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Wire: A Bell Is a Cup

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In May 1988, “Mute” label released “A Bell Is a Cup… Until It Is Struck”, the fifth Wire  studio album. It was recorded in December 1987, and at “Preußen Tonstudio” in Berlin, and was produced by Gareth Jones.

Personnel:

  • Colin Newman – vocal, guitars
  • Bruce Gilbert – guitar
  • Graham Lewis – vocals, bass
  • Robert Gotobed – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Gilbert, Robert Gotobed, Graham Lewis and Colin Newman.

  1. Silk Skin Paws
  2. The Finest Drops
  3. The Queen of Ur and the King of Um
  4. Free Falling Divisions
  5. It’s a Boy
  6. Boiling Boy
  7. Kidney Bingos
  8. Come Back in Two Halves
  9. Follow the Locust
  10. A Public Place

Wire: Pink Flag

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In December 1977, “Harvest” label released “Pink Flag”, the debut Wire studio album. It was recorded September – October 1977, at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Mike Thome. In 2009,“Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Pink Flag” at number 412 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. In 2013, “NME” magazine ranked “Pink Flag” at number 378 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Gilbert– guitar
  • Colin Newman– vocals, guitar
  • Graham Lewis– bass guitar
  • Robert Gotobed– drums
  • Kate Lukas– flute
  • Dave Oberlé– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Gilbert, Graham Lewis, Colin Newman, and Robert Gotobed, except where noted.

  1. Reuters
  2. Field Day for the Sundays
  3. Three Girl Rhumba
  4. Ex Lion Tamer
  5. Lowdown
  6. Start to Move
  7. Brazil
  8. It’s So Obvious
  9. Surgeon’s Girl
  10. Pink Flag
  11. The Commercial
  12. Straight Line
  13. 106 Beats That
  14. Suit
  15. Strange
  16. Fragile
  17. Mannequin
  18. Different to Me – Annete Green
  19. Champs
  20. Feeling Called Love
  21. 12 X U

 

 

 

The Wire: Red Barked Tree

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On January 10, 2010, “Pink Flag” label released “Red Barked Tree”, the twelfth Wire (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at the “Resident Studios”, “Press Play Studios” and “Swim Studio” in London, and was produced by Colin Newman.

Personnel:

  • Colin Newman– vocals, guitar
  • Graham Lewis– bass, vocals
  • Robert Grey– drums
  • Jon Wozencroft– art director, photography
  • Jannis Kounellis– artwork

All tracks by Colin Newman, Graham Lewis and Robert Grey.

  1. Please Take
  2. Now Was
  3. Adapt
  4. Two Minutes
  5. Clay
  6. Bad Worn Thing
  7. Moreover
  8. A Flat Tent
  9. Smash
  10. Dow To This
  11. Red Barked Trees