33 1/3 on Wire's Pink Flag

March 18, 2009

Pink Flag is one of the classic albums. Wire expanded the boundaries of rock music. REM, Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party, The Cure and Blur have cited Wire as a major influence. The art school foursome has the talent to change and evolve. Of course they’ve also played at ZXZW. Lucky us.

In the brilliant 33 1/3 series which covers classic albums there’s a new one on Pink Flag. The book is written by Wilson Neate. It  features in-depth analysis and history of the album’s origins and creation, with input from pretty much all the band members. There’s also a smattering of very rare images, a foreword by Robin Rimbaud, and reflections from luminaries including Graham Coxon, Steve Albini, Henry Rollins, Ian MacKaye, and Robert Pollard.


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