Artist: XTC
Location: Wessex Sound Studios, London, England
Personnel:
Andy Partridge — drum programming
Colin Moulding — drum programming
Dave Gregory — drum programming
Producer: Pete Watts
Engineer: Ted de Bono & Tim Durham
To promote Oranges & Lemons, XTC booked two sessions with BBC to re-record eight songs from the album. These were:
- "Scarecrow People"
- "King For a Day"
- "Here Comes President Kill"
- "Poor Skeleton Steps Out"
- "One of the Millions"
- "Garden of Earthly Delights"
- "Across This Antheap"
- "Chalkhills & Children"
This first session is spent programming Andy Partridge's drum machine for the songs selected. Dave Gregory was five hours late to this session, as he was rear-ended on his way to the studio. This session also continues drum programming work Gregory did in the month prior, during Partridge and Moulding's promotional visit to the United States.