Fades in Slowly

First up, I’m ill, so it’s a short one…

Described as being ‘more inquisitive than The Sex Pistols, poppier than The Au Pairs and more experimental than Gang Of Four,’ Wire are often cited as one of the more important rock groups of the 1970s and 1980s. Personally, they never did much for me: another of those bands that you admire rather than love (for me the mention of British art school and band in the same sentence sends shivers down my spine). Certainly, their influence has outshone their relatively modest record sales, but that never factors into things here on FiS.

I do love this epic track though, this version coming from their first Peel session in January, 1978:

‘I am the fly’ by Wire

Listen now…

If you want to hear the rest of the session, let me know!