Upsy Daisy Assortment

Compilation album by XTC

Released

June 17, 1997

Recorded

1979-1991

Genre

Pop rock

Length

75:27

Label

Geffen Records

XTC other chronology

Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92
(1996)

Upsy Daisy Assortment
(1997)

Transistor Blast: The Best of the BBC Sessions
(1998)

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Upsy Daisy Assortment is a U.S.-exclusive compilation by XTC, released after Geffen Records declined to distribute the 1996 double-disc Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-1992.

It is perhaps their first compilation to be considered a Best of as it includes album tracks "Funk Pop a Roll", "Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her", "Earn Enough for Us" and "Chalkhills and Children" in addition to their better-known singles.

The cover art is a reproduction of a vintage 1945 travel poster called "Holidays in Switzerland" by Donald Brun.

Track listing

All songs written by Andy Partridge, except where noted.

"Life Begins at the Hop" (Colin Moulding) – 3:47
"Making Plans for Nigel" (Moulding) – 4:12
"Generals and Majors" (Moulding) – 3:41
"Respectable Street" – 3:07
"Senses Working Overtime" – 4:34
"Ball and Chain" (Moulding) – 4:29
"No Thugs in Our House" – 5:10
"Love on a Farmboy's Wages" – 3:59
"Funk Pop a Roll" – 3:14
"This World Over" – 4:45
"Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her, Kiss Her" – 3:50
"Grass" (Moulding) – 2:42
"Dear God" – 3:37
"Earn Enough for Us" – 2:54
"Mayor of Simpleton" – 3:57
"King for a Day" (Moulding) – 3:36
"Chalkhills and Children" – 4:56
"The Disappointed" – 3:38
"The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" – 5:03

XTC

Andy Partridge Colin Moulding Barry Andrews Terry Chambers Dave Gregory

Studio albums	White Music Go 2 Drums and Wires Black Sea English Settlement Mummer The Big Express 25 O'Clock Skylarking Psonic Psunspot Oranges & Lemons Nonsuch Apple Venus Volume 1 Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2)

EPs	3D - EP

Compilation albums	Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982 Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977–1982 The Compact XTC Chips from the Chocolate Fireball Explode Together: The Dub Experiments 78-80 Rag and Bone Buffet: Rare Cuts and Leftovers Drums and Wireless: BBC Radio Sessions 77–89 Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92 Upsy Daisy Assortment Transistor Blast: The Best of the BBC Sessions

Box sets	Coat of Many Cupboards Apple Box

Demos Remixes	Homespun Homegrown Instruvenus Waspstrumental

Singles	"Statue of Liberty" "Life Begins at the Hop" "Making Plans for Nigel" "Senses Working Overtime" "Wonderland" "Dear God" "Mayor of Simpleton" "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead"

Related articles	Discography The Dukes of Stratosphear Urgh! A Music War A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC Fuzzy Warbles Take Away / The Lure of Salvage

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