Wire – Nine Sevens

They all sound more distorted than their digital counterparts on the 2018 CDs... is this the nature of the single mixes, the nature of vinyl, or a result of IGD in my setup? (It's all inner groove, after all.) We may never know. Well, I could futz with my turntable a bit, I suppose.

Finally got around to buying this. Wonderful item for a WIre fan to own. Some versions of A sides are different from the album versions, a touch more abrasive and aggressive. If Wire were "art punk," these singles are arty, but the punk emphasis is pleasantly heavy handed here. Then some of the B sides.....WOW. Never heard these Wire songs before, and they are some of the best examples of "moving sculpture" Wire member Bruce Gilbert described Wire's sounds as- favorites of mine in this category are the songs/sounds "Options R" and "Former Airline," the latter a clanking pastiche of organized sounds and noises, plus a beat to hold it altogether. Other bonuses include the vinyl pressing of the "Free EP" that was originally included with copies of their album "154," and the last 7 inch in the set, a freaking LOUD re-working of "Our Swimmer."

Just opened and listened to the version I got this weekend. The sleeves all look very nice, and the records sound quite clean. If you watch while they're playing you can see one or two of them are slightly wobbly, but it doesn't affect the sound at all in my case.

One thing I did notice, though, was that "Dot Dash" sounded rather distorted. I never owned the original 7" - is it supposed to sound that way?

Anyways, well done Wire.

Drastic Plastic Records in Omaha still has copies online selling for $114.00

In stock right now at Juno UK at retail price ... https://www.juno.co.uk/products/wire-nine-sevens-recorded-1977-80-record/683211-01/

1.5.18: Wire has the box for sale at pinkflag.com for around 69 gbp . No need to waste 130+ to the vultures.

https://pinkflag.greedbag.com/buy/nine-sevens/

Anyone get warped records in their set? Mine has three that have significant warping.

After hours of trying to buy this online and a harrowing three hour drive through a torrential downpour in the mountains of North Carolina, I was able to snag a copy of this. It was a bit of an ordeal to get it, and I wish this release were more widely available since a lot of people seem to be having a hard time finding this at a reasonable price. That being said, I must say that I'm glad I was able to get a copy. It was worth all the hassle.

The packaging on this release is top notch. All of the 7"s are housed in nicely done picture sleeves. The images are definitely taken from high resolution sources and the card stock is nice and sturdy. I was worried the images on the pic sleeves were going to be blurry or that they were going to be printed on matte paper. Fortunately, this boxset looks every bit of the $100 it retailed for when it was released for RSD 2018.

The sound quality, like the packaging, is done with great care and attention to detail. According to the RSD UK website, "Everything is freshly re-mastered from the original archive analogue sources" for this release. I'm not sure if this is meant to imply that the remastering of this release was all analogue or if the source were the original tapes with some sort of digital transfer used in the remastering process. In the end I'm not some sort of all analogue snob. I personally don't care if digital processes are used in a reissue so long as the end result sounds good. This release definitely checks that box for me. I saw a previous reviewer on this page state that they couldn't see how the originals could sound any better than this release. I'm inclined to agree. I don't have originals to compare this to, so I don't know that for sure, but it is really hard to see finding original copies in good enough shape to out perform these without spending thousands of dollars.

For my money, this release is probably the way to go even at flipper prices. I've seen this sell on here for as low as $130 and on eBay I've seen it go as high as $250. If you're a diehard Wire fan, it may be worth it to you at those prices. I personally do my best to not flippers. In my case I decided to drive a pretty good distance to get this. Either way it goes you'll have to pay extra for this release. The only question is whether it costs you the time it takes to track one down for retail or the extra cost you'll pay for the convince of using a flipper.

I purchased almost 10 releases for RSD this year, and this one is my favorite. It's definitely one of my favorite reissues of the last few years. I highly recommend it. Good luck finding one.

not on the sold out list at resident music brighton £70 i got my copy at banquet records kingston queued for 5 hours!

Retail in the UK was £70 ($98). That's what I paid for it. Not had time to open and play it yet. Almost too good to open but I won't be flipping it either.