Pink Flag re-issue the legendary 4th Wire album. Released originally on Rough Trade in 1980 , the album was primarily recorded live at a 1979 show. Long unavailable on any format the re-issue features additional unreleased material on a double CD & double vinyl. For those unfamiliar with Document and Eyewitness, it really doesn't do it justice to describe it simply as a collection of live recordings from three turn-of-the-80s Wire gigs. What makes it more than that is the unorthodox nature of the main performance and the way it was presented on record. The centrepiece of the original vinyl release was a recording of the final gig of Wire's 70s phase. Wire's set was composed of largely new (and often under-rehearsed) work, accompanied by a series of artistic actions and interventions. The evening was memorable for the unusually hostile reaction from sections of the audience, which has perhaps elevated it beyond a simple passing moment. If the crowd was expecting a standard gig, the level of outrage, expressed in vociferous abuse suggested that the band's intentions were lost on those in attendance, who were instead confounded by the apparent artistic pretensions on display. The approach was to couple selected live tracks with a spoken commentary on the proceedings by long-term Wire fans Adrian Garston and Russell Mills. Hence the title, Document and Eyewitness. For the album, the Electric Ballroom material was supplemented with recordings from a July 1979 show at the Notre Dame Hall (a straightforward band performance), along with one track from a 1979 gig in Montreux. PF21 CD: Packaged in a square Amaray case with a booklet. Disc 1 has the original album in full. Disc 2 adds two singles (+ B-sides) from the period, plus some rehearsal room recordings unheard for nearly 35 years! CD 1: 01. 5/10 02. 12XU (Fragment) 03. Underwater Experiences 04. Everything's Going to Be Nice 05. Piano Tuner (Keep Strumming Those Guitars) 06. We Meet Under Tables 07. ZEGK HOQP 08. Eastern Standard 09. Instrumental (Thrown Bottle) 10. Eels Sang Lino 11. Revealing Trade Secrets 12. And Then¦ Coda 13. Go Ahead 14. Ally in Exile 15. Relationship 16. Underwater Experiences 17. Witness to the Fact 18. 2 People in a Room 19. Our Swimmer 20. Heartbeat Tracks 01-12 from Electric Ballroom. Tracks 13-19 from Notre Dame Hall. Track 20 from Montreux. CD 2: 01. Our Swimmer 02. Midnight Bahnhof Cafe 03. Second Length (Our Swimmer) 04. Catapult 30 05. Ally in Exile 06. Go Ahead 07. Remove for Improvement V2 08. Over My Head V2 09. Safe 10. Relationship 11. Underwater Experiences 12. Eels Sang Lino 13. Cancel Your Order 14. Part of Our History (emerges) Tracks 01-02 from "Our Swimmer" (1981) single. Tracks 03-04 from an unreleased 1981 single. Track 05: a personal recording from Jan. 1979 in Cadaqués, Spain. Tracks 06-14: Wire rehearsal recordings from 1979 and 1980. PF21 LP: Packaged in a gatefold sleeve. Disc 1 is the same as the original vinyl, albeit remastered and re-edited. Disc 2 features the original selection from the Notre Dame Hall show on side one and the two singles and B-sides on side two. Disc 1 Side One: 01. 5/10 02. 12XU (Fragment) 03. Underwater Experiences 04. Everything's Going to Be Nice 05. Piano Tuner (Keep Strumming Those Guitars) 06. We Meet Under Tables Side Two: 07. ZEGK HOQP 08. Eastern Standard 09. Instrumental (Thrown Bottle) 10. Eels Sang Lino 11. Revealing Trade Secrets 12. And Then¦ Coda Tracks 01-12 from Electric Ballroom Disc 2 Side One: 13. Go Ahead 14. Ally in Exile 15. Relationship 16. Underwater Experiences 17. Witness to the Fact 18. 2 People in a Room 19. Our Swimmer 20. Heartbeat Side Two: 21. Our Swimmer 22. Midnight Bahnhof Cafe 23. Second Length (Our Swimmer) 24. Catapult 30 Tracks 01-12 from Electric Ballroom. Tracks 13-19 from Notre Dame Hall. Track 20 from Montreux. Tracks 21-22 from "Our Swimmer" (1981) single. Tracks 23-24 from an unreleased 1981 single.
