Wire - The Ideal Copy

Tracklist

A1	The Point Of Collapse	3:18
A2	Ahead	4:53
A3	Madman's Honey	4:23
A4	Feed Me	5:50
B1	Ambitious	4:00
B2	Cheeking Tongues	2:02
B3	Still Shows	4:00
B4	Over Theirs	5:18

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mute Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Mute Records Ltd.
• Published By – Dying Art Ltd.
• Recorded At – Hansa Tonstudios
• Lacquer Cut At – The Exchange

Credits

• Artwork [Front Cover Image] – Sven
• Artwork [Inner Bag Art], Design – Dave Coppenhall, Russell Mills
• Drums, Performer [Various] – Robert Gotobed
• Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Andre Giere*
• Guitar – B.C. Gilbert*
• Lacquer Cut By – John Dent
• Mastered By [Metalwork] – PAG
• Producer, Engineer – Gareth Jones
• Voice, Bass, Performer [Various] – Lewis*
• Voice, Guitar, Performer [Various] – Colin Newman
• Written-By – Gilbert*, Newman*, Lewis*, Gotobed*
• Written-By [All Titles By] – Wire

Notes

Sleeve design is printed in green and magenta. Other colour sleeve designs exist.
Vinyl is black.

Recorded at Hansa Tonstudios: Winter 1986.
Cut at The Exchange.

Thanks to Daniel Miller

Published by Dying Art Ltd
P + C Mute Records Ltd 1987
Mute Records Ltd 429 Harrow Road London W10 4RE

Contains colour printed inner sleeve with song lyrics.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): STUM - 42 A₁ PAG EXCHANGE D
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): STUM - 42 B₁ PAG JONZ F

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
7 73270-1	Wire	The Ideal Copy ‎(LP)	Enigma Records	7 73270-1	US	1987