Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2) is the fourteenth and final studio album by the English rock band XTC, released 23 May 2000 on Cooking Vinyl/Idea Records. Defined by bandmember Andy Partridge as the "eclectric" counterpart to 1999's Apple Venus Volume 1, it consists of rock-based material largely written between 1994 and 1996. Wasp Star reached number 40 on the UK Albums Chart.
In 2001 XTC released Homegrown, a version of Wasp Star consisting of its demos. This was followed in 2002 by an instrumental version of the album entitled Waspstrumental.
XTC dissolved in 2006, leaving Wasp Star their last studio album to date.
Track listing
Personnel XTC Colin Moulding – vocals, bass guitar, harmonica on "In Another Life", guitar on "Boarded Up" Andy Partridge – vocals, guitar
Additional personnel
Caroline Dale – cello Nick Davis – keyboards Simon Gardner – flugelhorn Patrick Kiernan – violin Peter Lale – viola Holly Partridge – backing vocals on "Playground" Prairie Prince – drums (2–4, 12) Chuck Sabo – drums (1, 6–11) Kate St. John – oboe Matthew Vaughan – programming Gavyn Wright – violin
Production
Haydn Bendall – recording engineering Nick Davis – producer, mixing, recording engineering Simon Dawson – mix engineer Alan Douglas – recording engineering Barry Hammond – recording engineering Bob Ludwig – mastering
Charts +Chart performance for Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2)ChartPeakpositionUK Albums Chart40US Billboard 200108
References
External links Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2) on Chalkhills