The Stranglers – The Collection 1977-1982

The Stranglers – The Collection 1977-1982

Album Notes
The Collection 1977–1982 is a compilation album by The Stranglers. It was released to complete their contract with EMI, who had acquired the band’s back catalogue on the United Artists and Liberty labels. It peaked at No. 12 in the UK Albums Chart in 1982.

The album collected together several of the bands most popular singles and album tracks, and also included a “new” track, “Strange Little Girl”. The inclusion of “Strange Little Girl” was an ironic move on the band’s part: EMI had been indifferent to the band when they acquired their catalogue the previous year, not regarding them as a commercial proposition. The band proved them wrong by having a hit single with “Golden Brown”, despite lacklustre promotion from EMI. When required to deliver a final single, the band re-recorded the song “Strange Little Girl”, which they had originally been on a demo tape they had given to EMI in 1974. EMI rejected the tape at the time, but the re-recorded “Strange Little Girl” went on to be a top 10 hit.

EC1041	The Stranglers – The Collection 1977-1982
Label:	Columbia Records
Catalog#:	CDP 7 46066 2
Format:	CD [Compilation]
Made in:	UK
Released:	1982 / 1988
Barcode:	0 77774 60662 2
Style:	Punk, New Wave, Pop Rock

 
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01. (Get A) Grip (On Yourself)
02. Peaches
03. Hanging Around
04. No More Heroes
05. Duchess
06. Walk On By
07. Waltzin’ Black
08. Something Better Change
09. Nice ‘N’ Sleazy
10. Bear Cage
11. Who Wants The World
12. Golden Brown
13. Strange Little Girl
14. La Folie 
Total Time: 55:33.05

Companies etc ▼
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Liberty/United Artists Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Liberty/United Artists Records Ltd.
Published By – EMI Music Publishing Ltd.

Credits ▼
Bass, Vocals – J.J. Burnel
Drums, Percussion – Jet Black
Engineer – Alan Winstanley (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10), Doug Bennett (tracks: 1 to 4, 8), Gary Edwards (tracks: 11), Steve Churchyard (tracks: 7, 10,12,14)
Engineer [Assistant] – Benny King (tracks: 1 to 3), Nigel Brooke-Harte (tracks: 4, 8)
Guitar, Vocals – Hugh Cornwell
Keyboards, Vocals – Dave Greenfield
Producer – Alan Winstanley (tracks: 5, 10), Martin Rushent (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9), Steve Churchyard (tracks: 12 to 14), Stranglers, The (tracks: 5, 7, 10 to 14)
Written-By – Stranglers, The (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 12, 14)

Notes▼
Tracks 1 to 4, 8 & 9 CBS Songs Ltd./Albion Music ℗ 1977
Track 5 CBS Songs Ltd./Albion Music ℗ 1979
Track 6 Carlin Music Corp. ℗ 1978
Track 7 Albion Music Ltd. ℗ 1981
Tracks 10 & 11 Albion Music Ltd. ℗ 1980
Tracks 12 & 14 EMI Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1981
Track 13 Plumshaft Ltd./EMI Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1982

This compilation ℗ 1982 By Liberty-United Records (UK) Ltd.
℗ Original sound recordings made by Liberty-United Records (UK) Ltd.
© 1982 Liberty-United Records (UK) Ltd.
Made in EU.

Barcode and Other Identifiers ▼
• Barcode: 077774606622
• Matrix / Runout: 746066 2 . 4 EMI SWINDON
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L042
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 155D
• Rights Society: BIEM/MCPS
• Other (Price Code): F PM 516
• Other (SPARS Code): AAD