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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Dust Bin Wutchew Know 'Bout Some '76 Wire Demos?

Posted by on Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 11:25 AM

Hot damn, the internet just keeps on giving, whether we deserve it or not. Another case in point: These demos cut by Wire in 1976, gathered in this 37-minute video. The 14 songs here reflect Wire's scabrous, snotty punk roots, from which they'd advance into more honed meta-punk missives on Pink Flag and into weirder avant-pop avenues on Chairs Missing and 154. Grok these British legends at their rawest below.

Tracklist:
1. Prove Myself (0:07)
2. Mary Is A Dyke (2:27)
3. Bad Night (3:35)
4. Can't Stand It No More (4:46)
5. Love (6:38)
6. Midnight Train (8:25)
7. What Is This Feeling Called Love? (13:32)
8. TV (15:06)
9. Lost Boy (17:36)
10. Johnny Piss Off (19:38)
11. After Midnight (24:08)
12. Fade (25:59)
13. Bitch (29:18)
14. Roadrunner (32:05)

 

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cosby 1
3 of these tracks (in addition to 12 others) are on the 1995 Japanese CD pressing of 'Pink Flag'. I'm kind of surprised that more people aren't hip to it considering the amount of bonus material and the fact that it's a cornerstone album for anyone's music library.

http://www.discogs.com/Wire-Pink-Flag/re…
Posted by cosby http://www.myspace.com/cosbyshownights on July 17, 2012 at 11:34 AM

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