Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Making Plans For Nigel	4:14
2	Helicopter	3:55
3	Day In Day Out	3:08
4	When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty	3:22
5	Ten Feet Tall	3:17
6	Roads Girdle The Globe Backing Vocals – Vernon Yard Male Voice Choir	4:51
7	Reel By Reel	3:47
8	Millions	5:39
9	That Is The Way	2:57
10	Outside World	2:41
11	Scissor Man	4:00
12	Complicated Game	5:05
13	Life Begins At The Hop	3:49
14	Chain Of Command	2:34
15	Limelight	2:27

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Published By – EMI Virgin Music Ltd.
• Manufactured By – Optimal Media Production – A965681
• Recorded At – The Town House
• Remastered At – Metropolis Mastering

Credits

• Artwork [Scissors And Paintbrush] – Jill Mumford
• Engineer – Hugh Padgham
• Producer – Steve Lillywhite
• Remastered By – Ian Cooper
• Tape Op [Tape Operator] – Georgie Chambers*, Nick Cook, Steve Prestage
• Written-By – Andrew Partridge* (tracks: 2, 4, 6 to 8, 10 to 12, 14), Colin Moulding (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 15)

Notes

PLEASE NOTE: This version is manufactured by Optimal Media Production rather than EMI Uden, which is this version: Drums And Wires

Recorded at The Townhouse Studios in Goldhawk Road, London. Digitally remastered at Metropolis Mastering during November and December 2000.

Originally released: ℗ 1979 Virgin Records Ltd © 1985 Virgin Records Ltd. ℗ & © 2001 Virgin Records Limited. This label copy is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. © 2001 Virgin Records Limited.
Catalogue numbers (on spine/booklet/CD): CDVX2129 , 724385065323
Catalogue numbers (on rear): 7243 8 50653 2 3 , UK: CDVX2129
Made in the EU. Printed in UK.

Issued in a standard jewel case with eight page booklet.
Tracks 13 to 15 are bonus tracks. Track 13 was a non-album single A side. Tracks 14 and 15 were on a free 7" single given away with the original '79 album release.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 7 24385 06532 3
• Label Code: LC 03098
• Rights Society: bel BIEM
• Price Code (F): PM 502
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 & 2): 8506532 A965681-01
• Mastering SID Code (Variant 1 & 2): ifpi L573
• Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 9727
• Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 9710

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
V 2129, VDJ 30	XTC	Drums And Wires ‎(LP, Album + 7", Single)	Virgin, Virgin	V 2129, VDJ 30	UK	1979
200 917, 200 917-270	XTC	Drums And Wires ‎(LP, Album, RP)	Virgin, Virgin	200 917, 200 917-270	Europe	Unknown
VIP-6940, VIRG-6042	XTC	Drums And Wires ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Virgin, Virgin	VIP-6940, VIRG-6042	Japan	1979
3222 785	XTC	Drums And Wires ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin	3222 785	France	1979
TCV 2129	'XTC'*	Drums And Wires ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin	TCV 2129	UK	1979