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Feb 27, 2025

Pete

Mr. Eighties

Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: February 27 1989 Oranges & Lemons by XTC Was Released.

On this day February 27 1989 XTC released their eleventh studio album Oranges & Lemons. The album showcased a vibrant psychedelic pop sound, influenced by 1960s psych rock, and became one of the band’s most commercially successful releases. It reached number 44 on the US Billboard 200, marking one of their highest charting albums in America.

Oranges & Lemons featured some of XTC’s most well known tracks, including Mayor of Simpleton which became a minor hit on MTV and alternative radio as...

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