Special guest Colin Moulding formerly of the wave/rock/pop group XTC, in which he was the bassist and secondary songwriter and vocalist. Though less prolific than bandmate Andy Partridge, he has written many of the group's most popular songs, including their first three UK hit singles: "Life Begins At The Hop", "Making Plans For Nigel", and "Generals and Majors". Moulding contributed five tracks to XTC's album Skylarking, which was produced by Todd Rundgren in 1986.