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Skylarking

Skylarking is the eighth studio album by the English rock band XTC, released 27 October 1986 on Virgin Records. Produced by American musician Todd Rundgren, it is a loose concept album about a nonspecific cycle, such as a day, a year, the seasons, or a life. The title refers to a type of bird (skylark), as well as the Royal Navy term "skylarking", which…

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Genres
Pop · rock · psychedelic
Labels
Virgin (UK) · Geffen (US)
Length
45:47
Producer
Todd Rundgren
Recorded
April–June 1986
Released
27 October 1986 (1986-10-27)

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Skylarking

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Skylarking

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related to Recording · 42
Skylarking → All, Another, Chamberlin, Colin Moulding, Dave Gregory, Day, Drum, E-mu Emulator, Fairlight, Fairlight CMI, For, Gregory, In Alfredo Marziano's, In Moulding's, Life, LinnDrum, MIDI LinnDrum, Moulding, New York, No
related to Release · 40
Skylarking → Andy Partridge, Another, August, Beach Boys, Beatle-esque, Beatles, Billboard, Both, Creem's Karen Schlosberg, Crescent Studios, Dear God, Demos, Den, Find, Fox, Grass, In, It, Kinks, Lead
related to Leftover · 27
Skylarking → After, And, Andy, B-side, Coke, Den, England, Extrovert, Find, First, Fox, He, Its, Let's Make, Partridge, Partridge's, Prince, Ronald Reagan's, Rundgren, Rundgren's
related to Retrospective reviews and legacy · 24
Skylarking → Dave Gregory, Gregory, In, It, Michael Azerrad, Mojo's Ian Harrison, Moulding, Music, Musician, Nonsuch, Not, Partridge, Perhaps, PopMatters's Patrick Schabe, Positively, Rundgren, Swindon's, Todd, Todd Rundgren, Uncut's Joe Stannard
related to Works cited · 23
Skylarking → Alfredo, Behind, Day, Farmer, Hyperion, ISBN, Jawbone Press, Life, Marziano, Music, Myers, Neville, Paul, Pop Classic, Publishing, Song Stories, Studio, The Exclusive Authorized Story, The Making, Todd Rundgren
related to Concept and style · 19
Skylarking → All Day Life, Andy's, Colin's, Day Passes, Further, He, In January, It's, Leftover Rites, Moulding, Partridge, Pink Things Sing, Rite, Rite Things, Royal Navy, Rundgren, Summer Good, The, They
related to 2016/2024 expanded editions · 17
Skylarking → An, Ape House, Atmos, Blu-ray, CD, CD/Blu-ray, Dolby Atmos, In, It, Partridge's Ape House, September, Steven Wilson, Surround Sound Series, The Big Express, This, Wilson, XTC
related to External links · 6
Skylarking → ChalkhillsMorrish, December, John, Record Shock, Swindon Recorder, XTC
Genres · 3
Skylarking → Pop, psychedelic, rock
related to Track listing · 3
Skylarking → After, Dear God, Mermaid Smiled

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SkylarkingGenresPop1.00infobox
SkylarkingGenresrock1.00infobox
SkylarkingGenrespsychedelic1.00infobox
SkylarkingLabelsVirgin (UK)1.00infobox
SkylarkingLabelsGeffen (US)1.00infobox
SkylarkingLength45:471.00infobox
SkylarkingProducerTodd Rundgren1.00infobox
SkylarkingRecordedApril–June 19861.00infobox
SkylarkingReleased27 October 1986 (1986-10-27)1.00infobox
SkylarkingStudiosUtopia Sound Studios (Woodstock, New York)1.00infobox
SkylarkingStudiosThe Sound Hole Studios (San Francisco)1.00infobox
Skylarkingis aeighth studio album by the English rock band XTC0.90text

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