7x Blu-ray, CD

Drums and Wires

Album by XTC

Released 17 August 1979

Tracklist

CD 1: 2014 Stereo Mix
1
Making Plans for Nigel
4:18
2
Helicopter
3:57
3
Day in Day Out
3:06
4
When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty
3:23
5
Ten Feet Tall
3:16
6
Roads Girdle the Globe
4:50
7
Real by Reel
3:50
8
Millions
5:38
9
That Is the Way
2:58
10
Outside World
2:40
11
Scissor Man
4:01
12
Complicated Game
4:59
13
Chain of Command
2:42
14
Limelight
2:32
15
Life Begins at the Hop
3:51
16
Ten Feet Tall (Electric version)
3:18
17
Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down
4:46
Blu-ray 2: 2025 Dolby Atmos Mix
1
Making Plans for Nigel
4:16
2
Helicopter
3:55
3
Day in Day Out
3:05
4
When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty
3:21
5
Ten Feet Tall
3:15
6
Roads Girdle the Globe
4:49
7
Real by Reel
3:47
8
Millions
5:36
9
That Is the Way
2:58
10
Outside World
2:41
11
Scissor Man
4:00
12
Complicated Game
4:58
13
Homo Safari
2:15
14
Chain of Command
2:41
15
Limelight
2:25
16
Bushman President
3:17
17
Pulsing Pulsing
1:37
18
Wait Til Your Boat Goes Down
4:43
19
Ten Feet Tall (Electric version)
3:13
20
Officer Blue
2:32
21
Over Rusty Water
1:37
22
Sleepyheads
4:52
23
That Is the Way (original Pitch)
2:53
Blu-ray 3: 2014 5.1 Mix
1
Making Plans for Nigel
4:16
2
Helicopter
3:55
3
Day in Day Out
3:05
4
When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty
3:21
5
Ten Feet Tall
3:15
6
Roads Girdle the Globe
4:49
7
Real by Reel
3:47
8
Millions
5:36
9
That Is the Way
2:58
10
Outside World
2:41
11
Scissor Man
4:00
12
Complicated Game
4:58
13
Homo Safari
2:15
14
Chain of Command
2:41
15
Limelight
2:25
16
Bushman President
3:17
17
Pulsing Pulsing
1:37
18
Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down
4:43
19
Ten Feet Tall (Electric version)
3:14
20
Officer Blue
2:32
21
Over Rusty Water
1:37
22
Sleepyheads
4:52
23
That Is the Way (original Pitch)
2:53
24
Life Begins at the Hop
3:48
Blu-ray 4: 2014 Stereo Mixes
1
Making Plans for Nigel
4:16
2
Helicopter
3:55
3
Day in Day Out
3:05
4
When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty
3:21
5
Ten Feet Tall
3:15
6
Roads Girdle the Globe
4:49
7
Real by Reel
3:47
8
Millions
5:36
9
That Is the Way
2:58
10
Outside World
2:41
11
Scissor Man
4:00
12
Complicated Game
4:58
13
Life Begins at the Hop
3:48
14
Homo Safari
2:13
15
Chain of Command
2:41
16
Limelight
2:25
17
Bushman President
3:17
18
Pulsing Pulsing
1:37
19
Wait Til Your Boat Goes Down
4:43
20
Ten Feet Tall (Electric version)
3:14
21
Officer Blue
2:32
22
Over Rusty Water
1:37
23
Sleepyheads
4:52
24
Complicated Game (Out-take)
5:49
25
That Is the Way (original Pitch)
2:53
26
Chain of Command (Alt take)
3:16
Blu-ray 5: 2014 Instrumental Stereo Mixes
1
Making Plans for Nigel
4:16
2
Helicopter
3:55
3
Day in Day Out
3:05
4
When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty
3:21
5
Ten Feet Tall
3:15
6
Roads Girdle the Globe
4:49
7
Real by Reel
3:47
8
Millions
5:36
9
That Is the Way
2:58
10
Outside World
2:41
11
Scissor Man
4:00
12
Complicated Game
4:58
13
Chain of Command
2:43
14
Limelight
2:25
15
Pulsing Pulsing
1:37
16
Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down
4:43
17
Ten Feet Tall (Electric version)
3:14
18
Officer Blue
2:32
19
Sleepyheads
4:52
20
That Is the Way (original Pitch)
2:53
Blu-ray 6: Original Master
1
Making Plans for Nigel
4:12
2
Helicopter
3:56
3
Day in Day Out
3:06
4
When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty
3:23
5
Ten Feet Tall
3:16
6
Roads Girdle the Globe
4:48
7
Real by Reel
3:46
8
Millions
5:38
9
That Is the Way
2:57
10
Outside World
2:40
11
Scissor Man
4:00
12
Complicated Game
4:55
13
Chain of Command
2:32
14
Limelight
2:24
15
Life Begins at the Hop (long version)
4:08
16
That Is the Way (long version)
3:31
Blu-ray 7: Bonus Material
1
Helicopter (DJM stereo Mixes)
3:29
2
When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty (DJM stereo Mixes)
3:32
3
Real by Reel (DJM stereo Mixes)
3:47
4
The Beautiful People (Saucy Plate session)
2:19
5
Cheap Perfume (Saucy Plate session)
2:44
6
I Feel Blue (Saucy Plate session)
4:06
7
Someone's Been in My Room (Saucy Plate session)
2:44
8
If I Had My Way (Saucy Plate session)
2:46
9
Life Begins at the Hop (unknown session)
3:57
10
Life Begins at the Hop (Swindon Town Hall 1)
4:36
11
When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty (Swindon Town Hall 1)
3:02
12
Cheap Perfume (Swindon Town Hall 1)
2:46
13
Outside World
2:44
14
Chain of Command (Swindon Town Hall 2)
2:46
15
Ten Feet Tall (Swindon Town Hall 2)
2:50
16
Helicopter (Swindon Town Hall 2)
3:55
17
Making Plans for Nigel (Swindon Town Hall 2)
4:17
18
Officer Blue (Toots Garage)
2:49
19
Don't Lose Your Temper (Toots Garage)
2:41
20
I Overheard (Toots Garage)
3:49
21
Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down (Toots Garage)
5:14
Blu-ray 8: Bonus Material, Tudor Barn (album rehearsal)
1
Millions (instrumental)
4:22
2
Limelight (Arrangement Query)
0:27
3
Limelight
2:33
4
Limelight (Drum Arrangement Chat)
1:16
5
Complicated Game
6:39
6
Diddley-Beat Jam
3:07
7
Millions (Drum Arrangement)
2:51
8
Millions (with Vocals)
6:21
9
Limelight (with Vocals)
2:30
10
Day In (Preamble)
1:06
11
Day In, Day Out
4:03
12
Real by Reel
4:27
13
This Is the Preamble
1:11
14
That Is the Way (Breakdown)
2:22
15
That Is Another Way
3:34
16
Helicopter
4:01
17
Game Set-Up
1:24
18
Complicated Game
3:45
19
Complicated Analysis / Scissor Set-Up
2:58
20
Scissor Man (Fades)
3:20

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Issues

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(Combined release view)
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Drums and Wires
12" Vinyl, 7" Vinyl
17 August 1979
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Drums and Wires
12" Vinyl
17 August 1979
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Drums and Wires
12" Vinyl
25 October 1979
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Drums and Wires
Cassette
25 October 1979
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Drums and Wires
12" Vinyl, 7" Vinyl
October 1979
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Drums and Wires
12" Vinyl (Specialty pressing)
October 1979
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Drums and Wires
Cassette
October 1979
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Drums and Wires
12" Vinyl, 7" Vinyl
1979
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Drums and Wires
12" Vinyl
1979
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Drums and Wires
12" Vinyl
1979
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Drums and Wires
12" Vinyl, 7" Vinyl
1979
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Drums and Wires
12" Vinyl
July 1982
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Drums and Wires
Cassette
July 1982
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Drums and Wires
12" Vinyl
30 April 1984
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Drums and Wires
Cassette
30 April 1984
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Drums and Wires
CD
1985
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Drums and Wires
CD
1985
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Drums and Wires
CD
1 March 1989
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Drums and Wires
CD
1990
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Drums and Wires
CD
19 March 1991
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Drums and Wires
CD
1 April 1992
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Drums and Wires
CD
1994
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Drums and Wires
CD
11 April 2001
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Drums and Wires
CD
11 June 2001
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Drums and Wires
CD
11 June 2001
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Drums and Wires
CD (clear case)
10 September 2001
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Drums and Wires
CD
6 August 2002
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Drums and Wires
Digital Media
3 March 2003
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Drums and Wires
CD
30 September 2005
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Drums and Wires
CD
8 June 2011
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Drums and Wires
Blu-ray, CD (the surround sound series)
27 October 2014
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Drums and Wires
CD, DVD-Audio (the surround sound series, CD+DVD-A)
30 October 2014
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Drums and Wires
Blu-ray, CD
26 September 2025
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Drums and Wires
7x Blu-ray, CD
26 September 2025
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Drums and Wires
CD