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Wire on Record Store Day

Posted by Loren on March 18, 2026

Wire on Record Store Day
photo by Alex Vanhee

Wire will release the limited Read & Burn 03+ this Record Store Day, April 18, 2026, via their pinkflag label.

The record is an expanded reissue of Read and Burn 03, which first came out in 2007.

A new video debuted today for "23 Years Too Late," made of archive footage and photos, and directed by Malcolm Boyle. 

Wire Read & Burn 03 + pinkflag PF16LP / PF16PLUSCD / PF16D
 
LP
Side One
23 Years Too Late – alternate intro (9:46)
Our Time (4:33)
No Warning Given (5:26)

Side Two
Desert Diving (5:31)
Our Time (original mix) (4:23)
Desert Diving (alt mix) (5:32)
Dip Flash (7:20)
 
CD / Digital
23 Years Too Late – original intro (9:44)
Our Time (4:33)
No Warning Given (5:26)
Desert Diving (5:31)
23 Years Too Late (24 Years Later Edit) (3:17)
Our Time (original mix) (4:23)
Desert Diving (alt mix) (5:32)
Dip Flash (7:20)

Wire on Record Store Day
photo by Alex Vanhee

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