Drums & Wires (Steven Wilson Mix) - Cd/Blu-Ray [CD], Xtc, vinyl LP, front cover, hero

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Drums & Wires (Steven Wilson Mix) - Cd/Blu-Ray [CD], Xtc, CD

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Label: Ape House Uk
Released: September 26, 2025
Format: CD
Condition: New
UPC: 633367797926

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About This Record

Deluxe CD + Blu-Ray edition. XTC's classic album Drums & Wires is presented in this 2025 CD/Blu-ray Audio set, along with a number of additional tracks in Dolby Atmos, mixed & produced by Steven Wilson. One of the gems of the post-punk era, replete with the sort of musical diversity that would have been unimaginable two years earlier, Swindon's finest, XTC, produced an early classic album with their third release, the Steve Lillywhite produced Drums and Wires. Both Andy Partridge & Colin Moulding were growing in confidence as songwriters - this album did much to further their reputation for peerless post-punk pop tunes. But it was also Steve Lillywhite & engineer Hugh Padgham's ability to give appropriate studio support & recording expertise to the more expansive pieces such as "Roads Girdle The Globe" & "Complicated Game" that helped to bring a new level of maturity to the overall feel of the release. Issued at the start of September, Drums and Wires entered the UK Albums Chart where it remained for a total of seven weeks, accompanied by another first for the band, a Top 20 UK (& international) hit single in album lead track "Making Plans for Nigel". The Blu-Ray edition also includes the DJM mixes - songs earmarked as potential single releases & a number of full demo sessions tracking the complete evolution of the album - a virtual boxed set on a single Blu-Ray disc. All of the stereo material is presented in 24/96 LPCM stereo while the 5.1 material appears in DTS-HD MA audio format. For anyone fortunate enough to be new to the album, yes, pop music really was this good at one point in time. It was even reasonably popular.

Tracklist

Tracklist for Xtc - Drums & Wires (Steven Wilson Mix) - Cd/Blu-Ray [CD]
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
18	Complicated Game (Out-take)	5:54
19	That Is The Way (Original Pitch)	2:56
20	Chain Of Command (Alt Take)	3:19
21	Making Plans For Nigel	4:16
22	Helicopter	3:55
23	Day In Day Out	3:05
24	When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty	3:21
25	Ten Feet Tall	3:15
26	Roads Girdle The Globe	4:49
27	Real By Reel	3:47
28	Millions	5:36
29	That Is The Way	2:58
30	Outside World	2:41
31	Scissor Man	4:00
32	Complicated Game	4:58
33	Homo Safari	2:15
34	Chain Of Command	2:41
35	Limelight	2:25
36	Bushman President	3:17
37	Pulsing Pulsing	1:37
38	Wait Til Your Boat Goes Down	4:43
39	Ten Feet Tall (Electric Version)	3:13
40	Officer Blue	2:32
41	Over Rusty Water	1:37
42	Sleepyheads	4:52
43	That Is The Way (Original Pitch)	2:53
44	Making Plans For Nigel	4:16
45	Helicopter	3:55
46	Day In Day Out	3:05
47	When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty	3:21
48	Ten Feet Tall	3:15
49	Roads Girdle The Globe	4:49
50	Real By Reel	3:47
51	Millions	5:36
52	That Is The Way	2:58
53	Outside World	2:41
54	Scissor Man	4:00
55	Complicated Game	4:58
56	Homo Safari	2:15
57	Chain Of Command	2:41
58	Limelight	2:25
59	Bushman President	3:17
60	Pulsing Pulsing	1:37
61	Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down	4:43
62	Ten Feet Tall (Electric Version)	3:14
63	Officer Blue	2:32
64	Over Rusty Water	1:37
65	Sleepyheads	4:52
66	That Is The Way (Original Pitch)	2:53
67	Life Begins At The Hop (Upmixed From Stereo)	3:48
68	Making Plans For Nigel	4:16
69	Helicopter	3:55
70	Day In Day Out	3:05
71	When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty	3:21
72	Ten Feet Tall	3:15
73	Roads Girdle The Globe	4:49
74	Real By Reel	3:47
75	Millions	5:36
76	That Is The Way	2:58
77	Outside World	2:41
78	Scissor Man	4:00
79	Complicated Game	4:58
80	Life Begins At The Hop	3:48
81	Homo Safari	2:13
82	Chain Of Command	2:41
83	Limelight	2:25
84	Bushman President	3:17
85	Pulsing Pulsing	1:37
86	Wait Til Your Boat Goes Down	4:43
87	Ten Feet Tall (Electric Version)	3:14
88	Officer Blue	2:32
89	Over Rusty Water	1:37
90	Sleepyheads	4:52
91	Complicated Game (Out-take)	5:49
92	That Is The Way (Original Pitch)	2:53
93	Chain Of Command (Alt Take)	3:16
94	Making Plans For Nigel	4:16
95	Helicopter	3:55
96	Day In Day Out	3:05
97	When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty	3:21
98	Ten Feet Tall	3:15
99	Roads Girdle The Globe	4:49
100	Real By Reel	3:47
101	Millions	5:36
102	That Is The Way	2:58
103	Outside World	2:41
104	Scissor Man	4:00
105	Complicated Game	4:58
106	Chain Of Command	2:43
107	Limelight	2:25
108	Pulsing Pulsing	1:37
109	Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down	4:43
110	Ten Feet Tall (Electric Version)	3:14
111	Officer Blue	2:32
112	Sleepyheads	4:52
113	That Is The Way (Original Pitch)	2:53
114	Making Plans For Nigel	4:12
115	Helicopter	3:56
116	Day In Day Out	3:06
117	When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty	3:23
118	Ten Feet Tall	3:16
119	Roads Girdle The Globe	4:48
120	Real By Reel	3:46
121	Millions	5:38
122	That Is The Way	2:57
123	Outside World	2:40
124	Scissor Man	4:00
125	Complicated Game	4:55
126	Chain Of Command	2:32
127	Limelight	2:24
128	Life Begins At The Hop (Long Version)	4:08