XTC

Summary

XTC is a musical group^[1]. XTC ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,346 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• A notable work attributed to XTC is Skylarking^[3].
• A notable work attributed to XTC is Dear God^[4].
• XTC's instance of is recorded as musical group^[5].
• XTC's genre is alternative rock^[6].
• XTC's genre is new wave^[7].
• XTC's genre is power pop^[8].
• XTC's genre is pop rock^[9].
• XTC's record label is recorded as Geffen Records^[10].
• XTC's record label is recorded as Caroline Records^[11].
• XTC's record label is recorded as Virgin Records^[12].
• XTC's record label is recorded as Cooking Vinyl^[13].
• XTC's discography is recorded as XTC discography^[14].
• XTC's Commons category is recorded as XTC^[15].
• XTC's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[16].
• XTC comprises Andy Partridge^[17].
• XTC comprises Colin Moulding^[18].
• 1972 marks the founding of XTC^[19].
• XTC's location of formation is recorded as Swindon^[20].
• XTC's official website is recorded as http://www.ape.uk.net/^[21].
• XTC's topic's main category is recorded as Category:XTC^[22].
• XTC's different from is recorded as MDMA^[23].
• XTC's start of work period is recorded as 1977^[24].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[25]

• Country: GB^[26]

• Began / founded: 1976^[27]

• Ended / dissolved: 2006^[28]

• Genre(s): art pop, art punk, art rock, chamber pop, new wave, pop rock, post-punk, power pop, psychedelic pop, zolo^[29]

• Community tags: art pop, art punk, art rock, chamber pop, english, new wave, pop rock, post-punk, power pop, psychedelic pop, zolo^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 97c86b2c-2765-46a2-aef8-76a7e24c430f^[31]

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Founding

1972 marks the founding of XTC^[19]. XTC's location of formation is recorded as Swindon^[20].

Why It Matters

XTC ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,346 views/month).^[2] XTC has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] XTC is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]