Artist |
Wire |
Album Title: |
Coatings |
Album Cover: |
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Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Art Rock |
Format |
CD |
Released |
10/21/1997 |
Label |
WMO |
Catalog No |
WMO14CD |
Bar Code No |
7 8535-10067-2 6 |
Packaging |
Jewelcase |
Tracks |
1.
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Ambulance Chasers (Studio Version) (5:11)
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2.
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A Serious Of Snakes (Alternate Mix) (6:12)
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3.
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Ambitious (Alternate Mix) (5:11)
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4.
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Madman's Honey (Alternate Mix) (3:03)
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5.
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Kidney Bingos (Original Mix) (5:20)
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6.
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It's A Boy (Instrumental) (3:54)
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7.
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German Shepherds (5:34)
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8.
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Boiling Boy (5:35)
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9.
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Drill (8:32)
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10.
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In Vivo (Club Mix) (6:29)
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11.
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Who Has Nine? (6:05)
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12.
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It Can't Be True Can It? (4:06)
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13.
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Gravity Worship (5:10)
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Date Acquired |
10/10/1998 |
Personal Rating |
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Acquired from |
Roadrunner Records |
Purchase Price |
16.00 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry: Discogs Entry: MusicBrainz Entry: Wikipedia Entry: |
Notes |
Notes:
"Kidney Bingos" was originally from the Melody Maker cassette "Gigantic!"; "It's A Boy (Instrumental)" from the "Eardrum Buzz" single; and the three BBC tracks from the 10 May 1988 Peel Session (7 to 9). "Who Has Nine?" and "Gravity Workshop" were from the "Life In The Manscape" single and "It Can't Be True Can It?" was a bonus track on the Japanese release of "Manscape". "In Vivo (Club Mix) taken from 1989 Mute sampler Tonal Evidence.
Came in a slim double CD case with CD-shaped cardboard advert to mail-order a second CD, "Ambitious", which was created for the world premiere of dancer/choreographer Stephen Petronio's "Middlesex Gorge" ballet at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on 12 October 1990.
Credits:
Artwork, Design – Andreas Karperyd, Edvard Graham Lewis
Engineer – David Heilmann (tracks: 5, 6), Gareth Jones (tracks: 1 - 4), Roy Spong (tracks: 11 - 13), Simon Askew (tracks: 7 - 9), Simon Clifford (tracks: 7 - 9)
Engineer [Assistant] – André Giere (tracks: 3, 4)
Mastered By – Denis Blackham
Photography By – Kristyna Kashvili
Producer – Dale Griffin (tracks: 7 - 9), Daniel Miller (tracks: 1, 2), Gareth Jones (tracks: 1 - 6), Rico Conning (tracks: 10)
Producer, Mixed By – David M. Allen (tracks: 11 - 13)
Remix – Paul Kendall (tracks: 6, 10)
Written-By – Bruce Gilbert, Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, Robert Gotobed
Companies, Etc.:
Copyright © – Mute Records Ltd.
Copyright © – WMO
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WMO
Published By – Mute Song
Published By – Opal Music
Recorded At – Strongroom
Recorded At – Britannia Row Studios
Recorded At – Hansa Tonstudios
Recorded At – Preußen Tonstudio
Recorded At – Maida Vale Studio 4
Recorded At – Terminal 24 Studios
Recorded At – Worldwide Studios
Recorded At – RAK Studios
Remixed At – Worldwide Studios
Mastered At – Country Masters
Glass Mastered At – Technicolor, Camarillo, CA – 124012
Pressed By – Technicolor, Camarillo, CA
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode: 7 8535-10067-2 6
Matrix / Runout: WD0067-2A Technicolor C2 124012-01
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L892
Mould SID Code: IFPI 2T04
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Analyzed Folder: Wire - Coatings_dr.txt
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DR Peak RM S Filename
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DR09 -0.50 dB -11.12 dB 01 - Ambulance Chasers (Studio Version).aif
DR07 -0.50 dB -09.32 dB 02 - A Serious Of Snakes (Alternate Mix).aif
DR10 -0.67 dB -12.82 dB 03 - Ambitious (Alternate Mix).aif
DR08 -0.53 dB -10.34 dB 04 - Madman's Honey (Alternate Mix).aif
DR09 -0.52 dB -11.65 dB 05 - Kidney Bingos (Original Mix).aif
DR10 -0.69 dB -12.80 dB 06 - It's A Boy (Instrumental).aif
DR07 -0.50 dB -08.31 dB 07 - German Shepherds (Peel session).aif
DR09 -0.53 dB -11.60 dB 08 - Boiling Boy (Peel session).aif
DR07 -0.50 dB -09.35 dB 09 - Drill (Peel session).aif
DR08 -0.51 dB -10.53 dB 10 - In Vivo (Club Mix).aif
DR10 -0.61 dB -12.53 dB 11 - Who Has Nine¿.aif
DR09 -0.50 dB -10.62 dB 12 - It Can't Be True Can It¿.aif
DR09 -0.50 dB -11.23 dB 13 - Gravity Worship.aif
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Number of Files: 13
Official DR Value: DR9
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Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by Stewart Mason:
Both a companion to Mute's 1986-1991 Wire compilation The A List and a continuation of the earlier rarities collection Behind the Curtain, 1997's Coatings is a set of 14 B-sides and alternate mixes from the second half of Wire's career. Those fans only interested in the clangorous guitar rock of the Pink Flag days should stop reading now, as there's nothing here for you. This chronologically ordered set starts with a harsh, cacophonous studio version of "Ambulance Chasers," previously available only as a live track and then runs through several interesting alternate takes of songs from The Ideal Copy and A Bell Is a Cup...Until It Is Struck, including an early version of "Kidney Bingos" with different verses and a completely different, almost ambient instrumental mix of "It's a Boy." Then comes the entirety of the group's 1987 Peel Session, featuring an extended version of "Drill" that focuses much less on the famed "dugga-dugga-dugga" rhythm than most of the other versions. Following that come four less interesting outtakes from the It's Beginning to and Back Again and Manscape sessions, including a weak remix of "In Vivo." The album also includes a bonus disc with an 18-minute reworking of The Ideal Copy's "Ambitious" commissioned for a ballet by avant-garde choreographer Stephen Petronio, which is strictly for fanatics. Indeed, casual Wire fans in general won't be well served by this rarities compilation, though others will be intrigued by the alternate takes and remixes.
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