On Returning (1977–1979)

On Returning (1977–1979)
Compilation album by
Released1989 (1989)
Recorded1977–1979
Genre
Length74:31 (CD)
LabelRestless
ProducerMike Thorne
Wire compilation album chronology
''On Returning (1977–1979)''
(1989)
The Peel Sessions Album
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Robert ChristgauA
NME8/10

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, complemented 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).