The Collection 1977–1982
The Collection 1977-1982 | ||||
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Compilation album by The Stranglers | ||||
Released | September 1982 | |||
Recorded | various | |||
Genre | Punk rock | |||
Length | 55:33 | |||
Label | Liberty | |||
Producer | Various | |||
The Stranglers compilations chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
The Collection 1977–1982 is a compilation album by The Stranglers.[1] 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.[2]
The album collected together several of the band's 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 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.
Track listing
All songs written by Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Jet Black, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Place of Origin | Length |
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1. | "(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)" | Rattus Norvegicus, 1977 | 4:03 | |
2. | "Peaches" | Rattus Norvegicus, 1977 | 4:05 | |
3. | "Hanging Around" | Rattus Norvegicus, 1977 | 4:27 | |
4. | "No More Heroes" | No More Heroes, 1977 | 3:28 | |
5. | "Duchess" | The Raven, 1979 | 2:30 | |
6. | "Walk On By" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | Bonus single issued with Black and White, 1978 | 6:22 |
7. | "Waltzinblack" | The Gospel According to the Meninblack, 1981 | 3:39 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Place of Origin | Length |
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1. | "Something Better Change" | No More Heroes, 1977 | 3:35 | |
2. | "Nice 'n' Sleazy" | Black and White, 1978 | 3:11 | |
3. | "Bear Cage" ("G.m.B.H" version included in the US only compilation "IV") | Non-album single, 1980 | 3:51 | |
4. | "Who Wants the World?" | Non-album single, 1980 | 3:04 | |
5. | "Golden Brown" | La folie, 1981 | 3:28 | |
6. | "Strange Little Girl" | Cornwell, Burnel, Greenfield, Black, Hans Wärmling | Non-album single, 1982 | 2:42 |
7. | "La Folie" | La folie, 1981 | 6:11 |
Video
A companion VHS video was released to accompany the album, containing promo clips for several of the band's songs. This was later released on DVD.[3]
- "(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)"
- "Something Better Change"
- "Peaches" (live in Battersea Park, London, 16 September 1978)
- "Hanging Around" (live in Battersea Park, London, 16 September 1978)
- "Straighten Out"
- "5 Minutes"
- "No More Heroes"
- "Sweden (All Quiet on the Eastern Front)"
- "Nice 'n' Sleazy" (live in Battersea Park, London, 16 September 1978)
- "Duchess"
- "Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)"
- "Bear Cage"
- "Who Wants The World?"
- "Golden Brown"
- "La Folie"
- "Strange Little Girl"
References
- ^ a b The Collection 1977–1982 at AllMusic
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "The Video Collection 1977 - 1982". Discogs. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
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- Jean-Jacques Burnel
- Baz Warne
- Jim Macaulay
- Toby Hounsham
- Jet Black
- Hugh Cornwell
- Hans Wärmling
- Dave Greenfield
- John Ellis
- Paul Roberts
- Rattus Norvegicus
- No More Heroes
- Black and White
- The Raven
- The Gospel According to the Meninblack
- La folie
- Feline
- Aural Sculpture
- Dreamtime
- 10
- Stranglers in the Night
- About Time
- Written in Red
- Coup de Grace
- Norfolk Coast
- Suite XVI
- Giants
- Dark Matters
- Live at the Hope and Anchor
- Live (X Cert)
- All Live and All of the Night
- Saturday Night, Sunday Morning
- The Stranglers and Friends – Live in Concert
- Friday the Thirteenth
- Live at the Hammersmith Odeon '81
- Live at the Apollo
- Apollo Revisited
- Coast to Coast: Live on Tour
- Live at the Apollo 2010 (DVD & CD)
- IV
- The Collection 1977–1982
- Off the Beaten Track
- Singles (The UA Years)
- Greatest Hits 1977–1990
- The Early Years '74 '75 '76 Rare Live and Unreleased
- Strangled from Birth and Beyond
- The Sessions
- The Hit Men
- Collection
- The Stranglers
- The Masters
- Lies and Deception
- Peaches: The Very Best of The Stranglers
- Rarities (2002)
- Out of the Black
- Sweet Smell of Success – Best of the Epic Years
- Live 'n' Sleazy
- Gold
- The Very Best of The Stranglers
- Decades Apart
- "(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)"
- "Peaches"
- "Something Better Change"
- "No More Heroes"
- "5 Minutes"
- "Nice 'n' Sleazy"
- "Walk On By"
- "Duchess"
- "Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)"
- "Bear Cage"
- "Who Wants the World?"
- "Thrown Away"
- "Let Me Introduce You to the Family"
- "Golden Brown"
- "La Folie"
- "Strange Little Girl"
- "European Female"
- "Skin Deep"
- "No Mercy"
- "Always the Sun"
- "All Day and All of the Night"
- "96 Tears"
- "Always the Sun (Sunny Side Up Mix)"
- "Golden Brown" (Re-issue)
- "Lies and Deception"
- "Big Thing Coming"
- "Spectre of Love"
- "Goodbye Toulouse"
- "Hanging Around"
- "Tramp"
- The Collection 1977–1982
- Live At Alexandra Palace
- Friday the Thirteenth
- Euro Live
- On Stage on Screen
- Rattus at the Roundhouse
- Live at the Apollo 2010