Turns and Strokes
1996 compilation album by Wire
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| Compilation album by Wire | ||||
| Released | May 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 19 July 1979 at Notre Dame Hall, London (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 | WMO | |||
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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 | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Safe" | Graham Lewis, Colin Newman | 1:38 |
| 2. | "Lorries" | Newman | 4:08 |
| 3. | "A Panamanian Craze?" | Lewis | 16:15 |
| 4. | "Remove for Improvement" | Bruce Gilbert, Newman | 1:56 |
| 5. | "The Spare One" | Gilbert, Robert Gotobed, Lewis, Newman | 2:58 |
| 6. | "Over My Head" | Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman | 4:10 |
| 7. | "12XU" | Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman | 2:07 |
| 8. | "Inventory" | Newman | 3:03 |
| 9. | "Ritual View" | Gilbert, Lewis | 2:36 |
| 10. | "Part of Our History" | Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman | 6:02 |
| 11. | "Second Length (Our Swimmer)" | Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman | 2:49 |
| 12. | "Catapult 30" | Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman | 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
External links
- Turns and Strokes at Discogs (list of releases)
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Wire
- Robert Grey
- Graham Lewis
- Colin Newman
- Matthew Simms
- Bruce Gilbert
- George Gill
- Margaret Fiedler McGinnis (touring only)
- Document and Eyewitness
- 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: 14 Sept 2002 Metro, Chicago
- The Black Session: Paris, 10 May 2011
- On Returning (1977–1979)
- The Peel Sessions Album
- 1985–1990: The A List
- Behind the Curtain
- Turns and Strokes
- Coatings
- Send
- 10:20
- "The 15th"
- "Heartbeat"
- "Outdoor Miner"
- Discography
- Dome
- A.C. Marias
- Githead
- Swim
- It Hugs Back
- Fitted
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