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Nonsuch (styled as NONSVCH.) is the 12th studio album by the English band XTC, released 27 April 1992 on Virgin Records. The follow-up to Oranges & Lemons (1989), Nonsuch is a relatively less immediate and more restrained sounding album, carrying the band's psychedelic influences into new musical styles, and displaying a particular interest in orchestral arrangements. The LP received critical acclaim, charted at number 28 in the UK Albums Chart, and number 97 on the US Billboard 200, as well as topping Rolling Stone's College album chart.

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  • Nonsuch est le dixième album du groupe XTC, sorti en avril 1992. Le titre et la pochette de l'album font référence au palais de Sans-Pareil (Nonsuch Palace en anglais). L'album a bénéficié, en 2013, d'un remixage stéréo et 5.1 par Steven Wilson, et d'une réédition en CD, vinyle, DVD-A et Blu-ray sur le label d'Andy Partridge, Ape Records. (fr)
  • Nonsuch (styled as NONSVCH.) is the 12th studio album by the English band XTC, released 27 April 1992 on Virgin Records. The follow-up to Oranges & Lemons (1989), Nonsuch is a relatively less immediate and more restrained sounding album, carrying the band's psychedelic influences into new musical styles, and displaying a particular interest in orchestral arrangements. The LP received critical acclaim, charted at number 28 in the UK Albums Chart, and number 97 on the US Billboard 200, as well as topping Rolling Stone's College album chart. Produced by Gus Dudgeon, 13 of the album's 17 tracks were written by guitarist/leader Andy Partridge, with the rest by bassist Colin Moulding, while Dave Mattacks of Fairport Convention was recruited on drums. Unlike previous XTC albums, Partridge composed many of his songs using a keyboard. Due to the album's lyric content, which covers topics ranging from love and humanity to the Gulf War and P. T. Barnum, Nonsuch has been described as the band's darkest and most political album. The cover depicts an illustration of the former Nonsuch Palace, chosen after the band had settled on the title "nonesuch", which Partridge felt summed up the album's variety of music. It was their third double album when issued on vinyl. Lead single "The Disappointed" reached number 33 in the UK and was nominated for an Ivor Novello award, while "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" was the band's second single to top the US Modern Rock Tracks, later becoming a UK top 40 hit when covered by the Canadian band Crash Test Dummies. XTC soon left Virgin Records in the UK following a dispute over the cancelled third single, "Wrapped in Grey". Nonsuch was also nominated for the 1993 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album. In 2013, a remixed and expanded version of the album was released. Mixed by Steven Wilson, the edition included new stereo, surround sound and instrumental mixes of the original album along with various demos and outtakes. (en)
  • Nonsuch (1992) è il decimo album degli XTC. (it)
  • 『ノンサッチ』 (原題: Nonsuch)は、1992年に ヴァージン・レーベル からリリースされたXTCの10枚目のアルバム。レコーディングは1991年7月から10月にオックスフォードシャーの Chipping Norton Recording Studiosで行われた。 メロディは前作にも増してポップだが、社会批判的な歌詞が多く、本作で長い活動休止に入る。ジャケットは、今は存在しないノンサッチ宮殿のイラスト。タイトルは「無敵」の意味。 (ja)
  • Nonsuch är ett musikalbum av XTC utgivet 1992 av skivbolaget Virgin Records. Det var gruppens tolfte album och det producerades av Gus Dudgeon. Albumet domineras av låtar skrivna av , medan Colin Moulding bidrog med fyra låtar. Låtarna "The Disappointed" och "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" kom ut som singlar. XTC ville även få ut "Wrapped in Gray" som singel, något som Virgin vägrade även om testpressningar gjordes. Detta var en viktig anledning till att XTC lämnade skivbolaget. (sv)
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  • Partridge based "Wrapped in Grey" on a "three-note pattern" that he "stumbled" on while playing piano, thinking, "Wow, that kind of sounds like Burt Bacharach!". The backing vocals were also Beach Boys-influenced. (en)
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  • Nonsuch est le dixième album du groupe XTC, sorti en avril 1992. Le titre et la pochette de l'album font référence au palais de Sans-Pareil (Nonsuch Palace en anglais). L'album a bénéficié, en 2013, d'un remixage stéréo et 5.1 par Steven Wilson, et d'une réédition en CD, vinyle, DVD-A et Blu-ray sur le label d'Andy Partridge, Ape Records. (fr)
  • Nonsuch (1992) è il decimo album degli XTC. (it)
  • 『ノンサッチ』 (原題: Nonsuch)は、1992年に ヴァージン・レーベル からリリースされたXTCの10枚目のアルバム。レコーディングは1991年7月から10月にオックスフォードシャーの Chipping Norton Recording Studiosで行われた。 メロディは前作にも増してポップだが、社会批判的な歌詞が多く、本作で長い活動休止に入る。ジャケットは、今は存在しないノンサッチ宮殿のイラスト。タイトルは「無敵」の意味。 (ja)
  • Nonsuch är ett musikalbum av XTC utgivet 1992 av skivbolaget Virgin Records. Det var gruppens tolfte album och det producerades av Gus Dudgeon. Albumet domineras av låtar skrivna av , medan Colin Moulding bidrog med fyra låtar. Låtarna "The Disappointed" och "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" kom ut som singlar. XTC ville även få ut "Wrapped in Gray" som singel, något som Virgin vägrade även om testpressningar gjordes. Detta var en viktig anledning till att XTC lämnade skivbolaget. (sv)
  • Nonsuch (styled as NONSVCH.) is the 12th studio album by the English band XTC, released 27 April 1992 on Virgin Records. The follow-up to Oranges & Lemons (1989), Nonsuch is a relatively less immediate and more restrained sounding album, carrying the band's psychedelic influences into new musical styles, and displaying a particular interest in orchestral arrangements. The LP received critical acclaim, charted at number 28 in the UK Albums Chart, and number 97 on the US Billboard 200, as well as topping Rolling Stone's College album chart. (en)
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  • Nonsuch (fr)
  • Nonsuch (it)
  • ノンサッチ (アルバム) (ja)
  • Nonsuch (album) (en)
  • Nonsuch (sv)
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