| Turns and Strokes | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Wire |
| Cover: | Turns and Strokes front cover.gif |
| 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 |
| Chronology: | Wire compilation album |
| Prev Title: | Behind the Curtain |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | Coatings |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
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.[1] 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".