Skylarking (1986)

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Title: Skylarking
Artist: XTC
Genre: New Wave
Released: 1986

Tracks:
1 - Summer's Cauldron - 3:19
2 - Grass - 3:05
3 - The Meeting Place - 3:14
4 - That's Really Super, Supergirl - 3:21
5 - Ballet for a Rainy Day - 2:53
6 - 1000 Umbrellas - 3:41
7 - Season Cycle - 3:19
8 - Earn Enough for Us - 2:54
9 - Big Day - 3:32
10 - Another Satellite - 4:15
11 - Mermaid Smiled - 2:26
12 - The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul - 3:24
13 - Dying - 2:31
14 - Sacrificial Bonfire - 3:45

Overview:
Skylarking is the ninth studio album by the English band XTC, released on 27 October 1986. The eighth studio album was actually the Dukes of Stratosphear release '25 O'Clock'.
Produced by American musician Todd Rundgren, Skylarking is a loose concept album centred around various cycles in life, such as the seasons, days, and years. The title was chosen as a double entendre, referring to a type of bird (skylark), as well as the British navy term "skylarking", which means "fooling around".

The album was listed on "greatest albums of the 1980s" lists by Rolling Stone in 1989 and Pitchfork in 2002.
Music information in first post provided by The AudioDB
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