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Album · 1979

154

by Wire

154 is a 1979 post-punk album by Wire. It runs 17 tracks across 59 minutes on Harvest.

Post-Punk

Best albums of 1979

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87 /100
9 critics
17
Tracks
59 min
Runtime
124 bpm
Tempo
E minor
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17 tracks · 59 min

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  • 154 (2006 Remastered Version)Remaster · 1979 · 13 tracks
    1. 1I Should Have Known Better (2006 Remastered Version)
    2. 2Two People In a Room (2006 Remastered Version)
    3. 3The 15th (2006 Remastered Version)
    4. 4The Other Window (2006 Remastered Version)
    5. 5Single K.O. (2006 Remastered Version)
    6. 6A Touching Display (2006 Remastered Version)
    7. 7On Returning (2006 Remastered Version)
    8. 8A Mutual Friend (2006 Remastered Version)
    9. 9Blessed State (2006 Remastered Version)
    10. 10Once Is Enough (2006 Remastered Version)
    11. 11Map Ref 41 Degrees N 93 Degrees W (2006 Remastered Version)
    12. 12Indirect Enquiries (2006 Remastered Version)
    13. 1340 Versions (2006 Remastered Version)

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154 is the third album by the English post-punk band Wire, released in 1979. The album is so named because the band had played 154 gigs in their career at the time of the album's release. Pitchfork listed 154 as 85th best album of the 1970s.

In brief

When was 154 released?
154 was released in 1979 on Harvest.
How many tracks are on 154?
154 has 17 tracks, with a runtime of 59 minutes.
What genre is 154?
154 is catalogued under Post-Punk.
What BPM is 154?
154 runs at a median tempo of 124 BPM across its tracks, most often in E minor, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to 154?
Listeners of 154 also rate Songs of the Free by Gang of Four, Entertainment! by Gang of Four, Youth of America by Wipers.
Who produced 154?
154 was produced by Mike Thorne, Bruce Gilbert, Colin Newman and Graham Lewis, among 5 credited in total. Mike Thorne produced 13 of them.

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