ANDY PARTRIDGE PROJECT
(not to be confused with Alan Parsons Project)

INTRODUCTION

XTC is a band that not only means a lot to me, but one that means a lot to many people who mean a lot to me. When my mother was young, she'd heard a strange song on the radio called "Senses Working Overtime". Hm, she thought to herself, These guys sound like they're trying to be like a happier version of 'The Cure'. That's so strange. Fron that point on, she was enamored and purchased every single one of their records the instant they became available on U.S. soil.

I think the obsession may be genetic, they've quickly become one of my favorite bands, and my collection of their records is growing ever-larger (My copies of Black Sea and The Big Express are due to come sometime in December) as well as my admiration for the band's frontman, Andy Partridge. Of course, as one does, I've made a little shelf-space honoring him because I think he's a cool guy. Below are some photographs of what I've made for this space.


THE SHELF



CONTENTS:

  • 2 handmade Andy Partridge paper dolls
  • Various CDs
  • An old KanColle figurine
  • 2 plush dolls (Muffin from Sanrio & Moomintroll)
  • Unopened heart-shaped tealights given by coworker
  • Fujifilm camera & film
  • As you can see, this space is being shared with other non-XTC related things. I don't exactly have enough room to make a full "shrine", but whatevs. It's a cozy little space full of all tons of things I enjoy, and I hope to fill even more in the future. I'm still trying to think of more ideas for dolls to put here.


    THE DOLLS







    BLACK SEA SAILOR ANDY

    I made this one while listening to the Black Sea album, but I also had the song "All You Pretty Girls" in mind because he sings about being a sailor in that song. Even though he doesn't wear a sailor suit on the cover of Black Sea, and there are NO nautical-themed songs on this album, which is kinda fucked considering, y'know, it's nautical themed? What the hell were they thinking? Anyway, rambling aside, I thought this was a cute idea and it turned out really nicely. The front side is Andy in a little sailor outfit with his guitar strapped to his back, and the back side's got the Black Sea album cover sans the XTC lads in their diving suits. The standee part's also got "BLACK SEA" and "XTC" labelled on both sides.

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