XTC Bumper Book of Fun for Boys and Girls

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To mark the release of Garden of Earthly Delights: An XTC Celebration, Mark Fisher talks to Futureman label boss Keith Klingensmith about the art of compiling 49 XTC covers. Then, in the associated podcast, David White, Mark Reed and Colin Moulding himself share their first reactions. Mark Fisher: Where did the idea to do an XTC compilation come from? Keith Klingensmith: XTC was my favourite band for years and years. Futureman has done a few tribute projects in the past, but XTC has always been in the back of my head. Once it came time to start a new one I put the feelers out to some trusted pals to see what they thought about taking the plunge. I half expected "you're crazy, don't do it", but they were game so off we went. Bob of the Pops has already covered The Loving – is Futureman a hotbed of XTC fans? Ha! If Futureman is anything it's the home of smart pop, and does any band slot into that category better than XTC? Just about every...