Drums and Wires
Album by XTC
Released 17 August 1979
Tracklist
- 1Making Plans for Nigel4:144.5 ★
- 2Helicopter3:544.0 ★
- 3Life Begins at the Hop3:464.5 ★
- 4When You’re Near Me I Have Difficulty3:234.0 ★
- 5Ten Feet Tall3:123.0 ★
- 6Roads Girdle the Globe4:503.0 ★
- 7Real by Reel3:474.0 ★
- 8Millions5:343.0 ★
- 9That Is the Way2:563.0 ★
- 10Outside World2:413.0 ★
- 11Scissor Man3:593.0 ★
- 12Complicated Game4:483.5 ★
- 13Day in Day Out3:084.0 ★
- 14Limelight2:253.0 ★
- 15Chain of Command2:353.0 ★
More by XTC
Release credits
- choir vocals [6], guest [6]
- background vocals [1], choir vocals [6], electric guitar [1-2, 4, 6, 8, 11-12], lead vocals [2, 4, 6-8, 10-12, 15]
- background vocals [4], bass guitar [1-2, 4, 6-8, 11-13], choir vocals [6], lead vocals [1, 9, 13], other instruments [12]
- choir vocals [6], electric guitar [1-2, 4, 6-8, 11-12]
- guest [9], trumpet [9]
- choir vocals [6], engineer [1], guest [6]
- choir vocals [6], guest [6]
- producer [5]
- producer [1-4, 6-14]
- choir vocals [6], guest [6]
- choir vocals [6], drums (drum set) [1-2, 4, 6-13]
Issues
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- D12" Vinyl, 7" Vinyl17 August 1979
- D12" Vinyl17 August 1979
- D12" Vinyl25 October 1979
- DCassette25 October 1979
D12" Vinyl, 7" VinylOctober 1979- D12" Vinyl (Specialty pressing)October 1979
DCassetteOctober 1979
D12" Vinyl, 7" Vinyl1979- D12" Vinyl1979
- D12" Vinyl1979
D12" Vinyl, 7" Vinyl1979- D12" VinylJuly 1982
- DCassetteJuly 1982
- D12" Vinyl30 April 1984
- DCassette30 April 1984
D1985
D1985- D1 March 1989
- D1990
D19 March 1991- D1 April 1992
- D1994
D11 April 2001
D11 June 2001- D10 September 2001
- D6 August 2002
DDigital Media3 March 2003- D30 September 2005
- D8 June 2011
DBlu-ray, CD (the surround sound series)27 October 2014
DCD, DVD-Audio (the surround sound series, CD+DVD-A)30 October 2014
DBlu-ray, CD26 September 2025- D7x Blu-ray, CD26 September 2025
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