A Bell Is a Cup Until It Is Struck

~ Release by Wire (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
1Silk Skin Paws
producer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
recording of:
Silk Skin Paws
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
4:53
2The Finest Drops
producer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
recording of:
The Finest Drops
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
5:01
3The Queen of Ur and the King of Um
producer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
recording of:
The Queen of Ur and the King of Um
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
4:04
4Free Falling Divisions
recording of:
Free Falling Divisions
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
3:40
5It’s a Boy
recording of:
It’s a Boy
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
4:26
6Boiling Boy
recording of:
Boiling Boy
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
6:23
7Kidney Bingos
producer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
recording of:
Kidney Bingos
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
54:12
8Come Back in Two Halves
recording of:
Come Back in Two Halves
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
2:44
9Follow the Locust
recording of:
Follow the Locust
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
4:22
10A Public Place
recording of:
A Public Place
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
4:31
11The Queen of Ur and the King of Um (alternative version)
recording of:
The Queen of Ur and the King of Um
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
4:03
12Pieta
recording of:
Pieta
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
7:30
13Over Theirs (live)
live recording of:
Over Theirs (on 1987-12-01)
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
6:36
14Drill (live)
live recording of:
Drill (on 1987-12-01)
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
8:01