Apple Venus Volume 1

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Apple Venus Volume 1
Studio album by XTC
Released 17 February 1999
Recorded January–August 1998
Genre Pop rock, folk, chamber pop
Length 50:09
Language English
Label Cooking Vinyl
Producer Haydn Bendall, Nick Davis
Professional reviews
XTC chronology
Nonsuch
(1992)
Apple Venus Volume 1
(1999)
Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2)
(2000)
Singles from Apple Venus Volume 1
  1. "Easter Theatre"
    Released: April 1999
  2. "I'd Like That"
    Released: June 1999

Apple Venus Volume 1 is an XTC album released in 1999. It was the first on the band's own Idea Records through Cooking Vinyl and distributed in the United States by TVT Records. It reached #42 in the UK.[citation needed]

In 2002 XTC released an instrumental version of the album entitled Instruvenus.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] UK CD: COOKCD 172

All songs written and composed by Andy Partridge, except where noted. 

# Title Length
1. "River of Orchids"   5:53
2. "I'd Like That"   3:50
3. "Easter Theatre"   4:37
4. "Knights in Shining Karma"   3:39
5. "Frivolous Tonight" (Colin Moulding) 3:10
6. "Greenman"   6:17
7. "Your Dictionary"   3:14
8. "Fruit Nut" (Moulding) 3:01
9. "I Can't Own Her"   5:26
10. "Harvest Festival"   4:15
11. "The Last Balloon"   6:40

[edit] Personnel

XTC
Additional musicians
Production
  • Haydn Bendall – original production, engineering
  • Nick Davis – additional production, engineering, mix
  • Simon Dawson – mix assistance
  • Alan Douglas – recording engineer
  • Barry Hammond – recording engineer
  • Tim Young – mastering


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