Wire - Read & Burn 03 [RSD 2026]

Released at the end of the initial period of Wire’s third act – after Send and before the band’s post-Bruce Gilbert re-invention – Read & Burn 03 never quite got the attention it deserved. The original EP, third in the Read & Burn series, was the last release by the original Wire line up of Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, Bruce Gilbert & Robert Grey and has never been properly released on vinyl.

While most of the tracks originated as part of the 2021-2022 sessions that gave forth Send, others have a more storied history. "23 Years Too Late" actually started life as a highly transformed take on the 70’s Wire single "Dot Dash" – performed under the name "Dip Flash" as part of Iain Sinclair's London Orbital, a night at the Barbican London in October 2022. The never previously released "Dip Flash" piece in its original form is included as an additional track. Meanwhile, "Desert Diving" started life as a version of the Chairs Missing track "Heartbeat" as performed live at The Garage, London during Wire’s series of concerts there in May 2000.