Purchased BRAND NEW when released and STILL IN ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP with one edge open to access album. Cover is in excellent shape with nice edges, corners and spline. Original inner sleeve has song titles and lyrics and has minimal creasing.The left side of Side One has a split just under 2". The album is LIKE NEW, being maybe played once if at all. I suspect it was never played since I already had it on tape. 
Side One: Summer's Children - Grass - The Meeting Place - That's Really Super, Supergirl - Ballet For A Rainy Day - 1000 Umbrellas - Season Cycle Side Two: Earn Enough For Us - Big Day - Another Satellite - Mermaid Smiled - The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul - Dying - Sacrificial Bonfire
Skylarking ultimately became XTC's best-known album and is generally regarded as their finest work 

"On Skylarking ... the band has accomplished the remarkable feat of pulling the kinks out of its music without sacrificing its peerless originality. The band members have become the deans of a group of artists who make what can only be described as unpopular pop music, placing a high premium on melody and solid if idiosyncratic songcraft."

—Writer Michael Azzerad, 1989

XTC were an English rock band formed in Swindon in 1972. Fronted by songwriters Andy Partridge(vocals, guitars) and Colin Moulding (vocals, bass), the band gained popularity during the rise of punk and new wave in the 1970s, later playing in a variety of styles that ranged from angular guitar riffs to elaborately arranged pop. Partly because the group did not fit into contemporary trends, they achieved only sporadic commercial success in the UK and US, but attracted a considerable cult following. They have since been recognised for their influence on post-punk, Britpop and later power pop acts.

Partridge and Moulding first met in the early 1970s and subsequently formed a glam outfit with drummer Terry Chambers. The band's name and line-up changed frequently, and it was not until 1975 that the band was known as XTC. In 1977, the group debuted on Virgin Records and were subsequently noted for their energetic live performances and their refusal to play conventional punk rock, instead synthesising influences from ska, 1960s pop, dub music and avant-garde. The single "Making Plans For Nigel" (1979) marked their commercial breakthrough and heralded the reverberating drum sound associated with 1980s popular music.

The label forced the group to work with one of their selected American producers. When shown a list of their names, they recognised none except for Todd Rundgren. Gregory was a fan of Rundgren's music, particularly since hearing the 1978 album Hermit of Mink Hollow. His bandmates were not as familiar with Rundgren, but Gregory urged the group to work with him: "I reminded Andy that Todd had produced one of his favourite New York Dolls records [New York Dolls, 1973]. In the absence of any better alternatives, he agreed. Partridge   expressed resentment toward Rundgren's contributions when sessions concluded, but later softened his view and praised the result. Rundgren said that in spite of all the difficulties, the album "ultimately ... sounds like we were having a great time doing it. And at times we were having a good time."

I personally have seen XTC twice in the late 70's and early 80's in a small venue in Chicago, they were quite an awesome live show! 
From my personal collection.