1977–1979

Compilation by Wire

Released 14 May 2006

art rock new wave pop

Ratings

Reviews

Wishlists

Tracklist

CD 1: Pink Flag
1
Reuters
3:03
4.0 ★
2
Field Day for the Sundays
0:28
3
Three Girl Rhumba
1:23
5.0 ★
4
Ex Lion Tamer
2:19
5.0 ★
5
Lowdown
2:26
5.0 ★
6
Start to Move
1:13
4.0 ★
7
Brazil
0:41
8
It’s So Obvious
0:53
9
Surgeon’s Girl
1:17
10
Pink Flag
3:45
3.0 ★
11
The Commercial
0:49
12
Straight Line
0:44
13
106 Beats That
1:12
14
Mr. Suit
1:25
15
Strange
3:59
4.0 ★
16
Fragile
1:18
17
Mannequin
2:37
4.0 ★
18
Different to Me
0:43
19
Champs
1:46
20
Feeling Called Love
1:28
21
12XU
1:59
4.0 ★
CD 2: Chairs Missing
1
Practice Makes Perfect
4:11
2
French Film Blurred
2:34
3
Another the Letter
1:07
4.0 ★
4
Men 2nd
1:44
5.0 ★
5
Marooned
2:21
6
Sand in My Joints
1:50
7
Being Sucked In Again
3:14
8
Heartbeat
3:18
9
Mercy
5:46
10
Outdoor Miner
1:44
5.0 ★
11
I Am the Fly
3:09
4.5 ★
12
I Feel Mysterious Today
1:57
13
From the Nursery
2:59
14
Used To
2:23
15
Too Late
4:14
CD 3: 154
1
I Should Have Known Better
3:52
4.0 ★
2
Two People in a Room
2:10
4.0 ★
3
The 15th
3:05
4.0 ★
4
The Other Window
2:07
5
Single K.O.
2:23
6
A Touching Display
6:55
7
On Returning
2:06
8
A Mutual Friend
4:28
9
Blessed State
3:28
4.5 ★
10
Once Is Enough
3:23
11
Map Ref. 41°N 93°W
3:40
5.0 ★
12
Indirect Enquiries
3:36
3.0 ★
13
40 Versions
3:30
CD 4: Live at The Roxy, London – April 1st & 2nd 1977
1
The Commercial (1st April 1977)
1:00
2
Mary Is a Dyke (1st April 1977)
1:08
3
Too True (1st April 1977)
1:05
4
Just Don’t Care (1st April 1977)
1:21
5
Strange (1st April 1977)
2:29
6
Brazil (1st April 1977)
0:47
7
It’s So Obvious (1st April 1977)
0:56
8
Three Girl Rhumba (1st April 1977)
1:29
9
TV (1st April 1977)
1:26
10
Straight Line (1st April 1977)
0:53
11
Lowdown (1st April 1977)
2:23
12
Feeling Called Love (1st April 1977)
1:20
13
NYC (1st April 1977)
1:12
14
After Midnight (1st April 1977)
1:27
15
12XU (1st April 1977)
2:03
16
Mr. Suit (1st April 1977)
1:50
17
Glad All Over (1st April 1977)
1:43
18
The Commercial (2nd April 1977)
1:02
19
Mary Is a Dyke (2nd April 1977)
1:39
20
Too True (2nd April 1977)
1:06
21
Just Don’t Care (2nd April 1977)
1:27
22
Strange (2nd April 1977)
2:40
23
Brazil (2nd April 1977)
1:04
24
It’s So Obvious (2nd April 1977)
1:00
25
Three Girl Rhumba (2nd April 1977)
1:39
26
TV (2nd April 1977)
1:18
27
Straight Line (2nd April 1977)
1:40
28
Lowdown (2nd April 1977)
1:48
29
Feeling Called Love (2nd April 1977)
1:21
30
NYC (2nd April 1977)
1:10
31
After Midnight (2nd April 1977)
1:08
32
12XU (2nd April 1977)
2:01
33
Glad All Over (2nd April 1977)
1:21
34
Mr. Suit (2nd April 1977)
2:09
CD 5: Live at CBGB Theatre, New York – July 18th 1978
1
Men 2nd (18th July 1978)
1:41
2
Reuters (18th July 1978)
2:34
3
106 Beats That (18th July 1978)
1:02
4
From the Nursery (18th July 1978)
2:38
5
Dot Dash (18th July 1978)
2:19
6
Another the Letter (18th July 1978)
1:07
7
Practice Makes Perfect (18th July 1978)
2:34
8
Marooned (18th July 1978)
2:19
9
I Am the Fly (18th July 1978)
3:12
10
Lowdown (18th July 1978)
2:10
11
Mercy (18th July 1978)
5:41
12
Outro (18th July 1978)
1:33

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Release credits

Bruce Gilbert
guitar [2.1-15, 3.1-13, 1.1-21]
Colin Newman
guitar [2.1-15, 3.1-13], vocal [1-21]
Dave Oberlé
background vocals [17]
Graham Lewis
electric bass guitar [3.1-13, 2.1-15, 1.1-21]
Kathryn Lukas
flute [1.15, 2.8]
Mike Thorne
keyboard [1-13], producer [2.1-15, 3.1-13, 1.1-21], synthesizer [1-13]
Paul Hardiman
engineer [1-15], recording [1-21]
Robert Gotobed
drums (drum set) [1.1-21, 3.1-13, 2.1-15]

Issues

1
1977–1979
5x CD (ltd.)
14 May 2006