XTC - 'Towers of London' and 'Paper and Iron (Notes and Coins)'

"Black Sea" is the fourth studio album by the English rock band XTC, released 12th September 1980 on Virgin Records. Black Sea was ultimately chosen to fit the nautical theme (expressed in the cover design), and to express the feelings of claustrophobia that Partridge felt at the time. He said his state of mind "was very black".
For this video I have created my own imagining of the nautical theme from the original album cover as a collage, with a darker nod to the Lovecraftian horror mythos and Cthulhu. I used an image of "The Old Gentleman of Raahe", a rare treasure believed to be the oldest diving suit in the world located in Raahe museum in Finland.

Photo Collage: Niall Stewart

Andy Partridge - vocals, guitar, synth
Colin Moulding - vocals, Epiphone Newport bass
Dave Gregory - guitars, synth, piano, vox humana
Terry Chambers - Tama drums, Tama Snyper drum synthesiser, free form vocals

Видео XTC - 'Towers of London' and 'Paper and Iron (Notes and Coins)' канала Niall Stewart