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Wire Train
12+ albums
new wavepost-punk80salternativesan francisco
about
Wire Train were an alternative rock band formed in 1982 as the Renegades by two students from San Francisco State University, Kevin Hunter and Kurt Herr. Their rhythm section eventually stabilized with fellow students Federico Gil Solá (from Argentina) and Anders Rundblad (Rundblad had previously played with the Swedish bands Motvind and Gary T'To Band). When they had to change their name, the band became Wire Train in 1983. Their first album, In a Chamber was produced by David Kahne at The Automatt in San Francisco and was released late in 1983. It achieved success on the U.S. college charts during 1984, and the band toured as openers for Big Country . In June 1983, Wire Train signed to the local 415 Records label, also home to acts like Translator, Red Rockers and Romeo Void, all of which found themselves with national distribution when 415 entered into a deal with Columbia Records. Brian MacLeod replaced Gil Solá prior to their second album, Between Two Words , and Herr left during its recording, replaced by Jeff Trott (ex-the Lifers). The album, produced in Vienna by Peter Maunu, was released in 1985. The band's third album, Ten Women, was recorded by Tim Palmer at Utopia studios in London and released in 1987. Ten Women featured a guest appearance by the Alarm guitarist Dave Sharp on "Breakwater Days" . After a 1987 European tour, the band went on a two-year hiatus, extricating themselves from their contract with Columbia. Trott played with World Party and Mc
