| Artist |
Wire |
| Album Title: |
Behind The Curtain: Early Versions 1977 & 78 |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Post-Punk |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
05/00/1995 |
| Label |
EMI Records Ltd. |
| Catalog No |
7243 8 32403 2 6 |
| Bar Code No |
7 2438 32403 2 6 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Mary Is A Dyke (1:08)
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| 2.
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Too True (1:05)
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| 3.
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Just Don't Care (1:22)
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| 4.
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TV (1:26)
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| 5.
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New York City (1:12)
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| 6.
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After Midnight (1:30)
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| 7.
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Pink Flag (2:35)
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| 8.
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Love Ain't Polite (1:07)
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| 9.
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Oh No Not So (1:37)
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| 10.
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It's The Motive (1:24)
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| 11.
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Practice Makes Perfect (3:49)
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| 12.
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Sand In My Joints (1:51)
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| 13.
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Stablemate (2:17)
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| 14.
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I Feel Mysterious Today (1:41)
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| 15.
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Underwater Experiences (3:15)
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| 16.
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Dot Dash (2:20)
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| 17.
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Options R (1:51)
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| 18.
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From The Nursery (2:53)
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| 19.
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Finistaire (2:17)
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| 20.
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No Romans (1:12)
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| 21.
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Another The Letter (1:07)
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| 22.
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40 Versions (3:19)
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| 23.
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Blessed State (3:14)
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| 24.
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A Touching Display (5:19)
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| 25.
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Once Is Enough (2:39)
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| 26.
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Stepping Off Too Quick (1:24)
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| 27.
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Indirect Inquiries (3:20)
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| 28.
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Map Ref 41 N 93 W (3:50)
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| 29.
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A Question Of Degree (2:58)
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| 30.
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Two People In A Room (2:04)
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| 31.
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Former Airline (1:12)
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| Date Acquired |
10/10/1998 |
| Personal Rating |
 |
| Acquired from |
Roadrunner Records |
| Purchase Price |
16.00 |
Web Links |
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Discogs Entry:
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Wikipedia Entry: |
Notes |
Notes:
Tracks 1-6 recorded 1st April 1977; 7 recorded 4th April 1977; 8-15 recorded 14th May 1977; 16-21 recorded 14th April 1978; 22-31 recorded 11th December 1978.
℗ 1995 The copyright in this compilation is owned by EMI Records Ltd.
Tracks 1-6 ℗ 1995 The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by Trojan Records Ltd.
Tracks 7-31 ℗ 1995 The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by EMI Records Ltd.
© 1995 EMI Records Ltd.
Manufactured and Distributed by EMI.
Made & printed in the UK.
Note: some of the tracks here had already been released in the early 1980s on the unofficial LP Wire - Not About To Die which then got its first official release in 2022.
Credits:
Compiled By, Sleeve Notes – Jon Savage, Jon Wozencroft, Kevin S. Eden
Concept By – Gilbert, Lewis
Coordinator [Project Co-ordination] – Tim Chacksfield
Design – Jon Wozencroft
Producer – Mike Thorne
Written-By – Gilbert (tracks: 2 to 5, 7 to 10, 13, 15, 18, 20, 26), Newman (tracks: 2 to 5, 7 to 10, 13, 15, 18, 20, 26), Lewis (tracks: 2 to 5, 7 to 10, 13, 15, 18, 20, 26), Gotobed (tracks: 2 to 5, 7 to 10, 13, 15, 18, 20, 26)
Companies, Etc.:
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Trojan Records Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – EMI Records Ltd.
Copyright © – EMI Records Ltd.
Manufactured By – EMI
Distributed By – EMI
Made By – EMI Swindon
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode (Text): 7 2438 32403 2 6
Barcode (Scanned): 724383240326
Label Code: lc 0542
Rights Society: BIEM/MCPS
Other (UK Cat#): CDGO 2066
Price Code: I: / F:
Matrix / Runout: 832403 2 . 1 : 1 : 3 EMI SWINDON
Mould SID Code: ifpi 1421
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Analyzed Folder: Wire - Behind the Curtain; Early Versions 1977 & 78_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR11 +0.00 dB -13.46 dB 01 - Mary Is A Dyke.aif
DR11 -0.01 dB -12.07 dB 02 - Too True.aif
DR11 +0.00 dB -12.97 dB 03 - Just Don't Care.aif
DR11 -0.32 dB -13.01 dB 04 - TV.aif
DR11 -0.50 dB -13.63 dB 05 - New York City.aif
DR11 -0.11 dB -13.22 dB 06 - After Midnight.aif
DR11 -0.33 dB -13.28 dB 07 - Pink Flag.aif
DR11 -0.85 dB -13.54 dB 08 - Love Ain't Polite.aif
DR09 -0.07 dB -11.56 dB 09 - Oh No Not So.aif
DR10 -0.40 dB -12.29 dB 10 - It's The Motive.aif
DR11 -0.32 dB -14.70 dB 11 - Practice Makes Perfect.aif
DR10 -0.03 dB -12.70 dB 12 - Sand In My Joints.aif
DR12 -0.31 dB -14.15 dB 13 - Stablemate.aif
DR11 -1.10 dB -17.35 dB 14 - I Feel Mysterious Today.aif
DR12 -2.14 dB -19.60 dB 15 - Underwater Experiences.aif
DR10 -0.86 dB -12.18 dB 16 - Dot Dash.aif
DR10 +0.00 dB -11.86 dB 17 - Options R.aif
DR10 -0.01 dB -12.88 dB 18 - From The Nursery.aif
DR10 -0.24 dB -13.70 dB 19 - Finistaire.aif
DR10 +0.00 dB -12.14 dB 20 - No Romans.aif
DR10 -0.23 dB -12.47 dB 21 - Another The Letter.aif
DR11 -0.98 dB -14.02 dB 22 - 40 Versions.aif
DR12 -0.45 dB -14.22 dB 23 - Blessed State.aif
DR11 -0.25 dB -14.18 dB 24 - A Touching Display.aif
DR12 +0.00 dB -14.06 dB 25 - Once Is Enough.aif
DR10 -0.06 dB -13.32 dB 26 - Stepping Off Too Quick.aif
DR11 -0.00 dB -13.76 dB 27 - Indirect Inquiries.aif
DR11 -0.24 dB -12.58 dB 28 - Map Ref 41° N 93° W.aif
DR11 -0.73 dB -13.71 dB 29 - A Question Of Degree.aif
DR11 -0.12 dB -13.02 dB 30 - Two People In A Room.aif
DR11 +0.00 dB -12.37 dB 31 - Former Airline.aif
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Number of Files: 31
Official DR Value: DR11
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by Andy Kellman:
Behind the Curtain is a rare beast in two senses -- it's difficult to locate a copy, and it's one of the few archival purgings that extends past cash cow status. The disc begins with several selections from Wire's infamous first show at London's Roxy in April of 1977, a set that was part of a punk festival documented by EMI for the Roxy London WC2 compilation. Humorous, spastic songs like "Mary Is a Dyke," "TV," and "Too True" (try not to double over in laughter during the "chorus" of the latter) are exhausted in little more than a minute; even J.J. Cale's "After Midnight" is whittled down to 90 seconds. For a band making their first stage appearance, they were far from honed, but they were cognizant of their limitations and strengths. After that, the embryos take over, including several songs that never graced an official release until this one. Most of them are of the short and spiky variety. Those not fond of Mike Thorne's production touches might find some of these raw, less-affected versions more palatable, and devout fans will find fascination in realizing the changes made to several of these songs before they rolled off the assembly line. "Another the Letter" is free of the goofy synth whirls heard on Chairs Missing; "Map Ref" is dispassionate and far from the unparalleled bliss it would eventually hit; "Former Airline" is one-third the length of its final version, not a howling drone but another minute-long stinger. Despite the formative nature of these songs, the execution and sound quality still makes for a better listen than most of the officially released material by Wire's peers. If the magic punk-to-post-punk trilogy of Pink Flag, Chairs Missing, and 154 had never happened, this disc would be remain reason enough to regard the people who made them as giants, geniuses, and legends.
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