154 is an Alt/Indie album by Wire, originally released in 1979. On Gatefold: 58 pressings tracked, owned by 20 collectors.
About
After Wire’s thrilling, punk-rooted debut, <i>Pink Flag</i>, and their more complex <i>Chairs Missing</i>, they issued album number three in 1979, the multi-textured <i>154</i>. There are many glorious things about <i>154</i>, but the careful weaving of Colin Newman’s sinister guitars with the moody, brooding synths of “fifth member” and producer Mike Thorne feels like a stroke of master genius, even several decades later. The powerful “A Touching Display” feels like a miniature Bergman film, all towering shadows and taut suspense that eventually unspools in a beautiful, blistering gale of sound. It’s the showstopper here, but the tense, punk energy on “Two People In a Room” and the airy, pop-colored “The 15th” and “Map Ref 41 Degrees N 93 Degrees W” are inarguable high points in Wire’s early catalog (ok, we admit the breezy, sardonic “Blessed State,” the pulsating “On Returning,” and “Single K.O”’s understated animus are also career pinnacles). The band’s art-school heart beats loudly on tracks like “The Other Window” and “Once Is Enough,” giving the record a different kind of edge. Wire’s first three albums are simply brilliant, essential and unmatched.
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Tracklist
- 1I Should Have Known Better (2006 Remastered Version)3:52
- 2Two People In a Room (2006 Remastered Version)2:10
- 3The 15th (2006 Remastered Version)3:05
- 4The Other Window (2006 Remastered Version)2:07
- 5Single K.O. (2006 Remastered Version)2:23
- 6A Touching Display (2006 Remastered Version)6:55
- 7On Returning (2006 Remastered Version)2:06
- 8A Mutual Friend (2006 Remastered Version)4:28
- 9Blessed State (2006 Remastered Version)3:28
- 10Once Is Enough (2006 Remastered Version)3:23
- 11Map Ref 41 Degrees N 93 Degrees W (2006 Remastered Version)3:40
- 12Indirect Enquiries (2006 Remastered Version)3:36
- 1340 Versions (2006 Remastered Version)3:28
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Post-Punk
- angular
- brooding
- cerebral
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bruce GilbertGUITAR, VOCALS GUITAR, VOICE PERFORMER , BASS
- Colin NewmanARRANGED BY, VOCALS, GUITAR VOCALS, GUITAR PERFORMER , BACKING VOCALS , ELECTRIC GUITAR
- Graham LewisARRANGED BY, ARTWORK BY , VOCALS, BASS VOCALS, BASS PERFORMER , BASS
- Hilly KristalBASS VOCALS BASS, VOICE VOCALS
- Joan WhitingENGLISH HORN PERFORMER , COR ANGLAIS
- Kate LukasALTO FLUTE PERFORMER , FLUTE
- Mike ThorneKEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER PERFORMER , SYNTHESIZER PERFORMER , SYNTHESIZER , PIANO
- Robert GotobedARRANGED BY, DRUMS DRUMS
- Robert GreyDRUMS PERFORMER , DRUMS PERFORMER , DRUMS, ELECTRONIC DRUMS
- Tim SousterELECTRIC VIOLA VIOLA PERFORMER , VIOLA
20 collectors on Gatefold own this · 58 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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