on "Single K.O." Tim Souster – electric viola on "A Touching Display" Hilly Kristal – bass vocals on "A Mutual Friend" Joan Whiting – cor anglais on "A Mutual Friend" Mike Thorne – production, synthesizer, piano on "Single K.O." Paul Hardiman – engineer Ken Thomas – assistant engineer Dave Dragon – art direction Brian Harris – typographic design Bonus tracks Colin Newman – vocals, guitar, syndrum on "Go Ahead", saxophone on "Former Airline", keyboards on "Midnight Bahnhof Cafe", production on "Get Down (Parts I + II)" Graham Lewis – bass, keyboards on "Go Ahead", saxophone on "Former Airline", vocals and production on "Let's Panic Later" B. C. Gilbert – guitar, bass on "Go Ahead", saxophone on "Former Airline", production on "Small Electric Piece" Robert Gotobed – drums, production on "Song 1" Mike Thorne – production on "A Question of Degree" and "Former Airline" Paul Hardiman – engineer on "A Question of Degree" and "Former Airline" Ken Thomas – assistant engineer on "A Question of Degree" and "Former Airline" Wire – production on "Go Ahead", "Our Swimmer", "Midnight Bahnhof Cafe", "Our Swimmer (2nd Length)", "Catapult 30" and the sixth demo sessions Nick Glennie-Smith – engineer on 154 EP and the sixth demo sessions Daniel Priest – engineer on "Go Ahead", "Our Swimmer" and "Midnight Bahnhof Cafe" Steve Parker – engineer on "Our Swimmer (2nd Length)" and "Catapult 30" "A Question of Degree" and "Former Airline" recorded and mixed April 1979 at Advision Studios, London 154 bonus EP recorded and mixed July 1979 at Riverside Studios, London "Go Ahead", "Our Swimmer" and "Midnight Bahnhof Cafe" recorded and mixed November 1979 at Magritte Studios, Middlesex "2nd Length (Our Swimmer)" and "Catapult 30" recorded and mixed 1980 at Scorpio Sound, London References Informational notes External links The making of Wire's 154 album Accolades archived at Acclaimed Music 1979 albums Wire (band) albums Harvest Records albums Warner Records albums Restless Records albums Albums produced by Mike Thorne Avant-pop albums