17th Feb 1978 West Runton Pavilion, Cromer
Wire
| Formats | Tracks | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download Album (FLAC) | 21 tracks | £8.99 | |
| Download Album (MP3) | 21 tracks | £8.99 | |
| Download individual tracks | From £0.99 | ||
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Wire - 17th Feb 1978 West Runton Pavilion, Cromer
Live recordings of any quality of this antiquity are pretty rare. This is only two months after "Pink Flag" was released and apart from "Live at The Roxy", which was professionally recorded, is the oldest live recording we know about. Two days ago it was 35 years old! The set is classic Wire, and it being so soon after the release of "Pink Flag" doesn't dim the band's enthusiasm for the new as ten of the 21 cuts were "new" at the time. From the point of view of the obscurist, this set is also interesting in that it contains the only known (so far) live versions of four songs that were only ever demoed but never officially released. Needless to say, given its antiquity, the recording quality is not stellar, but re-pitching and mastering of the original audio has improved it a lot.