| Management number | 254259428 | Release Date | 2026/11/07 | List Price | US$6.16 | Model Number | 254259428 | ||
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"Making Plans for Nigel" is XTC's first English Top 20 hit and both it and the underground gem "Helicopter" introduce America's alternative pop fans to the band. Says Melody Maker: "XTC has broken cover and broken ground." New Music Express insists that the band's music "demands new adjectives." Andy: "Twang! Barry goes, Dave comes and the band is reborn. We revel in electric guitars, voodoo tom toms and the discovery of our song-writing muscle (which is becoming delightfully erect)." Andy: "Suddenly we were a three piece. The song-writing was starting to get half decent and we were revelling in two wiry sounding guitars, twanging bass and voodoo tom-toms." Originally released on 17 August 1979 in the U.K. Reached No. 34 on the U.K. album chart. Reached No. 176 on the Billboard album chart in the U.S.A.
| Performer | XTC |
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| Music genre | Rock |
| Music subgenre | Alternative |
| Music release type | Album |
| Media format | CD |
| Original release date | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Is collectible | Y |
| Has parental advisory label | N |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Track listing | Making Plans for Nigel, Helicopter, Day in Day Out, When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty, Ten Feet Tall, Roads Girdle the Globe +, Real By Reel, Millions, That Is the Way, Outside World, Scissor Man, Complicated Game, Life Begins at the Hop, Chain of Command, Limelight |
| Record label | Ape House Uk |
| Songwriter | Xtc |
| Music producer | Steve Lillywhite |
| Track name | Making Plans for Nigel |
| Digital audio file format | CD |
| Music media format | CD |
| Is enhanced | Y |
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