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XTC, Drums and Wires
Audio CD
Disk ID: 1041553
Disk length: 51m 32s (14 Tracks)
Original Release Date: 1979
Label: Unknown
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Tracks & Durations
| 1. Making Plans for Nigel | 4:13 |
| 2. Helicopter | 3:54 |
| 3. Day In, Day Out | 3:08 |
| 4. When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty | 3:23 |
| 5. Ten Feet Tall | 3:12 |
| 6. Roads Girdle the Globe | 4:50 |
| 7. In the Limelight | 2:26 |
| 8. Real by Reel | 3:47 |
| 9. Millions | 5:34 |
| 10. That Is the Way | 2:56 |
| 11. Outside World | 2:41 |
| 12. Scissor Man | 3:59 |
| 13. Complicated Game | 4:48 |
| 14. Chain of Command | 2:33 |
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Review
Most Americans' first taste of XTC came from this CD, originally released in 1979. The band's first full-length without cofounder Barry Andrews, it was a cavalcade of Andy Partridge's neuroses and paranoia. Although it contained two quirky bona fide pop songs--the calling card "Making Plans for Nigel" and the breezy "Life Begins at the Hop"--the music as a whole was as jagged as Partridge's attitude. "Complicated Game" and "Scissor Man" have the singer's haunting howl echoing and whispering throughout, sounding like a fun house operator gone mad, while "Real by Reel," another pop standout, might be the most conventional song on the CD. Drums and Wires is a must-have for anybody who is only discovering the band. Skylarking and the collected singles are the only other releases that come close to capturing the band's early and earnest dementia. --Steve GdulaRemastered reissue of 1979 album features the classic 'Making Plans For Nigel'.Virgin Records. 2001.
Other Versions
Albums are mined from the various public resources and can be actually the same but different in the tracks length only. We are keeping all versions now.
Tracks: 14, Disk length: 51m 32s
Tracks: 15 (+1 tracks), Disk length: 55m 20s (+3m 48s)
Tracks: 15 (+1 tracks), Disk length: 55m 21s (+3m 49s)
Tracks: 15 (+1 tracks), Disk length: 55m 22s (+3m 50s)
Tracks: 15 (+1 tracks), Disk length: 55m 47s (+4m 15s)
Tracks: 15 (+1 tracks), Disk length: 55m 51s (+4m 19s)
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