XTC: Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding. This is a stunning behind-the-scenes look at XTC's APPLE VENUS VOLUME ONE. HOMESPUN offers up the album's demos in identical track order. Nine of the songs are Andy Partridge's--the other two are by Colin Moulding. Regardless of their composers, these demo versions make it clear that the orchestral bearing of the finished songs was worked out well in advance. There are few marked differences in these precursors, but that is what is so compelling and instructive. HOMEPSUN represents masterful pop music as it's being worked out on the drawing board of hom...

XTC: Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding.

This is a stunning behind-thesescenes look at XTC's APPLE VENUS VOLUME ONE.

HOMESPUN offers up the album's demos in identical track order.

Nine of the songs are Andy Partridge's--the other two are by Colin Moulding.

Regardless of their composers, these demo versions make it clear that the orchestral bearing of the finished songs was worked out well in advance.

There are few marked differences in these precursors, but that is what is so compelling and instructive.

HOMEPSUN represents masterful pop music as its being worked out on the drawing board of home studios in preparation for the painstaking work of studio recording.