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Wire: 154 (Harvest)

Jon Savage, Melody Maker, 29 September 1979

WRAPPED IN an abstract minimal geo-deco sleeve (all straight lines and waves, pastel shades), with its own label and a "free" 45, the third Wire album is as aesthetically consistent as it is commercially crucial.

Total word count of piece: 684

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