XTC - The Big Express Released:1984 You Played Yourself ("The Boss")

You Played Yourself ("The Boss")

and Eric Dolphy

1963's "After the Rain

The band's first post-Joy Division album is heavy with the sound of their former selves

When Our Vengeance is Done

XTC - The Big Express Released:1984 You Played Yourself ("The Boss")NEW VINYL LP ON DGM 2022 180 GRAM VINYL. XTC took full advantage of their studio bound status with The Big Express, creating their most painstakingly detailed, multi layered, sonically dynamic album to date. The more upbeat material and brighter sound recall some of the band's earlier moments, but most of all, The Big Express signals a turning point for the band, setting the blueprint for their later approach a combination of studio perfection matched