The Compact XTC: The Singles 1978–85

Tracklist

• 1
  Science Friction
  3:14
  4.5 ★
• 2
  Statue of Liberty
  2:26
  5.0 ★
• 3
  This Is Pop?
  2:40
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Are You Receiving Me?
  3:03
  4.6 ★
• 5
  Life Begins at the Hop
  3:46
  4.5 ★
• 6
  Making Plans for Nigel
  3:53
  5.0 ★
• 7
  Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down
  4:34
• 8
  Generals and Majors
  3:42
  5.0 ★
• 9
  Towers of London
  4:38
• 10
  Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)
  3:37
  4.0 ★
• 11
  Senses Working Overtime
  4:34
  4.5 ★
• 12
  Ball and Chain
  4:31
  4.5 ★
• 13
  Great Fire
  3:51
  4.0 ★
• 14
  Wonderland
  4:03
• 15
  Love on a Farmboy's Wages
  4:00
  4.5 ★
• 16
  All You Pretty Girls
  3:59
• 17
  This World Over
  4:46
  4.0 ★
• 18
  Wake Up
  3:43

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Release credits

• Andy Partridge
  electric guitar [3, 12], guitar [3-4], lead vocals [3-4, 13, 15]
• Barry Andrews
  keyboard [3-4]
• Bill Price
  engineer [3]
• Bob Sargeant
  producer [13]
• Colin Moulding
  background vocals [12], bass guitar [3], electric bass guitar [4], fretless bass [12], lead vocals [12]
• Dave Gregory
  12 string guitar [12], background vocals [12], synthesizer [12]
• David Lord
  producer [16]
• Gavyn Wright
  strings [13]
• Howard Gray
  assistant [12]
• Hugh Padgham
  additional [12], engineer [6, 8, 11-12], guest [12], producer [11-12]
• John Leckie
  engineer [3-4], producer [1, 3-4]
• Mark Dearnley
  mix [13], recording [13]
• Martin Rushent
  producer [4]
• Nigel Warren-Green
  strings [13]
• Pete Phipps
  drums (drum set) [13, 15]
• Phil Thornalley
  mix [16]
• Robert John “Mutt” Lange
  producer [3]
• Steve Lillywhite
  producer [5-6, 8]
• Steve Nye
  mix [15], producer [15], recording [15]
• Terry Chambers
  background vocals [12], drums (drum set) [3-4, 12], percussion [12]
• XTC
  producer [11-13, 15-16]
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Issues

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  The Compact XTC: The Singles 1978–85

  CD
  30 June 1986
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  The Compact XTC: The Singles 1978–85

  CD
  22 July 1987
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  The Compact XTC: The Singles 1978–85

  CD
  1 March 1989
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  The Compact XTC: The Singles 1978–85

  CD
  1 April 1992
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  The Compact XTC: The Singles 1978–85

  Digital Media
  3 March 2003