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Radio 6 Music,14 mins

'In 1980 Wire had no money' Colin Newman revisits his classic early solo albums

Radcliffe and Maconie

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Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie chat to Wire frontman Colin Newman who's reissuing three of his solo records from the early 1980s. Born in Salisbury, he formed Wire in 1976 which means the band are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year.

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