SOME people (not everyone, but certainly many millions) may not realise but this bald man in his two-up, two-down house banging on about toy soldiers and stinkbombs is perhaps the GREATEST English songwriter of his generation. His talent and imagination is simply jawdropping. It's not his fault, or mine, that the majority don't know and obviously greatness is not measured in sales (otherwise Westlife are winning in the greatness chart) but that's the way it is. I could list album titles but if you've got a finger and Google... If you like the cut of this man's jib, you have got a FEAST in store!
@Ursulauu4 жыл бұрын
Amen to that. 👍
@pauldicker12414 жыл бұрын
I agree
@tonycox56254 жыл бұрын
XTC, surely one of the greatest ever bands, and Andy Partridge one of the best songwriters and nicest people on the planet. Thanks for posting this. 😊😊
@patrickcrowther91954 жыл бұрын
Dave Sanderson If he’d only written ‘Love on a Farmboy’s Wages’, he should be carried around in a sedan chair for the rest of his life.
@heraldeventsandfilms59704 жыл бұрын
@@patrickcrowther9195 I volunteer to shoulder one of the poles.
@outsidehalf20004 жыл бұрын
I look at the crap that's on telly and I look at things like this and I have to shake my head at the dullness of thought of telly producers and commissioners who fail to understand that hearing interesting people being allowed to talk freely and without agenda is entertainment at its best.
@bandcouver3 жыл бұрын
It's the purposeful dumbing down of everything. It's tragic.
@pereraddison9323 жыл бұрын
@@bandcouver ... Mark, it's the method of madness, or true insanity that would be a logical desire and dream for a bully.
@StonefieldJim4Ай бұрын
Hear, hear! Longform interviews are close to extinct.
@daviddragon91854 жыл бұрын
Greatly enjoyed seeing Andy again. I was lucky enough to work on artworks for XTC releases including Oranges and Lemons, Nonsuch, Skylarking, as well as singles and the Dukes of Stratosphear albums. Spent many hours at Andy's kitchen table in Swindon eating cheese and pickle sandwiches, drinking endless mugs of tea while talking through ideas for covers. Like this interview, discussions would take off on a tandem taking many diversions down winding highways and byways en route. Happy treasured days.
@thepollyannasociety4 жыл бұрын
Extremely jealous over here as I do love a good cheese and pickle. 😉
@orangenotviolet4 жыл бұрын
David Dragon, so you did that timeless beautifull XTC Covers.....a great artist you are!
@daviddragon91854 жыл бұрын
@@thepollyannasociety Me too! I'd forgotten about Andy's toy soldiers, but do remember free gifts in ('50s) cereal packets, like the plastic submarine that floated to the surface fuelled by baking powder.
@qualaup4 жыл бұрын
Skylarking...beautiful artwork!
@daviddragon91854 жыл бұрын
@@qualaup As you probably know, there are 2 versions of the Skylarking cover. The 1st release with the drawing of the couple, the re-release with the flowers. When Virgin Records saw the photographs of Andy's original thought for the cover, which was partly inspired from a passage in DH Lawrence's 'Lady Chatterley's Lover', they became nervous of a possible backlash from record retailers in refusing to display it instore. A compromise was struck and I supplied a line drawing of the reclining couple. Years later on it's re-release, Andy finally got the cover he really wanted. After all these years I can now reveal that after I collected the photographs of the flower shots from the photographer, I left the bag that contained them on a train. Realising my loss as the train pulled out of my station I reported it straight away. After spending an anxious night wondering if the bag would be handed in, especially because of its content, the following morning I was relieved to learn that it had been retrieved intact. Until now, not a lot of people have known that.
@DavidM2000AD4 жыл бұрын
Andy needs his own KZbin show. Tell him!
@bonnienowikcohen87504 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@vincentcannata83404 жыл бұрын
Second that!
@alkoop1004 жыл бұрын
that's true 🙌🙌🙌🙌
@alanshewitt4 жыл бұрын
That “record your own voice” story is hilarious. Amazing.
@thepollyannasociety4 жыл бұрын
I thought so, too. As a former poor kid I appreciate that kind of extreme resourcefulness. Lovely.
@lesliegooch75654 жыл бұрын
Andy is always so much fun to listen to. He excels at so many things but storytelling is somewhere near the top of that list. In songs and just in casual chatting. What a delightfully engaging man.
@qwargy3 жыл бұрын
To be honest, up until a week ago I couldn’t name one XTC song. I’d heard the name for years and always assumed they were some 70s style funk band. Had no idea they had such amazing songs. Can’t believe I’ve never listened to them before!
@kimblethenimble Жыл бұрын
Welcome, the water is warm.
@blueabattoir Жыл бұрын
qwargy, I used to go to the record store every few days to find out what was new so I got into Xtc right away. I kind of envy you in your recent discovery of the band. Their music still is high among my favourites but there’s something about that rush when you first hear it. It was a Holy Shit moment.
@nicolasmrn3 жыл бұрын
Andy's music is one of the best things that ever happened in this crazy world.
@jimbodexy2 жыл бұрын
I came here expecting to hear about the early days of XTC........I'm kinda glad I didn't. Loved this.
@davidblake86054 жыл бұрын
Bloody Hell!!! Andy Partridge likes our Naxos Early Music Collection!!! My work here is done!!
@juanitacarrollyoung29794 жыл бұрын
😆
@royfacer5852 жыл бұрын
Andy's spontaneous wit is always a delight, could listen to his stories all day
@melgrant74044 жыл бұрын
Love his Wiltshire accent xx
@sratus4 жыл бұрын
And all the world is Andy Patridge's head shaped
@heraldeventsandfilms59704 жыл бұрын
Biscuit?
@positivemutations89934 жыл бұрын
Haha! Good one!
@BaddaBigBoom3 жыл бұрын
It's just for me to feed my brain.
@michaelthomas3663 жыл бұрын
And it's not like a 'football' thank goodness.
@GreatBowlsAfire3 жыл бұрын
@@michaelthomas366 in England, football is soccer...
@Markmywords8033 жыл бұрын
My goodness! Pure gold!
@bobbaldwin35724 жыл бұрын
Christ alive its the greatest living human.... Well done Mr P
@burmanon113 жыл бұрын
He would be if he played live
@marknotton94254 жыл бұрын
Great stuff. Andy mentioned he had a lot more to talk about so let’s have an episode 2 please
@claudecat9 ай бұрын
Andy is so much easier to take as an older fellow. There was something about his youthful energy that could be a little over the top for me, singing and otherwise. He's mellowed nicely and is now lots of fun in most interviews, talking about anything with enthusiasm. He really is a sort of Rain Man of music!
@geoffjoffy4 жыл бұрын
Hard to believe Andy will be 70 years old in three years time. But still the same guy. Thanks for this upload.
@hufclufc3 жыл бұрын
Wow. He's looking good. Well contented.
@davidsanderson59184 жыл бұрын
OH MY GOD!! They've got A N D Y P A R T R I D G E on the show!!!
@Smudgie4 жыл бұрын
I remember Magic Robot. At a young age it really was magic. Does anyone remember Gigantor?
@beatxt4 жыл бұрын
I became aware of AP as a personality years before I became a serious XTC fan - listening to him pontificate memorably on the Round Table Friday night new singles review show on Radio One from 1980-ish. Always something memorable and entertaining to say. It must be time for an AP KZbin channel.
@Phoebedumplings4 жыл бұрын
Dansette law! Priceless again
@JohnnyCameo4 жыл бұрын
“Never trust record reviews’ and yet “it’s like someone arguing with a drum machine” is a review I trust implicitly
@barbarakirk30644 жыл бұрын
Someone on 45cat also likened Robin Gibb's solo stuff to Paul O'Grady singing in the shower!
@garystrauss66824 жыл бұрын
I saw XTC at a college in Chicago long ago and they were awesome!
@tramlad24 жыл бұрын
Love Andy what a song writer, a bit of a lost gem. XTC were a superb band, he looks and speaks well, a true music legend
@xtrobitzmusic24054 жыл бұрын
They are such a talented group and Andy the great writer-arranger. As soon as I saw them mid 70 I was intrigued and then 1979 a friend lent me a record 'Go 2' he won from a radio phone in. - Amazing.
@deborahrobertson86064 жыл бұрын
Bloody wonderful. The most that I've laughed all lockdown. I'm a little younger than Andy, but I had a brother his age. Fantastic memories. We were so creative then.
@richalderson60694 жыл бұрын
I'd love to have a cup of tea and a chat at Andy's house. What a legend.
@j.spencer26354 жыл бұрын
Can never get enough Andy. Parts 2-10, please!
@MarcWickens Жыл бұрын
Amazing, thanks for posting this. I was obsessed with the Apple Venus albums as a teenager (thanks Dad for introducing me), now 20 years on I’m discovering XTC’s earlier work.
@two-eyesmckay14004 жыл бұрын
Utterly fantastic. A talented man and a real character.. Thanks guys.
@mozdickson2 жыл бұрын
Perfect for my wet Sunday afternoon by the fire. First XTC record? Drums & Wires. Fav XTC song? Life Begins at the Hop, tied with Summer's Cauldron. Age? 61. Im a Kiwi Anglophile - I place XTC beside The Kinks and The Jam and The Smiths as England distilled. Bless you Andy.
@marcbolan18184 жыл бұрын
The Duke of Swindon.
@thepollyannasociety4 жыл бұрын
Lookin' good there, Marc 😉
@neillawrie92394 жыл бұрын
In a long line of English eccentrics, wonderful chat with Andy
@andrewburns56974 жыл бұрын
Andy Partridge is a legend!
@grstephen4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. More Andy please.
@Ursulauu4 жыл бұрын
Great to hear Andy again - always a pleasure listening to what he has to say (& sing).
@adrianbrowne79622 жыл бұрын
Andy Partridge Whose " Cultural Vignettes " Have Been A Source Of Inspiration For Over 40 Years !! " A Wonderfully Constructed Interview " !!! From Adrian Browne 1965
@raygower25272 жыл бұрын
I love Andy Partridge
@JimTuftyKarma4 жыл бұрын
Loved this - The Word should be on TV. Andy Partridge is always great raconteur. Please have him on again and ask him to pick up a guitar and talk XTC
@tanyaboerhave73644 жыл бұрын
I could listen to Andy Partridge forever. Great show!
@PeteCarlton2 жыл бұрын
One of the best gigs I ever attended - XTC, supported by Wilco Johnson's Solid Senders, plus Dozy, Beaky Mick and Titch (no Dave Dee) in Swindon, 1978. I was there as the rep from the Southampton evening paper (slightly off our patch!) and it was a local celebration par excellence. Making Plans for Nigel was the current XTC hit, but the gig was so much more than that. I must admit, I felt something of an interloper, but what a great evening!
@dixgun3 жыл бұрын
The David Bowie song Andy was thinking of is ‘Move On’ from the ‘Lodger’ LP where the backwards voices are the chorus of ‘All The Young Dudes.’ A Brian Eno song he might be thinking of is ‘Tzima N’Arki’ from the ‘After The Heat’ LP (Moebius/Roedelius/Eno) that includes the chorus of ‘Kings Led Hat’ backwards. There’s also the song ‘Driving Me Backwards’ from the ‘Here Come The Warm Jets’ LP where the vocals sound like vocals purposely sung backwards, but played forwards.
@steveh13884 жыл бұрын
This is quite brilliant. Fantastic to see Andy. I wish this was about twelve hours long and I could loop it. I could listen endlessly.
@BlackRoomProductions4 жыл бұрын
Love seeing Andy.
@HonoraryGreek3 жыл бұрын
Why "English Settlement" isn't high on all the lists of the greatest albums of the last 60 years I'll never understand.
@clydecash22123 жыл бұрын
because skylarking is better lmfao
@tommythevenot76173 жыл бұрын
It’s a superb album but then Side 3 is not all that great. I think a far worse travesty is that Partridge was not on the list of Top 100 songwriters of all time! He didn’t even make the Top 100! He should be top 5!
@ChrisMezzolesta4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. Miss Andy on Twitter so much, always a day brightener.
@martinlawrence84273 жыл бұрын
Legend. A national treasure!
@rydermike334 жыл бұрын
Bless you Andy, that was wonderful.
@Pylean4 жыл бұрын
OMG ! Magic Robot & the chemistry set ..... memories
@pigknickers29754 жыл бұрын
I had the chemistry set and my friend had the robot - mad memories
@Glenn543214 жыл бұрын
Aaaw!...I could listen to Andy all day...This has made my day !...Thanks so much !
@ww12314 жыл бұрын
Came her to say exactly this!
@rocksteady91154 жыл бұрын
Great Andy is so entertaining, XTC one of the best
@paulmarshall20074 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. What a rare treat. I could listen to Andy talking about plastic toys and childhood recording experiments for hours.
@davidtaylor67934 жыл бұрын
XTC...... what Steely Dan would have sounded like if they would have come from Swindon
@shaunw92704 жыл бұрын
Excellent chat 👍
@pancakemaster85674 жыл бұрын
This should be a recurring series
@orangenotviolet4 жыл бұрын
Yes, Andy is theee eternal popmusic hero.....songwriter, singer guitarist like no other......first the fab four, but then imediately... Andy Partridge & XTC.
@radiostationoffice4 жыл бұрын
What a treat listening to these three.🎵
@Mudge074 жыл бұрын
It’s all true, the wonder of bygone ages, great times. The things you recall from your formative years, wondrous tales and so much plastic! Fave cereal toy: red fire engine and The Move’s “Get the Fire Brigade” on the transistor radio. Those big, square, “Eveready” battery packs for the projector anchored it while you fed the slideshow through it, Dick Tracy in Technicolor. And I bet you thought jumpers for goalposts was fun, Andy’s infectious enthusiasm spills over more than the stains on his “sick jumper”.
@raymondbonington93554 жыл бұрын
Fire brigade the move early 68 .
@gazriley6244 жыл бұрын
what a Treat. Thankyou guys
@thepartimemusician654 жыл бұрын
superb interview,great fun guys,love ANDY,LEGEND.
@chrismannion34183 жыл бұрын
More, please.
@diablofursPopnRoll4 жыл бұрын
best Word in your Attic yet..Love AP
@juanitacarrollyoung29794 жыл бұрын
Brings to mind a very important question. Is Andy Partridge single? I'm married and a continent away, but WHAT A CHARMER
@hufclufc3 жыл бұрын
He looks comfortably married.
@Daffysvids4 жыл бұрын
Fascinating banter! I hope there’s going to be an episode 2
@tinametcalfe6543 жыл бұрын
Great podcast!
@bullobca3 жыл бұрын
Nice show, looking forward to hearing Andy's rejected songs! We had a Show & Tell when I was a kid here in Canada, those were awesome.
@patrickmccarthy70684 жыл бұрын
Currently playing XTC 12” GO+ at a decent volume, magical!
@cosmicdrifter2874 жыл бұрын
i appreciate all your conversations but this one is very special for me.you couldn"t have a better guest.huge andy partridge and xtc fan over here.andy is always an excellent interview.thank you so much for this,much,much appreciated!
@grantryder54634 жыл бұрын
Splendid guest!
@davecollins91284 жыл бұрын
An absolute full tilt, self-starter dishing out gem after gem. I may have to start a petition for part 2. We *must* know the story of the drive by cyclist with a tennis ball-sized head.. Fantasticus tip on Autumn Almanac too... I believe Captain Sensible wrote a few tunes based on TV jingles in reverse.. Pop fact: the B side of Bowie's Boys Keep Swinging single - Fantastic Voyage, uses the BKS chord sequence in reverse..
@otisfreeman87662 жыл бұрын
I love XTC, great band and Andy is a great guy
@garyhelsinger4 жыл бұрын
My hero...(and my one time friend!)...who gave me the greatest peak behind the Wizard's curtain a fan could ever want! Hope you're doing well, Andy! So great to hear and see you (and loved the Robyn collab!) More music and more SINGING, please!
@juanitacarrollyoung29794 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed Planet England as well, but it was pretty much a given that one would.
@mrwoody45594 жыл бұрын
Thats cheered me up ! One of the best so far - have to get Andy back soon!
@paultaylor29684 жыл бұрын
You've just delved into the recesses of my youth. The projector was deepest.
@johannbogason16623 жыл бұрын
Thank you Andy for you. You have saved many a soul
@puppyfan4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic stuff from Mr P. Respect for the shout out to Can's Rite Time and the unearthly powers of Malcolm Mooney. It's an oft-overlooked late entry to their peerless catalogue. Andy's also correct about Robin Gibb's "Saved By The Bell". I read the reviews, bought it and was expecting an undiscovered Scott Walker-ish gem. It is not. Andy's kicking of the CD is spot on.
@allegracloud35064 жыл бұрын
Brilliantly fun!!! Thank you. I desperately needed that!
@simonparrish47324 жыл бұрын
How wonderful! Feel all warm and cosy now! Get him back pronto - #RocknRollRepairShop ;)
@peterandrews11774 жыл бұрын
My cousin had that Magic Robot game in the 1960s... great fun!
@johnhouston10544 жыл бұрын
Real value all the way through from A.P. Thank you.
@glyngasson84502 жыл бұрын
John Peel once played a single that could be played at 33, 45 and 78. It also had two holes in the middle so you could choose which hole to use. I can't remember the name of the band, it was around 1978/9
@csabadobos3223 жыл бұрын
thank you, thank you so much
@SunburntHands3 жыл бұрын
Incidentally, if you want to buy some of the toy soldiers that Andy's sculpted, they're available from Irregular Miniatures. I think they're mostly in the 'Deutsche Homage' range in the 42mm section.
@alwAudio2 жыл бұрын
This man has written some of my favourite songs ever, such a joy to hear him talk about so many different things, with such detailed knowledge. Wasn't sure where it was going at the beginning after his comment about still being alive, but it turned into a joyous conversation.
@drees714 жыл бұрын
Yes! Yes!!!! Andy!!
@miketaylor8034 жыл бұрын
I was amazed at how many of the things AP talked about were shared experiences for me in the late 60's re: toys and daft things we did as kids. Had the projector BUT a real old one (donated to us from a lady up the street who's kids were grown up) this one had a hand crank and it fed the strips through we "customised" that too.. Plus all the crappy spud guns , cap firing red plastic rockets , parachutists and God knows what else they could churn out in Hong Kong made of plastic... torches with bonkers coloured lenses (I think I had one shaped like a ray gun) and come on Magic Robot was mind-bending for us little kids.... how engrossed we were.... with just rudimentary technology at our disposal... battle scenes with airfix soldiers (trying to get those match firing canons or spud guns to wipe out the enemy) ahh the fruitless search for source of salt peter (for gunpowder) ... happy days.... I had the insides of an old valve radio gram in the top of the horrible built in wardrobe / unit in my bedroom with a dangling wire to an extension speaker that was originally a 'posh' varnished veneered wood - but I painted it yellow and covered it with banana stickers I was forever trying to find the ultimate spot for that one... later got used as a guitar amp. AP deals with these nostalgic gems with a great deal of charm....and a good memory.... enjoyed it very much.... thanks guys
@ErikCBruce3 жыл бұрын
thank you for posting this . . . deeply appreciative
@iancrawford11404 жыл бұрын
great stuff,lots of my young memories rekindled.thnks,ian from oxford.
@patrickcrowther91954 жыл бұрын
I think this edition may take me a while to get through as I keep googling Magic Robot board games and Guy trucks. Love it! Edit: hold on, ‘head the size of a tennis ball’?! Edit 2: Popeye voices?! This is reaching new levels of brilliance! Edit 3: More, please, more!
@halcyon2893 жыл бұрын
Andy interviewing John Leckie on the making of the Dukes album (on you tube) is a joy to behold.
@lefkytheshin2 жыл бұрын
Whenever I have a funny thought or some wordplay based on something Andy said, and then he says it, I feel warm inside. When he said water on the moon was a Police song, I had thought of that 2 seconds before he said it. He is one talented, fascinating fella.
@ronaldschuurman39673 жыл бұрын
Please do some more interviews with Andy 👌
@ronaldschuurman39672 жыл бұрын
Come on Guys do a new interview with this nice man 👌
@ronaldschuurman3967 Жыл бұрын
please :)
@markforster27944 жыл бұрын
Andy, please make another Dukes album!
@Phoebedumplings4 жыл бұрын
Commer Van or shooting brake!! Translation needed for the non UK folks required, priceless
@diskochimp4 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite records as a kid was the bright red "Ten Feet Tall" flexi-disc that Smash Hits gave away, and it's still a favourite song of mine... so thanks for that gentlemen (I'm only forty years late) : )
@kennybrown13154 жыл бұрын
R. ROOKSBY think that is on Coat Of Many Cupboards?
@diskochimp4 жыл бұрын
@@kennybrown1315 It ended up on the B-side of Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down too.
@gardenvariety99574 жыл бұрын
And on Drums and Wires
@charliebrown68504 жыл бұрын
Mr Partridge is a totally eccentric genius
@mikefellows39014 жыл бұрын
This guy is a legend !!! Brilliant stuff !!!
@Harbottle644 жыл бұрын
I know Andy wrote "You Bring The Summer" for The Monkees. Such a good songwriter. Please get him back soon!
@beatxt4 жыл бұрын
He was too modest to mention he had 2 songs on that come-back collection a couple of years ago.
@xtstevie4 жыл бұрын
Would love Andy to get together with Colin, Dave & Terry for one last hurrah.....With Barry coming on for the Encores!!
@blueabattoir Жыл бұрын
This reminds me of building elaborate battle scenes in the back yard with “army men”. At the time you could buy firecrackers. So we had a full pyrotechnic thing going. The crackers were placed in the dirt and lit. The explosions were great and one of my favourite parts was seeing the crater with smoke drifting out. We also found some concrete to build bunkers and walls etc. And you really needed to have some water features like streams to cross and ponds. Thanks for the memories.
@blueabattoir Жыл бұрын
I am the same vintage as you lot. Damn good times.