I seem to be going against the grain here a bit because personally I think they lost something after English Settlement.
I don't know if it's anything to do with them becoming a studio band after Andy Partridge's breakdown or taking a more mellower direction but I never really warmed to albums like Skylarking or Nonsuch in the way I did to the earlier ones.
Don't get me wrong I think there are some great songs on their post 1982 albums , I just find those later albums tend to drag on a bit when I listen to them , which to be honest isn't very often.
Andy Partridge also made a solo album in 1981 called Take Away / The Lure Of Salvage which is well worth seeking out.
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