Available on vinyl for the first time since the late 1980s. 200g vinyl.

Produced by David Lord and XTC. Mixed by Phil Thornalley, David Lord and XTC. Cut from masters by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering.

XTC’s Seventh Album, “The Big Express” Was Virtually Ignored On Release, Much As Its Immediate Predecessor “Mummer” . If Mummer Was XTC’s Quiet Album, This Was Its Polar Opposite: Bright, Brash, Noisy - Even Cluttered On Occasion If The Song Demanded It - As It Became A Concept Album Of Sorts, A Partly Autobiographical Reflection On Growing Up In An Industrial Town, Swindon, With Its History Of Engineering And Railway Accomplishments.

Side One:
Wake Up
All You Pretty Girls
Shake You Donkey Up
Seagulls Screaming Kiss
Her, Kiss Her
This World Over

Side Two:
The Everyday Story Of
Smalltown
I Bought Myself A
Liarbird
Reign Of Blows
You’re The Wish You
Are I Had
I Remember The Sun
Train Running Low On
Soul Coal