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WIRE

The most innovative of British punks, an art band with a penchant for dissonant, minimalist arrangements 

and lyrical abstraction. Emerging from the British punk explosion, Wire have resisted easy categorization from 

the start, and for decades to come. Focused on experimentation and process, Wire's musical identity constantly changes. 

Their first three albums alone attest to a startling evolution as the band repeatedly, and rapidly, reinvented themselves. 

Pink Flag (1977) found them twisting punk's simplicity and rawness to their own arty designs; on Chairs Missing (1978), 

they added frosty atmospheres and more melodic songwriting, both of which they heightened on 154 (1979)

Produced by Mike Thorne

LP tracklisting

Side 1: I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER - 2 PEOPLE IN A ROOM - THE 15TH

THE OTHER WINDOW - SINGLE K.O. - A TOUCHING DISPLAY - ON RETURNING

Side 2: A MUTUAL FRIEND - BLESSED STATE - ONCE ENOUGH

MAP REF. 41°N 93°W - INDIRECT ENQUIRIES - 40 VERSIONS

7"EP tracklisting

Side 1: SONG l - GET DOWN (PARTS l & ll)

Side 2: LET'S PANIC LATER - SMALL ELECTRIC PIECE

1979    LP     WARNER BROS./AUTOMATIC RECORD COMPANY RECORDS     QBS 3398

MADE IN CANADA     ORIGINAL PRESSING

SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE

+ FREE 7"EP (cat. PSR 444, UK original included in the early copies of the UK version) 

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LABEL: WB - WHITE LABEL w/HORIZONTAL STRIPES & WB+AUTOMATIC LOGOS - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: (spine) QBS 3398 

Catalog on inner: QBS 3398

Catalog on labels: QBS 3398

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, Etched (“5” in DM-5 is Stamped)): QBS 3398 A • 1A • 2HZD DM-5

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, Etched (“4” in DM-4 is Stamped)): QBS 3398 B • 1A • 2HZDK DM-4

On labels: rim text reads "Manufactured and Distributed By WEA Music of Canada Ltd........."

Produced by Mike Thorne

Arranged  by Gilbert/Gotobed/Lewis/Newman/Thorne

All Songs Published by  Carbert Music, Inc. - BMI

? 1979 Warner Bros. Records Inc.

On Back Cover: © 1979 Warner Bros. Records Inc.

A Warner Communications Company W 

All rights Reserved..........

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Named for the number of live gigs Wire had played to that point, 154 refines and expands the innovations of Chairs Missing, with producer Mike Thorne's synthesizer effects playing an even more integral role; little of Pink Flag's rawness remains. If Chairs Missing was a transitional album between punk and post-punk, 154 is squarely in the latter camp, devoting itself to experimental soundscapes that can sound cold and forbidding at times. However, the best tracks retain their humanity thanks to the arrangements' smooth, seamless blend of electronic and guitar textures and the beauty of the group's melodies. Where previously some of Wire's hooks could find themselves buried or not properly brought out, the fully fleshed-out production of 154 lends a sweeping splendor to "The 15th," the epic "A Touching Display," "A Mutual Friend," and the gorgeous (if obscurely titled) "Map Ref. 41°N 93°W." Not every track is a gem, as the group's artier tendencies occasionally get the better of them, but 154's best moments help make it at least the equal of Chairs Missing...(AllMusic)