Name: Pf456 Redux
Brand: Wire

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

PF456REDUXCD

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Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2021-08-13

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Revol­ver

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5024545916720

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Wire

Genre US

New Wave & Post Punk

Label US

Pinkflag

The Wire album Send (PF6) originally released in 2003 was in fact a compilation of material contained on the releases Read &amp; Burn 01 (PF4), Read &amp; Burn 02 (PF5) and new tracks. The original plan had in fact been to simply compile the two planned Read &amp; Burns but the unforeseen runaway success of Read &amp; Burn 01 meant that in spite of the “band merch only” status of Read &amp; Burn 02 there would be too much duplication if that plan was to go ahead, so an extra four tracks were made and some Read &amp; Burn material was dropped in order to come up with an acceptable track list for Send.

Of course these releases were all CDs—no one thought too much about vinyl at that point. 

However, there did need to be a vinyl release and as none of those tracks had ever been released on LP a creative solution was sought that would accommodate all of the tracks contained in those three releases (which unhelpfully equals 1.5 standard 12-inch vinyl records). While 2021’s solution was 2x10-inches, 2003’s solution was a set of fairly brutal edits and the resulting release became PF456 Redux— “does what it says on the tin” title which basically lists the catalogue numbers and the process by which they were squashed into a single 12-inch. There was a limited run in 2003 and then the title was never re-pressed, living on as a digital product only.

The item remains, nonetheless a curio. Born as much of creative curiosity as necessity and as the full tracks have found their ultimate expression as PF456 Deluxe, an expanded version with a book, it is perhaps fitting that PF456 Redux now finds its new home as a limited CD release.

Pf456 Redux

Music US