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WIRE announce reissues of classic albums ‘Pink Flag’, ‘Chairs Missing’ & ‘154’

• 5th Apr 2018

In addition to their previously announced Record Store Day 7” singles box set release, WIRE have announced the reissue of their hugely influential first three albums.

‘Pink Flag’ (1977), ‘Chairs Missing’ (1978) and ‘154’ (1979) need no introduction. They are the three classic albums on which Wire’s reputation is based. Moreover, they are the recordings that minted the post-punk form. This was adopted by other bands, but Wire were there first and are cited as a major influence by acts including Henry Rollins & Black Flag, R.E.M., Hüsker Dü, Minutemen, Minor Threat and many more.

These albums have been out of production for some time but will be made available again this Spring via the band’s own Pinkflag record label. The release formats will be firstly as special edition CD books with a mountain of exclusive unreleased material and rarities on May 18th. These Special Editions will be launched with a question & answer/signing session at Rough Trade East, London on Sat 19th May (check www.roughtrade.com for more information). They will be followed by standard edition LP and CD formats on June 22nd.

To celebrate the reissues of these prestigious records, Wire have shared a stream of the single version of the track “Outdoor Miner”.