title: Coat of Many Cupboards
text: # Coat of Many Cupboards
  
  Coat of Many Cupboards (2002) è una compilation degli XTC.
  
  ## Il disco
  
  Il cofanetto, pubblicato il 25 marzo 2002, vuole essere un'antologia dei quindici anni trascorsi dal gruppo alla casa discografica Virgin Records, e propone 42 brani inediti su 62. Peculiarità di questo cofanetto è infatti la presenza di due tracce fantasma all'inizio dei CD 2 e 3; per poterle ascoltare è necessario tornare indietro manualmente prima della traccia 1 con il tasto REWIND. Non esiste una versione in vinile di questa raccolta.
  
  ## Musicisti
  
  * Andy Partridge - voce, chitarra elettrica, chitarra acustica, tastiere, basso, e percussioni (tranne che sul CD 3 brani 6, 9, 11, e 13 e sul CD 4 brani 4 e 8)
  * Colin Moulding - voce, basso, chitarra e tastiere (tranne che sul CD 2 brano 13, sul CD 3 brani 5, 8, e 12, e sul CD 4 brani 3, 6, 7, 10, e 12)
  * Dave Gregory - chitarra elettrica, pianoforte, mellotron e sintetizzatore (tranne che su tutto il CD l, sul CD 2 brano 13, sul CD 3 brani 5, 6, 8, 9, e 11-13, e sul CD 4 brani 3, 4, 6-8, 10, 12, e 14)
  * Terry Chambers - batteria (su tutto il CD 1, il CD 2 brani 1-15, e il CD 3 brani 1-4)
  * Barry Andrews - tastiere e voce (sul CD 1 brani 1-11)
  * Sting e Frances Tomelty - battimani (sul CD 2 brano 3)
  * Pete Phipps - batteria (CD 3 brani 7 e 10)
  * Ian Gregory - batteria (CD 4 brani 1 e 2)
  * Prairie Prince - batteria (CD 4 brano 5)
  * Pat Mastelotto - batteria (CD 4 brano 9)
  * Dave Mattacks - batteria (CD 4 brani 11 e 13-15)
  * Guy Barker - tromba (CD 4 brano 11)
  
  ## Tracce
  
  ### CD 1
  
  * Science Friction [CBS Demo] Andy Partridge– 3:32
  * Spinning Top [Live] (Partridge) – 3:00
  * Traffic Light Rock [Live] (Partridge) – 2:06
  * Radios in Motion [White Music Version] (Partridge) – 2:54
  * Let's Have Fun [White Music Outtake] (Colin Moulding) – 1:19
  * Fireball X15/Fireball Dub [White Music Outtake] (Barry Gray) – 3:24
  * Heatwave Mark 2 Deluxe [White Music Outtake] (Moulding) – 1:47
  * This is Pop? [Single Version] (Partridge) – 2:42
  * Are You Receiving Me? [Go2 Outtake] (Partridge) – 3:23
  * Things Fall to Bits [Go2 Outtake] (Barry Andrews) – 2:26
  * Us Being Us [Go 2 Outtake] – 2:55 (Andrews)
  * Life Begins at the Hop [First Rehearsal Extract] (Moulding) – 1:09
  * Life Begins at the Hop [First Recording, Unused] (Moulding) – 3:58
  * Making Plans for Nigel [Demo Version] (Moulding) – 4:15
  * Ten Feet Tall [Drums and Wires Version] (Moulding) – 3:14
  * Sleepyheads [Drums and Wires Outtake] (Moulding) – 4:52
  
  ### CD 2
  
  * Meccanic Dancing (Oh We Go) [Live] (Partridge) – 2:34
  * Atom Medley: Into the Atom Age/Hang on to the Night/Neon Shuffle [Live] (Partridge) – 6:52
  * Life Begins at the Hop [Unused U.S. Single Recording] (Moulding) – 2:57
  * Real by Reel [Unused Single Recording] (Partridge) – 3:44
  * When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty [Unused Single Recording] (Partridge) – 3:21
  * Helicopter [Unused Single Recording] (Partridge) – 3:30
  * Towers of London [Rejected Single Recording] (Partridge) – 6:07
  * Generals and Majors [Rehearsal Tape, Demo Version] (Moulding) – 5:02
  * No Language in Our Lungs [Black Sea Version] (Partridge) – 4:51
  * Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me) [Black Sea Version] (Partridge) – 3:37
  * Paper and Iron (Notes and Coins) [Live] (Partridge) – 4:08
  * Crowded Room [Live] (Moulding) – 4:03
  * Senses Working Overtime [Early Work Tape, Demo Version] (Partridge) – 3:31
  * Snowman [Live] (Partridge) – 5:06
  * Ball and Chain [Unused Single Recording] (Moulding) – 4:21
  
  ### CD 3
  
  * Punch and Judy [Unused Single Recording] (Partridge) – 2:35
  * Fly on the Wall [English Settlement Version] (Moulding) – 3:17
  * Yacht Dance [Live on the Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC TV] (Partridge) – 4:31
  * Jason and the Argonauts [English Settlement version] (Partridge) – 5:59
  * Love on a Farmboy's Wages [Home Demo] (Partridge) – 3:47
  * Wonderland [Home Demo] (Moulding) – 4:23
  * Ladybird [Mummer Version] (Partridge) – 4:36
  * All You Pretty Girls [Home Demo] (Partridge) – 4:13
  * Wake Up [Home Demo] (Moulding) – 4:12
  * The Everyday Story of Smalltown [The Big Express Version] (Partridge) – 4:13
  * Grass [Home Demo] (Moulding) – 2:55
  * Let's Make a Den [Home Demo] (Partridge) – 2:25
  * The Meeting Place [Home Demo] (Moulding) – 3:51
  * Dear God [Band Demo] (Partridge) – 4:10
  
  ### CD 4
  
  * Brainiac's Daughter [Psonic Psunspot Version] (Partridge) – 4:03
  * Vanishing Girl [Psonic Psunspot Version] (Moulding) – 2:44
  * Terrorism [Home Demo] (Partridge) – 3:20
  * Find the Fox [Home Demo] (Moulding) – 2:37
  * Season Cycle [Skylarking Version] (Partridge) – 3:21
  * The Troubles [Home Demo] (Partridge) – 3:17
  * Mayor of Simpleton [Early Work Tape, Demo] (Partridge) – 2:47
  * King for a Day [Home Demo] (Moulding) – 3:14
  * Chalkhills and Children [Oranges & Lemons Version] (Partridge) – 5:06
  * The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead [Home Demo] (Partridge) – 5:34
  * Omnibus [Nonsuch Version] (Partridge) – 3:20
  * The Disappointed [Home Demo] (Partridge) – 3:20
  * Bungalow [Nonsuch Version] (Moulding) – 2:49
  * Didn't Hurt a Bit [Nonsuch Outtake] (Moulding) – 3:54
  * Books are Burning [Live on The Late Show, BBC TV] (Partridge) – 4:48
  