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A Testimonial Dinner - The Songs Of XTC, first released in the US in 1995, and previously only available on import over here, is now finally on general release in Europe. It's a taster for XTC novices to discover one of the most important bands of recent time and a reminder for hard-core fans of XTC's great musical output. XTC signed to Cooking Vinyl last year, and before the release of original new material by the band there is this exciting album of cover versions.

The music of XTC has influenced an enormous number of musicians working in a wide variety of styles and this album brings together some of them. These artists are die-hard XTC fans whose long-time love of the band has fuelled their participation in the project - a tribute in the truest sense of the word. For the included artists, XTC's work has been continuing proof that inspired musical and lyrical exploration is alive and well. None of them just like XTC - they've developed a hunger for the nourishing music XTC have been making for almost twenty years.

With artists ranging from the fantastic Sarah McLachlan to the Crash Test Dummies, not only is this album diverse, but it's also nourishing too.