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Saturday, September 14, 2024

Eighties album classic 'Skylarking' by XTC gets spruced up in variety of formats later this month

“Skylarking,” XTC’s most commercially successful album from 1986, will be reissued in CD/Blu-ray (2024 Dolby Atmos edition) and 200-gram LP on September 27. 

It is the second of XTC’s albums to be mixed in Dolby Atmos by Steven Wilson, following last year’s highly acclaimed mix for “The Big Express.” The album has been mixed for Dolby Atmos Immersive Audio from the original multi-track studio master tapes by Wilson and fully approved by XTC. The CD features the 2016 album mix, bonus album track mixes by Wilson. The Blu-ray: includes full album, additional tracks mixed in Dolby Atmos + instrumental versions, full album in DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround Sound (2016 mix), full album, additional tracks, instrumentals in 24/96 stereo (2016 mix), full album - original mix (corrected polarity edition) in 24/96 stereo. It is presented in replica mini-vinyl style packaging with booklet including photos & album lyrics. 

The 200-gram vinyl marks the first time the 2016 Steven Wilson mix of Skylarking will be released on 200-gram vinyl. It is presented in a gatefold sleeve with lyrics appearing in the inner gatefold and was cut by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering.

XTC:
Andy Partridge
Colin Moulding
Dave Gregory
With: Prairie Prince: Drums

Track listing (CD/Blu-ray):

1. Summer's Cauldron
2. Grass
3. The Meeting Place
4. That's Really Super, Supergirl
5. Ballet for a Rainy Day
6. 1000 Umbrellas
7. Season Cycle
8. Earn Enough for Us
9. Big Day
10. Another Satellite
11. Mermaid Smiled
12. The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul
13. Dear God
14. Dying
15. Sacrificial Bonfire

+ Additional Tracks
16. Extrovert
17. Let’s Make a Den
18. Little Lighthouse
19. The Troubles

To pre-order:

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