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

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

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