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''25 O'Clock'' is a mini-album from XTC which was released under their pseudonym The Dukes of Stratosphear, and is their eighth studio album. Joined by XTC member Dave Gregory's brother Ian on drums, the Dukes indulged in the stylistic tropes of 1960s psychedelia, particularly the British variety. ==Overview== Released on April Fool's Day 1985, the mini-album was a tongue-in-cheek homage to the heyday of psychedelic rock. Several of the tracks were made to sound like individual bands (like the Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd sound of "Bike Ride to the Moon"). Others were simply a pastiche of the styles of the period as a whole. Though recorded on contemporary 1980s equipment, the mixing and overdubs closely replicate production techniques used in the mid-to-late 1960s. The album is also notable for its cover art (designed by Partridge) which resembled the cover on the 1967 LP ''Disraeli Gears'' by Cream. The band issued a single and made a promotional film for "The Mole from the Ministry". The film contains visual references to ''Magical Mystery Tour'' by The Beatles and the promotional films for "Arnold Layne" and "The Scarecrow" by Pink Floyd. The material on the ''25 O'Clock'' mini-album (including the "hidden message" at the end of side two) was merged with the 1987 album ''Psonic Psunspot'' for release as ''Chips from the Chocolate Fireball: An Anthology'' on CD, simultaneous with ''Psonic Psunspots vinyl release. A remastered and expanded version of ''25 O'Clock'' was released on 20 April 2009 by Andy Partridge's Ape House record label. This edition of ''25 O'Clock'' is credited to "XTC as The Dukes of Stratosphear" 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「25 O'Clock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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