Virgin Records vs XTC

Brian and Murdock respond to a pointed question about their lack of coverage of a certain British power pop influence and unpack the story behind the big sound, bad manager, and public breakdown that would come to define them.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XTChttps://www.davegott.com/music/artist/xtc/index.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Partridgehttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/20/my-dream-had-died-xtcs-andy-partridge-on-mental-illness-battling-the-music-industry-and-losing-his-muse1989 Spin Article: https://books.google.com/books?id=h-bxxO5B-xsC&pg=PA92#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttp://chalkhills.org/articles/Onion19970619.htmlhttps://www.popmatters.com/the-man-who-sailed-around-his-soul-2495729988.html?rebelltpage=2#rebelltitem2https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Reid_(talent_manager)Paris, 1982 stage walk-off: https://youtu.be/SSeB_2tz5NQ?si=O8gOx7XCPdpFWPTNhttps://xtcbackporch.freeforums.net/thread/49/last-xtc-diego-april-1982https://www.songsommelier.com/xtchttps://www.popmatters.com/xtc-coat-2496118960.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/jeffknet/photos/released-on-this-day-in-1992-nonsuch-is-the-tenth-studio-album-by-xtc-and-consid/411992064074102/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/xtc-nonsuch/https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072511/https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/too-much-of-a-god-thing/Content?oid=902571https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonsuch_(album)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panayiotou_v_Sony_Music_Entertainment_(UK)_Ltd.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Mouldinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Partridge See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.