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XTC
Initially inspired by the punk of New York Dolls, old friends Andy Partridge and
Colin Moulding first started playing together in their home town of Swindon in
the early 1970s. They copied the Dolls' glam style and went through various
different styles, personnel and band names before settling on XTC with a line-up
including Terry Chambers on drums and Barry Andrews on keyboards around 1976.
Signed to Virgin, they released a well-received EP before their debut album
White Music announced their arrival as a slightly quirky left-field pop
alternative to the new wave of punk. It inc...
