XTCDrums And Wires

Label:

Virgin – V2129

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

Canada

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Indie Rock

Tracklist

A1 Making Plans For Nigel
Written-ByColin Moulding
4:13
A2 Helicopter
Written-ByAndy Partridge
3:54
A3 Life Begins At The Hop
Written-ByColin Moulding
3:45
A4 When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty
Written-ByAndy Partridge
3:20
A5 Ten Feet Tall
Written-ByColin Moulding
3:12
A6 Roads Girdle The Globe
Written-ByAndy Partridge
5:11
B1 Real By Reel
Written-ByAndy Partridge
3:46
B2 Millions
Written-ByAndy Partridge
5:37
B3 That Is The Way
Written-ByColin Moulding
2:56
B4 Outside World
Written-ByAndy Partridge
2:40
B5 Scissor Man
Written-ByAndy Partridge
3:59
B6 Complicated Game
Written-ByAndy Partridge
4:53

Companies, etc.

  • Copyright ©Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Manufactured ByPolyGram Inc.
  • Distributed ByPolyGram Distribution Inc.
  • Recorded AtThe Town House
  • Published ByVirgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
  • Mastered AtColumbia Records Pressing Plant, Don Mills, ON
  • Lacquer Cut AtDisques SNB Ltée.
  • Pressed ByColumbia Records Pressing Plant, Don Mills, ON
  • Printed ByShorewood Packaging Corp. Of Canada Ltd.

Credits

  • Design [Scissors And Paintbrush]Jill Mumford
  • EngineerHugh Padgham
  • Mastered BySNB*
  • Photography ByHerbie Yamaguchi
  • ProducerSteve Lillywhite
  • Tape OpSteve Prestage

Notes

Includes fold-out insert with lyrics (including lyrics for 3D EP, White Music, Go 2, and some non-album tracks), band photo, and notes.

© 1979 virgin records ltd.
℗ 1979 virgin records ltd.

Manufactured by Polygram Inc. and distributed by Polygram Distribution Inc., 6000 Cote De Liesse, St. Laurent, Quebec H4T 1E3 - Made in Canada

[...] recorded at the Townhouse Studios in Goldhawk Road, London [...]

Catalogue number appears as V2129 on sleeve front.
Catalogue number appears as V 2129 on sleeve back, sleeve spine, and labels.

All runouts are etched, with the exception of the pressing plant stamper numbers (following the ‘DM’) which are stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): V 2129-AS
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): V 2129-BS
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, side A runout): V2129A5 SNB
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, side B runout): V2129B2 SNB
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, side A runout): V 2129A5 SNB DM-10
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, side B runout): V 2129B2-1 SNB DM-11
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, side A runout): V2129-AS SNB DM -5
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, side B runout): V2129B2-1 SNB DM 6
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4, side A runout): V2129-AS SNB DM-3
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4, side B runout): V2129B2-1 SNB DM 4
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 5, side A runout): V2129-AS SNB DM-12
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 5, side B runout): V 2129B2-1 SNB DM-12
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 6, side A runout): V2129-AS SNB DM-15
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 6, side B runout): V 2129B2 SNB DM-15
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 7, side A runout): V2129-AS SNB DM-6
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 7, side B runout): V 2129B2 SNB DM-2
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 8, side A runout): V2129-AS SNB DM -5
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 8, side B runout): V2129B2-1 SNB DM 4

Other Versions (5 of 112)

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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

  • xtcfan80's avatar
    xtcfan80
    Canadian pressing is clear and punchy, to my ears on my system, very close in sound quality to the UK pressings I have. This Canadian version DOES include Life Begins At The Hop which my UK pressings do not. Recommended pressing and normally not too $$$.
    • stevelikesrecords's avatar
      Canadian version is missing the cool song Day In Day Out.

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