White Music was the debut album by XTC. It was released on January 20, 1978 and reached No. 38 in the UK album charts. It spawned the singles "Statue of Liberty," (released January 6 1978) which was banned by the BBC for the line "sail beneath your skirt" and a re-recording of "This is Pop?" (released April 21, 1978).
Track listing[]
- All songs written by Andy Partridge, except where noted.
- "Radios in Motion" – 2:54
- "X Wires" (Colin Moulding) – 2:06
- "This is Pop?" – 2:41
- "Do What You Do" (Moulding) – 1:16
- "Statue of Liberty" – 2:55
- "All Along the Watchtower" (Bob Dylan) – 5:43
- "Into the Atom Age" – 2:32
- "Set Myself on Fire" (Moulding) – 3:04
- "I'm Bugged" – 3:59
- "New Town Animal in a Furnished Cage" – 1:53
- "Spinning Top" – 2:40
- "Neon Shuffle" – 4:37
CD bonus tracks[]
- "Science Friction*" – 3:13
- "She's So Square*" – 3:06
- "Dance Band*" (Moulding) – 2:41
- "Hang on to the Night+" – 2:09
- "Heatwave+" (Moulding) – 2:12
- "Traffic Light Rock~" – 1:40
- "Instant Tunes+" (Moulding) – 2:34
- * Tracks from the 3D - EP
- + B-sides
- ~ From sampler LP Guillotine
Personnel[]
- Andy Partridge - guitar, vocals
- Colin Moulding - bass, vocals
- Barry Andrews - steam piano, clapped out organs
- Terry Chambers - drums