XTC – Drums And Wires
Label: |
Virgin – PE 38151 |
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Format: |
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Country: |
US |
Released: |
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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 By – Epic Records
- Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
- Lacquer Cut At – Columbia Mastering
- Mastered At – Customatrix
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Credits
- Engineer – Hugh Padgham
- Producer – Steve Lillywhite
- Written-By – C. 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.
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)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| 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 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Edited 11 months agoI 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.
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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.
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What a great album! Wasn't that familiar with this before I picked it up today for a dollar. Get it! -
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