Wire - The Ideal Copy
| Genre: | Electronic, Rock |
| Singer: | Wire |
| Title: | The Ideal Copy |
| Short-info: | Label:
Mute – CD STUMM 42,
Mute – CDSTUMM 42
Type: CD, Album, Repress, Blue Text Country: UK Date of released: Category: Electronic, Rock Style: Leftfield, New Wave, Art Rock |
| MP3 album size .rar: | 1659 mb |
| APE album size .rar: | 1433 mb |
| Digital formats: | MP3 FLAC MP3 DTS MP4 AHX DXD VQF MIDI |
- 1659 downloads at 53 mb/s
RAR archive MP3 format
- 1433 downloads at 43 mb/s
RAR archive FLAC format
Tracklist
| 1 | Point Of Collapse | 3:22 |
| 2 | Ahead | 4:59 |
| 3 | Madman's Honey | 4:29 |
| 4 | Feed Me | 5:59 |
| 5 | Ambitious | 4:05 |
| 6 | Cheeking Tongues | 2:08 |
| 7 | Still Shows | 4:10 |
| 8 | Over Theirs | 5:23 |
| 9 | Ahead (II) | 3:29 |
| 10 | A Serious Of Snakes | 4:42 |
| 11 | Drill | 5:03 |
| 12 | Advantage In Height | 3:02 |
| 13 | Up To The Sun | 2:42 |
| 14 | Ambulance Chasers | 2:55 |
| 15 | Feed Me(II) | 4:28 |
| 16 | Vivid Riot Of Red | 2:22 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Hansa Tonstudios
- Recorded At – Strongroom
- Recorded At – Metropol, Berlin
- Glass Mastered At – Nimbus – 2042
- Published By – Dying Art Ltd.
Credits
- Composed By [All Titles By] – Wire
- Cover [Front Cover Image] – Sven
- Drums, Performer [Various] – Robert Gotobed
- Engineer [Assistant] – Andre Giere*
- Guitar – B.C. Gilbert*
- Producer, Engineer – Gareth Jones
- Voice, Bass, Performer [Various] – Lewis*
- Voice, Guitar, Performer [Various] – Colin Newman
Notes
Recorded in Hansa Tonstudio Berlin, Strong Room London and Metropol Berlin (Live 1986).Thanks to Daniel Miller. Thanks to Monica Döring (Metropol).
Published by Dying Art except tracks 10 to 16 Lewis/Opal Ltd.
℗ & © Mute Records Ltd 1987.
Catalogue number (On Spine/Rear): CD STUMM 42
Catalogue number (On CD): CDSTUMM 42
Made In England
Issued in a standard jewel case with six page foldout booklet. This version has the rear tray credits in blue text, and is possibly a reissue. The original version has the same text in black.
Some copies come with a sticker printed with barcode.
Tracks 9 to 16 are taken from the 'Ahead' & 'Snakedrill' 12" singles.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Sticker on back of jewel case): 7 24596-9110-20
- Matrix / Runout: 2042 CDSTUMM 42 :: I:0 NIMBUS [new logo]
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1 - 3): IFPI L123
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): none
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): ifpi 2308
- Mould SID Code (Variant 3 ): IFPI 2304
- SPARS Code: AAD
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD STUMM 42, CDSTUMM 42 | Wire | The Ideal Copy (CD, Album, Bla) | Mute, Mute | CD STUMM 42, CDSTUMM 42 | UK | 1987 |
| 4XO-73270 | Wire | The Ideal Copy (Cass, Album) | Enigma Records | 4XO-73270 | US | 1987 |
| 4X0-73270 | Wire | The Ideal Copy (Cass, Album) | Enigma Records | 4X0-73270 | Canada | 1987 |
| STUMM 42 | Wire | The Ideal Copy (LP, Album, TP) | Mute | STUMM 42 | Italy | 1987 |
| 32XB-171 | Wire | The Ideal Copy (CD, Album) | Mute | 32XB-171 | Japan | 1987 |











