"This is your correspondent, running out of tape Gunfire's increasing, looting, burning, rape!" this week Dave brings in an album from one of his biggest influences, PINK FLAG (1977) by art punk band WIRE
About this episode
Dave discusses the influential debut album 'PINK FLAG' by the art punk band Wire.
Send us Fan Mail Pink Flag is the debut studio album by the British post-punk band Wire. It was released in November 1977 through Harvest Records.[1] It was produced by Mike Thorne, recorded from September to October, 1977, in Advision Studios, London. The album was acclaimed on release, and has since been highly influential; today it is regarded as a landmark in the development of post-punk music.[8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Flag Support the show Check out our post-punk band The Al...
People in this episode
Host: Dave
Topics covered
- post-punk music
- album review
- music history
- influential albums
- art punk
Keywords
- PINK FLAG
- Wire
- post-punk
- album review
- music history
- Mike Thorne
- 1977
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Wire, Harvest Records
Books & works: PINK FLAG
Places: Advision Studios, London
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