Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2) is the fourteenth studio album by the English rock band XTC, released 23 May 2000 on Cooking Vinyl/Idea Records. Defined by bandmember Andy Partridge as the "eclectric" counterpart to 1999's Apple Venus Volume 1, it consists of rock-based material largely written between 1994 and 1996. Wasp Star reached number 40 on the UK Albums Chart. In 2002, the group released an instrumental version of the album entitled Waspstrumental. XTC dissolved in 2006, leaving Wasp Star their last studio album to date. Track listing Personnel XTC Colin Moulding – vocals, bass guitar, harmonica on "In Another Life", guitar on "Boarded Up" Andy Partridge – vocals, guitar Additional personnel Caroline Dale – cello Nick Davis – keyboards Simon Gardner – flugelhorn Patrick Kiernan – violin Peter Lale – viola Holly Partridge – backing vocals on "Playground" Prairie Prince – drums (2–4, 12) Chuck Sabo – drums (1, 6–11) Kate St. John – oboe Matthew Vaughan – programming Gavyn Wright – violin Production Haydn Bendall – recording engineering Nick Davis – producer, mixing, recording engineering Simon Dawson – mix engineer Alan Douglas – recording engineering Barry Hammond – recording engineering Bob Ludwig – mastering Leonard B. Johnson – A&R Coordination Charts References External links Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2) on Chalkhills 2000 albums Albums produced by Nick Davis (record producer) Cooking Vinyl albums XTC albums Sequel albums