Object 47

Object 47 is the eleventh studio album by the English post punk band Wire, named so because it is the 47th item in the Wire discography – a methodology harking back to the name of their 1979 album, 154, which was named after the number of concerts they had played to that point. It is the first Wire album without the participation of guitarist Bruce Gilbert.[12] It was released on 7 July 2008 in the UK and on 15 July in the US.[13]

Object 47
Studio album by Wire
Released	7 July 2008
Studio	Swim Studio, London Metropolis 22, Rotterdam Ticktop, Sweden
Genre	Post-punk, experimental rock
Length	35:02
Label	Pink Flag
Producer	Colin Newman
Wire studio album chronology
Send (2003) Object 47 (2008) Red Barked Tree (2011)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
BBC	Favourable[3]
Billboard	[4]
Guardian Unlimited	[5]
The Observer	[6]
Pitchfork Media	(7.5/10)[7]
PopMatters	(9/10)[8]
Prefix	(9/10)[9]
Spin	[10]
The Sunday Times	[11]

Track listing

All tracks written by Wire.

1. "One of Us" – 3:45
2. "Circumspect" – 3:13
3. "Mekon Headman" – 2:58
4. "Perspex Icon" – 3:16
5. "Four Long Years" – 3:45
6. "Hard Currency" – 3:50
7. "Patient Flees" – 5:23
8. "Are You Ready?" – 4:43
9. "All Fours" – 4:05

Personnel

Wire

• Colin Newman – vocals, guitar, various, recording, mixing
• Graham Lewis – bass, vocals, various, photography
• Robert Grey – drums

Additional musicians

• Page Hamilton – guitar [9]

Production

• Frank Lievaart – recording (at Metropolis 22)
• Denis Blackham – mastering
• Jon Wozencroft – art direction

References

1. "Critic Reviews for Object 47". Metacritic. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
2. Wilson Neate (15 July 2008). "Object 47 – Wire | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
3. "Music – Review of Wire – Object 47". BBC.co.uk. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
4. Archived 15 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
5. Maddy Costa. "CD: Wire, Object 47 | Music | The Guardian". Music.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
6. Mike Barnes. "Review: Wire, Object 47 | Music | The Guardian". Music.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
7. Joe Tangari (10 July 2008). "Review: Wire, Object 47". Retrieved 22 December 2016.
8. Mathers, Ian. "Wire: Object 47". PopMatters. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
9. Ethan Stanislawski. "Album Review: Wire – Object 47 | Prefix". Prefixmag.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
10. Unterberger, Andrew. "Wire, 'Object 47' (PinkFlag)". Spin. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
11. "Arts and Entertainment". Entertainment.timesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
12. "Discussion: Bruce?". Pinkflag.com. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
13. "Object 47 cover and release date". Pinkflag.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2008.