The Fuzzy Warbles Series (Part One)
January 8th, 2007
The first of 3 exclusive podcasts in which Andy Partridge talks about the Fuzzy Warbles Collectors Album, where the ideas came from and how he chose the tracks.
He’ll also take you through his humble beginnings as a child recording hitting the gas fire in his Mum and Dads house and capturing the results on an old reel to reel recorder, right up to his present day work in the legendary shed.
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Good stuff. Very entertaining, as usual!
It´s too late right here right now, but tomorrow I’ll be totally hearing this!
Thanks to the Ape-Team, from a proud (the only?) owner of the FW box in Barcelona…(the only one chalkhead here?)
By the way, you’re all invited to see some color at
http://the-strip-arte.blogspot.com/
(yes, you’re invited too!)
a big bunch of greetings from
LêA
….”chalkhead”?!
What the hell I was thinking yesterday?!!
Couldn’t agree more with Andy’s comments about the demo version of ‘That Wave’. Although Nonsuch is one of my favourite albums, I much prefer this version to that on the album. ‘That Wag’ just adds to the whole thing.
A must-listen for anyone interested in the songwriting process of one of Britain’s best-ever songwriters. And surely Britain’s funniest-ever songwriter!
Great stuff! Mr. Rowe does a very nice job indeed whipping up a nice dish of grilled Partridge. Loved hearing the story about how the Shed came to be … Andy, when are we going to hear “The Methane Tapes”?
ALWAYS WINTER BUT NEVER CHRISTMAS never made it onto any of the Fuzzy Warbles compilations either. And it WAS good enough to be included. Thankfully I still have the cassette I was given at the XTC Convention in Barrie Ontario in 1991.
I wonder what would have been the reaction to a “66’s fart record” added to a Fuzzy Warbles volume… ; )
I agree with mr Partridge about some demo versions being more powerful when “raw”, with less production. Especially concerning some songs from Nonsuch or Oranges and Lemmons. Definitely, that all Fuzzy Warbles idea was a GREAT one. Thank you Andy for being tenacious and offering us that wonderful FW Collection, with the perfect box to put it in.
More excellent, entertaining & engrossing exchanges from the engaging Mr. P. of XTC. X-ceedingly good
Yeah, as always great to hear Andy sharing his stories. Keep em coming!
So, a solo album’s next after the project with Barry? Or is that after you work with Dave again?
Sitting out in the middle of the Pacific in Hilo Hawaii who would think that the highlight of my day is discovering one of my heroes has been very busy in the last year or so with a website, blogs and music. Thanks Andy you’ve made my day!! I now await my autographed copy of Monstrance. Aloha, Bill