The Ideal Copy

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Annotation

Tracks 9-16 are bonus tracks.

Annotation last modified on 2013-10-17 10:30 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Point of Collapse
producer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
drums (drum set):
Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Lewis (bassist in Wire)
guitar:
B.C. Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
recorded at:
Hansa Tonstudios in Berlin, Germany (in 1986)
recording of:
The Point of Collapse
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
3:23
2Ahead
producer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
drums (drum set):
Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Lewis (bassist in Wire)
guitar:
B.C. Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
recorded at:
Hansa Tonstudios in Berlin, Germany (in 1986)
recording of:
Ahead
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
55:00
3Madman’s Honey
producer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
drums (drum set):
Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Lewis (bassist in Wire)
guitar:
B.C. Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
recorded at:
Hansa Tonstudios in Berlin, Germany (in 1986)
recording of:
Madman’s Honey
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
4:29
4Feed Me
producer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
drums (drum set):
Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Lewis (bassist in Wire)
guitar:
B.C. Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
recorded at:
Hansa Tonstudios in Berlin, Germany (in 1986)
recording of:
Feed Me
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
5:59
5Ambitious
producer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
drums (drum set):
Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Lewis (bassist in Wire)
guitar:
B.C. Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
recorded at:
Hansa Tonstudios in Berlin, Germany (in 1986)
recording of:
Ambitious
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
4:05
6Cheeking Tongues
drums (drum set):
Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Lewis (bassist in Wire)
guitar:
B.C. Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
recorded at:
Hansa Tonstudios in Berlin, Germany (in 1986)
recording of:
Cheeking Tongues
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
2:08
7Still Shows
drums (drum set):
Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Lewis (bassist in Wire)
guitar:
B.C. Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
recorded at:
Hansa Tonstudios in Berlin, Germany (in 1986)
recording of:
Still Shows
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
4:11
8Over Theirs
producer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
drums (drum set):
Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Lewis (bassist in Wire)
guitar:
B.C. Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
recorded at:
Hansa Tonstudios in Berlin, Germany (in 1986)
recording of:
Over Theirs
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
5:23
9Ahead (II)
recording of:
Ahead
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
3:30
10A Serious of Snakes
producer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer) and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
drums (drum set):
Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Lewis (bassist in Wire)
guitar:
B.C. Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
recording of:
“A Serious of Snakes”
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
4:42
11Drill
producer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer) and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
drums (drum set):
Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Lewis (bassist in Wire)
guitar:
B.C. Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
recording of:
Drill
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
55:03
12Advantage in Height
producer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer) and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
drums (drum set):
Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Lewis (bassist in Wire)
guitar:
B.C. Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
recording of:
Advantage in Height
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
3:03
13Up to the Sun
producer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer) and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
drums (drum set):
Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Lewis (bassist in Wire)
guitar:
B.C. Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
recording of:
Up to the Sun
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
2:42
14Ambulance Chasers
engineer and producer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
drums (drum set):
Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Lewis (bassist in Wire)
guitar:
B.C. Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
recorded at:
Metropol in Berlin, Germany
live recording of:
Ambulance Chasers
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
2:55
15Feed Me (II)
engineer and producer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
drums (drum set):
Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Lewis (bassist in Wire)
guitar:
B.C. Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
recorded at:
Metropol in Berlin, Germany
live recording of:
Feed Me
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
4:28
16Vivid Riot of Red
engineer and producer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
drums (drum set):
Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Lewis (bassist in Wire)
guitar:
B.C. Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
recorded at:
Metropol in Berlin, Germany
live recording of:
Up to the Sun
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
2:22