Singles detailsGreat Fire (Andy Partridge) a) Great Fire / Gold
Notes "Great Fire" was served as the appetizer for the forthcoming album Mummer. The main course, however, was delivered more than four months later. In Britain, the original issue was put out with a limited edition see-through "kinetic sleeve" (the term used in the advertisement) that has a graphic pattern printed on it that, when the similarly patterned inner sleeve is moved in and out of it, gives the visual effect of a great fire burning and swirling. Later copies were released with the standard green/red labels and had no outer sleeve. This single plays slightly longer than the track on the album. b) Great Fire; Gold / Frost Circus (No.5 in the Homo Safari Series); Procession towards Learning Land (No.6 in the Homo Safari Series)
Note Referring to the tracks on the B-side, the cover says: "INSTRUMENTALS SELECTED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THIS RECORD". Recording Data "Great Fire" and "Gold" produced by Bob Sargeant. Engineered by Mark Dearnley. Recorded during the Mummer sessions. Vince Sullivan plays trombone on "Gold" (uncredited). "Frost Circus" and "Procession towards Learning Land" produced by XTC. Engineered by Howard Grey. Recorded during the Mummer sessions. "Love on a Farmboy's Wages," "Wonderland," and "Funk Pop a Roll" produced by Steve Nye and XTC. Recorded during the Mummer sessions. Trivia There is a version of "Gold" still waiting to be released. In Japan, "Frost Circus" was used in a TV commercial for make-up. May also be found on the album Mummer May also be found on the album The Compact XTC -- The Singles 1978-85 (comp.) May also be found on the album The Tiny Circus of Life (comp.) May also be found on the album Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-92 (comp.)
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