Rag and Bone Buffet: Rare Cuts and Leftovers

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Rag and Bone Buffet: Rare Cuts and Leftovers is a compilation album by XTC released in 1990. An odds and sods collection, it brings together B-sides, BBC sessions, soundtrack contributions, both sides of two singles released by offshoot The Three Wise Men', a solo single recorded by Colin Moulding as The Colonel and other obscurities. It is notable for including some of the most eccentric numbers in their catalogue such as "Cockpit Dance Mixture", "Countdown to Christmas Party Time" and "History of Rock & Roll".

Track listing

All songs written by Andy Partridge unless otherwise indicated. All songs credited to XTC unless otherwise indicated.

1. "Extrovert" – 3:36
2. "Ten Feet Tall" (US Single Version) (Colin Moulding) – 3:13
3. "Mermaid Smiled" – 2:27
4. The Colonel - "Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen" (Moulding) – 2:48
5. "Respectable Street" (UK Single Version) – 3:06
6. "Looking for Footprints" (Moulding) – 3:30
7. "Over Rusty Water" – 1:29
8. "Heaven is Paved with Broken Glass" – 4:23
9. "The World is Full of Angry Young Men" (Moulding) – 3:41
10. "Punch and Judy" – 2:43
11. The Three Wise Men - "Thanks for Christmas" (Balthazar/Kaspar/Melchior) – 3:52
12. "Tissue Tigers (The Arguers)" – 3:58
13. The Colonel - "I Need Protection" (Moulding) – 3:41
14. "Another Satellite" (Sunday Live Show, 2-22-87) – 4:21
15. "Strange Tales, Strange Tails" – 2:20
16. "Officer Blue" (Moulding) – 2:41
17. "Scissor Man" (John Peel Show, 10-8-79) – 4:23
18. "Cockpit Dance Mixture" – 6:03
19. "Pulsing Pulsing" – 1:36
20. "Happy Families" – 2:47
21. The Three Wise Men - "Countdown to Christmas Party Time" (Balthazar/Kaspar/Melchior) – 4:14
22. "Blame the Weather" (Moulding) – 3:40
23. "Take This Town" – 4:10
24. "History of Rock & Roll" – 0:21