Turns and Strokes

Released

May 1996

Recorded

19 July 1979 at University of Notre Dame (tracks 1 and 2)
November 1979 at Stoke Newington (track 3)
10 November 1979 at Cochrane Theatre (tracks 4–6)
29 February 1980 at Electric Ballroom (tracks 7–10)

Genre

Post-punk, experimental rock

Label

Nai

Wire compilation album chronology

Behind the Curtain
(1995)

Turns and Strokes
(1996)

Coatings
(1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Turns and Strokes is a live compilation album by English rock band Wire. It was released in May 1996, consisting of various live recordings and rehearsal tapes from 1979 and 1980 with versions of previously unavailable songs, as well as two cuts from the band's EP release.^[2] In some ways, it can be considered a follow-up to the band's 1981 release Document and Eyewitness. The album cover, which features a saltire, was originally the cover for the band's 1983 single "Crazy About Love".

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Safe"	1:38
2.	"Lorries"	4:08
3.	"A Panamanian Craze?"	16:15
4.	"Remove for Improvement"	1:56
5.	"The Spare One"	2:58
6.	"Over My Head"	4:10
7.	"12XU"	2:07
8.	"Inventory"	3:03
9.	"Ritual View"	2:36
10.	"Part of Our History"	6:02
11.	"Second Length (Our Swimmer)"	2:49
12.	"Catapult 30"	5:03

Personnel

Wire

Bruce Gilbert – guitar
Robert Gotobed – drums
Graham Lewis – bass guitar, vocals
Colin Newman – guitar, vocals

Production

Denis Blackham – mastering
Dave Coppenhall – design
Kevin S. Eden – liner notes
Bruce Gilbert – design
Steve Parker – engineer
Annette Wakefield – photography
Dennis Weinreich – engineering

References

↑ Victor W. Valdivia. "Turns and Strokes". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/turns-and-strokes-mw0000935814

External links

Turns and Strokes at Discogs (list of releases)

Wire

Robert Grey Graham Lewis Colin Newman Matthew Simms Bruce Gilbert Margaret Fiedler McGinnis (touring only)

Studio albums	Pink Flag Chairs Missing 154 The Ideal Copy A Bell Is a Cup IBTABA Manscape The Drill The First Letter Send Object 47 Red Barked Tree Change Becomes Us Wire

Live albums	Document and Eyewitness It's All in the Brochure Wire on the Box: 1979 The Scottish Play: 2004 Live at the Roxy, London – April 1st & 2nd 1977/Live at CBGB Theatre, New York – July 18th 1978 Legal Bootleg Series: 25 Oct 1978 Bradford University Legal Bootleg Series: 21 Jul 1988 Astoria, London Legal Bootleg Series: 08 Dec 2000 Queen's Hall, Edinburgh Legal Bootleg Series: 14 Sept 2002 Metro, Chicago Legal Bootleg Series: 10 Nov 1979 Jeanetta Cochrane Theatre, London Legal Bootleg Series: 01 Dec 1987 The Town & Country, London Legal Bootleg Series: 19 April 2002 Fleece & Firkin, Bristol Legal Bootleg Series: 12 Nov 1978, SO36, Berlin Legal Bootleg Series: 17 Dec 1985 Paradiso, Amsterdam Legal Bootleg Series: 02 May 2000 Great American, San Francisco The Black Session: Paris, 10 May 2011

Compilation albums	On Returning (1977–1979) The Peel Sessions Album 1985–1990: The A List Behind the Curtain Turns and Strokes Coatings 1977–1979

EPs	Snakedrill Ahead The Peel Sessions Kidney Bingos Silk Skin Paws Eardrum Buzz In Vivo The Third Day Read & Burn 01 Read & Burn 02 Read & Burn 03 Strays

Related articles	Discography Dome A.C. Marias Githead swim ~

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