2LP - XTC - Love Boots Volume 1

2LP - UK RSD Release 

2026 RECORD STORE DAY release. With a pair of - already accomplished - songwriters, a stable line-up of twin guitars/bass/drums since third album release "Drums And Wires", material from 4 albums and 10 single releases from which to choose and hundreds of gigs to their name, XTC established a hard-earned reputation as one of the most powerful "must see/hear" acts of the era, surely destined to join the elite live bands of the period.

Listening to this electric performance from April 1981 seems to confirm that status, making it even harder to accept that, within a year, XTC would play its final gigs. Andy Partridge comments that "we were tighter than a firefly's fundament that night, even more astounding was the adrenaline-soaked speed we took every song at".

Released exclusively via Record Store Day, this 200 gram heavyweight (double) LP is the first time the concert will be officially available on vinyl and is also the first of a planned series of XTC official bootleg releases titled "Live Boots" and drawn from the band's archives with minimal audio restoration undertaken by cutting engineer Jason Mitchell working with Andy Partrdige.