC spent the first half of the '80s dropping out of the new wave rat race in favor of cultivating an eccentric English garden. It was a move that mirrored the Kinks ignoring psychedelia for songs about subdivisions and afternoon tea, but when XTC decided to cut loose, they did so by adopting alter egos to create a riotous tribute to the very psychedelia the Kinks shunned. They turned into the Dukes of Stratosphear and cut the EP 25 O'Clock, a brilliant, clever distillation of the sounds ...   [ read more ]

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