WIRE 154

WIRE 

154

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.

Recorded

April–May 1979

• Colin Newman – vocals, guitar, backing vocals, distorted bass on "On Returning"
• Graham Lewis – bass, vocals on "I Should Have Known Better", "A Touching Display" and "Blessed State", backing vocals, percussion on "Once Is Enough", sleeve concept
• B. C. Gilbert – guitar, spoken word on "The Other Window", sleeve concept
• Robert Gotobed – drums, percussion

Additional personnel and production

• Kate Lukas – alto flute on "Single K.O."
• Tim Souster – electric viola on "A Touching Display"
• Hilly Kristal – bass vocals on "A Mutual Friend"
• Joan Whiting – cor anglais on "A Mutual Friend"
• Mike Thorne – production, synthesizer, piano on "Single K.O."
• Paul Hardiman – engineer
• Ken Thomas – assistant engineer
• Dave Dragon – art direction
• Brian Harris – typographic design

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

special edition

Disc two (Singles, B-sides & Studio Recordings)
1. "A Question of Degree" (single A-side, 1979) Lewis Newman 3:09
2. "Former Airline" (single B-side, 1979) Gilbert Gilbert 3:19
3. "Go Ahead" (single B-side, 1979) Lewis Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman 4:03
4. "Our Swimmer" (single A-side, 1981) Gilbert, Lewis, Newman Gilbert, Newman[nb 4] 3:29
5. "Midnight Bahnhof Cafe" (single B-side, 1981) Lewis Newman 4:30
6. "2nd Length (Our Swimmer)" (single B-side, 1983) Gilbert, Lewis, Newman Gilbert, Newman 2:49
7. "Catapult 30" (single B-side, 1983) Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman 5:05
8. "Song 1" (154 EP, 1979) Gotobed, Newman, Simmons 3:02
9. "Get Down (Parts I + II)" (154 EP, 1979) David, Gotobed, Newman, Simmons, Smith 4:27
10. "Let's Panic Later" (154 EP, 1979) Lewis Lewis 3:19
11. "Small Electric Piece" (154 EP, 1979) Gilbert 3:31


Disc three (Sixth Demo Sessions, December 1978, Riverside Studios, London)
1. "40 Versions" Gilbert Gilbert, Newman 3:19
2. "Ignorance No Plea (I Should Have Known Better)" Lewis Lewis 4:02
3. "Blessed State" Gilbert Gilbert 3:11
4. "A Touching Display" Lewis Lewis 5:19
5. "The 15th" Newman Newman 2:30
6. "A Mutual Friend" Lewis Newman 3:56
7. "Once Is Enough" Newman Newman 2:39
8. "The Other Window" Gilbert Lewis, Gilbert 2:09
9. "Stepping Off Too Quick" Newman Newman 1:22
10. "Indirect Enquiries (Version 2)" Lewis Newman 3:15
11. "Map Ref. 41°N 93°W" Lewis Newman 3:50
12. "Single KO" Lewis Lewis, Newman 2:24
13. "On Returning" Newman Newman 1:49
14. "A Question of Degree" Lewis Newman 3:02
15. "Former Airline" Gilbert Gilbert 1:12
16. "Two People in a Room" Gilbert Newman 2:03

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