| Transistor Blast: The Best of the BBC Sessions | ||||
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| Released | 24 November 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1977–1989 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 194:19 (4 CD Total) | |||
| Label | Cooking Vinyl | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   link |
| Fretplay |  link |
| Music Box | link |
| Q | link |
Transistor Blast: The Best of the BBC Sessions is a 4-disc boxed set by the English rock band XTC, released by Cooking Vinyl in November 1998, just three months prior to the studio album Apple Venus Volume 1.[1][2]
Tracks on the first two discs are culled from various BBC radio sessions the group performed on over the years, notably for John Peel and David Jensen.[3] Discs three and four are live recordings, the latter of which was previously released as BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert[4] and is now titled Live in Concert 1980 on streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music.
"Opening Speech" from the first disc is Andy Partridge imitating John Peel.[5]
- ^ Guarino, Mark (25 December 1998). "XTC is back with boxed set 'Transistor'". chalkhills.org. Chicago Daily Herald. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (n.d.). "Transistor Blast: The Best of the BBC Sessions". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Graff, Gary (1 December 1998). "XTC - Transistor Blast". chalkhills.org. Wall of Sound. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Transistors? What are Transistors?". chalkhills.org. Moscow. August 1999. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Opening Speech". chalkhills.org. Retrieved 26 January 2022.