Wire - A Bell Is A Cup... Until It Is Struck

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Silk Skin Paws	4:52
2	The Finest Drops	5:02
3	The Queen Of Ur And The King Of Um	4:03
4	Free Falling Divisions	3:40
5	It's A Boy	4:27
6	Boiling Boy	6:22
7	Kidney Bingos	4:12
8	Come Back In Two Halves	2:44
9	Follow The Locust	4:23
10	A Public Place	4:30
11	The Queen Of Ur And The King Of Um (Alternative Version)	4:03
12	Pieta (Long Version)	7:30
13	Over Theirs (Live) Recorded By – Manor Mobile	6:36
14	Drill (Live) Recorded By – Manor Mobile	8:01

Companies, etc.

• Marketed By – Indisc Benelux
• Distributed By – Indisc Benelux
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mute Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Mute Records Ltd.
• Published By – Dying Art Ltd.
• Recorded At – Preußen Tonstudio
• Recorded At – The Town And Country Club, London
• Made By – P+O Pallas – 1276

Credits

• Engineer – David Heilmann
• Engineer [Front Of House Engineer] – Paul Davis (tracks: 13, 14)
• Engineer [Stage Monitor Engineer] – Simon Hardiman (tracks: 13, 14)
• Layout – Slim Smith
• Performer [Wire:] – Bruce Gilbert, Colin Newman, Lewis*, Robert Gotobed
• Producer – Gareth Jones
• Songwriter [All Titles By] – Wire
• Technician [Backline] – Ifan Thomas (tracks: 13, 14)

Notes

Recorded at Preussen Tonstudio.
Live tracks recorded at The Town And Country Club, London, December 1 1987.
With The Manor Mobile: Paul Davis, Simon Hardiman, Ifan Thomas
Thanks to Prof. Pellnitz

Published by Dying Art Limited.
℗ 1988 Mute Records Limited ■ © 1988 Mute Records Limited ■ 429 Harrow Road London W10 4RE
Made in Germany CD STUMM 46054
Marketed and distributed by Indisc Benelux
CD: Made in W-Germany by P + O - Pallas

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: SABAM
• SPARS Code: ADD

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
STUMM 54	Wire	A Bell Is A Cup... Until It Is Struck ‎(LP, Album)	Mute	STUMM 54	UK	1988
50617	Wire	A Bell Is A Cup Until It Is Struck ‎(Cass)	Mute	50617	France	1988
STUMM 54	Wire	A Bell Is A Cup Until It Is Struck ‎(LP, Album, TP, W/Lbl)	Mute	STUMM 54	UK	1988
32XB-282	Wire	A Bell Is A Cup Until It Is Struck ‎(CD, Album)	Mute	32XB-282	Japan	1988
D2-573314	Wire	A Bell Is A Cup Until It Is Struck ‎(CD, Album, Club)	Enigma Records , Mute	D2-573314	US	1988

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