Wire - 154 [Remastered]

Wire's first three albums (Pink Flag, Chairs Missing and 154) need no introduction. They are the classic records on which the punk-era futurist's reputation is based. Moreover, they are the recordings that minted the post-punk form that was adopted by numerous other bands, but Wire was there first. It has been a number of years since these albums were readily available. The aim with these new vinyl reissues is to approximate the original statements as closely as possible, but with remastered audio. These definitive vinyl versions have the same covers and inners as the originals (minus the Harvest logo). 

1979's 154 represented the final tableau in Wire's Harvest released '70s tripych and was their first album to be released to a universal set of 5 star reviews from the British rock weeklies. Thus it represented the point when the British "pop culture establishment" publicly recognized Wire's primacy. Many said it was the album that Bowie & Eno had failed to make with Lodger and even John Lennon was a fan. 154 is Wire's most popular 70's albums amongst fans and has had the most diverse influence, across many genres. Without a doubt, even if record sales did not bear it out, Wire had "arrived."

1. I Should Have Known Better
2. Two People In A Room
3. The 15th 
4. The Other Window
5. Single K.O. 
6. A Touching Display
7. On Returning 
8. A Mutual Friend
9. Blessed State 
10. Once Is Enough
11. Map Ref. 41°N 93°W
12. Indirect Enquiries 
13. 40 Versions