Harvest publish Wire’s third album : ‘154’ (1979)

Wire‘s ‘154’ is their third album produced by Mike Thorne and released in September 1979 by Harvest / Warner Bros.

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1 . Two People In A Room (Rockpalast)

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2 . 15th ? (Rockpalast)

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3 . Single Ko (Rockpalast)

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4 . A Touching Display (Rockpalast)

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5 . Blessed State (Rockpalast)

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6 . Once Is Enough (Rockpalast)

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7 . Map Ref 43 Degrees N 110 Degrees

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8 . Map Ref 43 Degrees N 110 Degrees

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9 . Map Ref. 41°N 93°W (London)

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10 . Forty Version (Rockpalast)

Track Listing : 1.I Should Have Known Better (Graham Lewis) – 03:52 . 2.Two People In A Room (Colin Newman, Bruce Gilbert) – 02:00 . 3.The 15Th (Colin Newman) – 03:05 . 4.The Other Window (Graham Lewis, Bruce Gilbert) – 02:07 . 5.Single K.O. (Graham Lewis) – 02:23 . 6.A Touching Display (Graham Lewis) – 06:55 . 7.On Returning (Colin Newman) – 02:06 . 8.A Mutual Friend (Graham Lewis, Colin Newman) – 04:28 . 9.Blessed State (Bruce Gilbert) – 03:28 . 10.Once Is Enough (Colin Newman) – 03:23 . 11.Map Ref. 41°N 93°W (Graham Lewis, Colin Newman, Bruce Gilbert) – 03:40 . 12.Indirect Enquiries (Graham Lewis, Colin Newman) – 03:36 . 13.40 Versions (Bruce Gilbert) – 03:28

Musicians : Wire – Band . Bruce Gilbert – Guitars, Spoken Word On (4) . Robert Gotobed – Drums . Graham Lewis – Vocals, Bass Guitar . Colin Newman – Vocals, Guitar . Hilly Kristal – Bass Vocals On (8) . Kate Lukas – Alto Flute . Tim Souster – Electric Viola On (6) . Mike Thorne – Keyboard, Synthesizer . Joan Whiting – Cor Anglais On (8)

Production : Produced By Mike Thorne . Paul Hardiman – Engineer . Ken Thomas – Assistant Engineer

Package : Dave Dragon – Art Direction . Brian Harris – Typographic Design . Graham Lewis – Sleeve Concept . Bruce Gilbert – Sleeve Oncept

Recorded In 1979 At Advision Studios, West London, England, United Kingdom.

Released In September 1979 By Harvest.