Waxworks: Some Singles 1977-1982 is a compilation album released by XTC

XTC

XTC were a New Wave band from Swindon, England, active between 1976 and 2005. The band enjoyed some chart success, including the UK and Canadian hits "Making Plans for Nigel" and "Senses Working Overtime" , but are perhaps even better known for their long-standing critical success.- Early years:...

 in 1982. Though it followed closely on the heels of the successful English Settlement

English Settlement

English Settlement is the fifth studio album by British alternative rock band XTC, released on 12 February 1982. The album reached No. 5 on the UK Album Chart and No. 48 on the Billboard 200 album chart....

album and its lead-off single "Senses Working Overtime

Senses Working Overtime

"Senses Working Overtime" is a single by XTC released in 1982. It is at once the apogee of their early-eighties British popularity as well as their last gasp of mainstream success in their homeland...

", it failed to crack the Top 40 perhaps signalling their commercial decline in Britain

United Kingdom

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. All twelve tracks appear on the first disc of 1996's Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-1992

Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-1992

Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-92 is a compilation album by XTC released in 1996. It was their third such Greatest Hits album following 1982's Waxworks: Some Singles 1977-1982 and 1987's The Compact XTC. It collects all thirty-one of their Virgin Records UK singles in chronological order...

. It was initially released alongside a companion album, Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977-1982

Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977-1982

Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977-1982 is a compilation album by XTC initially released together with A-side collection Waxworks: Some Singles 1977-1982.-Track listing:All songs written by Andy Partridge, except where noted.#"She's So Square" – 3:06...

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Track listing

All songs written by Andy Partridge

Andy Partridge

Andrew John "Andy" Partridge is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He has been known as Sir John Johns and Melchior and rose to fame as a founding member, guitarist and chief songwriter of the pop/new wave band, XTC. He lives in Swindon, Wiltshire, where he was raised.Partridge also...

, except where noted.

1. "Science Friction" – 3:14
2. "Statue of Liberty" – 2:52
3. "This is Pop?" – 2:40
4. "Are You Receiving Me?" – 3:04
5. "Life Begins at the Hop
   Life Begins at the Hop
   "Life Begins at the Hop" is a single by XTC released in 1979. Their fifth single, it was the first indication of a change in their late-seventies sound from urgent post-punk to power pop. As their sound changed, so too did their line-up as keyboardist Barry Andrews was replaced by second guitarist...
   
   " (Colin Moulding
   Colin Moulding
   Colin Ivor Moulding is a bassist, songwriter and vocalist. He is a founding member of the band XTC. Though less prolific than bandmate Andy Partridge, Moulding wrote many of the group's most popular songs, including their first three UK hit singles: "Life Begins At The Hop", "Making Plans For...
   
   ) – 3:47
6. "Making Plans for Nigel" (Moulding) – 4:12
7. "Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down" – 4:20
8. "Generals and Majors" (Moulding) – 3:41
9. "Towers of London" – 4:38
10. "Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)" – 3:36
11. "Senses Working Overtime
    Senses Working Overtime
    "Senses Working Overtime" is a single by XTC released in 1982. It is at once the apogee of their early-eighties British popularity as well as their last gasp of mainstream success in their homeland...
    
    " – 4:34
12. "Ball and Chain" (Moulding) – 4:29

The version of Senses Working Overtime here on Waxworks is about 15 seconds shorter than the studio version found on English Settlement. One line (the lyric about buses skidding on black ice) was deleted for some reason.