Description
Wire - PF456REDUX
The Wire album Send (pf6) originally released in 2003 was in fact a compilation of material contained on the releases Read & Burn 01 (pf4), Read & Burn 02 (pf5) & new tracks. The original plan had in fact been to simply compile the 2 planned Read & Burns but the unforeseen runaway success of Read & Burn 01 meant that in spite of the “band merch only” status of Read & Burn 02 there would be too much duplication if that plan was to go ahead so an extra 4 tracks were made and some Read & Burn material was dropped in order to come up with an acceptable track list for Send.
Of course these releases were all CDs – no one thought too much about vinyl at that point.
However, there did need to be a vinyl release and as none of those tracks had ever been released on LP- a creative solution was sought that would accommodate all of the tracks contained in those 3 releases (which unhelpfully equals 1.5 standard 12” vinyl records). While 2021’s solution was 2 X 10”s - 2003’s solution was a set of fairly brutal edits and the resulting release became PF456 REDUX . A “does what it says on the tin” title which basically lists the catalogue numbers and the process by which they were squashed into a single 12”. There was a limited run in 2003 and then the title was never re-pressed, living on as a digital product only.
The item remains, nonetheless a curio. Born as much of creative curiosity as necessity and as the full tracks have found their ultimate expression as PF456 DELUXE, an expanded version with a book, it is perhaps fitting that PF456REDUX now finds its new home as a limited CD release.
Of course these releases were all CDs – no one thought too much about vinyl at that point.
However, there did need to be a vinyl release and as none of those tracks had ever been released on LP- a creative solution was sought that would accommodate all of the tracks contained in those 3 releases (which unhelpfully equals 1.5 standard 12” vinyl records). While 2021’s solution was 2 X 10”s - 2003’s solution was a set of fairly brutal edits and the resulting release became PF456 REDUX . A “does what it says on the tin” title which basically lists the catalogue numbers and the process by which they were squashed into a single 12”. There was a limited run in 2003 and then the title was never re-pressed, living on as a digital product only.
The item remains, nonetheless a curio. Born as much of creative curiosity as necessity and as the full tracks have found their ultimate expression as PF456 DELUXE, an expanded version with a book, it is perhaps fitting that PF456REDUX now finds its new home as a limited CD release.
Tracklisting
CD Album (PF456REDUX)
- In the Art of Stopping (Edit)
- I Don't Understand (Edit)
- Comet (Edit)
- Germ Ship (Edit)
- 1st Fast (Edit)
- The Agfers of Kodack (Edit)
- Half Eaten (Edit)
- Being Watched (Edit)
- You Can't Leave Now (Edit)
- Mr Marx's Table (Edit)
- Read & Burn (Edit)
- Spent (Edit)
- Trash/ Treasure (Edit)
- Nice Streets Above (Edit)
- Raft Ants (Edit)
- 99.9 (Edit)