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Matthew Ellard · 22nd February 2021, 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by DevilsAdvocate

Where do you get the 1982 date?

From memory....which explains the mistake. I didn't have the single but a recording on cassette.

Originally Posted by DevilsAdvocate

but the intro for that version is clearly just synthesized sounds.

I don't think so. It's a heavily processed sample, possibly by Mike Thorne or the band, like the vacuum cleaners on the 154 EP. Wire did use a lot of samples. Both the Wire intro and God's chorus have obvious phasing, tuned samples and signal processing.

What synth would create that sound from scratch in 1979? It isn't FM synthesis or analogue. It may be an Early Fairlight from 1979?

Go ahead Wire / 1979
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoVOwwL7Cic

God's Cricket Chorus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP6JGlv32nw

22nd February 2021, 09:00 PM	#15
Matthew Ellard Illuminator Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 4,029	Originally Posted by DevilsAdvocate Where do you get the 1982 date? From memory....which explains the mistake. I didn't have the single but a recording on cassette. Originally Posted by DevilsAdvocate but the intro for that version is clearly just synthesized sounds. I don't think so. It's a heavily processed sample, possibly by Mike Thorne or the band, like the vacuum cleaners on the 154 EP. Wire did use a lot of samples. Both the Wire intro and God's chorus have obvious phasing, tuned samples and signal processing. What synth would create that sound from scratch in 1979? It isn't FM synthesis or analogue. It may be an Early Fairlight from 1979? Go ahead Wire / 1979 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoVOwwL7Cic God's Cricket Chorus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP6JGlv32nw