| Artist |
Wire |
| Album Title: |
154 |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Post-Punk |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
00/00/1979 |
| Reissue Date |
03/27/2006 |
| Label |
PinkFlag/Mutesong |
| Catalog No |
PF13 |
| Bar Code No |
8 43190 00052 4 |
| Packaging |
Digipack |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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I Should Have Known Better (3:52)
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| 2.
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Two People In A Room (2:09)
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| 3.
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The 15th (3:04)
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| 4.
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The Other Window (2:07)
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| 5.
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Single K.O. (2:22)
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| 6.
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A Touching Display (6:55)
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| 7.
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On Returning (2:05)
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| 8.
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A Mutual Friend (4:26)
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| 9.
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Blessed State (3:28)
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| 10.
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Once Is Enough (3:23)
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| 11.
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Map Ref. 41ºN 93ºW (3:36)
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| 12.
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Indirect Enquiries (3:34)
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| 13.
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40 Versions (3:27)
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| Date Acquired |
11/29/2012 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Amazon |
| Purchase Price |
13.99 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
Notes:
Digital Remaster ℗ 2006 Licensed from EMI Records Ltd.
© 2006 Pink Flag
Release is packaged in a standard Digipak.
Credits:
Guitar, Voice – B.C. Gilbert
Drums – Robert Gotobed
Vocals, Bass – Graham Lewis
Vocals, Guitar – Colin Newman
Voice [Bass] – Hilly Kristal
Alto Flute – Kate Lucas
Viola [Electric] – Tim Souster
Keyboards, Synthesizer – Mike Thorne
English Horn [Cor Anglais] – Joan Whiting
Arranged By – Gilbert (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 13), Newman (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 13), Lewis, Grey
Cor Anglais – Joan Whiting
Design [Re-issue] – Andrew Day
Design [Typographic] – Brian Harris
Engineer – Paul Hardiman
Engineer [Assistant] – Ken Thomas
Photography By – Annette Green
Producer – Mike Thorne
Remastered By – Denis Blackham
Sleeve [Concept] – Gilbert, Lewis
Music By [Melody] – Gilbert (tracks: 9), C. Newman (tracks: 2, 3, 7, 8, 10 to 13), Newman (tracks: 5), G. Lewis (tracks: 1, 4, 6), Lewis (tracks: 5)
Words By – Gilbert (tracks: 2, 4, 9, 13), C. Newman (tracks: 3, 7, 10), G. Lewis (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12)
Companies, etc.:
Licensed To – Pinkflag
Licensed From – EMI Records Ltd.
Distributed By – Revolver USA
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – EMI Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Pinkflag
Published By – Carlin Music Corp.
Remastered At – Skye Mastering
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode (Printed): 8 43190 00052 4
Matrix / Runout: CD204-054 154 Wire PF13 REV/CA 7A3751
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LK02
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Analyzed Folder: Wire - 154_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR7 -0.10 dB -8.89 dB 01 - I Should Have Known Better.flac
DR7 -0.10 dB -7.93 dB 02 - Two People in a Room.flac
DR6 -0.10 dB -7.38 dB 03 - The 15th.flac
DR7 -0.10 dB -9.46 dB 04 - The Other Window.flac
DR6 -0.10 dB -8.27 dB 05 - Single K.O..flac
DR5 -0.10 dB -6.78 dB 06 - A Touching Display.flac
DR6 -0.10 dB -7.79 dB 07 - On Returning.flac
DR6 -0.10 dB -9.00 dB 08 - A Mutual Friend.flac
DR6 -0.10 dB -8.10 dB 09 - Blessed State.flac
DR5 -0.10 dB -6.75 dB 10 - Once Is Enough.flac
DR6 -0.10 dB -7.09 dB 11 - Map Ref. 41°N 93°W.flac
DR5 -0.10 dB -7.87 dB 12 - Indirect Enquiries.flac
DR6 -0.10 dB -7.78 dB 13 - 40 Versions.flac
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Number of Files: 13
Official DR Value: DR6
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by Steve Huey:
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. It's difficult to believe that a band that evolved as quickly and altered its sound as restlessly as Wire did could be out of ideas after only three years and three albums, but such was the case according to its members, and with their (temporary, as it turned out) disbandment following this album, Wire's most fertile and influential period came to a close. [The original 1989 CD issue by Restless Retro features four bonus tracks from an experimental EP issued with some copies of the vinyl LP.]
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