Drums and Wires

Summary

Drums and Wires is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (591 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Drums and Wires's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• Drums and Wires's genre is new wave^[4].
• Drums and Wires's genre is art pop^[5].
• Drums and Wires's genre is art rock^[6].
• Drums and Wires was followed by Black Sea^[7].
• Drums and Wires was produced by Steve Lillywhite^[8].
• Among the performers on Drums and Wires was XTC^[9].
• Drums and Wires's record label is recorded as Virgin Records^[10].
• Drums and Wires's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom^[11].
• Drums and Wires is part of XTC's albums in chronological order^[12].
• Drums and Wires's language of work or name is recorded as English^[13].
• Drums and Wires was distributed by music streaming^[14].
• Drums and Wires was published on August 17, 1979^[15].
• Drums and Wires's tracklist is recorded as Making Plans for Nigel^[16].
• Drums and Wires's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Drums and Wires'}^[17].
• Drums and Wires's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2817'}^[18].
• Drums and Wires's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+12'}^[19].
• Drums and Wires's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[20].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[21]

• First release date: 1979-08-17^[22]

• Genre(s): new wave, pop rock, post-punk, zolo^[23]

• Community tags: new wave, pop rock, post-punk, zolo^[24]

• MusicBrainz ID: b2b0f57f-2caf-31b4-a2b1-ad245c3c7af2^[25]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Drums and Wires was XTC^[9]. It was produced by Steve Lillywhite^[8].

Publication

Drums and Wires was released on August 17, 1979^[15]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom^[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[13]. Genres include new wave^[4], art pop^[5], and art rock^[6]. It is part of XTC's albums in chronological order^[12]. It was distributed by music streaming^[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Drums and Wires was followed by Black Sea^[7].

Why It Matters

Drums and Wires ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (591 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26]