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Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977–1982
Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977–1982
Compilation album by XTC
Released	November 1982
Recorded	1977–1981
Genre	Pop rock
Length	39:56
Label	Virgin
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AllMusic	^[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	3/10^[3]

Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977–1982 is a compilation album by English rock band XTC, released in November 1982 by Virgin Records. It was initially released as a "free bonus album" shrinkwrapped with the A-side collection Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982.^[4]

Critical reception

Trouser Press considered the album "not deathless music, but inventive as always and decidedly unpretentious."^[4] In a retrospective review, AllMusic felt that while XTC's B-sides were "often as engaging as the A-sides, their addition to the CDs as bonus tracks now makes this collection redundant."^[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andy Partridge, except where noted

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"She's So Square" (from 3D EP, 1977)		3:06
2.	"Dance Band" (from 3D EP)	Colin Moulding	2:40
3.	"Hang On to the Night" (B-side of "Statue of Liberty", 1978)		2:12
4.	"Heatwave" (B-side of "This Is Pop?", 1978)	Moulding	2:09
5.	"Instant Tunes" (B-side of "Are You Receiving Me?", 1978)	Moulding	2:32
6.	"Pulsing Pulsing" (B-side of "Making Plans for Nigel", 1979)		1:37
7.	"Don't Lose Your Temper" (B-side of "Generals and Majors", 1980)		2:33
8.	"Smokeless Zone" (B-side of "Generals and Majors")	Moulding	3:50

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"The Somnambulist" (B-side of "Ten Feet Tall", 1979)		4:31
10.	"Blame the Weather" (B-side of "Senses Working Overtime", 1982)	Moulding	3:40
11.	"Tissue Tigers (The Arguers)" (B-side of "Senses Working Overtime")		3:57
12.	"Punch and Judy" (B-side of "Ball and Chain", 1982)		2:44
13.	"Heaven Is Paved With Broken Glass" (remix; originally from "Ball and Chain")		4:25

Personnel

XTC

Andy Partridge – guitar, vocals
Colin Moulding – bass, vocals
Barry Andrews – keyboards (1-5)
Terry Chambers – drums
Dave Gregory – guitar, keyboards (6-13)

Technical

John Leckie – producer, engineer (1-3, 5)
Robert John "Mutt" Lange – producer (4)
Steve Lillywhite – producer (6-8)
Andy Partridge – producer (9), remix (13)
Hugh Padgham – producer (10-13), engineer (6-8, 10-13)
XTC – producer (10-13)
Bill Price – engineer (4)
Laurence Burrage – engineer (9)
Tony Cousins – mastering

References

^ ^a ^b "Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977-1982 - XTC | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 801.
^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 441.
^ ^a ^b "XTC". Trouser Press. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

[AllMusic-1] "Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977-1982 - XTC | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.

[CL-2] Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 801.

[SP-3] Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 441.

[TP-4] "XTC". Trouser Press. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

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+==Critical reception==
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+| headline        = Side one
-| all_writing = [[Andy Partridge]] except tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, 10 by [[Colin Moulding]]
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+{{Track listing
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+==Personnel==
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+;XTC
+*[[Andy Partridge]] – guitar, vocals
+*[[Colin Moulding]] – bass, vocals
+*[[Barry Andrews (musician)|Barry Andrews]] – keyboards (1-5)
+*[[Terry Chambers]] – drums
+*[[Dave Gregory (musician)|Dave Gregory]] – guitar, keyboards (6-13)
+;Technical
+*[[John Leckie]] – producer, engineer (1-3, 5)
+*[[Robert John "Mutt" Lange]] – producer (4)
+*[[Steve Lillywhite]] – producer (6-8)
+*Andy Partridge – producer (9), remix (13)
+*[[Hugh Padgham]] – producer (10-13), engineer (6-8, 10-13)
+*[[XTC]] – producer (10-13)
+*[[Bill Price (record producer)|Bill Price]] – engineer (4)
+*Laurence Burrage – engineer (9)
+*Tony Cousins – mastering
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+<br />{{XTC}}
+{{Authority control}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977-1982}}

v t e XTC
Andy Partridge Colin Moulding Terry Chambers Barry Andrews Dave Gregory
Studio albums	White Music Go 2 Drums and Wires Black Sea English Settlement Mummer The Big Express 25 O'Clock Skylarking Psonic Psunspot Oranges & Lemons Nonsuch Apple Venus Volume 1 Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2)
Compilations	Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982 Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977–1982 The Compact XTC Chips from the Chocolate Fireball Explode Together: The Dub Experiments 78-80 Rag and Bone Buffet: Rare Cuts and Leftovers Drums and Wireless: BBC Radio Sessions 77–89 Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92 Upsy Daisy Assortment Transistor Blast: The Best of the BBC Sessions Coat of Many Cupboards Apple Box Psurroundabout Ride
EP	3D EP
Singles	"Statue of Liberty" "This Is Pop?" "Life Begins at the Hop" "Making Plans for Nigel" "Generals and Majors" "Towers of London" "Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)" "Respectable Street" "Senses Working Overtime" "Ball and Chain" "Wonderland" "Love on a Farmboy's Wages" "Thanks for Christmas" "All You Pretty Girls" "This World Over" "Wake Up" "Grass" "The Meeting Place" "Dear God" "Mayor of Simpleton" "King for a Day" "The Disappointed" "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" "Easter Theatre"
Other songs	"Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her" "Garden of Earthly Delights" "Wrapped in Grey"
Related media	A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC Fuzzy Warbles 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Great Aspirations Homespun Homegrown Take Away / The Lure of Salvage Waspstrumental XTC: This Is Pop Planet England
Other topics	Discography The Dukes of Stratosphear Ian Reid Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her (band)