| Artist |
Wire |
| Album Title: |
154 |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Post-Punk |
| Format |
Vinyl |
| Released |
09/21/1979 |
| Reissue Date |
00/00/2018 |
| Label |
Pinkflag |
| Catalog No |
PF13LP |
| Bar Code No |
5 024545 812510 |
| Packaging |
LP Sleeve |
| Tracks |
| A1.
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I Should Have Known Better (3:50)
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| A2.
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Two People in a Room (2:08)
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| A3.
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The 15th (3:02)
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| A4.
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The Other Window (2:06)
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| A5.
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Single K.O. (2:19)
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| A6.
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A Touching Display (6:25)
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| A7.
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On Returning (2:05)
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| B1.
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A Mutual Friend (4:25)
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| B2.
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Blessed State (3:26)
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| B3.
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Once is Enough (3:20)
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| B4.
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Map Ref. 41ºn 93ºw (3:35)
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| B5.
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Indirect Enquiries (3:33)
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| B6.
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40 Versions (3:26)
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| Date Acquired |
02/20/2019 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Electric Fetus - Minneapolis |
| Purchase Price |
25.00 |
Web Links |
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Notes |
Notes:
Manufactured under licence from The state51 Conspiracy.
℗ & © 2018 pinkflag
Printed inner sleeve with credits and lyrics.
Credits:
Music By – Wire
Drums – Robert Grey
Guitar, Voice – B.C. Gilbert
Vocals, Bass – Graham Lewis
Vocals, Guitar – Colin Newman
Alto Flute – Kate Lucas
Vocals [Looped Vocals] – Hilly Kristal
Viola [Electric Viola] – Tim Souster
Keyboards, Synthesizer – Mike Thorne
Cor Anglais – Joan Whiting
Art Direction – Dave Dragon
Engineer – Paul Hardiman
Engineer [Assistant] – Ken Thomas
Painting [Cover Painting] – Gilbert
Producer – Mike Thorne
Typography – Brian Harris
Companies, etc.:
Copyright © – Pinkflag
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Pinkflag
Licensed From – The state51 Conspiracy
Distributed By – Cargo
Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BH 10185
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode (Text): 5 024545 812510
Barcode (Scanned): 5024545812510
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): PF13LP-1
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): PF13LP-2
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched): BH 10185-01 A₁ PF13LP. A₁
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched): BH 10185-01 B₁ PF13LP. B₁
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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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