Pink Flag

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Wire: Colin Newman (vocals, guitar); Graham Lewis (vocals, bass); B.C. Gilbert (guitar); Robert Gotobed (drums). Additional personnel: Kate Lukas (flute); Dave Oberle (background vocals). 1994 British remastered version has two bonus songs "Dot Dash" and "Options R." Personnel: Colin Newman (vocals, guitar); Graham Lewis (vocals); Bruce Gilbert (guitar); Kate Lukas (flute); Robert Gotobed (drums); David Oberle (background vocals). Audio Remasterer: Denis Blackham. Recording information: Advision Studios, London, England (09/1977-10/1977). Wire's furious interpretation of punk was encapsulated on this primitive, minimalist debut. Abrasive and disjointed, these 21 tracks exude a fury impossible to ignore and one enhanced by their very brevity. Tracks halt, sometimes abruptly, when the point has been made, creating an ever-changing melange of sound and texture. While generally aggressive, Pink Flag also boasts two wonderful pop songs ('Ex-Lion Tamer' and 'Mannequin'), suggesting that Wire would not be constrained by stylistic expectations. The album's mixture of polemics and pointedness would influence several US groups, including R.E.M., who later covered 'Strange'. Its perceptive urgency grows with time.