Wire - Chairs Missing (1978)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Wire - Chairs Missing
Side one
1. "Practice Makes Perfect" 4:11
2. "French Film Blurred" 2:34
3. "Another the Letter" 1:07
4. "Men 2nd" 1:43
5. "Marooned" 2:21
6. "Sand in My Joints" 1:50
7. "Being Sucked in Again" 3:14
8. "Heartbeat" 3:16
Side two
9. "Mercy" 5:46
10. "Outdoor Miner" 1:44
11. "I Am the Fly" 3:09
12. "I Feel Mysterious Today" 1:57
13. "From the Nursery" 2:58
14. "Used To" 2:23
15. "Too Late" 4:14
Wire Band Members / Musicians
Colin Newman – vocals, guitar, backing vocals, arrangement
Bruce Gilbert – guitar, arrangement, concept
Graham Lewis – bass, vocals on "Sand in My Joints", backing vocals, arrangement, concept, original sleeve design
Robert Gotobed – drums, percussion, arrangement
Kathryn Lukas – flute on "Heartbeat"
Mike Thorne – production, keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals on "Being Sucked in Again", arrangement
Paul Hardiman – engineering
Ken Thomas – assistant engineering
Annette Green – photography
Brian Palmer – art direction
Chairs Missing is the 2nd studio album by English rock band Wire. It was released in August 1978. The album peaked at number 48 in the UK Albums Chart.
Although it features some of the minimalist punk rock of the band's debut Pink Flag, it features more developed song structure (taking some cues from 1970s prog-rock, psychedelia, and art rock), keyboard and synthesizer elements brought in by producer Mike Thorne, and a broader palette of emotional and intellectual subject matter. The title is said to be a British slang term for a mildly disturbed person, as in "that guy has a few chairs missing in his front room". The single "Outdoor Miner" was a minor hit, peaking at number 51 in the UK Singles Chart.
