Chips from the Chocolate Fireball

Compilation album by XTC as The Dukes of Stratosphear

Released

August 1987

Genre

Pop rock, neo-psychedelia

Length

62:59

Label

Virgin Records

Producer

John Leckie and ‘The Dukes’

XTC other chronology

The Compact XTC
(1987)

Chips from the Chocolate Fireball
(1987)

Explode Together: The Dub Experiments 78-80
(1990)

Alternative cover

Photographic negative version of the album cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Pitchfork Media	(9.0/10) ^[2]

Chips from the Chocolate Fireball: An Anthology is a CD-only compilation album from XTC which was released under the pseudonym The Dukes of Stratosphear. It includes both their 1985 mini-album 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the XTC reissue series in 2001 with songwriters Sir John Johns and The Red Curtain credited under their real names, and superseded in 2009 by special edition versions of both records with numerous bonus tracks.

The album artwork was originally intended to resemble that of Frank Zappa's Hot Rats LP, but a miscommunication between the band and Virgin saw a negative photographic effect used as opposed to the infrared photography of Zappa's album. Andy Partridge has gone on record as actively disliking this artwork.

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

References

XTC

Andy Partridge Colin Moulding Terry Chambers Dave Gregory Barry Andrews

Studio albums	White Music Go 2 Drums and Wires Black Sea English Settlement Mummer The Big Express 25 O'Clock Skylarking Psonic Psunspot Oranges & Lemons Nonsuch Apple Venus Volume 1 Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2)

EPs	3D - EP

Live albums	BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert

Compilations	Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982 Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977–1982 The Compact XTC Chips from the Chocolate Fireball Explode Together: The Dub Experiments 78-80 Rag and Bone Buffet: Rare Cuts and Leftovers Drums and Wireless: BBC Radio Sessions 77–89 Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92 Upsy Daisy Assortment Transistor Blast: The Best of the BBC Sessions Coat of Many Cupboards Apple Box

Other albums	Homespun Homegrown Instruvenus Waspstrumental

Related articles	Discography The Dukes of Stratosphear Urgh! A Music War A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC Fuzzy Warbles Take Away / The Lure of Salvage

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