Wire / 154
Artist Wire
Album Title: 154
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Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Art Rock
Format CD
Released 00/00/1979
Reissue Date 00/00/1987
Label Harvest / EMI Records Ltd.
Catalog No CD HAR 3
Bar Code No none
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. I Should Have Known Better (3:51)
2. Two People In A Room (2:09)
3. The 15th (3:04)
4. The Other Window (2:07)
5. Single KO (2:22)
6. A Touching Display (6:55)
7. On Returning (2:05)
8. A Mutual Friend (4:26)
9. Blessed State (3:28)
10. Once Is Enough (3:23)
11. Map Ref. 41N 93W (3:36)
12. Indirect Inquiries (3:34)
13. 40 Versions (3:27)
14. Song 1 (3:02)
15. Get Down 1 + 2 (4:27)
16. Let's Panic Later (3:20)
17. Small Electric Piece (3:33)
Date Acquired 12/04/1986
Personal Rating
Acquired from Down In The Valley
Purchase Price 16.95

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Analyzed: Wire / 154
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR11      -1.67 dB   -16.18 dB      3:52 01-I Should Have Known Better
DR10      -2.28 dB   -13.92 dB      2:10 02-Two People in a Room
DR10      -4.14 dB   -16.04 dB      3:04 03-The 15th
DR11      -2.54 dB   -16.70 dB      2:07 04-The Other Window
DR10      -1.12 dB   -14.62 dB      2:23 05-Single K.O.
DR10      -1.30 dB   -13.83 dB      6:55 06-A Touching Display
DR11      -2.02 dB   -16.09 dB      2:05 07-On Returning
DR10      -2.02 dB   -16.60 dB      4:27 08-A Mutual Friend
DR11      -3.49 dB   -16.90 dB      3:28 09-Blessed State
DR9        -1.68 dB   -13.41 dB      3:23 10-Once Is Enough
DR10      -1.46 dB   -13.53 dB      3:37 11-Map Ref. 41? N 93? W
DR10      -0.56 dB   -14.14 dB      3:34 12-Indirect Enquiries
DR10      -2.45 dB   -15.11 dB      3:28 13-40 Versions
DR16      -1.55 dB   -20.07 dB      3:02 14-Song 1
DR13      -2.23 dB   -21.16 dB      4:28 15-Get Down 1 + 2
DR10      -1.95 dB   -15.14 dB      3:20 16-Let's Panic Later
DR12      -4.70 dB   -23.22 dB      3:34 17-Small Electric Piece
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Number of tracks:  17
Official DR value: DR11

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           1411 kbps
Codec:             PCM
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Steve Huey
Named for the number of live gigs Wire had played to that point, 154 refines and expands the innovations of Chairs Missing, with producer Mike Thorne's synthesizer effects playing an even more integral role; little of Pink Flag's rawness remains. If Chairs Missing was a transitional album between punk and post-punk, 154 is squarely in the latter camp, devoting itself to experimental soundscapes that can sound cold and forbidding at times. However, the best tracks retain their humanity thanks to the arrangements' smooth, seamless blend of electronic and guitar textures and the beauty of the group's melodies. Where previously some of Wire's hooks could find themselves buried or not properly brought out, the fully fleshed-out production of 154 lends a sweeping splendor to "The 15th," the epic "A Touching Display," "A Mutual Friend," and the gorgeous (if obscurely titled) "Map Ref. 41°N 93°W." Not every track is a gem, as the group's artier tendencies occasionally get the better of them, but 154's best moments help make it at least the equal of Chairs Missing. It's difficult to believe that a band that evolved as quickly and altered its sound as restlessly as Wire did could be out of ideas after only three years and three albums, but such was the case according to its members, and with their (temporary, as it turned out) disbandment following this album, Wire's most fertile and influential period came to a close. [The original 1989 CD issue by Restless Retro features four bonus tracks from an experimental EP issued with some copies of the vinyl LP.]
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