- electronic, post-punk, rock
- 55 min
- 12 tracks
- Elektra
The First Letter is the ninth studio album and the last album released by Wire before their second extended hiatus. It was released in October 1991 by Mute Records. It was one of only three releases credited to "Wir", the others being the "So and Slow It Grows" single, and a limited edition two-song EP entitled Vien.
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Spare, grave, cool and raw.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- rawmeticulous
- classical in formformally daring
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Tracks
- 1Take It (for Greedy)3:14
- 2So and Slow It Grows (single mix)4:01
- 3A Bargain at 3 and 20 Yeah!2:56
- 4Footsi‐Footsi4:56
- 5Ticking Mouth6:31
- 6It Continues4:33
- 7Looking at Me (Stop!)4:12
- 8Naked, Whooping and Such‐Like (extended On and On)7:06
- 9Tailor Made3:49
- 10No Cows on the Ice4:17
- 11A Big Glue Canal4:10
- 12So and Slow It Grows5:14
12 tracks, 55 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Wir
- Label
- Elektra
- Released
- 1991-10
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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