XTCDrums And Wires

Label:

Virgin – PE 38151

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo , Pitman Press

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Alternative Rock

Tracklist

A1 Life Begins At The Hop 3:25
A2 Helicopter 3:54
A3 When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty 3:19
A4 Ten Feet Tall 3:09
A5 Roads Girdle The Globe 4:50
B1 Real By Reel 3:45
B2 Millions 5:34
B3 That Is The Way 2:55
B4 Outside World 2:39
B5 Scissor Man 3:56
B6 Complicated Game 4:46

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Manufactured ByEpic Records
  • Manufactured ByCBS Inc.
  • Lacquer Cut AtColumbia Mastering
  • Mastered AtCustomatrix
  • Pressed ByColumbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman

Credits

  • EngineerHugh Padgham
  • ProducerSteve Lillywhite
  • Written-ByC. Moulding* (tracks: A1, A4, B3)

Notes

"P" in the run-outs, denotes a pressing by Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman

Has blue Epic labels.

This version did not come with lyrics / credits inner sleeve.
Just generic white paper.

© 1979 Virgin Records, Ltd.
℗ 1979 Virgin Records, Ltd.
Manufactured by Epic Records / CBS Inc.

All of the variant 4 runouts are stamped except for BL 38181-1G on side B.

[Runouts]
- Lacquer cut derived from "COLUMBIA, NY" stamped and rotated 180°.
- Plating (Mastering) derived from Customatrix "o" stamp.
- Pressing derived from Pitman "P" stamp.
- Primary strings are mostly etched, some mastering text like "D" may be stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Barcode (Printed numbers): 0 7464-38151-1
  • Barcode (Scanned): 074643815116
  • Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): P
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): AL 38151
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): BL 38151
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): o AL-38151-1A COLUMBIA NY
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): COLUMBIA NY P o BL 38151-1G
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): P o AL-38151-1A COLUMBIA NY D
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): P o BL 38151-1G ╵ COLUMBIA NY A
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): P o AL-38151-1B COLUMBIA NY A
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): o P BL 38151-1G ╵ D COLUMBIA NY

Other Versions (5 of 111)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Drums And Wires (LP, Album) Virgin 200 917, 200 917-320 1979
Drums And Wires (LP, Album, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo) Virgin V 2129 UK 1979
Drums And Wires (LP, Album, Stereo, Black Labels) Virgin 2473 785 1979
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Drums And Wires (LP, Album, Specialty Pressing) Virgin VA 13134 US 1979
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Drums And Wires (LP, Album) Virgin 200 917 Netherlands 1979

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Reviews

  • aTHiNs's avatar
    aTHiNs
    Edited 11 months ago
    I haven’t heard any prior or subsequent reissues, and I was dying to have an older copy of this record at some point and couldn’t help but score one in a record store that was $16 with the sleeve in ~ G+ condition and the media in ~ VG+ condition. But I must say that this sounds absolutely PHENOMENAL. A soaring 3D soundstage with heavy bass, clear vocals and guitars, and thunderous drums. It’s also cut hot and is meant to be played loud and proud. Sounds unreal in the headphones.

    And the vinyl itself, for being manufactured in the 1980s, is thin but is of very good quality; a very low noise floor, warp free, and near pop and crackle free record that puts a lot of modern pressings in my collection to shame.

    Yes the exclusion of Nigel and Day in Day Out is quite a bummer…but I like how life begins at the hop is on here and the track list is very faithful to the original and not out of order like some of the other US issues.

    I’ll upgrade at some point or get a companion copy but I am more than happy to own this. It’s a real stunner and one of the highlights in my collection. And I have to reiterate the sound quality; it sounds like it could have been made yesterday. What a masterpiece.
    • meowzamusic's avatar
      meowzamusic
      Weird edit of 'Life Begins At The Hop' removing a portion of a verse and the instrumental break before a verse, I assume to be able to squeeze everything on to two sides.
      • ShockPop1's avatar
        ShockPop1
        What a great album! Wasn't that familiar with this before I picked it up today for a dollar. Get it!
        • mileswayne's avatar
          mileswayne
          Anyone know why this version doesn't have Making Plans for Nigel on it?

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