WIRE - Pink Flag THE 1975 Two monster sounds from The

Two monster sounds from The Trinikas circa 1969

Fast forward a few years and musicians from that collective—Dave Guy on trumpet and Ian Hendrickson-Smith on sax —are now full time players with The Roots

” a concept inspired in part by the shortwave radio on which Don listened to sounds from around the world

with the addition of one new track

” also from Wide Awake

WIRE - Pink Flag THE 1975 Two monster sounds from TheLP Black Vinyl Originally released on Harvest in 1977, Pink Flag is perhaps the most original debut album to come out of the first wave of British punk. Exhibiting severe art school damage, Wire careers at breakneck speed through 21 songs in 36 minutes to create an album that has influenced bands for over forty years.