Chips from the Chocolate Fireball: An Anthology is a CD-only compilation album by The Dukes of Stratosphear, XTC's mid-eighties alter-ego. It includes both their 1985 EP 25 O'Clock and the Psonic Psunspot album from 1987.
It was re-released as a part of the XTC reissue series in 2001 with songwriters Sir John Johns and The Red Curtain credited under their real names.
Track listing[]
- All songs written by Sir John Johns, except where noted.
- "25 O'Clock" – 5:03
- "Bike Ride to the Moon" – 2:23
- "My Love Explodes" – 3:49
- "What in the World??..." – 5:01 (The Red Curtain)
- "Your Gold Dress" – 4:42
- "The Mole from the Ministry" – 5:58
- "Vanishing Girl" – 2:59 (Curtain)
- "Have You Seen Jackie?" – 3:21
- "Little Lighthouse" – 4:31
- "You're a Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)" – 3:38
- "Collideascope" – 3:22
- "You're My Drug" – 3:19
- "Shiny Cage" – 3:17 (Curtain)
- "Brainiac's Daughter" – 3:59
- "The Affiliated" – 2:31 (Curtain)
- "Pale and Precious" – 4:58
Personnel[]
- Sir John Johns - vocals, guitar
- The Red Curtain - vocals, bass
- Lord Cornelius Plum - mellotron, piano, organ, fuzz-tone guitar
- E.I.E.I. Owen - drum set
Credits[]
- Produced by John Leckie and the Dukes