Skylarking

XTC’s most commercially successful album was, for many years, also its most mythical with tales of “lost” multi-track tapes (sadly true of other XTC albums but not this one), a song originally dropped from the album only to be replaced when it inadvertently became a hit single in the USA, a perfect match, on paper, between the ideal Britpop band a decade before the term was invented and an Anglophile super-producer that turned rather imperfect in personality terms but still resulted in a classic album. Still, a masterpiece remains a masterpiece however traumatic its origins and this is one of those few albums that sounded great at the time and sounds just as great, if not better, now. LP – Now available on a single vinyl LP with all tracks for the first time ever. Pressed on superior 200gram vinyl. Song lyrics sheet included. The full album has only been on vinyl in 2LP deluxe editions playing at 45RPM. LP+ – 200 Gram Vinyl. 2016 Steven Wilson mix. Housed in Gatefold Sleeve. CD – The album has been mixed for Dolby Atmos Immersive Audio from the original multi-track studio master tapes by Steven Wilson and is fully approved by XTC. CD: features the 2016 album mix and bonus album track mixes by Steven Wilson. Blu-ray: Full album and additional tracks mixed in Dolby Atmos and instrumental versions Blu-ray: Full album in DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround Sound (2016 mix) Blu-ray: Full album, additional tracks and instrumentals in 24/96 stereo (2016 mix). Blu-ray: Full album – original mix (corrected polarity edition) in 24/96 stereo. Presented in replica mini-vinyl style packaging with booklet including photos.