- art punk, electronic, experimental, gothic rock
- 12 tracks
- Beggars Banquet
A–Z is the debut studio album by Colin Newman, lead singer of post-punk band Wire. It was released in October 1980, through record label Beggars Banquet. "A-Z was planned as the fourth Wire album, but EMI [Wire's label] cancelled studio time in the wake of failed negotiations with the band."
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Spare, cool, grave and intimate.
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
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Tracks
- A1I’ve Waited Ages
- A2& Jury
- A3Alone
- A4Order for Order
- A5Image
- A6Life on Deck
- B1Troisième
- B2S-S-S-Star Eyes
- B3Seconds to Last
- B4Inventory
- B5But No
- B6B.
About the album
- Artist
- Colin Newman
- Label
- Beggars Banquet
- Released
- 1980
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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