Album
25 O'Clock
1985 · Rock
15 collectors on Gatefold own this
25 O'Clock is a Rock album by The Dukes Of Stratosphear, originally released in 1985. On Gatefold: 21 pressings tracked, owned by 15 collectors.
About
25 O'Clock is a mini-album from XTC which was released under the pseudonym The Dukes of Stratosphear, and was also the title song from that release. Joined by XTC member Dave Gregory's brother Ian on drum, the Dukes indulged in the stylistic tropes of 1960s psychedelia, particularly the British variety. Released on April Fools Day, 1985, the mini-album was a tongue in cheek homage to the heyday of psychedelic rock. Several of the tracks were made to sound like individual bands (like the Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd sound of "Bike Ride to the Moon"). Others were simply a pastiche of the styles of the period as a whole. Though recorded on contemporary 1980's equipment, the mixing and overdubs closely replicate production techniques used in the mid-to-late 1960. The album is also notable for its cover art (drawn by Partridge) which resembled the cover on the 1967 LP Disraeli Gears by Cream. The band issued a single and made a promotional film for "The Mole from the Ministry" (a song that owes a great deal to The Beatles' "I Am the Walrus"). The material on the 25 O'Clock mini-album (including the "hidden message" at the end of side two) was merged with the 1987 album Psonic Psunspot for release as Chips from the Chocolate Fireball: An Anthology on CD, simultaneous with Psonic Psunspot's vinyl release. .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A125 O'Clock5:01
- A2Bike Ride To The Moon2:24
- A3My Love Explodes3:54
Side B
- B1What In The World?? . . .5:01
- B2Your Gold Dress4:38
- B3The Mole From The Ministry5:50
- B4Untitled
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Psych Rock
- fuzzy
- whimsical
- psychedelic
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- E.I.E.I. OwenDRUMS PERFORMER , DRUMS
- Lord Cornelius PlumMELLOTRON, PIANO, ORGAN, GUITAR MELLOTRON, PIANO, ORGAN, GUITAR , LINER NOTES PERFORMER , MELLOTRON, PIANO, ORGAN, GUITAR
- Sir John JohnsPERFORMER , VOCALS , GUITAR, OTHER VOCALS , GUITAR, OTHER VOCALS , GUITAR, OTHER , ARTWORK
- The Red CurtainELECTRIC BASS ELECTRIC BASS, OTHER ELECTRIC BASS, OTHER , LINER NOTES
15 collectors on Gatefold own this · 21 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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