Provisionally Entitled the Singing Fish
| Provisionally Entitled the Singing Fish | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Scorpio, London, England | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Beggars Banquet, 4AD | |||
| Producer | Colin Newman | |||
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Provisionally Entitled the Singing Fish is the second studio album by Colin Newman, lead singer of post-punk band Wire. It was released in 1981, through record labels Beggars Banquet and 4AD.
The album is entirely instrumental, with each song titled simply "Fish One," "Fish Two," and so on. Newman took inspiration in part from the experimental work of Newman's Wire bandmates Bruce Gilbert and Graham Lewis as Dome, and from Brian Eno's ambient work. It marked a break from his partnership with producer Mike Thorne over disagreements about pursuing a more commercial, chart-friendly sound.
Record label 4AD reissued both Provisionally Entitled the Singing Fish and Newman's third solo album, Not To, as a single disc in 1988.