Without London band Wire, punk rock might never have developed beyond primitive three-chord thrash and cliched songs. This book tells the story of this crucial transitional band, from their early days dodging hostile crowds, up to their split in 1981 and beyond their mid-80s return and their various solo projects.
Best known for his Jimmie Dale series of books, which have sold more than 3 million copies worldwide, Frank L. Packard first published The Wire Devils in 1918. A "wire thriller"that uses the booming railroads and telegraph lines of the old West as its backdrop for fast-paced adventure, The Wire Devils ...
