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Wire Discography
The discography of Wire, an English rock band, consists of seventeen studio albums, twenty-six live albums, eleven compilation albums, eleven EPs, and twenty-four singles. Albums Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Box sets EPs Singles References External links Discographyon Wire's official website * {{Wire Rock music group discographies Discographies of British artists Discography Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry ... Punk rock discographies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wire (band)
Wire are an English rock band, formed in London in October 1976 by Colin Newman (vocals, guitar), Graham Lewis (bass, vocals), Bruce Gilbert (guitar) and Robert Grey (drums). They were originally associated with the punk rock scene, appearing on ''The Roxy London WC2'' album, and were later central to the development of post-punk, while their debut album ''Pink Flag'' was influential for hardcore punk. Wire are considered a definitive art punk and post-punk band, due to their richly detailed and atmospheric sound and obscure lyrical themes.They steadily developed from an early noise rock style to a more complex, structured sound involving increased use of guitar effects and synthesizers (1978's ''Chairs Missing'' and 1979's '' 154''). The band gained a reputation for experimenting with song arrangements throughout their career. History 1976 to 1980 Wire's debut album ''Pink Flag'' (1977) – "perhaps the most original debut album to come out of the first wave of British pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LP Record
The LP (from "long playing" or "long play") is an analog sound storage medium, a phonograph record format characterized by: a speed of rpm; a 12- or 10-inch (30- or 25-cm) diameter; use of the "microgroove" groove specification; and a vinyl (a copolymer of vinyl chloride acetate) composition disk. Introduced by Columbia in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry. Apart from a few relatively minor refinements and the important later addition of stereophonic sound, it remained the standard format for record albums (during a period in popular music known as the album era) until its gradual replacement from the 1980s to the early 2000s, first by cassettes, then by compact discs, and finally by digital music distribution. Beginning in the late 2000s, the LP has experienced a resurgence in popularity. Format advantages At the time the LP was introduced, nearly all phonograph records for home use were made of an abrasive shellac compound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Drill (album)
''The Drill'' is the eighth studio album by the British post-punk group Wire. Allmusic states that the album effectively consists of remixes of the same song, "Drill", and is officially listed as an EP rather than an album despite its length of almost one hour. Track listing All tracks written by Wire. #"In Every City?" – 5:21 #"What's Your Desire?" – 4:51 #"Arriving/Staying/Going?" – 5:19 #"(A Berlin) Drill" – 5:26 #"Do You Drive? (Turn Your Coat)" – 4:52 #"Jumping Mint?" – 5:56 #"Did You Dugga?" – 5:48 #"Where Are You Now?" – 5:28 ;Bonus track on CD #"(A Chicago) Drill" (Live) – 12:22 Personnel ;Wire *Colin Newman *Graham Lewis *Bruce Gilbert *Robert Gotobed ;Production *Paul Kendall – production , 3, 5–8 mixing –3, 5–8*Wire – production , 3, 5–8* Gareth Jones – remix ref> *Dick Webber – mixing *John Fryer John Fryer may refer to: *John Fryer (physician) (died 1563), English physician, humanist and early reformer *John Fryer (physic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Number One (magazine)
''Number One'', initially rendered as 'No. 1', was a British magazine dealing with pop music. It ran for nine years and was aimed at a mainly teenage market. Overview The magazine was published weekly and ran from 7 May 1983 to February 1992. It was intended as direct competition to ''Smash Hits'', which was at its peak at the time.https://www.simplyeighties.com/number-one-magazine.php#.X85OiDEYB2Y Although ''No. 1'' contained fewer pages and less colour (at a similar price), the magazine claimed "our strength is our weekliness". One of the most popular aspects was that it published the singles and albums charts every week (obviously not possible for the fortnightly ''Smash Hits''). As the magazine was an IPC publication, it initially used the Top 75 singles & albums from its sister title, the NME (less a pop magazine more a 'rock-press inkie'). However, in 1985 it started publishing the MRIB (Media Research Information Bureau) Network Chart, as used for Independent Local Radi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manscape
''Manscape'' is the seventh studio album by the British post-punk group Wire, released in May 1990 by Mute Records. It was produced by David M. Allen, mostly recorded and mixed at RAK Studios, engineered by Roy Spong, and published by Dying Art Ltd. Background ''Manscape'' saw Wire exploring electronica more deeply than on previous works. Bass and drums were mostly sequenced, and a 1990 UK and European tour saw the band performing live without drummer Robert Gotobed. They played mostly new material from the LP, as well as a few older songs reworked to fit the electronic instrumentation. The rise and evolution of dance music informed the record, while lyrically it remained part cut-up and part obliquely referential. "The Morning Bell" is about the British public school system, while "Small Black Reptile" is about the political system. The record's centrepiece, "You Hung Your Lights in the Trees/A Craftsman's Touch", spans over ten minutes. Bassist Graham Lewis's wife, Liv Elvan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's Beginning To And Back Again
''It's Beginning To And Back Again'', also known by its acronym ''IBTABA'', is the sixth studio album by the British post-punk group Wire, released in May 1989 by Mute Records. The title of the album derives from the lyrics of the third song, "German Shepherds". Half of the album consists of reinterpretations of live performances of material from the band's previous record, '' A Bell Is a Cup...Until It Is Struck''. The recordings are "based on performances in Chicago, Portugal and London." Live tracks were deconstructed in the studio and remixed by Wire. The album contains the single "Eardrum Buzz", which was the band's most successful single in their history, charting at #2 on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart and #68 in the UK. Recording Wire started recording ''It's Beginning To And Back Again'' in November 1988 at Kitsch Studios in Brussels, Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northweste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
