Pink Flag

Pink Flag
Studio album by
Wire
ReleasedNovember 1977 (1977-11)[1]
RecordedSeptember–October 1977
StudioAdvision, London
Genre
Length35:37
LabelHarvest
ProducerMike Thorne
Wire chronology
Pink Flag
(1977) 		Chairs Missing
(1978)

Pink Flag is the debut album by the British post-punk band Wire. It was released in November 1977 through Harvest Records.[1] The album was critically acclaimed on release, and has since been highly influential; today it is regarded as a landmark in the development of post-punk music.[8]

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  3. ^ Hart, Ron (21 June 2018). "Wire Looks Back on Its Pioneering Art Punk Trilogy". Billboard. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  4. ^ Neate, Wilson (2009). Wire's Pink Flag. 33⅓. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-4411-1001-5.
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  7. ^ Neate, Wilson (2008). Wire's Pink Flag. 33⅓. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-826-42914-8.
  8. ^ Grow, Kory (20 March 2017). "Wire Reflect on 40 Years as Punk's Ultimate Cult Band". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 November 2019.