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  1.  
    I have been listening to some of the most ignored WIRE albums:

    From IBTABA "In Vivo"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHAnOQyXhGI

    From MANSCAPE "Stampede"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-vAux-xXGc

    From THE DRILL "Arriving/Staying/Going?"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eplufzbYYyA

    From THE FIRST LETTER "Take It (For Greedy"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBNAksTFKSQ

    and "No Cows On The Ice"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1DGqH12p-k

    From READ AND BURN 3 "23 Years Too Late"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8U147HONcw

    From OBJECT 47 "One of Us"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61rkMv6iF0c

    From CHANGE BECOMES US "Eels Sang"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQEBNU1R2uk

    I had forgotten about some of these tracks. Some of these
    sound like new albums.
  2.  
    I've never fully understood the antipathy to Manscape, although I accept adverse comments about the quality of the overall sound. That having been said, it didn't bother me at the the time of its release. I just considered the sound to be a product of the technology they were utilising at the time (not realising or understanding the issues surrounding it until many years later)

    The Wire albums I've played the least over the years would probably be Pink Flag, Object 47, Wire and Nocturnal Koreans. As Alexander may have been alluding to, though, neglecting a Wire album for quite some time can lead to pleasant surprise when one dips back in.
  3.  
    My step-son has 'Illuminated' from IBTABA in his gym and loves asking his clients 'Do you remember this one?'

    Of course they actually don't, but a few think they do, as it sounds like something they think they ought to know:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1qZN_FtRjQ

    Goodness, we both love it!