Wire are an English rock band. They were formed in London in October 1976 by Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, Bruce Gilbert (guitar), George Gill and Robert Grey. They were originally associated with the punk rock scene, appearing on The Roxy London WC2 album, and were instrumental in the development of post-punk, while their debut album, Pink Flag, was influential for hardcore punk.
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Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.
Tap the heart on the board while a song plays and it lands here. Listeners who keep their listening private are counted, never named.
10:2019 Jun 2020Vinyl
Mind Hive24 Jan 2020Vinyl
Silver/Lead31 Mar 2017Vinyl
Nocturnal Koreans22 Apr 2016Vinyl
Wire13 Apr 2015Vinyl
Change Becomes Us18 Mar 2013Vinyl
WIRE: The Scottish Play: 200415 Feb 2013Vinyl
Red Barked Tree20 Dec 2010Vinyl
Send Ultimate5 Jul 2010Vinyl
Object 477 Jul 2008Vinyl
Send28 Apr 2003Vinyl
The Drill22 Apr 1991Vinyl
Manscape1990Vinyl
It’s Beginning to and Back AgainMay 1989Vinyl
A Bell Is a Cup Until It Is Struck16 May 1988Vinyl
The Ideal Copy27 Apr 1987Vinyl
15421 Sep 1979Vinyl
Chairs MissingOct 1978Vinyl
Pink FlagNov 1977Vinyl
Read & Burn 03 PLUS18 Apr 2026 · EPVinyl
Read & Burn 035 Nov 2007 · EPVinyl
Read & Burn 021 Oct 2002 · EPVinyl
Read & Burn 0127 May 2002 · EPVinyl
The Third Day2000 · EPVinyl
VienSep 1997 · EPVinyl
23 Years Too Late (24 Years Later Edit)17 Mar 2026 · SingleVinyl![Stepping Off Too Quick (Not About To Die) [6th Demo] sleeve](https://cdn-images.dzcdn.net/images/cover/6d7f43ce505b660459d13c0ae40f5c84/500x500-000000-80-0-0.jpg)
Stepping Off Too Quick (Not About To Die) [6th Demo]10 May 2022 · SingleVinyl
The Art of Persistence5 May 2020 · SingleVinyl
Small Black Reptile (10:20 Version)11 Mar 2020 · SingleVinyl
Primed and Ready8 Jan 2020 · SingleVinyl
Cactused22 Oct 2019 · SingleVinyl
Second Length26 Oct 2018 · SingleVinyl
Map Ref 41 Degrees N 93 Degrees W24 Aug 2018 · SingleVinyl
I Am The Fly18 May 2018 · SingleVinyl
Short Elevated Period17 Mar 2017 · SingleVinyl
Our Swimmer26 May 1981 · SingleVinyl
A Question of DegreeJun 1979 · SingleVinyl
Outdoor Miner1978 · SingleVinyl
Dot Dash1978 · SingleVinyl
Mannequin1977 · SingleVinylRecords from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer and Apple. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.
Is a record missing?
Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.
Records by other artists with Wire in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.
Playlists with Wire in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.
Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Wire’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.
When Wire plays on your computer, linr shows the story of the song as it plays, on any screen: the record and its date, who plays on it, related artists, concerts ahead. Spotify, Apple Music, Plexamp, YouTube, any player. Free, no ads.
