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Classic Album: XTC's Drums And Wires

XTC's Dave Gregory talks to Jamie Dickson about the recording of Drums And Wires
00:00 Intro
00:37 XTC’s early days
05:50 Joining the band
10:47 Life Begins At The Hop
12:36 Steely Dan influence?
14:51 “No blues clichés!”
15:44 “I’m on Top Of The Pops!”
16:48 Making Plans For Nigel (part one)
19:36 Recording Drums And Wires
22:08 Making Plans For Nigel (part two)
26:00 Integrating guitar styles with Andy Partridge
27:01 The guitars on Drums And Wires
33:23 Complicated Game
36:23 Helicopter
38:17 Mixed influences
40:59 Millions
45:10 Scissor Man
48:24 When You’re Near Me I Have Difficulty
55:36 Looking back on the album

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