Apple Box

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1▼CD: Apple Venus
#	Title	Length
1	River of Orchids additional guest keyboard: Haydn Bendall and Nick Davis bass: Colin Moulding guest drums (drum set), handclaps and percussion: Prairie Prince guest guitar, keyboard and piano and guest background vocals: Dave Gregory guitar: Andy Partridge vocals: Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge recording of: River of Orchids lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control	5:53
2	I’d Like That additional guest keyboard: Haydn Bendall and Nick Davis bass: Colin Moulding guest drums (drum set), handclaps and percussion: Prairie Prince guest guitar, keyboard and piano and guest background vocals: Dave Gregory guitar: Andy Partridge vocals: Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge recording of: I’d Like That lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control	3:50
3	Easter Theatre additional guest keyboard: Haydn Bendall and Nick Davis bass: Colin Moulding guest drums (drum set), handclaps and percussion: Prairie Prince guest guitar, keyboard and piano and guest background vocals: Dave Gregory guest solo trumpet: Steve Sidwell guitar: Andy Partridge vocals: Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge recording of: Easter Theatre lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control	4:37
4	Knights in Shining Karma additional guest keyboard: Haydn Bendall and Nick Davis bass: Colin Moulding guest drums (drum set), handclaps and percussion: Prairie Prince guest guitar, keyboard and piano and guest background vocals: Dave Gregory guitar: Andy Partridge vocals: Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge recording of: Knights in Shining Karma lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control	3:40
5	Frivolous Tonight additional guest keyboard: Haydn Bendall and Nick Davis bass: Colin Moulding guest drums (drum set), handclaps and percussion: Prairie Prince guest guitar, keyboard and piano and guest background vocals: Dave Gregory guitar: Andy Partridge vocals: Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge recording of: Frivolous Tonight lyricist and composer: Colin Moulding publisher: Copyright Control	3:10
6	Greenman additional guest keyboard: Haydn Bendall and Nick Davis bass: Colin Moulding guest drums (drum set), handclaps and percussion: Prairie Prince guest guitar, keyboard and piano and guest background vocals: Dave Gregory guitar: Andy Partridge vocals: Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge orchestra: The London Session Orchestra conductor: Gavyn Wright recording of: Greenman orchestrator: Mike Batt lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control	6:18
7	Your Dictionary additional guest keyboard: Haydn Bendall and Nick Davis bass: Colin Moulding guest drums (drum set), handclaps and percussion: Prairie Prince guest guitar, keyboard and piano and guest background vocals: Dave Gregory guitar: Andy Partridge vocals: Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge recording of: Your Dictionary lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control	3:15
8	Fruit Nut additional guest keyboard: Haydn Bendall and Nick Davis bass: Colin Moulding guest drums (drum set), handclaps and percussion: Prairie Prince guest guitar, keyboard and piano and guest background vocals: Dave Gregory guitar: Andy Partridge vocals: Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge recording of: Fruit Nut lyricist and composer: Colin Moulding publisher: Copyright Control	3:01
9	I Can’t Own Her additional guest keyboard: Haydn Bendall and Nick Davis bass: Colin Moulding guest drums (drum set), handclaps and percussion: Prairie Prince guest guitar, keyboard and piano and guest background vocals: Dave Gregory guitar: Andy Partridge vocals: Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge orchestra: The London Session Orchestra conductor: Gavyn Wright recording of: I Can’t Own Her orchestrator: Mike Batt lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control	5:26
10	Harvest Festival additional guest keyboard: Haydn Bendall and Nick Davis bass: Colin Moulding guest drums (drum set), handclaps and percussion: Prairie Prince guest guitar, keyboard and piano and guest background vocals: Dave Gregory guitar: Andy Partridge vocals: Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge recording of: Harvest Festival lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control	4:15
11	The Last Balloon additional guest keyboard: Haydn Bendall and Nick Davis bass: Colin Moulding guest drums (drum set), handclaps and percussion: Prairie Prince guest guitar, keyboard and piano and guest background vocals: Dave Gregory guest solo flugelhorn and trumpet: Guy Barker guitar: Andy Partridge vocals: Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge recording of: The Last Balloon lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control	6:40

2▼CD: Wasp Star
#	Title	Length
1	Playground producer and mixer: Nick Davis guest drums (drum set): Chuck Sabo guest background vocals: Holly Partridge recording of: Playground composer: Andy Partridge	4:17
2	Stupidly Happy producer and mixer: Nick Davis guest drums (drum set): Prairie Prince recording of: Stupidly Happy composer: Andy Partridge	4:14
3	In Another Life producer and mixer: Nick Davis guest drums (drum set): Prairie Prince recording of: In Another Life composer: Colin Moulding	3:36
4	My Brown Guitar producer and mixer: Nick Davis guest drums (drum set): Prairie Prince recording of: My Brown Guitar composer: Andy Partridge	3:51
5	Boarded UP producer and mixer: Nick Davis recording of: Boarded Up composer: Colin Moulding	3:23
6	I’m the Man Who Murdered Love producer and mixer: Nick Davis guest drums (drum set): Chuck Sabo recording of: I’m the Man Who Murdered Love composer: Andy Partridge	3:45
7	We’re All Light producer and mixer: Nick Davis guest drums (drum set): Chuck Sabo recording of: We’re All Light composer: Andy Partridge	4:39
8	Standing In for Joe producer and mixer: Nick Davis guest drums (drum set): Chuck Sabo recording of: Standing In for Joe composer: Colin Moulding	3:42
9	Wounded Horse producer and mixer: Nick Davis guest drums (drum set): Chuck Sabo recording of: Wounded Horse composer: Andy Partridge	4:12
10	You and the Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful producer and mixer: Nick Davis guest drums (drum set): Chuck Sabo recording of: You and the Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful composer: Andy Partridge	4:19
11	Church of Women producer and mixer: Nick Davis guest drums (drum set): Chuck Sabo recording of: Church of Women composer: Andy Partridge	5:06
12	The Wheel and the Maypole producer and mixer: Nick Davis guest drums (drum set): Prairie Prince recording of: The Wheel and the Maypole composer: Andy Partridge	5:55

3▼CD: Homespun
#	Title	Length
1	River of Orchids recording of: River of Orchids lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control	4:11
2	I’d Like That (Say a Sunflower) recording of: I’d Like That lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control	4:48
3	Easter Theatre recording of: Easter Theatre lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control	4:52
4	Knights in Shining Karma recording of: Knights in Shining Karma lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control	3:38
5	Frivolous Tonight recording of: Frivolous Tonight lyricist and composer: Colin Moulding publisher: Copyright Control	3:07
6	Greenman recording of: Greenman orchestrator: Mike Batt lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control	6:02
7	Your Dictionary recording of: Your Dictionary lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control	3:14
8	Fruit Nut recording of: Fruit Nut lyricist and composer: Colin Moulding publisher: Copyright Control	2:45
9	I Can’t Own Her recording of: I Can’t Own Her orchestrator: Mike Batt lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control	5:07
10	Harvest Festival recording of: Harvest Festival lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control	5:18
11	The Last Balloon recording of: The Last Balloon lyricist and composer: Andy Partridge publisher: Copyright Control	5:17

4▼CD: Homegrown
#	Title	Length
1	Playground recording of: Playground composer: Andy Partridge	4:26
2	Stupidly Happy recording of: Stupidly Happy composer: Andy Partridge	3:46
3	In Another Life (excerpt of original demo) partial recording of: In Another Life composer: Colin Moulding	2:03
4	In Another Life (jugband version) recording of: In Another Life composer: Colin Moulding	3:44
5	Some Lovely	3:57
6	Boarded Up recording of: Boarded Up composer: Colin Moulding	2:57
7	I’m the Man Who Murdered Love (early other cassette) partial recording of: I’m the Man Who Murdered Love composer: Andy Partridge	2:37
8	I’m the Man Who Murdered Love (Tamla demo excerpt) partial recording of: I’m the Man Who Murdered Love composer: Andy Partridge	0:40
9	I’m the Man Who Murdered Love recording of: I’m the Man Who Murdered Love composer: Andy Partridge	3:34
10	We’re All Light (early cassette idea) partial recording of: We’re All Light composer: Andy Partridge	1:14
11	We’re All Light recording of: We’re All Light composer: Andy Partridge	4:32
12	Standing In for Joe (lounge version) recording of: Standing In for Joe composer: Colin Moulding	2:41
13	Standing In for Joe recording of: Standing In for Joe composer: Colin Moulding	3:35
14	Wounded Horse recording of: Wounded Horse composer: Andy Partridge	4:23
15	You and the Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful recording of: You and the Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful composer: Andy Partridge	3:47
16	Lie for a Lie (cassette demo) partial recording of: Church of Women composer: Andy Partridge	1:44
17	Church of Women recording of: Church of Women composer: Andy Partridge	4:37
18	The Pot Won’t Hold Our Love (cassette demo) partial recording of: The Wheel and the Maypole composer: Andy Partridge	1:38
19	Everything Decays (early cassette demo) partial recording of: The Wheel and the Maypole composer: Andy Partridge	2:27
20	The Wheel and the Maypole recording of: The Wheel and the Maypole composer: Andy Partridge	5:33

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/2459476 [info]
ASIN:	UK: B000A38Z04 [info]

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includes:	Apple Venus, Volume 1 Apple Venus, Volume 2: Wasp Star Homegrown Homespun: The Apple Venus Volume One Home Demos

lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Xtc/Apple-vinyls [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/xtc/apple-box/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/66218/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000371013 [info]
Wikidata:	Q4781135 [info]

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