XTC - Skylarking (1LP 200g) Belle and Sebastian the Mexico City-born

the Mexico City-born

to create a remarkably vivid 1960s symphonic-pop pastiche

Robert even made a conscious effort to produce "un-misusable music" – music where any possible political ambiguity was removed so that it would have to be rejected by anyone promoting corrupt Western culture

with a dreamy melodicism influenced by the Velvet Underground

The song was mainly viewed as a meditation on the troubles and problems of the world

XTC - Skylarking (1LP 200g) Belle and Sebastian the Mexico City-bornXTC were holed up with eccentric producer Todd Rundgren for this 1986 album in which band and producer battled, sniped and argued throughout. You'd never guess listening to the more pastoral parts of the record and despite what the band think, it's a really great album. This version is the reverse polarity edition which sorted out some of the original album's sound issues. Also includes notorious US hit 'Dear God' which was inexplicably left off the