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On Friday, March 13, I posted about the number 13 with a bit of a tie in to my fascination with the number 23.
Today, my algorithms have swung me back into the loop.
My second favourite band is WIRE.
The obsession runs deep as you can see from this article I wrote for the highly recommended website run by pal BOBBY TOWNSEND – somethingyousaid.com
https://somethingyousaid.com/2017/04/04/40-versions-of-wire/
One of my fave WIRE tracks is “23 Years Too Late”. Here is what I wrote for the article in 2017:
So it was exciting to see that WIRE have just re- released this song as “23 Years Too Late- 24 Years Later Edit.”
At just 3:17 in length versus the original 9:45, could the band be trying to hit the charts with this gem?
The answer is a sort of maybe. There is a WIRE documentary forthcoming!!! Life is good. Here is a piece written on that!
https://floodmagazine.com/218403/wire-23-years-too-late-first-look/
The original 10 min track was part of the “Read And Burn 03” EP released in 2007 and only on CD!
It is now being released on vinyl for the first time on Record Store Day- April 18!
Here are both versions- the original and then 24 year edit. Let me know which you prefer…
SPOTIFY-
https://open.spotify.com/track/1J0cNHkaIHP1On4g40bntJ?si=cLgllasOTHW4jRXKCFdkhw
https://open.spotify.com/track/1em9VRCMjWKA60PoQgMm6L?si=jLZaDZSlQFun9jse6Bu7Xw
(SONG 1638 and 1638.5)
Play Loud Or Perish
3/22/26
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