The Ideal Copy

The Ideal Copy
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1987
RecordedNovember–December 1986
(mixed January 1987)[1]
StudioHansa Tonstudio, Berlin, West Germany
Genre
Length34:39 (LP)
63:18 (CD)
Label
ProducerGareth Jones
Wire studio album chronology
154
(1979)
The Ideal Copy
(1987)
A Bell Is a Cup
(1988)
Singles from The Ideal Copy
  1. "Ahead"
    Released: March 1987[2]

The Ideal Copy is the fourth studio album by the English rock group Wire, released in April 1987 by Mute Records. It was the first full-length recording following the band's hiatus of 1980–1985 (The band had also recorded and released the Snakedrill EP in 1986 after reuniting). The Ideal Copy peaked at number 87 in the UK albums chart.[3]

  1. ^ Neate, Wilson (2013). Read & Burn: A Book About Wire. London: Jawbone Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-90827-933-0.
  2. ^ Lester, Paul (2009). Lowdown: The Story of Wire. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857120410. Retrieved 19 January 2023 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Wire albums the official charts