Artist: XTC
Title Of Album: Drums and Wires
Year Of Release: 1979/2014
Label: Ape House Ltd.[APEBD103]
Country: UK
Genre: Pop Rock, Alternative Rock, New Wave
Quality: Blu-ray Audio
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 1000 kbps 1920*1080p / 23,976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: LPCM 2.0 / 192 kHz / 9216 kbps / 24-bit
Audio: LPCM 5.1 / 96 kHz / 13824 kbps / 24-bit
Audio: LPCM 2.0 / 96 kHz / 4608 kbps / 24-bit
Audio: DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 96 kHz / 8623 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Time:1:09:04+0:46:56+ 0:33:19
Full Size: 33.99 GB
The second release in the XTC Surround series, a new edition of the band’s classic third album from 1979, at the time a breakthrough for the band, containing their first UK hit single “Making Plans for Nigel”, and introducing the 2 guitar line-up featuring Dave Gregory alongside principal songwriters Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding, and drummer Terry Chambers.
Featuring new stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes made from the original multitrack tapes by Steven Wilson. Also included are 11 bonus tracks mixed into stereo and 5.1, the original stereo album mix, instrumental mixes, promo videos, and other bonus material, all in high resolution 96/24 audio.
SW produced the new mixes with the input of founder band member Andy Partridge and the full APProval of the band.
Tracklist:
Additional 2014 5.1 Mixes
[01] Life Begins At The Hop
[02] Homo Safari
[03] Chain Of Command
[04] Limelight
[05] Bushman President
[06] Pulsing Pulsing
[07] Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down
[08] Ten Feet Tall [Electric Version]
[09] Officer Blue
[10] Over Rusty Water
[11] Sleepyheads
2014 5.1 Mixes
[01] Making Plans For Nigel
[02] Helicopter
[03] Day In Day Out
[04] When You’re Near Me I Have Difficulty
[05] Ten Feet Tall
[06] Roads Girdle The Globe
[07] Real By Reel
[08] Millions
[09] That Is The Way
[10] Outside World
[11] Scissor Man
[12] Complicated Game
Instrumental Mixes
[01] Making Plans For Nigel
[02] Helicopter
[03] Day In Day Out
[04] When You’re Near Me I Have Difficulty
[05] Ten Feet Tall
[06] Roads Girdle The Globe
[07] Real By Reel
[08] Millions
[09] That Is The Way
[10] Outside World
[11] Scissor Man
[12] Complicated Game
[13] Chain Of Command
[14] Limelight
[15] Pulsing Pulsing
[16] Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down
[17] Ten Feet Tall [Electric Version]
[18] Officer Blue
[19] Sleepyheads
Original Master
[01] Making Plans For Nigel
[02] Helicopter
[03] Day In Day Out
[04] When You’re Near Me I Have Difficulty
[05] Ten Feet Tall
[06] Roads Girdle The Globe
[07] Real By Reel
[08] Millions
[09] That Is The Way
[10] Outside World
[11] Scissor Man
[12] Complicated Game
Original Album Extra Tracks
[01] Chain Of Command
[02] Limelight
[03] Life Begins At The Hop [Long Version]
[04] That Is The Way [Long Version]
DJM Stereo Mixes
[01] Helicopter
[02] When You’re Near Me I Have Difficulty
[03] Real By Reel
Saucy Plate Session
[01] The Beautiful People
[02] Cheap Perfume
[03] I Feel Blue
[04] Someone’s Been In My Room
[05] If I Had My Way
Unknown Session
[01] Life Begins At The Hop
Swindon Town Hall 1
[01] Life Begins At The Hop
[02] When You’re Near Me I Have Difficulty
[03] Cheap Perfume
[04] Outside World
Swindon Town Hall 2
[01] Chain Of Command
[02] Ten Feet Tall
[03] Helicopter
[04] Making Plans For Nigel
Toots Garage
[01] Officer Blue
[02] Don’t Lose Your Temper
[03] I Overheard
[04] Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down
Tudor Barn Album Rehearsal
[01] Millions [Instrumental]
[02] Limelight [Arrangement Query]
[03] Limelight
[04] Limelight [Drum Arrangement Chat]
[05] Complicated Game
[06] Diddley-Beat Jam
[07] Millions [Drums Arrangement]
[08] Millions [With Vocals]
[09] Limelight [With Vocals]
[10] Day In [Preamble]
[11] Day In Day Out
[12] Real By Reel
[13] This Is The Preamble
[14] That Is The Way [Breakdown]
[15] That Is Another Way
[16] Helicopter
[17] Game Set-Up
[18] Complicated Game
[19] Complicated Analysis / Scissor Set-Up
[20] Scissor Man [Fades]
Andy Partridge – vocals, guitars, synthesizers
Colin Moulding – vocals, bass
Dave Gregory – guitars, keyboards, background vocals
Terry Chambers – drums, percussion, background vocals
with:
Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding, Dave Gregory, Terry Chambers, Steve Warren, Hugh Padgham, Al Clark, Jumbo Van Reinen – Vernon Yard Male Voice Choir on “Roads Girdle the Globe”
Dick Cuthell – trumpet on “That is the Way”