Released 21 September 1979, Wire's 154 was named after a gig tally, lost its producer mid-mix, hid a solo EP in the first 20,000 copies and ended the band at UK number 39.
Most bands form to play. The Desperate Bicycles formed in March 1977 for the specific purpose of recording and releasing a single on their own label, and they were not being coy about it. They owned an amplifier and a bass guitar. The Dalston studio supplied everything else. Three hours later they had two songs, […]
