XTC - PLATEFUL OF PARADISE (The Skylarking Rough Mixes) - DS004
Plateful of Paradise contains rough mixes for one of XTC's best albums, Skylarking. These files were originally uploaded to Usenet in 2007, and includes eighteen songs from the sessions. All songs feature guide vocals and mostly uncut masters, with count-ins and no fades. Unfortunately it doesn't include a rough mix of “Dying”, despite evidence of its existence at the end of "Dear God".
The final three tracks are rough versions from the recording sessions. They were included in the 2016 Skylarking boxset, where new overdubs replaced the guide vocals. However, in this bootleg they retain their original vocals from 1985.
This was remastered by yours truly using Izotope RX 10, with flutter removal, noise reduction and EQ matching. This was only available in 128kbps MP3, but it doesn't sound that bad quality wise.
A complete list of differences is included as a .TXT file.
- Summer's Cauldron
- Grass
- The Meeting Place
- That's Really Super, Supergirl
- Extrovert
- Another Satellite
- Season Cycle
- Earn Enough for Us
- Mermaid Smiled
- The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul
- Dear God
- Big Day
- Sacrificial Bonfire
- Ballet for a Rainy Day
- 1000 Umbrellas
- Little Lighthouse
- The Troubles
- Let's Make a Den