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“Vanishing Girl” by The Dukes of Stratosphear
From the album Psonic Psunspot (1987)
“Vanishing Girl” by The Dukes of Stratosphear appears on 6 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1987 and 1991. It was first released in 1987 on the album Psonic Psunspot. Its best result is #33 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #32 alternative song of 1987, #3,865 alternative song of all time and #245 of the '80s.
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Colin Moulding wrote "Vanishing Girl", words and music, for Psonic Psunspot, the second album from the Dukes of Stratosphear, the English psychedelic alter ego that also counts as XTC's tenth studio album. It came out in 1987 with John Leckie producing, and like 25 O'Clock two years earlier it plays dress-up in '60s psychedelia with a straight face and a wink.
When the album reached the racks on vinyl and cassette, "Vanishing Girl" went out beside it as a promotional-only single, next to the "You're A Good Man Albert Brown" single. A simultaneous CD, Chips from the Chocolate Fireball, gathered every track from both Dukes records, and a 2009 remaster on Andy Partridge's Ape House label finally dropped the disguise, credited to "XTC as The Dukes of Stratosphear".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 47 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987 | 107 |
| 1987 | 33 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987 | 91 |
| 1987 | 51 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987 | 105 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 403 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
| 1989 | 211 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) | 500 |
| 1991 | 295 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) | 500 |
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