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title: "Homespun: The Apple Venus Volume One Home Demos"
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# Homespun: The Apple Venus Volume One Home Demos

**Brand:** xtc
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- **What is this?** Homespun: The Apple Venus Volume One Home Demos by xtc
- **How much does it cost?** € 61.44 with free shipping
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Product description          1999 CD collection of unique studio demos of tracks from the "Apple Venus Volume One" album, with a 24 page detailed booklet             .com          XTC may have spent most of the 1990s locked in a protracted "strike" against their record label of 15 years, but mainstays Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding continued to compose an impressive body of songs, many of which finally saw the light of day on the elegantly sophisticated Apple Venus Volume One. This new collection documents--literally and figuratively--those "lost years," from doodlings and scratched-out lyrical fragments to rough cassette tapes and multitrack home recordings. The resulting album, whose titles match Apple Venus track for track, is essentially a documentary of the earlier album's genesis, yet one whose compelling viewpoint stands on its own. Though obviously intended for XTC diehards, these stark, modernistic takes are rife with flourishes inspired by everything from Philip Glass to modern jazz. Partridge's and Moulding's copious notes are as blunt as they are playfully self-deprecating; good humor is hardly the least of their assets. It would be easy and wrong to characterize Homespun as Apple Venus Unplugged. Extra-dimensional is more to the point. --Jerry McCulley

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## Customer Reviews

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    Liner Notes!
  

*by J***L on Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2014*

The material doesn't add to the studio version, but the liner notes are well worth having. Buy this is you're an XTC addict.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    wrong cover displayed...
  

*by S***R on Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2006*

(...the cover currently displayed belongs to the "parent" album, Apple Venus.  Homespun's cover is similar, but is an embroidery of the peacock feather.)I purchased both Apple Venus and Homespun the same day.  It could be argued this is a little like buying two copies of the same album, but as has been stated elsewhere, Homespun's principle appeal is to people interested in the creative process of Mssrs. Partridge and Moulding.For my tastes, I actually prefer the production decisions (or lack thereof) made for Homespun -- but then I am predisposed to liking rougher, rawer music.  I prefer polaroids to digital photographs, for that matter.There are tiny scraps of "raw acoustic demos" scattered here and there over the course of Homespun, but generally the songs are presented in fairly finished form.  (The "single drop of water" that opens "River of Orchids" is missing, so every review of Homespun doesn't begin with some sort of reference to it!)  Only a few songs are significantly different than how they appear on Apple Venus V.1.Either version is a great purchase.  If you like things lusher and more pristine, get Apple Venus.  If you like mapping the songcrafting process, you'll enjoy Homespun.  If you really like XTC anyway, you should just get them both.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    A peek inside the process.
  

*by M***K on Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2006*

First thing's first, "Homespun" is an album of demos for "Apple Venus".  If you don't have that record, look there first (although if you're new to XTC, "Skylarking" is the usual recommendation).So a collection of demos, what to expect?  Essentially it's a track-by-track match for "Apple Venus".  Sonically, you couldn't tell it's so much a set of demos except in a couple places ("Frivolous Tonight") because it sounds so complete, in fact to the point where some pieces sound virtually identical to their final takes-- even in places you wouldn't expect it like orchestral workouts "River of Orchids" and "Green Man".Is it interesting?  Yeah, extremely, and in a lot of places it can be as good or better than the original ("Knights in Shining Karma"), but truth to be told, unless you're a diehard, you probably don't need to hear the work versions of this material.  More casual fans definitely want to check out "Apple Venus", it's a fine record.

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