The Ideal Copy

Colin Newman - It Seems

Ripped from a compact disc album released on Crammed Discs (CRAM CD 058) in 1988 to high quality lossless flac audio. Here's the last of my Colin Newman solo albums, and like the last one, It Seems will be overlooked during the upcoming reissue campaign. Like Commercial Suicide is recorded with the worthy assistance of Robert Gotobed and Minimal Compact's Malka Spigel. Those of a more esoteric disposition will notice that John Bonnar (from Dead Can Dance) assists with his keyboards.

1 Quite Unrehearsed
2 Can't Help Being
3 The Rite Of Life
4 An Impressive Beginning
5 It Seems
6 Better Later Than Never
7 Not Being In Warsaw
8 At Rest
9 Convolutions
10 Round & Round
11 Si Tu Attends

Suicidal Tendency

Colin Newman - Commercial Suicide

Ripped from a compact disc released on Crammed Discs (CRAM 045CD) in 1986 to high quality lossless flac audio. In another thread comment, a blog reader pointed out that most of Colin Newman's solo efforts are to get a vinyl and cd reissue later this year. For that reason I'll skip ...Singing Fish and Not To...  and jump on a couple of years to the more obscurely orchestral Commercial Suicide which is not up for a re-release. I have always felt these tracks would have been better received if recorded with a traditional four piece band rather than mostly synths and strings - but then again, it would probably sound like Wire? The album also features considerable contributions from Minimal Compact's Malka Spigel. If there is demand I'll also dig out a copy of It Seems for later.

1 Their Terrain
2 2-Sixes
3 Metarkest
4 But I...
5 Commercial Suicide
6 I'm Still Here
7 Feigned Hearing
8 Can I Explain The Delay ?
9 I Can Hear Your...

They Waited Ages

Colin Newman - A-Z

Originally released as a vinyl album on Beggars Banquet Records (BEGA 20) in 1980. Ripped here from a 1988 compact disc reissue. I meant to post this a while back but for some reason overlooked doing so. The 12XU cover on the Serious Drinking album reminded me that this was ready to post. I have tended to avoid most of the Wire catelogue on ESWA purely because most of it remains available in one format or another. It would seem A-Z hasn't been available in any format for some considerable time. Wire had changed direction considerably by 1979 and I am only suggesting that A-Z would have made a fantastic Wire album.

1 I've Waited Ages
2 & Jury
3 Alone
4 Order For Order
5 Image
6 Life On Deck
7 Troisieme
8 S-S-S-Star Eyes
9 Seconds To Last
10 Inventory
11 But No
12 B
13 The Classic Remains
14 Alone On Piano
15 This Picture
16 Not Me
17 Don't Bring Reminders

Alone Again...

Colin Newman - Feigned Hearing

Ripped from a 7" vinyl single released on Crammed Discs (CRAM 13457) in 1986 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio. There should be no doubt as to which member of Wire produced the best solo work! 

A1 Feigned Hearing
B1 I Can Hear Your...