Rag 'N' Bone Buffet

• Artist: XTC
• Rating:
• Release Date: September 24, 1990
• Total Time: 78:29
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rock

Review

Rag 'N' Bone Buffet collects 24 rarities, B-sides, and side projects, including "Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen" (released under the pseudonym the Colonel), "Thanks for Christmas" (by the Three Wise Men), "Mermaid Smiled," the song dropped from Skylarking to make room for "Dear God," "Take This Town," from the film Times Square, and a handful of BBC sessions. Finding the complete recorded works of XTC is a collector's nightmare, and Rag 'N' Bone Buffet really only scratches the surface of what's out there, but it is a start. Even though these songs were thrown away by the band, there is really some terrific music to be found here -- the collection is just as essential as the proper albums. ~ Chris Woodstra, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Extrovert (Lyrics)	Andy Partridge	XTC	(3:35)
Ten Feet Tall (Lyrics)	Colin Moulding	XTC	(3:12)
Mermaid Smiled (Lyrics)	Andy Partridge	XTC	(2:26)
Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen (Lyrics)	Colin Moulding	XTC	(2:47)
Respectable Street (Lyrics)	Andy Partridge	XTC	(3:05)
Looking for Footprints (Lyrics)	Colin Moulding	XTC	(3:28)
Over Rusty Water	Andy Partridge	XTC	(1:28)
Heaven Is Paved with Broken Glass (Lyrics)	Andy Partridge	XTC	(4:21)
The World Is Full of Angry Young Men	Colin Moulding	XTC	(3:39)
Punch and Judy (Lyrics)	Andy Partridge	XTC	(2:42)
Thanks for Christmas (Lyrics)		XTC	(3:50)
Tissue Tigers (The Arguers)	Andy Partridge	XTC	(3:56)
I Need Protection (Lyrics)	Colin Moulding	XTC	(3:40)
Another Satellite (Lyrics)	Andy Partridge	XTC	(4:20)
Strange Tales, Strange Tails (Lyrics)	Andy Partridge	XTC	(2:18)
Officer Blue (Lyrics)	Colin Moulding	XTC	(2:39)
Scissor Man (Lyrics)	Andy Partridge	XTC	(4:21)
Cockpit Dance Mixture (Lyrics)	Andy Partridge	XTC	(6:02)
Pulsing Pulsing (Lyrics)	Andy Partridge	XTC	(1:35)
Happy Families	Andy Partridge	XTC	(2:45)
Countdown to Christmas Party Time (Lyrics)		XTC	(4:12)
Blame the Weather	Colin Moulding	XTC	(3:38)
Take This Town (Lyrics)	Andy Partridge	XTC	(4:08)
History of Rock & Roll	Andy Partridge	XTC	(:22)

Credits

XTC (Producer), John Leckie (Producer), Andy Partridge (Vocals), Mick Glossop (Producer), Colin Moulding (Producer), Steve Lillywhite (Producer), Phil Wainman (Producer), Andy Partridge (Guitar), Hugh Padgham (Producer), Tony Wilson (Producer), Glenn Tommey (Engineer), Fred Kay (Engineer), David Dade (Engineer), The Three Wise Men (Producer), Andy Partridge (Producer), Hugh Padgham (Engineer), Jonathon Russle (Producer), Todd Rundgren (Producer), Martin Colley (Producer)