Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982 Explained

Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982
Type:	Compilation album
Artist:	XTC
Cover:	Waxworksxtccover.jpg
Released:	November 1982
Recorded:	1977–1981
Genre:	Pop rock
Length:	44:29
Label:	Virgin
Producer:	John Leckie Robert John "Mutt" Lange Martin Rushent Steve Lillywhite Phil Wainman Hugh Padgham XTC
Chronology:	XTC other
Prev Title:	Take Away/The Lure of Salvage
Prev Year:	1980
Next Year:	1982

Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982 is the first compilation album by English rock band XTC, released in November 1982 by Virgin Records.^[1] Though it followed closely on the heels of the successful English Settlement album and its lead-off single "Senses Working Overtime", it failed to crack the Top 40 perhaps signalling their commercial decline in Britain. All twelve tracks appear on the first disc of 1996's . It was initially released shrinkwrapped with the included as a "free bonus album".

Critical reception

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Chris Woodstra wrote that though Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982 has been replaced by more comprehensive XTC compilation albums later on, it "remains the classic compilation of the band's first, pre-studio-bound period."

Track listing

Notes

Track 3 originally from White Music. It was rerecorded for the single release.
Single versions/edits are used throughout (as opposed to the versions appearing on the respective albums).

Personnel

XTC

Andy Partridge – guitar, vocals
Colin Moulding – bass, vocals
Barry Andrews – keyboards (1-4)
Terry Chambers – drums
Dave Gregory – guitar, keyboards (5-12)

Technical

John Leckie – producer (1, 2)
Robert John "Mutt" Lange – producer (3)
Martin Rushent – producer (4)
Steve Lillywhite – producer (5, 6, 8–10)
Phil Wainman – producer (7)
Hugh Padgham – producer (11, 12)
XTC – producer (11, 12)
Tony Cousins – mastering

Notes and References

Web site: XTC Reel by Real: XTC: Waxworks / Beeswax / The Compact XTC. chalkhills.org. 15 August 2022.
Web site: XTC. Official Charts. 15 August 2022.