2LP - WIRE - DOCUMENT & EYEWITNESS 1979-1980

For those unfamiliar with "Document and Eyewitness", it really
doesn't do it justice to describe it simply as a collection of live
recordings from three turn-of-the-80s WIRE gigs. What makes it
more than that is the unorthodox nature of the main performance
and the way it was presented on record. The centrepiece of the
original vinyl release was a recording of the final gig of WIRE's
70s phase. WIRE's set was composed of largely new (and often
under-rehearsed) work, accompanied by a series of artistic
actions and interventions. The evening was memorable for the
unusually hostile reaction from sections of the audience, which
has perhaps elevated it beyond a simple passing moment. If the
crowd was expecting a standard gig, the level of outrage,
expressed in vociferous abuse suggested that the band's
intentions were lost on those in attendance, who were instead
confounded by the apparent artistic pretensions on display. The
approach was to couple selected live tracks with a spoken
commentary on the proceedings by long-term WIRE fans Adrian
Garston and Russell Mills. Hence the title, "Document and
Eyewitness". For the album, the Electric Ballroom material was
supplemented with recordings from a July 1979 show at the Notre
Dame Hall (a straightforward band performance), along with one
track from a 1979 gig in Montreux. LP Packaged in a gatefold
sleeve. Disc 1 is the same as the original vinyl, albeit remastered
and re-edited. Disc 2 features the original selection from the
Notre Dame Hall show on side one and the two singles and Bsides on side two. Disc 1 Tracks 01-12 from Electric Ballroom.
Disc 2 Tracks 13-19 from Notre Dame Hall. Track 20 from
Montreux. Tracks 21-22 from "Our Swimmer" (1981) single.
Tracks 23-24 from an unreleased 1981 single.

TRACKLISTING: 01. 5/10 02. 12XU (FRAGMENT) 03. UNDERWATER
EXPERIENCES 04. EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE NICE 05. PIANO TUNER
(KEEP STRUMMING THOSE GUITARS) 06. WE MEET UNDER TABLES
07. ZEGK HOQP 08. EASTERN STANDARD 09. INSTRUMENTAL (THROWN
BOTTLE) 10. EELS SANG LINO 11. REVEALING TRADE SECRETS 12. AND
THEN. CODA
DISC #2: 01. GO AHEAD 02. ALLY IN EXILE 03. RELATIONSHIP
04. UNDERWATER EXPERIENCES 05. WITNESS TO THE FACT 06. 2 PEOPLE
IN A ROOM 07. OUR SWIMMER 08. HEARTBEAT S 09. OUR SWIMMER
10. MIDNIGHT BAHNHOF CAFE 11. SECOND LENGTH (OUR SWIMMER)
12. CATAPULT 30