The Dukes of Stratosphear was a pseudonym used by the British rock band XTC in the mid to late 1980s, concurrently with XTC's continued musical activities. The project was intended as a homage to 1960s pop and psychedelic music by groups such as The Beatles, The Byrds, The Kinks, The Beach Boys, Jefferson Airplane, Pink Floyd and The Pretty Things. The band released two records under this pseudonym, the mini-album 25 O'Clock (1985), and the full-length album Psonic Psunspot (1987).

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  • The Dukes of Stratosphear was a pseudonym used by the British rock band XTC in the mid to late 1980s, concurrently with XTC's continued musical activities. The project was intended as a homage to 1960s pop and psychedelic music by groups such as The Beatles, The Byrds, The Kinks, The Beach Boys, Jefferson Airplane, Pink Floyd and The Pretty Things. The band released two records under this pseudonym, the mini-album 25 O'Clock (1985), and the full-length album Psonic Psunspot (1987). The two releases were compiled onto a single CD under the title Chips from the Chocolate Fireball: An Anthology, which was released simultaneously with the vinyl issue of Psonic Psunspot. The Dukes were also mentioned in the credits of XTC's 1986 album Skylarking, where they were thanked for the loan of their guitars. The band briefly reformed in 2003, to record the track "Open A Can (Of Human Beans)" for the MS Society charity compilation album The Wish List. On 20 April 2009 both records were released on CD for the first time in their own right - along with demo recordings, bonus tracks and brand new sleeve notes from the band. These editions are credited to "XTC as The Dukes of Stratosphear" and were released on Andy Partridge's Ape House record label (they are also the first XTC recordings that Virgin Records have relinquished the rights to).
  • The Dukes of Stratosphear waren ein von 1985 bis 1987 benutztes und nicht nur Insidern bekanntes Pseudonym der britischen New-Wave-Formation XTC.
  • The Dukes of Stratosphear è il nome con cui il gruppo pop inglese degli XTC ha pubblicato un EP, 25 o'clock, e un album, Psonic Psunspot, successivamente riproposti in un unico disco dal titolo Chips from the chocolate fireball. Lo stile dei Dukes è chiaramente ispirato alla psichedelia anni sessanta, a metà tra omaggio e parodia. I membri degli XTC non vollero inizialmente rivelare questo loro progetto parallelo; nascosero perciò le loro identità sotto pseudonimi, ammettendo solo in seguito di essere The Dukes of Stratosphear.
  • The Dukes of Stratosphear var et band som midt på 1980-tallet forsøkte, og delvis lyktes i å blåse nytt liv i arven fra 1960-tallet med psykedelisk rock. Gruppa var et prosjekt som medlemmene av det britiske New Wave-bandet XTC moret seg med på si'. Som i XTC var Andy Partridge hovedfigur og flittigste låtskriver også i denne gruppa, men også Colin Moulding bidro med flere sanger. På albumet Skylarking har forøvrig XTC kreditert The Dukes for lånet av gitarer. Bandet gjenoppsto i studio i 2003, bare for å bidra på samlealbumet The Wish List til inntekt for «The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain». De spilte da inn sangen «Open A Can (Of Human Beans)». Sporet ble senere inkludert i Andy Partridges soloalbum Fuzzy Warbles Volume 7 (2006).
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  • L-R: The Red Curtain, Lord Cornelius Plum, Sir John Johns, E.I.E.I. Owen
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  • The Dukes of Stratosphear was a pseudonym used by the British rock band XTC in the mid to late 1980s, concurrently with XTC's continued musical activities. The project was intended as a homage to 1960s pop and psychedelic music by groups such as The Beatles, The Byrds, The Kinks, The Beach Boys, Jefferson Airplane, Pink Floyd and The Pretty Things. The band released two records under this pseudonym, the mini-album 25 O'Clock (1985), and the full-length album Psonic Psunspot (1987).
  • The Dukes of Stratosphear waren ein von 1985 bis 1987 benutztes und nicht nur Insidern bekanntes Pseudonym der britischen New-Wave-Formation XTC.
  • The Dukes of Stratosphear è il nome con cui il gruppo pop inglese degli XTC ha pubblicato un EP, 25 o'clock, e un album, Psonic Psunspot, successivamente riproposti in un unico disco dal titolo Chips from the chocolate fireball. Lo stile dei Dukes è chiaramente ispirato alla psichedelia anni sessanta, a metà tra omaggio e parodia.
  • The Dukes of Stratosphear var et band som midt på 1980-tallet forsøkte, og delvis lyktes i å blåse nytt liv i arven fra 1960-tallet med psykedelisk rock. Gruppa var et prosjekt som medlemmene av det britiske New Wave-bandet XTC moret seg med på si'. Som i XTC var Andy Partridge hovedfigur og flittigste låtskriver også i denne gruppa, men også Colin Moulding bidro med flere sanger. På albumet Skylarking har forøvrig XTC kreditert The Dukes for lånet av gitarer.
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