Not About To Die (Studio Demos 1977-1978)
WIRE
Not About To Die (Studio Demos 1977-1978)
Boomkat Product Review:
"Not About To Die" was originally released as a bootleg in 1980, and contains demos made for EMI while Wire were recording "Chairs Missing" and "154" between 1977 and 1978.
While these tracks eventually surfaced on expanded deluxe editions of "Chairs Missing" and "154", this is the first time they've all been available in one place - with the same tracklist as the mythical 1980 bootleg. It's properly good material as well, maybe not as coherent as Wire's canonical full-lengths, but it completes a story that's only partially been told. The tracks are almost impressively bare, but contain plenty of the tweaked punk attitude that made Wire such a powerful creative force in the late 1970s, provoking a reformation of alternative British punk music.
If you happen to own the original "Not About To Die" bootleg, this new version is still worth grabbing - the original having been dubbed from a poor second or third generation cassette. Now it's been remastered from the original tapes and features all new artwork - the demos here are worth hearing even if you know the songs; some are completely different from the final versions and if nothing else, show the kind of headspace the band were in at the time. Recommended.
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Boomkat Product Review:
"Not About To Die" was originally released as a bootleg in 1980, and contains demos made for EMI while Wire were recording "Chairs Missing" and "154" between 1977 and 1978.
While these tracks eventually surfaced on expanded deluxe editions of "Chairs Missing" and "154", this is the first time they've all been available in one place - with the same tracklist as the mythical 1980 bootleg. It's properly good material as well, maybe not as coherent as Wire's canonical full-lengths, but it completes a story that's only partially been told. The tracks are almost impressively bare, but contain plenty of the tweaked punk attitude that made Wire such a powerful creative force in the late 1970s, provoking a reformation of alternative British punk music.
If you happen to own the original "Not About To Die" bootleg, this new version is still worth grabbing - the original having been dubbed from a poor second or third generation cassette. Now it's been remastered from the original tapes and features all new artwork - the demos here are worth hearing even if you know the songs; some are completely different from the final versions and if nothing else, show the kind of headspace the band were in at the time. Recommended.
Boomkat Product Review:
"Not About To Die" was originally released as a bootleg in 1980, and contains demos made for EMI while Wire were recording "Chairs Missing" and "154" between 1977 and 1978.
While these tracks eventually surfaced on expanded deluxe editions of "Chairs Missing" and "154", this is the first time they've all been available in one place - with the same tracklist as the mythical 1980 bootleg. It's properly good material as well, maybe not as coherent as Wire's canonical full-lengths, but it completes a story that's only partially been told. The tracks are almost impressively bare, but contain plenty of the tweaked punk attitude that made Wire such a powerful creative force in the late 1970s, provoking a reformation of alternative British punk music.
If you happen to own the original "Not About To Die" bootleg, this new version is still worth grabbing - the original having been dubbed from a poor second or third generation cassette. Now it's been remastered from the original tapes and features all new artwork - the demos here are worth hearing even if you know the songs; some are completely different from the final versions and if nothing else, show the kind of headspace the band were in at the time. Recommended.
Boomkat Product Review:
"Not About To Die" was originally released as a bootleg in 1980, and contains demos made for EMI while Wire were recording "Chairs Missing" and "154" between 1977 and 1978.
While these tracks eventually surfaced on expanded deluxe editions of "Chairs Missing" and "154", this is the first time they've all been available in one place - with the same tracklist as the mythical 1980 bootleg. It's properly good material as well, maybe not as coherent as Wire's canonical full-lengths, but it completes a story that's only partially been told. The tracks are almost impressively bare, but contain plenty of the tweaked punk attitude that made Wire such a powerful creative force in the late 1970s, provoking a reformation of alternative British punk music.
If you happen to own the original "Not About To Die" bootleg, this new version is still worth grabbing - the original having been dubbed from a poor second or third generation cassette. Now it's been remastered from the original tapes and features all new artwork - the demos here are worth hearing even if you know the songs; some are completely different from the final versions and if nothing else, show the kind of headspace the band were in at the time. Recommended.
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