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Format: LP (3 disc)
Release Date: Jun 22, 2018
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Wire: Colin Newman (vocals, guitars); B.C. Gilbert (guitar); Graham Lewis (bass, vocals); Robert Gotobed (drums).
Additional personnel: Kate Lukas (flute); Mike Thorne (keyboards, synthesizers).
A euphemism for insanity, Chairs Missing is an apt summation of Wire's disturbing music. A product of London's punk scene, the quartet nonetheless owed a debt to the art-school experimentation of the mid-60s, a contrast that gave their craft originality. Oblique pop songs, including 'Outdoor Miner' and 'I Am The Fly', exemplify Wire's development from the abrasive minimalism of earlier releases, while their widening musical perspectives are reflected in the edgy 'Practice Makes Perfect'. Producer Mike Thorne adds keyboards and synthesizer to the group's guitar-based attack as Chairs Missing established Wire as one of the most innovative bands of their era.
Additional personnel: Kate Lukas (flute); Mike Thorne (keyboards, synthesizers).
A euphemism for insanity, Chairs Missing is an apt summation of Wire's disturbing music. A product of London's punk scene, the quartet nonetheless owed a debt to the art-school experimentation of the mid-60s, a contrast that gave their craft originality. Oblique pop songs, including 'Outdoor Miner' and 'I Am The Fly', exemplify Wire's development from the abrasive minimalism of earlier releases, while their widening musical perspectives are reflected in the edgy 'Practice Makes Perfect'. Producer Mike Thorne adds keyboards and synthesizer to the group's guitar-based attack as Chairs Missing established Wire as one of the most innovative bands of their era.
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - Practice Makes Perfect
2 - French Film Blurred
3 - Another the Letter
4 - Men 2nd
5 - Marooned
6 - Sand in My Joints
7 - Being Sucked in Again
8 - Heartbeat
9 - Mercy
10 - Outdoor Miner
11 - I Am the Fly
12 - Feel Mysterious Today
13 - From the Nursery
14 - Used To
15 - Too Late
Disc 2:
1 - I Am the Fly [Single Version]
2 - Dot Dash
3 - Options R
4 - Outdoor Miner [Single Version]
5 - Practice Makes Perfect [Single Version]
6 - Underwater Experiences [Advision Version]
Disc 3:
1 - Practice Makes Perfect
2 - Oh No Not So
3 - Culture Vultures
4 - Motive
5 - Love Ain't Polite
6 - French Film Blurred [Version 1]
7 - Sand in My Joints
8 - Too Late
9 - I Am the Fly
10 - Heartbeat
11 - Underwater Experiences
12 - Stalemate
13 - Feel Mysterious Today [Fifth Demo Sessions]
14 - Dot Dash
15 - French Film Blurred [Version2]
16 - Options R
17 - Finistaire (Mercy)
18 - Marooned
19 - From the Nursery
20 - Indirect Enquiries [Version1]
21 - Outdoor Miner
22 - Chairs Missing (Used To)
23 - Being Sucked in Again
24 - Men 2nd
25 - Another Letter
26 - No Romans
1 - Practice Makes Perfect
2 - French Film Blurred
3 - Another the Letter
4 - Men 2nd
5 - Marooned
6 - Sand in My Joints
7 - Being Sucked in Again
8 - Heartbeat
9 - Mercy
10 - Outdoor Miner
11 - I Am the Fly
12 - Feel Mysterious Today
13 - From the Nursery
14 - Used To
15 - Too Late
Disc 2:
1 - I Am the Fly [Single Version]
2 - Dot Dash
3 - Options R
4 - Outdoor Miner [Single Version]
5 - Practice Makes Perfect [Single Version]
6 - Underwater Experiences [Advision Version]
Disc 3:
1 - Practice Makes Perfect
2 - Oh No Not So
3 - Culture Vultures
4 - Motive
5 - Love Ain't Polite
6 - French Film Blurred [Version 1]
7 - Sand in My Joints
8 - Too Late
9 - I Am the Fly
10 - Heartbeat
11 - Underwater Experiences
12 - Stalemate
13 - Feel Mysterious Today [Fifth Demo Sessions]
14 - Dot Dash
15 - French Film Blurred [Version2]
16 - Options R
17 - Finistaire (Mercy)
18 - Marooned
19 - From the Nursery
20 - Indirect Enquiries [Version1]
21 - Outdoor Miner
22 - Chairs Missing (Used To)
23 - Being Sucked in Again
24 - Men 2nd
25 - Another Letter
26 - No Romans