| Artist |
Wire |
| Album Title: |
The First Letter |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Rock: General Rock |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
10/29/1991 |
| Label |
Mute Records Ltd/Elektra Entertainment/Warner Bros |
| Catalog No |
9 61238-2 |
| Bar Code No |
0 7559-61238-2 2 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Take It (For Greedy) / Wir (3:13)
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| 2.
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So And Slow It Grows / Wir (4:00)
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| 3.
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A Bargain At 3 And 20 Yeah! / Wir (2:55)
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| 4.
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Footsi - Footsi / Wir (4:55)
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| 5.
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Ticking Mouth / Wir (6:31)
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| 6.
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It Continues / Wir (4:33)
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| 7.
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Looking At Me (Stop!) / Wir (4:12)
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| 8.
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Naked, Whooping And Such-Like (Extended On And On) / Wir (7:05)
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| 9.
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Tailor Made / Wir (3:48)
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| 10.
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No Cows On The Ice / Wir (4:16)
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| 11.
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A Big Glue Canal / Wir (4:09)
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| 12.
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So And Slow It Grows / Wir (5:13)
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| Date Acquired |
02/15/1992 |
| Personal Rating |
 |
| Acquired from |
Roadrunner Records |
| Purchase Price |
17.00 |
Web Links |
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Notes |
Notes:
Recorded at Worldwide.
Engineered at Swanyard Recording Studios.
Disc: Made in U.S.A. by WEA Manufacturing Inc.
Inlay: Printed in U.S.A.
Credits:
Artwork [3w, Stoneman] – Sven
Design, CGI Artist [Computer Images] – Russell Haswell
Engineer – George Holt
Layout – Red Cloud
Performer – Bruce Gilbert, Colin Newman, Graham Lewis
Producer – Wir
Producer, Engineer – Paul Kendall
Companies, Etc.:
Record Company – Time Warner
Record Company – Warner Communications Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Elektra Entertainment
Copyright © – Mute Records Ltd.
Made By – WEA Manufacturing Inc.
Published By – Mute Song
Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
Recorded At – Worldwide Studios
Engineered At – Swanyard Studios
Glass Mastered At – Specialty Records Corporation
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode (Text): 0 7559-61238-2 2
Barcode: 075596123822
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 2 61238-2 SRC+01 M2S2
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 2 61238-2 SRC+01 M2S3
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): 2 61238-2 SRC+01 M2S7
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Analyzed Folder: Wire - The First Letter_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR14 -3.94 dB -20.12 dB 01 - Take It (For Greedy).aif
DR11 -2.47 dB -15.82 dB 02 - So and Slow It Grows.aif
DR14 -2.81 dB -23.76 dB 03 - A Bargain At 3 And 20 Yeah!.aif
DR14 -0.92 dB -17.09 dB 04 - Footsi-Footsi.aif
DR17 -0.17 dB -20.77 dB 05 - Ticking Mouth.aif
DR15 -0.53 dB -17.82 dB 06 - It Continues.aif
DR14 -3.10 dB -20.56 dB 07 - Looking at Me (Stop!).aif
DR13 -2.91 dB -19.84 dB 08 - Naked, Whooping and Such-Like (Extended on and On).aif
DR13 -0.10 dB -15.09 dB 09 - Tailor Made.aif
DR14 -0.10 dB -17.44 dB 10 - No Cows on the Ice.aif
DR14 -0.11 dB -16.36 dB 11 - A Big Glue Canal.aif
DR14 -2.47 dB -18.61 dB 12 - So and Slow It Grows.aif
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Number of Files: 12
Official DR Value: DR14
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine:
With The First Letter Wire renamed itself WIR and continued its move toward more detailed soundscapes. Like the previous Manscape, the vocals mean considerably less than the musical textures -- it's all about the sound, not the song. Some of the soundscapes are quite interesting, but much of the music fails to be compelling. Nevertheless, the concentration on sonic textures made it no surprise that Colin Newman began pursuing a career as a techno label owner after the album's release.
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| Cover 2 |
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| Cover 3 |
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| Cover 4 |
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| Cover 5 |
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| Cover 6 |
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| Cover 7 |
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