Wire

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Wire are an English rock band, formed in London in October 1976 by Colin Newman (vocals, guitar), Graham Lewis (bass, vocals), Bruce Gilbert (guitar), and Robert Gotobed (drums). They were originally associated with the punk rock scene, appearing on the Live at the Roxy WC2 album—a key early document of the scene—and were later central to the development of post-punk (read more at Wikipedia)

Festive Fifty Entries

 * 2002 Festive Fifty: 99.9 #34

Sessions
1. First broadcast 31 January 1978. Repeated 17 February 1978, 21 February 1980, 19 August 1986


 * Practice Makes Perfect / I Am The Fly / Culture Vultures / 106 Beats That

2. First broadcast 03 October 1978. Repeated 31 October 1978


 * The Other Window / Mutual Friend / On Returning / Indirect Enquiries

3. First broadcast 18 September 1979. Repeated 24 October 1979


 * Crazy About Love

4. First broadcast 10 May 1988


 * German Shepherds / Boiling Boy / Drill

5. First broadcast 17 September 2002


 * Spent / I Don't Understand / 1st Fast / 99.9

Live
(Broadcast: 25 April 2002. Recorded: All Tomorrow's Parties, Camber Sands, 19-21 April 2002)
 * 1) Ten Years After
 * 2) Lowdown

Featured in shows
1978 1979 1982 1995 1997 2002
 * 14 July 1978: Dot Dash (single) Harvest
 * 31 August 1978: Practice Makes Perfect (album - Chairs Missing) Harvest SHSP 4093
 * 31 August 1978: French Film Blurred (album - Chairs Missing) Harvest SHSP 4093
 * 31 August 1978: Another The Letter (album - Chairs Missing) Harvest SHSP 4093
 * 31 August 1978: Men 2nd (album - Chairs Missing) Harvest SHSP 4093
 * 25 September 1978: Practice Makes Perfect (LP - Chairs Missing) Harvest
 * 11 June 1979: A Question Of Degree (single) Harvest
 * 18 June 1979: A Question Of Degree (single) Harvest
 * 28 June 1979: A Question Of Degree (single) Harvest
 * 17 September 1979: On Returning
 * 18 September 1979: I Should Have Known Better (LP - 154) Harvest
 * 11 October 1979: On Returning (LP – 154) Harvest
 * 22 October 1979: Map Ref. 41ºN 93ºW (single) Harvest
 * 05 December 1979: Map Ref. 41°N 93°W (single) Harvest
 * 29 April 1982: 12XU (LP - Pink Flag) Harvest
 * 17 March 1995: 'Outdoor Miner (7 inch white vinyl)' Harvest
 * 14 April 1995: I Am The Fly (single) Harvest
 * 05 May 1997: I Am The Fly (single) Harvest
 * 07 May 2002: In The Art Of Stopping (EP – Read & Burn 01) Pinkflag
 * 09 May 2002: Germ Ship (EP – Read & Burn 01) Pinkflag
 * 05 June 2002: Comet (EP - Read & Burn 01) Pinkflag
 * 26 December 2002: 99.9 (session)

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