A–Z (album)

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Released October 1980 Artist Colin Newman Producer Mike Thorne Genres Post-punk, Gothic rock		Language English Release date October 1980 Label Beggars Banquet

Recorded 1980 at Scorpio, London, England A–Z(1980) Commercial Suicide(1986) Similar Colin Newman albums, Gothic rock albums

A–Z is the debut studio album by Colin Newman, lead singer for post-punk band Wire. It was released in October 1980, through record label Beggars Banquet.

Critical reception

By the critics who reviewed it, A–Z has been well received. In its retrospective review, AllMusic wrote "A-Z truly deserves to be held in the same regard as Pink Flag, Chairs Missing and 154".

Legacy

"Alone" and "Not Me" were covered by This Mortal Coil on the albums Filigree & Shadow and It'll End in Tears, respectively. "S-S-S-Star Eyes" was covered by P-Model and released as a supplementary cassette to an issue of the band's fan club newsletter. "Alone" was used in the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs.

Track listing

All tracks written by Newman, except as noted.

Personnel

Colin Newman – guitar, vocals, album cover

Desmond Simmons – bass guitar, guitar

Mike Thorne – synthesizer, keyboards, production

Robert Gotobed – drums

Charles Bullen - Clarinet on "Troisieme"

Technical

A. Newman – album cover

Harvey Goldberg – engineering

Dennis Weinreich – engineering

Steve Parker – engineering

Malti Kidia – sleeve layout and typography

Jack Skinner – cutting

Songs

1I've Waited Ages5:05
2& Jury2:47
3Alone3:57

References

A–Z (album) Wikipedia

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