Wire emerged out of the British punk explosion but, from the outset and decades after, maintained a distance from that scene and resisted easy categorization. While punk rapidly became a caricature of itself, Wire’s musical identity – focused on experimentation and process – was constantly metamorphosing. Their first three albums alone attest to a startling evolution as the band repeatedly reinvented itself between 1977 and 1979. That capacity for self-reinvention, coupled with a willingness to stop recording indefinitely when ideas weren’t forthcoming, has been crucial to Wire’s longevity and continued relevance.
Nine Sevens is the first of a series of re-releases of Wire’s 70’s catalogue, released for the first time worldwide on the band’s own label pinkflag.
The 7 box set itself is a unique collection of Wire 7 s recorded in the period 1977-1980 and includes 6 singles released originally on Harvest, one originally released on Rough Trade and one single recorded in 1980 that was never released on 7′. The 9th item is the EP given away with the first pressings of the album 154. Everything is freshly re-mastered from the original archive analogue sources. This product is intended as a Record Store Day exclusive, produced in an edition of 1500 with no plans to repress.
Mannequin (Pfs1)
01. Mannequin
02. Feeling Called Love
03. 12XU
I Am The Fly (Pfs2)
04. I Am The Fly
05. Ex-Lion Tamer
Dot Dash (Pfs3)
06. Dot Dash
07. Options R
Outdoor Miner (Pfs4)
08. Outdoor Miner
09. Practice Makes Perfect
A Question Of Degree (Pfs5)
10. A Question Of Degree
11. Former Airline
Map Ref. 41°N 93°W (Pfs6)
12. Map Ref. 41°N 93°W
13. Go Ahead
Our Swimmer (Pfs7)
14. Our Swimmer
15. Midnight Bahnhof Café
154 EP (Pfs8)
16. Song 1
17. Get Down pts 1&2
18. Let’s Panic Later
19. Small Electric Piece
2nd Length (Pfs9)
20. 2nd Length (Our Swimmer)
21. Catapult 30