{"product_id":"xtc-english-settlement-vinyl","title":"XTC - English Settlement (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e200g Double Vinyl LP With Lyric Sheet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApe House's 2019 edition of \u003cem\u003eEnglish Settlement\u003c\/em\u003e, catalog number APELPX105, presents the full fifteen-song double album on two 200-gram LPs and includes a lyric sheet. The search for the album's multitrack tapes, wanted for new Steven Wilson mixes, came up empty, but it turned up the original half-inch master tapes instead. Engineer John Dent cut new lacquers from those masters, and the sticker on the jacket notes that the cut was approved by Andy Partridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album was XTC's fifth and their first double, released by Virgin in February 1982. The band recorded it at The Manor Studio in Oxfordshire with Hugh Padgham, who had engineered their previous two albums, and the arrangements lean on acoustic guitar, 12-string electric guitar and fretless bass. Several territories outside the UK first received a single-LP version with five songs removed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnglish Settlement\u003c\/em\u003e reached No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 48 on the Billboard 200, and \"Senses Working Overtime\" reached No. 10 on the UK singles chart. The cover is drawn from the Uffington White Horse, the chalk hill figure in Oxfordshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 1, Side A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRunaways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall and Chain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSenses Working Overtime\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJason and the Argonauts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 1, Side B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"5\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo Thugs in Our House\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYacht Dance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll of a Sudden (It's Too Late)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 2, Side C\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMelt the Guns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeisure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's Nearly Africa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnuckle Down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 2, Side D\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"12\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFly on the Wall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDown in the Cockpit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish Roundabout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSnowman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eComplete the Collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eXTC at Evergreen Vinyl, three titles counting this one: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/xtc-black-sea-vinyl?variant=67500923289758\"\u003eBlack Sea\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/xtc-skylarking-2016-steven-wilson-mix-vinyl?variant=67500925943966\"\u003eSkylarking\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 633367790910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ape House Uk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.22.19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ape House","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":67500936134814,"sku":"EVP-4FF7C6D2-NEW-NEW-NONE0000","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/3731634-2494870.jpg?v=1791232697","url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/products\/xtc-english-settlement-vinyl","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}