Information about WIRE : 1977 >1979 – PINKFLAG (AMERICA)

1. WHEN WILL IT BE AVAILABLE?

It should become available in the week starting the 1st May. (NB this is one week later than originally posted due to Easter holidays)

2. WHAT EXACTLY IS IN IT?

The box contains 5 CDs in mini-vinyl sleeves they are:

The first 3 Wire albums,
Pink Flag (pf11)
Chairs Missing (pf12)
154 (pf13)
which are all re-mastered versions of the original vinyl track-listings

plus 2 “co-releases” from the same period
Live at The Roxy, London - April 1st & 2nd 1977 (pf9)
Live at CBGB Theatre, New York - July 18th 1978 (pf10)
Of complete live performances

There is also a 60 page booklet containing sleeve-notes for all 5 albums, Images relating to all the releases and lyrics.


3. WHY IS IT TAKING SO LONG?

The box set is a completely different edition to the EMI versions or the Pinkflag America digipack versions (which should become available during the 2nd or 3rd week of April). Because the format is different (mini-vinyl) and there are two extra CDs it was re-designed from the ground up. Additionally the booklet is more than an agglomeration of the 3 booklets with the digipack versions, it was completely re-designed and includes sleevenotes and pictures relating to the two live albums also. It is important to pinkflag that this is a definitive article. Therefore time has been taken to get it right.

4. HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?

Pinkflag’s anticipation is to offer this item for £50.00 (the price of 5 regular CDs)

5. DOES POSTEVERYTHING TAKE PRE-ORDERS?

No, we don’t but anyone who has signed up to the pinkflag or posteverything mailing lists will be informed as soon as stock hits PostEverything HQ.

6. WILL WE BE ABLE TO BUY THE CO-RELEASES - (pf9) & (pf10) SEPERATELY?

Short answer yes, but not soon. It is not yet decided when these items will be released and in what format.

7. I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE RE-MASTERING - WHO DID IT? IS IT APROVED BY THE BAND?

The re-mastering was done by Denis Blackham, who has mastered ever single pinkflag release. As well as every CD release on Colin Newman's swim label. There is simply no one better qualified or more approved!




http://www.pinkflag.com/

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