Wire - The Ideal Copy (1987)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Wire - The Ideal Copy
"Point of Collapse" – 3:18
"Ahead" – 4:53
"Madman's Honey" – 4:23
"Feed Me" – 5:50
"Ambitious" – 4:00
"Cheeking Tongues" – 2:02
"Still Shows" – 4:00
"Over Theirs" – 5:18
Wire Band Members / Musicians
Colin Newman – voice, guitar, various
Lewis – voice, bass guitar, various
B. C. Gilbert – guitar
Robert Gotobed – drums, various
Gareth Jones – production, engineer
Andre Giere – assistant engineer
Sven – front cover image
The Ideal Copy is the 4th studio album by the English rock group Wire. It was the first full-length recording following the band's hiatus of 1980–1985. (The band had recorded and released the Snakedrill EP in 1986 after reuniting). Mute Records released the album. The Ideal Copy peaked at number 87 in the UK albums chart.