{"product_id":"xtc-as-the-dukes-of-stratosphear-psurroundabout-ride-cd-blu-ray-in-dolby-atmos","title":"XTC as The Dukes of Stratosphear \/ Psurroundabout Ride CD+blu-ray with Dolby Atmos","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eXTC as Dukes of Stratosphear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– \u003cem\u003ePsurroundabout Ride\u003c\/em\u003e is the complete recordings now mixed for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDolby Atmos\u003c\/strong\u003e with audio from the original multi-track studio master tapes by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteven Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp; approved by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eXTC\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a CD+ blu-ray set featuring the following\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCD - \u003c\/strong\u003e2019 stereo mix of both 25 O'Clock (1985) and Psonic Psunspot (1987) + two extra tracks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlu-ray\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e2026 Dolby Atmos mixes, 2019 5.1 surround sound, 2019 stereo mixes by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteven Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - of both albums – \u003c\/span\u003eplus the original stereo mix and the complete demos from both albums in hi-res stereo. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAs performed by Sir John Johns  ~ the Red Curtain  ~ Lord Cornelius Plum ~ E.I.E.I. Owen\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eProduced by John Leckie (Swami Anand Nagara) and The Dukes.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePsurroundabout Ride CD+blu-ray will be released on 25 September 2026 via APE.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional info:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003eSometimes it pays to be a studio band… Between 1980 (when they were still performing live) and 1989, XTC wrote, recorded and released a series of albums from Black Sea to Oranges \u0026amp; Lemons that cemented the band’s reputation as songwriters and recording artists almost without parallel in the UK. They may not have sold as many as some and they tended to sell more in Japan and America than on home soil. They may not be as famous as other bands of the era but, to many of those with discerning ears, they’re rated among the very best, the select few who rise above their contemporaries…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003eAs if six stellar albums in ten years including two double LPs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e in an era when the advent of digital technology and CDs left many artists struggling to issue one or two albums in the same period\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e wasn’t enough, the band also issued two albums under completely different names as The Dukes of Stratosphear, an unashamedly psychedelic ensemble which phased and flanged in and out of existence in 1985 and 1987 respectively… (Though rumours continue to circulate of an earlier proto Merseybeat\/Brit Blues incarnation of the band under yet another \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003ename..\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003eIn 2019, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003ePsurroundabout Ride \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003ewas released on CD\/Blu-ray \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003egathe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003ering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e all of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003eDukes’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e material\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e including\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003ethe original stereo mixes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003enew \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e2019 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003eSteven Wilson \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e5.1 and stereo mixes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003ethe albums\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003eadditional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003erecordings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003eOpen a Can of Human Beans,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003eBlack Jewelled Serpent of Sound (Radio Caroline Edit)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003eTin Toy Clockwork Train\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e along with demos of 25 O’Clock and Psonic Psunspo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003et. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003eNow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e in 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e Steven Wilson has once again worked his magic to create a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e three-dimensional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003eAtmos \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003eaudio mix \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003ethat \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003ebrings out all the delightful intricacies \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003ein detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e While the original psychedelic era was born of the possibilities inherent in stereo but, ironically, mostly heard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e via mono \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003eradio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003eat the time and XTC’s 80s return to that genre capitali\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003eed on all the studio progress made in stereo recording over the preceding two decades, The Dukes’ output proved very well suited to the 5.1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003esurround sound \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003eenvironment in 2019. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003eHowever, the combination of the strength of the original material\/recordings and the po\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003essibilities of Atmos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e, combined with Steven Wilson’s love of the material and experience as a mixer of Atmos releases,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e take the material several trips further into the audio cosmos. The musical experimentation of the mid 1960s as reimagined by XTC in the 1980s, may finally have found\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s29\"\u003e its ultimate listening mode in the technology of the 2020s. As Jefferson Airplane put it: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s30\"\u003e“Feed Your Head…\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"APE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57992868036991,"sku":"STRATATMOS","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0288\/4478\/files\/dukes2.jpg?v=1784275799","url":"https:\/\/www.thesdeshop.com\/products\/xtc-as-the-dukes-of-stratosphear-psurroundabout-ride-cd-blu-ray-in-dolby-atmos","provider":"theSDEshop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}