On Returning (1977–1979) is a compilation album by English rock band Wire. It was released in 1989 and comprises recordings of the band from 1977 to 1979 (the albums Pink Flag, Chairs Missing and 154, which are also each represented graphically on the album cover), and is seen as the band's first "best of" album, complimented four years later by 1985–1990: The A List which is the "best of" of the band's second era. The album is named after the band's track "On Returning" which closes the album, originally released on the band's third album 154 (1979).
CD Track listing
1. |
"12XU" |
Bruce Gilbert, Robert Gotobed, Graham Lewis, Colin Newman |
1:56 |
2. |
"It's So Obvious" |
Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman |
0:52 |
3. |
"Mr. Suit" |
Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman |
1:25 |
4. |
"Three Girl Rhumba" |
Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman |
1:24 |
5. |
"Ex Lion Tamer" |
Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman |
2:18 |
6. |
"Lowdown" |
Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman |
2:27 |
7. |
"Straight Line" |
Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman |
0:46 |
8. |
"106 Beats That" |
Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman |
1:13 |
9. |
"Strange" |
Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman |
3:58 |
10. |
"Reuters" |
Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman |
3:02 |
11. |
"Field Day for the Sundays" |
Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman |
0:29 |
12. |
"Champs" |
Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman |
1:47 |
13. |
"Feeling Called Love" |
Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman |
1:22 |
14. |
"I Am the Fly" |
Lewis, Newman |
3:07 |
15. |
"Dot Dash" |
Lewis, Newman |
2:24 |
16. |
"Practise Makes Perfect" |
Gilbert, Newman |
4:06 |
17. |
"French Film Blurred" |
Lewis, Newman |
2:35 |
18. |
"Another the Letter" |
Gilbert, Newman |
1:08 |
19. |
"I Feel Mysterious Today" |
Lewis, Newman |
1:56 |
20. |
"Men 2nd" |
Lewis |
1:42 |
21. |
"Marooned" |
Gilbert, Lewis, Newman |
2:20 |
22. |
"Sand in My Joints" |
Lewis |
1:51 |
23. |
"Outdoor Miner" |
Lewis, Newman |
2:51 |
24. |
"A Question of Degree" |
Lewis, Newman |
3:11 |
25. |
"I Should Have Known Better" |
Lewis |
3:50 |
26. |
"Two People in a Room" |
Gilbert, Newman |
2:09 |
27. |
"Blessed State" |
Gilbert |
3:28 |
28. |
"The Other Window" |
Gilbert, Lewis |
2:09 |
29. |
"40 Versions" |
Gilbert |
3:28 |
30. |
"A Touching Display" |
Lewis |
6:55 |
31. |
"On Returning" |
Newman |
2:06 |
LP Track listing
1. |
"12XU" |
Bruce Gilbert, Robert Gotobed, Graham Lewis, Colin Newman |
1:56 |
2. |
"It's So Obvious" |
Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman |
0:52 |
3. |
"Mr. Suit" |
Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman |
1:25 |
4. |
"Three Girl Rhumba" |
Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman |
1:24 |
5. |
"Ex Lion Tamer" |
Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman |
2:18 |
6. |
"Lowdown" |
Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman |
2:27 |
7. |
"Strange" |
Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman |
3:58 |
8. |
"Reuters" |
Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman |
3:02 |
9. |
"Feeling Called Love" |
Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman |
1:22 |
10. |
"I Am the Fly" |
Lewis, Newman |
3:07 |
11. |
"Practise Makes Perfect" |
Gilbert, Newman |
4:06 |
12. |
"French Film Blurred" |
Lewis, Newman |
2:35 |
13. |
"I Feel Mysterious Today" |
Lewis, Newman |
1:56 |
14. |
"Marooned" |
Gilbert, Lewis, Newman |
2:20 |
15. |
"Sand in My Joints" |
Lewis |
1:51 |
16. |
"Outdoor Miner" |
Lewis, Newman |
2:51 |
17. |
"A Question of Degree" |
Lewis, Newman |
3:11 |
18. |
"I Should Have Known Better" |
Lewis |
3:50 |
19. |
"The Other Window" |
Gilbert, Lewis |
2:09 |
20. |
"40 Versions" |
Gilbert |
3:28 |
21. |
"A Touching Display" |
Lewis |
6:55 |
22. |
"On Returning" |
Newman |
2:06 |
Personnel
- Wire
- Production
- Bruce Gilbert – design
- Jon Savage – compilation producer, liner notes
- Mike Thorne – producer
References
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External links
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Studio albums |
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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
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EPs |
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