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Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982 is the first compilation album by English rock band XTC, released in November 1982 by Virgin Records.[2] Though it followed closely on the heels of the successful English Settlement album and its lead-off single "Senses Working Overtime", it failed to crack the Top 40 perhaps signalling their commercial decline in Britain. All twelve tracks appear on the first disc of 1996's Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-1992. It was initially released shrinkwrapped with the Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977-1982 included as a "free bonus album".[1]

Waxworks: Some Singles 1977-1982
Compilation album by XTC
Released	November 1982
Recorded	1977-1981
Genre	Pop rock
Length	44:29
Label	Virgin
Producer	John Leckie Robert John "Mutt" Lange Martin Rushent Steve Lillywhite Phil Wainman Hugh Padgham XTC
XTC other chronology
Take Away/The Lure of Salvage (1980) Waxworks: Some Singles 1977-1982 (1982) Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977–1982 (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Critical reception

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Chris Woodstra wrote that though Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982 has been replaced by more comprehensive XTC compilation albums later on, it "remains the classic compilation of the band's first, pre-studio-bound period."[1]

Track listing

Notes

• Track 3 originally from White Music. It was rerecorded for the single release.
• Single versions/edits are used throughout (as opposed to the versions appearing on the respective albums).

Personnel

XTC

• Andy Partridge – guitar, vocals
• Colin Moulding – bass, vocals
• Barry Andrews – keyboards (1-4)
• Terry Chambers – drums
• Dave Gregory – guitar, keyboards (5-12)

Technical

• John Leckie – producer (1, 2)
• Robert John "Mutt" Lange – producer (3)
• Martin Rushent – producer (4)
• Steve Lillywhite – producer (5, 6, 8-10)
• Phil Wainman – producer (7)
• Hugh Padgham – producer (11, 12)
• XTC – producer (11, 12)
• Tony Cousins – mastering

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart[3]	54

References

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