Wire are an English rock band,formed in London in October 1976 by Colin Newman,Graham Lewis,Bruce Gilbert (guitar),George Gill and Robert Grey. They were originally associated with the punk rock scene,appearing on The Roxy London WC2 album,and were instrumental to the development of post-punk,while their debut album Pink Flag was influential for hardcore punk.
Pink Flag is the debut album by the English rock band Wire,released in December 1977. The album was critically acclaimed on release,and has since been highly influential;today it is regarded as a landmark in the development of post-punk music.
A Bell Is a Cup... Until It Is Struck is the fifth studio album by the British post-punk group Wire.
The Ideal Copy is the fourth studio album by the English rock group Wire,released in April 1987 by Mute Records. It was the first full-length recording following the band's hiatus of 1980–1985. The Ideal Copy peaked at number 87 in the UK albums chart.
154 is the third album by the English post-punk band Wire,released in 1979 on EMI imprint Harvest Records in the UK and Europe and Warner Bros. Records in America.
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.
Bruce Clifford Gilbert is an English musician. One of the founding members of the influential and experimental art punk band Wire,he branched out into electronic music,performance art,music production,and DJing during the band's extended periods of inactivity. He left Wire in 2004,and has since been focusing on solo work and collaborations with visual artists and fellow experimental musicians.
Snakedrill is an EP by English rock band Wire,released in November 1986 by Mute Records. It was the first release after the band's five-year hiatus (1980–1985),and foreshadows their extensive use of electronic instrumentation on following albums,particularly on "A Serious of Snakes",which contains multiple layered synth and keyboard parts.
The First Letter is the ninth studio album and the last album released by Wire before their second extended hiatus. It was released in October 1991 by Mute Records. It was one of only three releases credited to "Wir",the others being the "So and Slow It Grows" single,and a limited edition two-song EP entitled Vien. The band changed their name to "Wir" after drummer Robert Gotobed's departure;he quit the band because the musical direction increasingly relied on drum machines and loops. Other than an Erasure remix in 1995,the band would not reform until 1999,and not release any new material until 2002's Read &Burn 01 and Read &Burn 02 EPs and 2003's subsequent Send album. The First Letter produced the single "So and Slow It Grows."
Document and Eyewitness is the first live album by the post-punk band Wire,released in July 1981 by Rough Trade Records. It marked the end of the first period of Wire's activity (1977–1980) and the end of their association with EMI. Recorded in February 1980 at the Electric Ballroom in London –at the final gig of Wire's first period –the original release came with a 45 rpm 12" EP that featured recordings from a July 1979 show at the Notre Dame Hall in London,along with one track from a March 1979 gig at Le Pavillon in Montreux,Switzerland.
Send is the tenth studio album by the English rock group Wire,released in May 2003 through their own Pinkflag label. It was their first recording as a four-piece since Manscape (1990) and the first full-length release by any incarnation of the group since 1991. The album contains seven songs previously released in 2002 on the EPs Read &Burn 01 and Read &Burn 02,and four songs exclusive to this release.
The Drill is the eighth studio album by the British post-punk group Wire,released in April 1991 by Mute Records. The album comprises rerecorded and remixed versions of the same song,"Drill",with some versions featuring new lyrics. It is officially listed as an EP rather than an album despite its length of almost one hour.
The Peel Sessions Album is a compilation album by English rock band Wire. It was released in 1989. It consists of nine recordings done for John Peel between 1978 and 1979.
Red Barked Tree is the twelfth studio album by the English post-punk band Wire--digitally released on 20 December 2010,and as a CD on 10 January 2011 on the Pinkflag label. Featuring eleven tracks covering a diverse range of musical styles,the record was well received by critics,who found the record "representing the essence of their best work" and covering "virtually all aspects of Wire's varied history to create a stylistic best-of new material".
Wire on the Box:1979 is a live album and DVD by English rock band Wire. Whilst recorded in 1979,it was released on 4 October 2004 as the first in a series of archival releases on Wire's own Pinkflag label. It features the complete live television recording for the German Rockpalast music television show,broadcast by Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). The live set consists largely of tracks from 1978's Chairs Missing and the then-yet-to-be-released 154,and is the second live recording to be released from Wire's original phase since 1981's Document and Eyewitness.
1985–1990:The A List is a compilation album by Wire. It was released on 18 May 1993 by Mute Records. It comprises recordings by the band from 1985 to 1990 and is seen as the band's second "best of",complementing 1989's On Returning (1977–1979),the "best of" album for the first era of the band.
10:20 is a compilation album by English art punk band Wire,released on 19 June 2020 through their own Pinkflag label.
Provisionally Entitled the Singing Fish is the second studio album by Colin Newman,lead singer of post-punk band Wire. It was released in 1981,through record labels Beggars Banquet and 4AD.
Not To is the third studio album by Colin Newman,lead singer of post-punk band Wire. It was released in 1982,through record labels Beggars Banquet and 4AD.
It Seems is the fifth studio album by Colin Newman,lead singer of post-punk band Wire. It was released in 1988 by Crammed Discs.
