Chips from the Chocolate Fireball
Compilation album by The Dukes of Stratosphear
Released	August, 1987
Genre	Pop rock
Length	62:59
Label	Virgin Records
Producer(s)	John Leckie and ‘The Dukes’
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
The Dukes of Stratosphear chronology
Psonic Psunspot (1987)	Chips from the Chocolate Fireball (1987)
Negative version of the album cover

Chips from the Chocolate Fireball: An Anthology is a CD-only compilation album by The Dukes of Stratosphear, XTC's mid-eighties alter-ego. It includes both their 1985 e.p. 25 O'Clock and the Psonic Psunspot album from 1987. A compilation album is a musical album featuring songs or tunes with some common characteristics. ... For the drug, see Ecstasy. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... This article is about the music genre. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... This article is about the British music producer. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... For the drug, see Ecstasy. ... Psonic Psunspot is the second release of the Dukes of Stratosphear, a band formed by members of XTC. The album, like the previous 25 OClock, is inspired by the 60s psychedelia. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s... A compilation album is a musical album featuring songs or tunes with some common characteristics. ... For the drug, see Ecstasy. ... XTC are an influential new wave band from Swindon, England. ... An alter ego (Latin, other I) is another self, a second personality or persona within a person. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Psonic Psunspot is the second release of the Dukes of Stratosphear, a band formed by members of XTC. The album, like the previous 25 OClock, is inspired by the 60s psychedelia. ...

It was re-released as a part of the XTC reissue series in 2001 with songwriters Sir John Johns and The Red Curtain credited under their real names. Andy Partridge (born November 11, 1953 in Malta) is a founding member, guitarist and chief songwriter of the new wave group XTC. He lives in Swindon, Wiltshire, where he was raised. ... Colin Moulding (born August 17, 1955, in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) is a founding member of the new wave rock/pop group XTC, its second songwriter, vocalist, and bassist. ...

Track listing

1. "25 O'Clock" – 5:03
2. "Bike Ride To The Moon" – 2:23
3. "My Love Explodes" – 3:49
4. "What In The World??..." – 5:01 *
5. "Your Gold Dress" – 4:42
6. "The Mole From The Ministry" – 5:58
7. "Vanishing Girl" – 2:59 *
8. "Have You Seen Jackie?" – 3:21
9. "Little Lighthouse" – 4:31
10. "You're A Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)" – 3:38
11. "Collideascope" – 3:22
12. "You're My Drug" – 3:19
13. "Shiny Cage" – 3:17 *
14. "Brainiac's Daughter" – 3:59
15. "The Affiliated" – 2:31 *
16. "Pale And Precious" – 4:58

• All tracks written by Sir John Johns (Andy Partridge), except * by The Red Curtain (Colin Moulding)

Andy Partridge (born November 11, 1953 in Malta) is a founding member, guitarist and chief songwriter of the new wave group XTC. He lives in Swindon, Wiltshire, where he was raised. ... Colin Moulding (born August 17, 1955, in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) is a founding member of the new wave rock/pop group XTC, its second songwriter, vocalist, and bassist. ...

Personnel

• Sir John Johns - vocals, guitar
• The Red Curtain - vocals, bass
• Lord Cornelius Plum - mellotron, piano, organ, fuzz-tone guitar
• E.I.E.I. Owen - drum set

Andy Partridge (born November 11, 1953 in Malta) is a founding member, guitarist and chief songwriter of the new wave group XTC. He lives in Swindon, Wiltshire, where he was raised. ... Colin Moulding (born August 17, 1955, in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) is a founding member of the new wave rock/pop group XTC, its second songwriter, vocalist, and bassist. ... Dave Gregory Dave Gregory Dave Gregory (born September 21, 1952, in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) was the lead guitarist of the new wave rock/pop group XTC from immediately prior to the recording of the Drums and Wires LP in 1979 to his leaving the band in 1999. ...

Credits

• Produced by John Leckie and the Dukes