| Artist |
Wire |
| Album Title: |
Pink Flag |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Post-Punk |
| Format |
CD (2) |
| Released |
12/00/1977 |
| Reissue Date |
05/19/2018 |
| Label |
Pinkflag |
| Catalog No |
PF11SE |
| Bar Code No |
5 024545 812305 |
| Packaging |
Book Bound Thang |
| Tracks |
| Pink Flag (Disc 1) (Original Album) |
| 1.
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Reuters (3:03)
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| 2.
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Field Day for the Sundays (0:28)
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| 3.
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Three Girl Rhumba (1:23)
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| 4.
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Ex Lion Tamer (2:19)
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| 5.
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Lowdown (2:26)
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| 6.
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Start to Move (1:13)
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| 7.
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Brazil (0:41)
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| 8.
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It's So Obvious (0:53)
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| 9.
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Surgeon's Girl (1:17)
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| 10.
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Pink Flag (3:45)
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| 11.
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The Commercial (0:49)
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| 12.
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Straight Line (0:44)
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| 13.
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106 Beats That (1:12)
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| 14.
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Mr. Suit (1:25)
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| 15.
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Strange (3:59)
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| 16.
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Fragile (1:18)
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| 17.
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Mannequin (2:37)
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| 18.
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Different to Me (0:43)
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| 19.
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Champs (1:46)
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| 20.
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Feeling Called Love (1:27)
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| 21.
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12XU (1:57)
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| Pink Flag (Disc 2) (Demos and Alternate Recordings) |
| 1.
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The Commercial (0:51)
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| 2.
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Mr Suit (1:32)
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| 3.
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Pink Flag (2:34)
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| 4.
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Surgeon's Girl (1:38)
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| 5.
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Field Day for the Sundays (0:32)
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| 6.
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106 Beats That (1:15)
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| 7.
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Fragile (1:14)
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| 8.
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Reuters (2:23)
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| 9.
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Different to Me (0:45)
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| 10.
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Ex Lion Tamer (2:09)
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| 11.
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Mannequin (3:03)
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| 12.
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Champs (1:57)
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| 13.
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Start to Move (1:14)
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| 14.
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Three Girl Rhumba (Alt Mix) (1:23)
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| 15.
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Ex Lion Tamer (Alt Mix) (2:05)
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| 16.
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12XU (Mono Mix) (1:47)
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| 17.
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Mannequin (Mono Mix) (2:36)
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| 18.
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It's So Obvious (Alt Mix) (0:51)
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| Date Acquired |
03/30/2020 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
The Band At A Gig |
| Purchase Price |
40.00 |
Web Links |
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Discogs Entry:
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Wikipedia Entry: |
Notes |
Notes:
Disc 1
Recorded and mixed September/October 1977 at Advision Studios, Gosfield Street, London
Disc 2
1–3. Recorded and mixed May 1977 at EMI Studios, Manchester Square, London
4–7. Recorded and mixed May 1977 at Riverside Studios, Church Path, Chiswick, London
8–13. Recorded and mixed August 1977 at Riverside Studios, Church Path, Chiswick, London
14–18. Recorded and mixed September/October 1977 at Advision Studios, Gosfield Street, London
Manufactured under licence from The state51 Conspiracy
℗ & © 2018 pinkflag
Expanded edition of the 2006 CD remaster (PF11). The album is presented as an 80-page 7-inch sized hardback book with recording details, new interviews with the band members, photographs and lyrics.
From the pinkflag website:
All audio has been painstakingly remastered – or, in some cases, mastered for the first time!
Credits:
Art Direction – Jon Wozencroft
Booklet Editor [Book Sub-editor] – Craig Grannell
Cover [Cover Image] – BC Gilbert
Engineer – Paul Hardiman (tracks: 1-1 to 1-21, 2-14 to 2-18)
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Ken Thomas (tracks: 1-1 to 1-21, 2-14 to 2-18)
Image Editor [Retouching] – Malka Spigel-Newman
Image Editor [Scanning] – Colourstream
Layout – HQ, JW
Liner Notes [Intro] – Jon Savage
Liner Notes [Main Text] – Graham Duff
Mastered By – Denis Blackham
Performer [Music] – Wire
Photography By – Annette Green
Producer – Mike Thorne
Companies, etc.:
Licensed From – The state51 Conspiracy
Manufactured By – www.keyproduction.co.uk
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Pinkflag
Copyright © – Pinkflag
Recorded At – Advision Studios
Recorded At – EMI Studios, London
Recorded At – Riverside Studios, London
Mixed At – Advision Studios
Mixed At – EMI Studios, London
Mixed At – Riverside Studios, London
Mastered At – Skye Mastering
Glass Mastered At – TAKT – 2100007578675
Glass Mastered At – TAKT – 2100007578705
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode (Text): 5 024545 812305
Barcode (Scanned): 5024545812305
Matrix / Runout (CD1): 2100007578675 www.keyproduction.co.uk
Matrix / Runout (CD2): 2100007578705 www.keyproduction.co.uk
Mastering SID Code (CD1, CD2): IFPI LK97
Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 9R88
Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 9R96
Other (CD1 catalog no.): PF11SE – 1
Other (CD2 catalog no.): PF11SE – 2
Other (ISBN): 978-1-9999803-0-6
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Analyzed Folder: Wire- Pink Flag [Disc 1]_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR07 -0.10 dB -09.60 dB 01 - Reuters.aif
DR10 -0.10 dB -10.87 dB 02 - Field Day For The Sundays.aif
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DR08 -0.10 dB -08.88 dB 04 - Ex Lion Tamer.aif
DR09 -0.10 dB -10.86 dB 05 - Lowdown.aif
DR09 -0.10 dB -10.28 dB 06 - Start To Move.aif
DR08 -0.10 dB -10.22 dB 07 - Brazil.aif
DR08 -0.10 dB -09.65 dB 08 - It's So Obvious.aif
DR07 -0.10 dB -09.26 dB 09 - Surgeon's Girl.aif
DR07 -0.10 dB -09.87 dB 10 - Pink Flag.aif
DR09 -0.10 dB -09.90 dB 11 - The Commercial.aif
DR07 -0.10 dB -08.62 dB 12 - Straight Line.aif
DR08 -0.10 dB -09.80 dB 13 - 106 Beats That.aif
DR08 -0.10 dB -09.46 dB 14 - Mr. Suit.aif
DR09 -0.10 dB -10.65 dB 15 - Strange.aif
DR10 -0.10 dB -11.30 dB 16 - Fragile.aif
DR09 -0.10 dB -10.60 dB 17 - Mannequin.aif
DR09 -0.10 dB -11.20 dB 18 - Different to Me.aif
DR09 -0.10 dB -10.64 dB 19 - Champs.aif
DR08 -0.10 dB -09.57 dB 20 - Feeling Called Love.aif
DR08 -0.10 dB -10.80 dB 21 - 12 X U.aif
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Number of Files: 21
Official DR Value: DR8
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Analyzed Folder: Wire- Pink Flag [Disc 2]_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR10 -0.10 dB -10.92 dB 01 - The Commercial.aif
DR08 -0.10 dB -09.95 dB 02 - Mr Suit.aif
DR07 -0.92 dB -09.91 dB 03 - Pink Flag.aif
DR07 -0.10 dB -08.91 dB 04 - Surgeon's Girl.aif
DR07 -0.10 dB -10.06 dB 05 - Field Day for the Sundays.aif
DR09 -0.10 dB -09.99 dB 06 - 106 Beats That.aif
DR09 -0.10 dB -10.50 dB 07 - Fragile.aif
DR08 -0.10 dB -10.37 dB 08 - Reuters.aif
DR09 -0.10 dB -10.90 dB 09 - Different to Me.aif
DR09 -0.10 dB -10.40 dB 10 - Ex Lion Tamer.aif
DR07 -0.10 dB -09.25 dB 11 - Mannequin.aif
DR08 -0.10 dB -09.74 dB 12 - Champs.aif
DR08 -0.10 dB -09.01 dB 13 - Start to Move.aif
DR08 -0.10 dB -11.12 dB 14 - Three Girl Rhumba (alt mix).aif
DR07 -0.10 dB -08.89 dB 15 - Ex Lion Tamer (alt mix).aif
DR08 -0.10 dB -10.46 dB 16 - 12XU (mono mix).aif
DR07 -0.10 dB -08.93 dB 17 - Mannequin (mono mix).aif
DR07 -0.10 dB -08.77 dB 18 - It's So Obvious (alt mix).aif
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Number of Files: 18
Official DR Value: DR8
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by Steve Huey:
Perhaps the most original debut album to come out of the first wave of British punk, Wire's Pink Flag plays like the Ramones-Go-to-Art-School -- song after song careens past in a glorious, stripped-down rush. However, where the Ramones commanded attention through their sense of humor and appropriation of simple, trashy '60s pop/rock hooks, Wire ultimately made their mark through unpredictability. Very few of the songs followed traditional verse/chorus structures -- if one or two riffs sufficed, no more were added; if a musical hook or lyric didn't need to be repeated, Wire immediately stopped playing (accounting for the album's brevity: 21 songs in under 36 minutes on the original version). Many punk bands aimed to strip rock & roll of its excess, but Wire took the concept a step further, cutting punk itself down to its essence, making for an even more concentrated impact. Upon first listen, some of the tracks may seem like underdeveloped sketches or fragments, but further listening reveals that in most cases, the music is memorable even without the repetition and structure most ears have come to expect -- it simply takes a bit more concentrated attention for the songs to reveal themselves. And Wire is full of ideas; for such a fiercely minimalist band, they display quite a musical range, spanning slow, haunting textural exercises, warped power pop, punk anthems, and proto-hardcore rants -- it's recognizable, yet simultaneously quite unlike anything that preceded it. Pink Flag's enduring influence pops up in hardcore, post-punk, alternative rock, and even Brit-pop, and it still remains a fresh, invigorating listen today: A fascinating, highly inventive rethinking of punk rock and the freedom allowed by doing it yourself. [The 2018 reissue of Pink Flag is strangely comprehensive for an album that's so stripped down and to the point. The songs have all been remastered, the set comes with an 80-page hardcover book that features many unseen images taken by the group's photographer at the time, Annette Green, and there is a second disc of extra tracks too. Most of them are demos for songs from the album; three separate demo sessions provide 13 lo-fi versions of songs they slightly polished and honed for the album. There are also alternate versions of "Three Girl Rhumba," "It's Only Obvious," and "Ex Lion Tamer," as well as mono mixes of "12XU" and "Mannequin." It's fascinating to hear the alternate versions and demos, not because they are so different from the finished versions, but because they are so similar. Wire knew exactly what they wanted to do from the very beginning and stuck to it throughout the process of recording their first classic album.]
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