Here's another band that slipped my attention for the longest time. Wire. I kind of consider them to be Mo's band... as I recall she was interviewed by the folk that were making a Wire documentary film. Whether it came out and whether she made the final cut, I have no idea. I only ever knew a couple of their, if not hits, perhaps better known songs. My biggest exposure to Wire came through Elastica who, after the release of their first album, were were being pursued by The Stranglers' and Wire's publishers who were raising the cry of 'Plagarism!'... from Wire's (or perhaps it was Colin Newman, I don't recall) corner the issue concerned the strong passing resemblance of not only Elastica's 'Line Up' to Wire's 'I Am The Fly' but also 'Connection' to 'Three Girl Rhumba'. To be fair, there was a case to be answered!
That Wire were a great band is evident, coming across loud and clear even from these rough and ready demos, most of which in a refined form appeared on the excellent 'Pink Flag' album.
The relevance of Wire to this site goes back to their support slot when The Stranglers played the sports hall at Brunel University on the 1977 Autumn Tour' (No More Heroes).
The relevance of Wire to this site goes back to their support slot when The Stranglers played the sports hall at Brunel University on the 1977 Autumn Tour' (No More Heroes).
Gig Advert from 'LeNurb'
(Brunel University Student University Newspaper 1977)
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