"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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