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Chips from the Chocolate Fireball 
Compilation album by XTC as The Dukes of Stratosphear Released August 1987 Genre Pop rock
Neo-psychedeliaLength 62:59 Label Virgin Records Producer John Leckie and ‘The Dukes’ XTC other chronology The Compact XTC
(1987)Chips from the Chocolate Fireball
(1987)Explode Together: The Dub Experiments 78-80
(1990)Alternative cover 
Photographic negative version of the album coverProfessional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Pitchfork Media (9.0/10) [2] Chips from the Chocolate Fireball: An Anthology is a CD-only compilation album from XTC which was released under the pseudonym The Dukes of Stratosphear. It includes both their 1985 mini-album 25 O'Clock and the Psonic Psunspot album from 1987.
It was re-released as a part of the XTC reissue series in 2001 with songwriters Sir John Johns and The Red Curtain credited under their real names, and superseded in 2009 by special edition versions of both records with numerous bonus tracks.
The album artwork was originally intended to resemble that of Frank Zappa's Hot Rats LP, but a miscommunication between the band and Virgin saw a negative photographic effect used as opposed to a solarising one. Andy Partridge has gone on record as actively disliking this artwork.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by Sir John Johns, except where noted.
- "25 O'Clock" – 5:03
- "Bike Ride to the Moon" – 2:23
- "My Love Explodes" – 3:49
- "What in the World??..." – 5:01 (The Red Curtain)
- "Your Gold Dress" – 4:42
- "The Mole from the Ministry" – 5:58
- "Vanishing Girl" – 2:59 (Curtain)
- "Have You Seen Jackie?" – 3:21
- "Little Lighthouse" – 4:31
- "You're a Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)" – 3:38
- "Collideascope" – 3:22
- "You're My Drug" – 3:19
- "Shiny Cage" – 3:17 (Curtain)
- "Brainiac's Daughter" – 3:59
- "The Affiliated" – 2:31 (Curtain)
- "Pale and Precious" – 4:58
Personnel
- Sir John Johns — vocals, guitar
- The Red Curtain — vocals, bass
- Lord Cornelius Plum — mellotron, piano, organ, fuzz-tone guitar
- E.I.E.I. Owen — drum set
Credits
- Produced by John Leckie and the Dukes
References
Andy Partridge · Colin Moulding · Dave Gregory · Terry Chambers · Barry Andrews Studio albums White Music · Go 2 · Drums and Wires · Black Sea · English Settlement · Mummer · The Big Express · 25 O'Clock · Skylarking · Psonic Psunspot · Oranges & Lemons · Nonsuch · Apple Venus Volume 1 · Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2)Live albums Compilations Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982 · Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977–1982 · The Compact XTC · Chips from the Chocolate Fireball · Explode Together: The Dub Experiments 78-80 · Rag and Bone Buffet: Rare Cuts and Leftovers · Drums and Wireless: BBC Radio Sessions 77–89 · Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92 · Upsy Daisy Assortment · Transistor Blast: The Best of the BBC Sessions · Coat of Many Cupboards · Apple BoxOther albums Related articles Categories:- Pseudonymous albums
- Albums produced by John Leckie
- XTC compilation albums
- 1986 compilation albums
- Virgin Records compilation albums
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