Wire – 154

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Label:	Harvest – SHSP 4105, Harvest – 0C 062 - 07 088
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP
Country:	UK
Released:	Sep 21, 1979
Genre:	Electronic, Rock
Style:	New Wave, Experimental, Post-Punk

Tracklist

A1	I Should Have Known Better	3:50
A2	Two People In A Room	2:08
A3	The 15th	3:02
A4	The Other Window	2:06
A5	Single K.O.	2:19
A6	A Touching Display	6:25
A7	On Returning	2:05
B1	A Mutual Friend	4:25
B2	Blessed State	3:26
B3	Once Is Enough	3:20
B4	Map Ref. 41ºN 93ºW	3:35
B5	Indirect Enquiries	3:33
B6	40 Versions	3:26
	Free E.P.
C1	Song 1	3:02
C2	Get Down (Parts I + II)	4:27
D1	Let's Panic Later	3:20
D2	Small Electric Piece	3:31

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – EMI Records Ltd.
Manufactured By – EMI Records Ltd.
Manufactured By – EMI Records
Published By – Carlin Music Corp.
Pressed By – EMI Records

Credits

Alto Flute – Kate Lukas
Art Direction – Dave Dragon
Bass Vocals – Hilly Kristal
Cor Anglais – Joan Whiting
Design Concept [Sleeve Concept] – Gilbert*, Lewis*
Drums – Robert Gotobed
Engineer – Paul Hardiman
Engineer [Assistant] – Ken Thomas
Guitar, Voice – Bruce Gilbert
Keyboards, Synthesizer – Mike Thorne
Producer – Gilbert* (tracks: D2), Newman* (tracks: C2), Lewis* (tracks: D1), Mike Thorne (tracks: A1 to A7, B1 to B6), Gotobed* (tracks: C1)
Typography [Typographic Design] – Brian Harris (5)
Viola [Electric] – Tim Souster
Vocals, Bass – Graham Lewis
Vocals, Guitar – Colin Newman
Written-By – Gilbert* (tracks: A2, A4, B2, B4, B6, D2), Newman* (tracks: A2, A3, A7, B1, B3 to C2), David (142) (tracks: C2), Simmons* (tracks: C1, C2), Lewis* (tracks: A1, A4 to A6, B1, B4, B5, D1), Gotobed* (tracks: C1, C2), Smith* (tracks: C2)

Notes

Early copies (this) include bonus four-track 7" (PSR 444).
Labels: LP and bonus 7": white with designed 154 logo.
Label and inner sleeve without durations
Printed inner sleeve with rounded corners with lyrics and band info. + credits.

℗ 1979 EMI Records Ltd.
© 1979 EMI Records Ltd.

Matrix notes:
While there is a solid line running through the entire first "crossed out" string on each matrix set, the extra dash characters used to create the line are omitted in the matrices for clarity.
There are no other dashes in either portion of the matrix string EXCEPT between the last characters noting side and plate version (A-1, B-1, etc) in both for and aft portions.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Other (Cat number EP): PSR 444
Matrix / Runout (Label A): SHSP 4105A
Matrix / Runout (Label B): SHSP 4105B
Matrix / Runout (Label C): PSR 444A
Matrix / Runout (Label D): PSR 444B
Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped var.1): S̶̶HV̶L̶ 8̶1̶9̶ A̶-̶1̶̶̶ SHSP 4105 A-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped var.1): S̶̶HV̶̶L̶ 8̶1̶9̶ B̶-̶̶̶1̶̶̶ SHSP 4105 B-1
Matrix / Runout (Side C, stamped var.1): SPSR 444 A-1 1 O
Matrix / Runout (Side D, stamped var.1): SPSR 444 B-1 1 L
Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped var.2): S̶̶HV̶L̶ 8̶1̶9̶ A̶-̶1̶ SHSP 4105 A-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped var.2): S̶̶HV̶L̶ 8̶1̶9̶ B̶-̶̶2̶ SHSP 4105 B-2
Matrix / Runout (Side C, stamped var.2): SPSR 444 A-1
Matrix / Runout (Side D, stamped var.2): SPSR 444 B-1 -1XX C
Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped var.3): S̶̶HV̶L̶ 8̶1̶9̶ A̶-̶1̶̶̶ SHSP 4105 A-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped var.3 (The "▓" looks like a "2" that was crossed out multiple times.)): S̶̶HV̶L̶ 8̶1̶9̶ B̶-̶̶̶1̶̶̶ SHSP 4105 B- ▓1
Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped var.4): S̶H̶V̶L̶ ̶8̶1̶9̶ ̶A̶-̶1̶ SHSP 4105 A-1 R D 1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped var.4): S̶̶HV̶L̶ 8̶1̶9̶ B̶-̶̶̶1̶̶̶ SHSP 4105 B-1 R G 1
Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped var.5): S̶̶HV̶L̶ 8̶1̶9̶ A̶-̶1̶ SHSP 4105 A-1 1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped var.5): S̶̶HV̶L̶ 8̶1̶9̶ B̶-̶̶2̶ SHSP 4105 B-2 C 1
Matrix / Runout (Side C, stamped var.5): SPSR 444 A-1 M 1
Matrix / Runout (Side D, stamped var.5): SPSR 444 B-1 H 1
Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped var.6): S̶̶HV̶L̶ 8̶1̶9̶ A̶-̶1̶ SHSP 4105 A-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped var.6): S̶̶HV̶L̶ 8̶1̶9̶ B̶-̶̶2̶ SHSP 4105 B-2
Matrix / Runout (Side C, stamped var.6): SPSR 444 A-1 1 M
Matrix / Runout (Side D, stamped var.6): SPSR 444 B-1 1 M

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	154 (LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	QBS 3398	Canada	1979
Recently Edited	154 (LP, Album, Stereo)	Harvest, EMI Electrola	1C 064-07 097	Germany	1979
Recently Edited	154 (LP, Album, Stereo)	Harvest	1A 062-07097	Netherlands	1979
Recently Edited	154 (LP, Album)	Harvest	3C 062-07097	Italy	1979
Recently Edited	154 (LP, Album, Misprint, Los Angeles Pressing)	Warner Bros. Records, Automatic Record Co.	BSK 3398	US	1979

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Reviews

Beachbeatle1 Dec 4, 2024
Edited 2 days ago
A defining moment in sophisticated artful jagged post-punk/new-wave filled w/ complex deeply layered claustrophobic soundscapes embellished w/ strings & woodwinds, avant-garde dreamy psych, manic paranoic lyrics, bizarre out-of-left-field nuanced musical intricacies & memorable melodies.
The third part of the defining great album trilogies in music history alongside Pink Flag and Chairs Missing.
A musical masterpiece ahead of its time.

My Copy
• No bonus 7” (missing).
• Inner sleeve excludes “ALL LYRICS P 1979 USED BY KIND PERMISSION OF CARLIN MUSIC CORP.”
• No barcode on the back cover.
• No mention of Harvest on this release.
• Matrix / Runout Side A: [Stamped and Crossed Out]: SHVL 819 A-1 [Stamped]: SHSP 4105 A-1
• Matrix / Runout Side B: [Stamped and Crossed Out]: SHVL 819 B-1 [Stamped]: SHSP 4105 B-1
MrDayInTheUk Jul 9, 2024
Some scumbag has stolen my e.p 🤬. Clearly someone desperate to listen to Lets Panic Later.

Anyone know if they ever pop up for sale by themselves?
Krokodebil Jun 12, 2024
Small varant here although I suppose I have he same version (according to matrix/runouts) : the printed inner sleeve doesn't have the credits en the lower left corner, only the catalog number on lower right corner
djaniuk Dec 10, 2023
Edited 12 months ago
I have a NM copy of the 7" 4 tracker (PSR 444), but cant find a listing to sell. If anyone is interested met me know
cryptic70 Feb 1, 2023
I picked up the NZ pressing, SHSP 4105 second hand a number of years ago (for A$5.00, which was pretty sweet). It also has the free 7" single with it. Was the album released with the 7" record in NZ or has the previous owner/s found a copy of the free single and just put it in with it?
MrDayInTheUk Nov 29, 2022
Original sounds great. I did have the reissue from a few years back, but it always sounded stodgy to me so it went back. These three Wire albums are originals only for me.
ephre Sep 25, 2022
Honestly, the 7" is the best part of this album.
Ubangistomp Feb 19, 2021
Not only Wire’s best album in my opinion but one of the best albums ever made full stop and once again sold zilch when released. You knew these guys weren’t aiming for your average NME reader when they had and the only band I know of to have a double page advert for 154 in the Guardian. (UK Broadsheet) when released.
eboharris64 Apr 13, 2020
Just noticed that Hilly Kristal owner of CBGB's gets a credit for 'bass voice'. Wonder how that came about?
lunarsparks Jul 6, 2019
Wire 154 is to all intent & purposes the future of music & still sounds cutting edge 40 years later no mean feat. Punk energy with an almost wilful experimental edge but still in tight arrangements. Just unbelievable a true masterpiece.