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WIRE

The most innovative of British punks, an art band with a penchant for dissonant, minimalist arrangements 

and lyrical abstraction. Emerging from the British punk explosion, Wire have resisted easy categorization from 

the start, and for decades to come. Focused on experimentation and process, Wire's musical identity constantly changes. 

Their first three albums alone attest to a startling evolution as the band repeatedly, and rapidly, reinvented themselves. 

Pink Flag (1977) found them twisting punk's simplicity and rawness to their own arty designs; on Chairs Missing (1978), 

they added frosty atmospheres and more melodic songwriting, both of which they heightened on 154 (1979)

<reissue, originally published in 1978>

tracklisting

Side 1: PRACTICE MAKE PERFECT - FRENCH FILM BLURRED - ANOTHER THE LETTER

MEN 2ND - MAROONED - SAND IN MY JOINTS - BEING SUCKED IN AGAIN - HEARTBEAT

Side 2: MERCY - OUTDOOR MINER - I AM THE FLY - I FEEL MYSTERIOUS TODAY

FROM THE NURSERY - USED TO - TOO LATE

LP     HARVEST RECORDS     SHSP 4093

MADE IN ENGLAND  EARLY/MID-80s REPRESSING

[First Press with Green label. This version with Black label and Silver printing.

Later pressing with Black label & Barcode (1987)]

SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE

Barcode: none

LABEL: HARVEST - BLACK LABEL w/EMI LOGO (boxed) - SILVER TEXT

Catalog on cover: (spine) SHSP 4093 

Catalog on inner: SHSP 4093(I)

Catalog on labels: SHSP 4093 (SHSP 4093A) / SHSP 4093 (SHSP 4093B)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): SHSP 4093 A-2

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): SHSP 4093 B-2

On labels: top rim text reads "All rights......reserved"

bottom rim text reads "Unauthorised public......Manufactured in the UK by Emi Records Limited."

? 1978 EMI Records Ltd.

Arr. by Gilbert-Gotobed-Lewis-Newman-Thorne

Produced by Mike Thorne

Rights Society/Publishing: Carlin Music Corp.

On Back Cover: All tracks arranged Gilbert/Gotobed/Lewis/Newman/Thorne

? 1977 EMI Records Ltd.

Produced by Mike Thorne

Made and printed in Great Britain

? 1978 EMI Records Ltd.

7810 TM Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd

grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Chairs Missing marks a partial retreat from Pink Flag's austere, bare-bones minimalism, although it still takes concentrated listening to dig out some of the melodies. Producer Mike Thorne's synth adds a Brian Eno-esque layer of atmospherics, and Wire itself seems more concerned with the sonic textures it can coax from its instruments; the tempos are slower, the arrangements employ more detail and sound effects, and the band allows itself to stretch out on a few songs. The results are a bit variable -- "Mercy," in particular, meanders for too long -- but compelling much more often than not. The album's clear high point is the statement of purpose "I Am the Fly," which employs an emphasis-shifting melody and guitar sounds that actually evoke the sound of the title insect. But that's not all by any means -- "Outdoor Miner" and "Used To" have a gentle lilt, while "Sand in My Joints" is a brief anthem worthy of Pink Flag, and the four-minute "Practice Makes Perfect" is the best result of the album's incorporation of odd electronic flavors. In general, the lyrics are darker than those on Pink Flag, even morbid at times; images of cold, drowning, pain, and suicide haunt the record, and the title itself is a reference to mental instability. The arty darkness of Chairs Missing, combined with the often icy-sounding synth/guitar arrangements, helps make the record a crucial landmark in the evolution of punk into post-punk and goth, as well as a testament to Wire's rapid development and inventiveness...(AllMusic)