Upsy Daisy Assortment (1997)

About this title: Instead of releasing the complete double-disc set Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-92, the American division of Geffen decided to assemble Upsy Daisy Assortment, a 19-track budget-priced collection that follows XTC from 1979's Drums & Wires to 1992's Nonsuch. Such a decision was conceivably driven by the idea that casual fans and the curious will want all of the band's familiar songs -- "Making Plans for Nigel," "Generals & Majors," "Respectable Street," "Senses Working Overtime," "Dear God," "The Mayor of Simpleton," "King for a Day," "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" -- on one disc, and on ... read more

Tracks:

1. Life Begins at the Hop [Moulding]
2. Making Plans for Nigel [Moulding]
3. Generals and Majors [Moulding]
4. Respectable Street [Partridge]
5. Senses Working Overtime [Partridge]
6. Ball and Chain [Moulding]
7. No Thugs in Our House [Partridge]
8. Love on a Farmboy's Wages [Partridge]
9. Funk Pop a Roll [Partridge]
10. This World Over [Partridge]
11. Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her, Kiss Her [Partridge]
12. Grass [Moulding]
13. Dear God [Partridge]
14. Earn Enough for Us [Partridge]
15. The Mayor of Simpleton [Partridge]
16. King for a Day [Moulding]
17. Chalkhills and Children [Partridge]
18. The Disappointed [Partridge]
19. The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead [Partridge]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.