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Real Name:Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, Robert Gotobed
Profile:Formed: 1976 // London, United Kingdom
Members: Colin Newman (vocals, guitars), Graham Lewis (bass, vocals), Robert Gotobed (drums)
Bruce Gilbert (guitars) left the band in 2004
URLs:http://www.pinkflag.com
http://www.wireviews.com
Aliases:Wir
Members:Bruce Gilbert, Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, Robert Grey
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Releases:
Honi Soit (LP, Cle) Not On Label  
Mannequin (7") Harvest 1977
Mannequin (7") Harvest 1977
Mannequin (7", Single) EMI Music (Netherlands) 1977
Pink Flag (LP, Album) Harvest 1977
Chairs Missing (LP) Harvest 1978
Chairs Missing (LP, Album) Harvest 1978
Dot Dash (7") Harvest 1978
I Am The Fly (7", Single) Harvest 1978
Outdoor Miner (7") EMI Music (Italy) 1978
Outdoor Miner (7") Harvest 1978
154 (LP) Warner Bros. Records 1979
154 (LP) Harvest 1979
154 (LP, Album + 7") Harvest 1979
154 (LP) Harvest 1979
154 (LP, Album) EMI Music (Italy) 1979
A Question Of Degree (7") Harvest 1979
Live In London 1978 (7") Wardance Records (2) 1979
Map Ref. 41ºN 93ºW (7") Harvest 1979
Our Swimmer (7") Rough Trade (UK) 1979
Outdoor Miner (7", Ltd, Whi) Harvest 1979
Document And Eyewitness (LP + 12") Rough Trade (UK), Rough Trade (UK) 1981
Crazy About Love (12") Rough Trade (UK) 1983
And Here It Is...Again... (LP) EMI Electrola, Bertelsmann Club 1984
In The Pink (LP) Dojo 1986
Snakedrill (12") Enigma Records (3) 1986
Snakedrill (12") Mute Records Ltd. 1986
Snakedrill (12") Intercord Tonträger GmbH 1986
Wire Play Pop (LP) The Pink Label 1986
154 (CD, Album) Harvest 1987
Ahead (7") Mute Records Ltd. 1987
Ahead (12") Intercord Tonträger GmbH 1987
Ahead (12") Mute Records Ltd. 1987
Ahead (7") Intercord Tonträger GmbH 1987
Chairs Missing (CD, Album) Harvest 1987
Pink Flag (CD, Album, RE) Harvest 1987
The Ideal Copy (CD, Album) Mute Records Ltd. 1987
The Ideal Copy (LP) Enigma Records (3) 1987
The Ideal Copy (LP) Mute Records Ltd. 1987
The Ideal Copy (LP) Enigma Canada 1987
The Ideal Copy (CD, Album) Enigma Records (3) 1987
The Ideal Copy (LP) Enigma Records (3), Enigma Records (3) 1987
The Ideal Copy (CD, Album) Alfa Records, Inc 1987
The Peel Sessions (12") Strange Fruit 1987
A Bell Is A Cup Until It Is Struck (CD) Mute Records Ltd. 1988
A Bell Is A Cup Until It Is Struck (CD) Indisc 1988
A Bell Is A Cup Until It Is Struck (CD, Album) Enigma Records (3) 1988
A Bell Is A Cup Until It Is Struck (CD, Album) Enigma Records (3) 1988
A Bell Is A Cup Until It Is Struck (CD, Album) Alfa Records, Inc 1988
A Bell Is A Cup... Until It Is Struck (LP) Mute Records Ltd. 1988
A Bell Is A Cup... Until It Is Struck (LP) Enigma Records (3) 1988
Kidney Bingos (CD, Mini) Mute Records Ltd. 1988
Kidney Bingos (7") Mute Records Ltd. 1988
Kidney Bingos (CD, Mini) Restless Records 1988
Kidney Bingos (12") Intercord Tonträger GmbH 1988
Kidney Bingos (12") Mute Records Ltd. 1988
Kidney Bingos (12") Restless Records 1988
Kidney Bingos (7") Edisom, Lda. 1988
Kidney Bingos (7") Indisc 1988
Silk Skin Paws (CD, Mini) Mute Records Ltd. 1988
Silk Skin Paws (CD, Mini) Restless Records 1988
Silk Skin Paws (12") Intercord Tonträger GmbH 1988
Silk Skin Paws (7") Mute Records Ltd. 1988
Silk Skin Paws (12") Restless Records 1988
Silk Skin Paws (12") Mute Records Ltd. 1988
154 (CD) Restless Records 1989
Chairs Missing (CD) Restless Records 1989
Eardrum Buzz (CD, Maxi) Indisc 1989
Eardrum Buzz (12") Intercord Tonträger GmbH 1989
Eardrum Buzz (12", Ltd) Intercord Tonträger GmbH 1989
Eardrum Buzz (12") Mute Records Ltd. 1989
Eardrum Buzz (12") Mute Records Ltd. 1989
Eardrum Buzz (7") Indisc 1989
Eardrum Buzz (CD, Mini) Mute Records Ltd. 1989
Eardrum Buzz (7") Mute Records Ltd. 1989
Eardrum Buzz (12") Enigma Records (3) 1989
In Vivo (12") Mute Records Ltd. 1989
In Vivo (12") Intercord Tonträger GmbH 1989
In Vivo (CD, Mini) Mute Records Ltd. 1989
In Vivo (7") Mute Records Ltd. 1989
In Vivo (12") Enigma Records (3) 1989
In Vivo (12", Promo) Mute Records Ltd. 1989
In Vivo (7") Mute Records Ltd. 1989
It's Beginning To And Back Again (CD) Mute Records Ltd. 1989
It's Beginning To And Back Again (CD) Enigma Records (3) 1989
It's Beginning To And Back Again (CD, Album) Indisc 1989
It's Beginning To And Back Again (LP) Mute Records Ltd. 1989
It's Beginning To And Back Again (Vinyl) Enigma Records (3) 1989
It's Beginning To And Back Again (CD, Album) Alfa Records, Inc 1989
It's Beginning To And Back Again (CD) Mute Records Ltd., Intercord Tonträger GmbH 1989
On Returning (1977-1979) (LP) Harvest 1989
On Returning (1977-1979) (CD) Harvest 1989
On Returning (1977-1979) (CD) Restless Records 1989
Pink Flag (CD, Album) Restless Records 1989
The Peel Sessions (CD, Album, RM) Dutch East India Trading 1989
The Peel Sessions Album (CD) Strange Fruit 1989
The Peel Sessions Album (LP) Strange Fruit 1989
Life In The Manscape (CD, Maxi) Enigma Records (3) 1990
Manscape (CD, Album) Mute Records Ltd. 1990
Manscape (CD) Enigma Records (3) 1990
Manscape (Cass, Album) Enigma Records (3) 1990
Manscape (LP) Mute Records Ltd. 1990
Document And Eyewitness (CD, Album) The Grey Area 1991
Document And Eyewitness (CD) Virgin France S.A. 1991
Document And Eyewitness (CD, Album) Elektra 1991
The Drill (CD) Mute Records Ltd. 1991
The Drill (CD) Elektra 1991
The Drill (LP) Mute Records Ltd. 1991
The Drill (Box + 3xLP + 7") Mute Records Ltd. 1991
The Drill (CD, Album) Alfa Records, Inc 1991
1985 - 1990: The A List (CD) Elektra 1993
1985 - 1990: The A List (CD) Mute Records Ltd. 1993
154 (CD) Harvest 1994
Chairs Missing (CD) Harvest, Harvest 1994
Pink Flag (CD) Harvest 1994
154 Pink Chairs (CD) Classix Records 1995
Behind The Curtain (Early Versions 1977 & 78) (CD) EMI Records 1995
Turns And Strokes (CD, Album) WMO 1996
1985 - 1990: The A List (CD) Mute Corporation (US) 1997
Coatings (CD) WMO 1997
Coatings (2xCD) WMO 1997
On Returning (1977-1979) (CD) EMI Records 2000
Pink Flag / Chairs Missing / Wire 154 (3xCD, Album + Box) Harvest, EMI Records 2000
The Third Day (CD, Maxi) Pinkflag 2000
Twelve Times You (7", Ltd, Single, W/Lbl) Pinkflag 2001
Read & Burn 01 (CD, MiniAlbum) Pinkflag 2002
Read & Burn 02 (CD, MiniAlbum) Pinkflag 2002
Metro, Chicago, 14th September 2002 (CD) Pinkflag 2003
PF456 Redux (LP) Pinkflag 2003
Send (CD, Album) Pinkflag 2003
On The Box: 1979 (CD + DVD-V, NTSC) Pinkflag 2004
The Scottish Play: 2004 (DVD, NTSC + CD) Pinkflag 2005
154 (CD) Harvest 2006
154 (CD) Pinkflag 2006
154 (LP, Album, RP, 180) 4 Men With Beards 2006
154 (CD, Album, RM) EMI Records 2006
Chairs Missing (CD) Pinkflag 2006
Chairs Missing (CD, Album, RM) Harvest, EMI Records 2006
Chairs Missing (LP, Album, RP, 180) 4 Men With Beards 2006
Live At The Roxy, London - April 1st & 2nd 1977 / Live At CBGB Theatre, New York - July 18th 1978 (2xCD, Album, Dig) Pinkflag 2006
Pink Flag (CD) Pinkflag 2006
Pink Flag (LP, Album, RP, 180) 4 Men With Beards 2006
Pink Flag (CD, Album, RM, Ori) Harvest, Pinkflag, EMI Records 2006
Wire: 1977-1979 ~ Pinkflag (America) (5xCD + Box) Pinkflag 2006
Read & Burn 03 (CD, EP, Dig) Pinkflag 2007
Remixes:
Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day) (CD, Maxi, Promo) Fingers & Thumbs (Cold... Mute Records Ltd. 1995
Production:
Tonal Evidence (USA) (CD) Drill: In Every City? Elektra 1991
Appears On:
Less Deep Inside Keeps (LP, Fir) X-Lion Tamer Sammich Records, Dischord Records 1987
Gigantic! (Cass) Kidney Bingoes (Specia... Melody Maker 1988
12XU (7", S/Sided) 12XU X-Mist Records 1989
Complete Discography (CD) 12XU Dischord Records 1989
Window On The World (LP, Album) The Fifteenth (And A H... Loony Tunes Records, Katou Records, Electrode Records (2) 1990
International Compilation Mute (LP) Drill (Turn Your Coat) Mute Records Ltd. 1991
International Compilation Mute (LP) Drill (Turn Your Coat) Intercord Tonträger GmbH 1991
International Compilation Mute (CD) Drill (Turn Your Coat)... Intercord Tonträger GmbH 1991
International Compilation Mute (CD) Drill (Turn Your Coat)... Indisc 1991
Never Mind The Mainstream...The Best Of MTV's 120 Minutes Vol. 2 (CD, RM) Eardrum Buzz Warner Special Products, Rhino Entertainment Company 1991
Tonal Evidence (USA) (CD) Drill: In Every City? Elektra 1991
Do Re Me, So Far So Good (12") Mannequin Chrysalis 1992
Live Totem Pole EP (CD, EP) Mannequin Columbia 1992
Destroy-Oh Boy!! (CD, Album) Mr. Suit Crypt Records 1993
1, 2, 3, 4 - Bullenstaat! (7", EP) Lest Die Pravda (12XU) Not On Label 1994
The Day I Had Some Fun (7") Surgeon's Girl Matador 1994
Κύματα Ροκ (CD) Kidney Bingos ΜΕΤΡΟ (Magazine), Virgin 1998
Complete Discography (CD, RM) 12XU Dischord Records 2003
Something To Prove / Nothing Is Easy (CD, Dig) Rookie Records, Boss Tuneage Records 2006
Elegy Sampler 51 (CD, Smplr) 23 Years Too Late (Ver... Elegy 2007
Tracks Appear On:
Cross Current (LP) Our Swimmer Base Record  
Punk - A World History - Volume 1 (CD) 1,2, X U Sound Solutions  
The Roxy London WC2 (Jan - Apr 77) (LP) Lowdown, 1.2.X.U. EMI Records 1977
The Rare Stuff? (LP) Dot Dash, Options R EMI Music (New Zealand) 1979
Nu Muzik (LP) Map Ref.41oN 93oW Nu Music 1980
Troublemakers (2xLP) Map Reference 41 N 93 ... Island Records (US) 1980
What's All This, John? (LP) Blessed State EMI Electrola 1980
Clear Cut 5 (LP) Second Length (Our Swi... Japan Records Inc. 1983
Burning Ambitions: A History Of Punk (2xLP) 1, 2 X U Cherry Red 1984
Requiem By Rough Trade (CD, Album) Go Ahead Japan Record 1984
Mixed Peel (Cass) I Am The Fly New Musical Express 1987
The Enigma Variations 2 (CD) Ahead, Drill Enigma Records (3) 1987
The Enigma Variations 2 (Cass) Ahead, Drill Enigma Canada 1987
The Enigma Variations 2 (Cass) Ahead, Drill Enigma Records (3) 1987
Burning Ambitions [A History Of Punk] (CD) 1,2, X U Cherry Red 1988
Gigantic! (Cass) Kidney Bingoes (Specia... Melody Maker 1988
Indie Top 20 CD88 (CD) Kidney Bingos Beechwood Music 1988
Indie Top 20 CD88>>The LP (2xLP) Kidney Bingos Beechwood Music 1988
Indie Top 20 CD88>>The Tape (Cass) Kidney Bingos Beechwood Music 1988
Indie Top 20 Vol IV Part 1 - State Of Independents (LP) Kidney Bingos Beechwood Music 1988
Indie Top 20 Volume V - Spirit Of Independents (2xLP) Silk Skin Paws Beechwood Music 1988
Indie Top 20 Volume V - Spirit Of Independents (CD) Silk Skin Paws Beechwood Music 1988
Indie Top 20 Volume V - Spirit Of Independents (CD) Silk Skin Paws Off The Track Records, Just In Distribution, Beechwood Music 1988
Indie Top 20 Volume VII (2xLP) Eardrum Buzz Beechwood Music 1989
Best Of Peel Sessions (Par Bernard Lenoir) (CD) I Am The Fly Fnac Music 1990
Best Of Peel Sessions (Par Bernard Lenoir) (LP) I Am The Fly Fnac Music 1990
Indie Top 20 Vol VIII (2xLP) In Vivo Beechwood Music 1990
Indie Top 20 Vol VIII (CD) In Vivo Beechwood Music 1990
The Roxy London WC2 (Jan - Apr 77) (CD) Lowdown, 1.2.X.U. Receiver Records Limited 1990
International Compilation Mute (CD) Drill (Turn Your Coat) Mute Records Ltd. 1991
International Compilation Mute (LP) Drill (Turn Your Coat) Mute Records Ltd. 1991
International Compilation Mute (LP) Drill (Turn Your Coat) Intercord Tonträger GmbH 1991
International Compilation Mute (CD) Drill (Turn Your Coat) Intercord Tonträger GmbH 1991
International Compilation Mute (CD) Drill (Turn Your Coat) Indisc 1991
Never Mind The Mainstream...The Best Of MTV's 120 Minutes Vol. 2 (CD, RM) Eardrum Buzz Warner Special Products, Rhino Entertainment Company 1991
The Tyranny Of The Beat (CD) Our Swimmer (Live At N... The Grey Area 1991
The Tyranny Of The Beat (Cass, Ltd, Promo) Our Swimmer (Live At T... The Grey Area 1991
The Tyranny Of The Beat - Original Sountrack From The Grey Area (CD) Our Swimmer (Recorded ... Elektra 1991
Tonal Evidence (USA) (CD) Drill: In Every City? Elektra 1991
Electrocity Vol. 2 (CD) So And Slow It Grows (... Ausfahrt 1992
The Indie Scene 81 (CD) Our Swimmer Connoisseur Collection 1992
DIY: Anarchy In The UK - UK Punk I (1976-77) (CD) 12XU Rhino Entertainment Company 1993
DIY: The Modern World - UK Punk II (1977-78) (CD) I Am The Fly Rhino Entertainment Company 1993
Faster & Louder - Hardcore Punk, Vol. 2 (CD) 1.2.X.U. Rhino Entertainment Company 1993
Tonal Evidence 7 (CD) A Serious Of Snakes Mute Records Ltd. 1993
Mute Bank Compilation (2xCD) Kidney Bingos Mute Records Ltd. 1995
Punk You Vol. 1 (Music For The Discerning Slacker Punk) (CD) Reuters EMI America 1995
Punk You: Music For The Discerning Slacker Punk Vol. 1 (CD) Reuters EMI Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. 1995
Punk: The Worst Of Total Anarchy (Green) (CD) Outdoor Miner Disky 1995
98 New Wave Club Class•X Traxx!!! (Box + 7xCD) Mannequin Play It Again Sam [PIAS] 1996
New Wave Club Class•X 7 (CD) Mannequin Antler-Subway 1996
Unheard Pleasures (Cass) Ear Drum Buzz Select Magazine 1996
Be There Now (CD) Outdoor's Miner Select Magazine 1997
Blowout -18 Of The Best Indie Sounds (CD) I Am The Fly EMI Gold 1998
Κύματα Ροκ (CD) Kidney Bingos ΜΕΤΡΟ (Magazine), Virgin 1998
Dark Pleasures (CD) I Should Have Known Be... Hip-O Records 1999
Electropop Essentials (CD) I Am The Fly Hip-O Records 1999
Live From The Roxy (CD) Just Don't Care, TV Essential 1999
Pop & Wave Vol. 8 - The Sound Of The Fantastic 80s (2xCD) Ahead Sony Music Media (Germany) 1999
Postpunk Chronicles: Left Of The Dial (CD) Outdoor Miner Rhino Entertainment Company 1999
Unconditionally Guaranteed Volume 3 (CD) Map Ref 41º North 93... Uncut Magazine 1999
It's All In The Brochure (CD, Album) Pink Flag, Silk Skin P... Pinkflag 2000
The Wire Tapper 5 (CD) Pink Flag/2 Wire Magazine 2000
Assume Nothing (CDr, Promo) Over Theirs [Loop] Mute Records Ltd. 2001
Mute: Assume Nothing (CD) Over Theirs [Loop] Muzik Magazine 2001
António Sérgio Apresenta Som Da Frente 1982-1986 (2xCD) I Should Have Known Be... EMI-Valentim De Carvalho, Lda. 2002
No Spitting: 60 Classic Punk Tracks (3xCD) I Am The Fly, Mannequi... Disky 2002
The Wire Tapper 9 (2xCD) Spent Wire Magazine 2002
No Thanks! The '70s Punk Rebellion (4xCD + Box) 1 2 X U, Mannequin Rhino Entertainment Company 2003
Rare Trax Vol. 25 - First Wave Part Two (CD) Over Theirs Rolling Stone (Germany) 2003
Rough Trade Shops - Post Punk 01 (2xCD) Ex Lion Tamer Mute Records Ltd. 2003
Sniffin' Glue (CD) 12XU Castle Music 2003
Softcore Jukebox (CD) The 15th Emperor Norton 2003
80s Alternative - The Darker Side Of The Decade (CD) Eardrum Buzz EMI Gold 2004
England's Dreaming (2xLP) Mr. Suit Trikont 2004
The Original New Wave Album (CD) Outdoor Miner EMI Gold 2004
The Roxy London WC2 (Jan - Apr 77) (LP) Lowdown, 1.2.X.U. Earmark 2004
Beyond Punk! (CD) Kidney Bingos Mojo Magazine 2005
Süddeutsche Zeitung Diskothek 1978 (CD) Outdoor Miner Süddeutsche Zeitung 2005
The Best Of Music - New Wave (CD) Outdoor Miner Disky 2005
The Roxy London WC2 - A Live Punk Box Set (6xCD) Lowdown, 12XU Castle Music 2005
Humo Presenteert - Blitzkriegpunk (2xCD) 12XU Universal Music (Belgium) 2006
Ideal - Original Soundtrack (CD, Album) Raft Ants DMG TV 2006
Only After Dark (CD) I Am The Fly EMI Records 2006
Revolver USA Sampler Autumn '06 (CD, Promo) 12XU Revolver USA 2006
Uncut Playlist March 2006 (CD) Map Ref. 41ºN 93ºW Uncut Magazine 2006
Elegy Sampler 51 (CD, Smplr) 23 Years Too Late (Ver... Elegy 2007
Unofficial Releases:
Mittnacht Bahnhof Cafe Nostalgia (LP) Democrazy Records  
Comeback In Two Halves (Everybody Wants Some History) (LP, Album) Not On Label 1987
RVNG Of The NRDS Vol. 3 (12") Three Girl Rhumba (Moc... Rvng Intl. 2007

User Reviews:

Stoffeler10, Jan 16, 2005

"I`ve found something no one else is looking for. I`ve found something that there`s no use for. And what`s more. I`m keeping it to myself."

Wire was a real phenomenon in the end 70`s. And probably THE BAND of that time.
Their first three LPs, all equally brilliant, absorbed or better reflected, what was happening in Europe these days.
Their sound changed from the fast and short punk tracks of "Pink Flag" and leaded to the longer, more complex sounds of "154" .

Wire was a band of four strong individualists with different music preferences.
And that`s probably the reason why their collaboration only lasts three LPs.
Newman and Gotobed surely were more Rock orientated, while Gilbert and Lewis were interested in more abstract soundscapes. But no doubt , it was this mixture, which made this band so special and ahead of the time during that period.
But it`s impossible to talk about Wire, without mentioning their lyrics. Because no other „Punk / New Wave“ band had lyrics like that.
To get a picture of what they `re about you have to imagine passages of a play by Beckett or something that was written by Kafka. (If that doesn`t help look above)

Anyway the band paused after this three LPs . Just a compilation of live tracks was released in 1981 on Rough Trade Records, called "Document And Eyewitness".
Gilbert and Lewis released LPs not only under their names, but also under Dome and Duet Emmo. Followed by „He Said“ (a Lewis project).
Newman had several solo albums on Beggar`s Banquet, 4 AD and Crammed. But in 1986 Wire started working together again, released a few albums, until their „final split“ in 1991.
After that the members came up with solo projects again. Newman also launched the label Swim, together with Malka Spigel.

Today Wire is active again with a new label called „Pink Flag“.

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