XTC | Drums And Wires (Dolby Atmos CD + Blu-ray) | CD/BLURAY

XTC brings a distinctive musical voice to this recording.

Drums and Wires sharpens the band's rhythmic guitar sound and melodic songwriting, with Making Plans for Nigel opening a sequence that closes with the intense Complicated Game.

Edition: CD + Blu-ray, 2025 Dolby Atmos edition with stereo/surround mixes, original masters, sessions, rehearsals and videos. Label: Ape House / Panegyric.

Track List

CD – Steven Wilson Stereo Mix And Additional Tracks

1. Making Plans for Nigel
2. Helicopter
3. Day In Day Out
4. When You’re Near Me I Have Difficulty
5. Ten Feet Tall
6. Roads Girdle the Globe
7. Real by Reel
8. Millions
9. That is the Way
10. Outside World
11. Scissor Man
12. Complicated Game
13. Chain of Command
14. Limelight
15. Life Begins At the Hop
16. Ten Feet Tall (Electric Version)
17. Wait Til Your Boat Goes Down
18. Complicated Game (Outtake)
19. That is the Way (Original Pitch)
20. Chain of Command (Alternate)

Blu-ray – Album And Bonus Programme (Dolby Atmos, 5.1 And Instrumental Mixes)

1. Making Plans for Nigel
2. Helicopter
3. Day In Day Out
4. When You’re Near Me I Have Difficulty
5. Ten Feet Tall
6. Roads Girdle the Globe
7. Real By Reel
8. Millions
9. That is the Way
10. Outside World
11. Scissor Man
12. Complicated Game
13. Life Begins At the Hop
14. Homo Safari
15. Chain of Command
16. Limelight
17. Bushman President
18. Pulsing Pulsing
19. Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down
20. Ten Feet Tall (Electric Version)
21. Officer Blue
22. Over Rusty Water
23. Sleepyheads
24. That is the Way (Original Pitch)

Blu-ray – Original Master Recordings

1. Making Plans For Nigel
2. Helicopter
3. Day In Day Out
4. When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty
5. Ten Feet Tall
6. Roads Girdle the Globe
7. Real by Reel
8. Millions
9. That is the Way
10. Outside World
11. Scissor Man
12. Complicated Game
13. Chain Of Command
14. Limelight
15. That Is The Way (Long Version)
16. Life Begins At The Hop (Long Version)

Blu-ray – Mixes, Sessions And Rehearsals

1. Helicopter (DJM Stereo Mix)
2. When You’re Near Me I Have Difficulty (DJM Stereo Mix)
3. Real by Reel (DJM Stereo Mix)
4. The Beautiful People (Saucy Plate Session)
5. Cheap Perfume (Saucy Plate Session)
6. I Feel Blue (Saucy Plate Session)
7. Someone’s Been in My Room (Saucy Plate Session)
8. If I Had My Way (Saucy Plate Session)
9. Life Begins At the Hop (Unknown Session)
10. Life Begins At the Hop (Swindon Town Hall Session 1)
11. When You’re Near Me I Have Difficulty (Swindon Town Hall Session 1)
12. Cheap Perfume (Swindon Town Hall Session 1)
13. Outside World (Swindon Town Hall Session 1)
14. Chain of Command (Swindon Town Hall Session 2)
15. Ten Feet Tall (Swindon Town Hall Session 2)
16. Helicopter (Swindon Town Hall Session 2)
17. Making Plans for Nigel (Swindon Town Hall Session 2)
18. Officer Blue (Toots Garage Session)
19. Don’t Lose Your Temper (Toots Garage Session)
20. I Overheard (Toots Garage Session)
21. Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down (Toots Garage Session)
22. Millions (Instrumental – Tudor Barn Album Rehearsal)
23. Limelight (Arrangement Query – Tudor Barn Album Rehearsal)
24. Limelight (Instrumental – Tudor Barn Album Rehearsal)
25. Limelight (Drum Arrangement Chat – Tudor Barn Album Rehearsal)
26. Complicated Game (Instrumental – Tudor Barn Album Rehearsal)
27. Diddley-Beat Jam (Instrumental – Tudor Barn Album Rehearsal)
28. Millions (Drums Arrangement – Tudor Barn Album Rehearsal)
29. Millions (with Vocals – Tudor Barn Album Rehearsal)
30. Limelight (with Vocals – Tudor Barn Album Rehearsal)
31. Day In (Preamble – Tudor Barn Album Rehearsal)
32. Day In, Day Out (with Vocals – Tudor Barn Album Rehearsal)
33. Real by Reel (with Vocals – Tudor Barn Album Rehearsal)
34. This is the Preamble (Tudor Barn Album Rehearsal)
35. That is the Way (Breakdown with Vocals – Tudor Barn Album Rehearsal)
36. That is Another Way (with Vocals – Tudor Barn Album Rehearsal)
37. Helicopter (with Vocals – Tudor Barn Album Rehearsal)
38. Game Set-Up (Tudor Barn Album Rehearsal)
39. Complicated Game (with Vocals – Tudor Barn Album Rehearsal)
40. Complicated Analysis/Scissor Set-Up (Tudor Barn Album Rehearsal)
41. Scissor Man (with vocals/fade – Tudor Barn Album Rehearsal)

Blu-ray – Promotional Videos

1. Life Begins At The Hop
2. Making Plans For Nigel