Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2)
Always one of the more interesting and innovative of the post-punk/pop crossover bands, XTC blighted their reputation a tad with a series of overheated, overbearingly quirky singles in the early-'80s, before an acrimonious split with Virgin...
Apple Venus Volume 1
It's an odd equation, but genius and laziness tend to go together. The reputation of Swindon's XTC as one of Britain's most inventive pop groups has been simmering gently due in no small part to the fact that they've done bugger-all for seven...












