As British punk icons The Stranglers ready a tour through the United Kingdom in March, Rhino's U.K. division are planning a new set of definitive reissues of the band's first seven albums, originally released on United Artists and Liberty Records between 1977 and 1981.
Due March 9, these single-disc remasters handily supplant a series of expansions issued in 2001, with even more bonus tracks present this time around. Rattus Norvegicus (1977), No More Heroes (1977), Black and White (1978), Live (X-Cert) (1979), The Raven (1979), The Gospel According to the Meninblack (1981) and La Folie (1981) are augmented with every extra track included on bonus singles included with the original album pressings, non-LP singles and B-sides, and even tracks from other territories (like a French version of 1979 single "Don't Bring Harry" and cuts included on the U.S.-only album IV in 1980).
Except for 1981's La Folie, each of these albums all hit the U.K. Top 10 and spun off multiple hit singles, including the Top 10s "Peaches," "Something Better Change," "Straighten Out," "No More Heroes" and "Golden Brown," the band's highest-charting song at No. 2.
The Stranglers continue to tour with two original members, singer/bassist Jean-Jacques Burnel and singer/keyboardist Dave Greenfield. (Drummer Jet Black retired from touring in 2015 but has played on every studio release through 2012's Giants, while singer/guitarist Baz Warne has effectively filled in for original member Hugh Cornwall, who left the band in 1990.) Each of these new reissues will be available in U.K. stores March 9. Full track lists and order links are below!
Rattus Norvegicus: Expanded Edition (Rhino (U.K.), 2018)
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- Sometimes
- Goodbye Toulouse
- London Lady
- Princess of the Streets
- Hanging Around
- Peaches
- (Get a) Grip (On Yourself)
- Ugly
- Down In the Sewer
- Choosey Susie
- Peasant In the Big Shitty (Live)
- Go Buddy Go
- Peaches (Airplay Version)
- Grip '89 - (Get a) Grip (On Yourself)
- Grip '89 (Grippin' Stuff Mix 12")
Tracks 1-9 from United Artists LP UAG 30045, 1977
Tracks 10-11 from United Artists single FREE 3 (included with album), 1977
Tracks 12-13 from United Artists single UP 36248, 1977
Track 14 from Liberty single EM 84, 1989
Track 15 from Liberty 12" single 12 EM 84, 1989
No More Heroes: Expanded Edition (Rhino (U.K.), 2018)
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- I Feel Like a Wog
- Bitching
- Dead Ringer
- Dagenham Dave
- Bring On the Nubiles
- Something Better Change
- No More Heroes
- Peasant In the Big Shitty
- Burning Up Time
- English Towns
- School Mam
- Straighten Out
- In the Shadows
- 5 Minutes
- Rok It to the Moon
- No More Heroes (Edit)
Tracks 1-11 from United Artists LP UAG 30200, 1977
Track 12 from "Something Better Change" single - United Artists UP 36277, 1977
Track 13 from "No More Heroes" single - United Artists UP 36300, 1977
Tracks 14-15 from United Artists single UP 36350, 1978
Track 16 from United Artists promo single FREE 8, 1977
Black and White: Expanded Edition (Rhino (U.K.), 2018)
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- Tank
- Nice 'N' Sleazy
- Outside Tokyo
- Hey! (Rise of the Robots)
- Sweden (All Quiet On the Eastern Front)
- Toiler On the Sea
- Curfew
- Threatened
- Do You Wanna?
- Death and Night and Blood (Yukio)
- In the Shadows
- Enough Time
- Shut Up
- Walk On By
- Mean to Me
- Tits (Live)
- Old Codger
- Svergie
- Walk On By (Single Edit)
Tracks 1-12 from United Artists LP UAK 30222, 1978
Track 13 from "Nice 'n' Sleazy" single - United Artists UP 36379, 1978
Tracks 14-16 from United Artists single FREE 9 (included with album), 1978
Tracks 17 and 19 from United Artists single UP 36429, 1978
Track 18 from Swedish single - United Artists UP 36459, 1978
Live (X Cert): Expanded Edition (Rhino (U.K.), 2018)
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- (Get a) Grip (On Yourself)
- Dagenham Dave
- Burning Up Time
- Dead Ringer
- Hanging Around
- I Feel Like a Wog
- Straighten Out
- Curfew
- Do You Wanna?/Death and Night and Blood
- 5 Minutes
- Go Buddy Go
- Down In the Sewer
- Something Better Change
- Bring On the Nubiles
- Bitching
- Peaches
- Nice 'N' Sleazy
- Ugly
- London Lady
Tracks 1-11 from United Artists LP UAG 30224, 1979
The Raven: Expanded Edition (Rhino (U.K.), 2018)
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- Longships
- The Raven
- Dead Loss Angeles
- Ice
- Baroque Bordello
- Nuclear Device
- Shah Shah a Go Go
- Don't Bring Harry
- Duchess
- Meninblack
- Genetix
- Fools Rush Out
- Yellowcakes UF6
- In the Shadows (Live)
- N'emmènes Pas Harry
- Bear Cage
- Bear Cage (12")
Tracks 1-11 from United Artists LP UAG 30262, 1979
Track 12 from "Duchess" single - United Artists BP 308, 1979
Track 13 from "Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)" single - United Artists BP 318, 1979
Track 14 from "Don't Bring Harry" EP - United Artists STR 1, 1979
Track 15 from French single - United Artists 2C 008-82.868, 1980
Track 16 from United Artists single BP 344, 1980
Track 17 from United Artists 12" single 12-BP 344, 1980
The Gospel According to the Meninblack: Expanded Edition (Rhino (U.K.), 2018)
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- Waltzinblack
- Just Like Nothing On Earth
- Second Coming
- Waiting for the Meninblack
- Turn the Centuries, Turn
- Two Sunspots
- Four Horsemen
- Thrown Away
- Manna Machine
- Hallow to Our Men
- Who Wants the World?
- The Meninblack (Waiting for 'Em)
- Top Secret
- Maninwhite
- Vietnamerica
- Tomorrow Was the Hearafter
- G.m.B.H
Tracks 1-10 from Liberty LP LBG 30313, 1981
Tracks 11-12 from United Artists single BP 355, 1980
Track 13 from "Thrown Away" single - Liberty BP 383, 1981
Track 14 from "Just Like Nothing On Earth" single - Liberty BP 393, 1981
Tracks 15 and 17 from IV - I.R.S. Records SP-70011, 1980
Track 16 from Stranglers Information Service single SIS 001, 1980
La Folie: Expanded Edition (Rhino (U.K.), 2018)
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- Non Stop
- Everybody Loves You When You're Dead
- Tramp
- Let Me Introduce You to the Family
- Ain't Nothing to It
- The Man They Love to Hate
- Pin Up
- It Only Takes Two to Tango
- Golden Brown
- How to Find True Love and Happiness In the Present Day
- La Folie
- Vietnamerica
- Love 30
- Waltzinblack
- Strange Little Girl
- Cruel Garden
- You Hold the Key to My Love In Your Hands
- La Folie (Edit)
Tracks 1-11 from Liberty LP LBG 30342, 1981
Track 12 from "Let Me Introduce You to the Family" single - Liberty BP 405, 1981
Track 13 from "Golden Brown" single - Liberty BP 407, 1982
Track 14 from "La Folie" single - Liberty BP 410, 1982
Tracks 15-16 from Liberty single BP 412, 1982
Track 17 from expanded reissue - EMI 72435 34688 2 8, 2001
Track 18 from Liberty promo single BP 410DJ, 1982
David says
It's CornWELL, not CornWALL.
Ben in Colorado says
I ordered all of these from AMAZ UK. EXpidited delivery to Colorado included for $100. A great deal!
Mark Phillips says
Sometimes, you get the feeling that we've seen most of this before. What with the previous expanded 2 CD releases and the complete singles triple CD set, not to mention the original album series set. I'm not sure it's worth buying these again. Something similar happened with the Buzzcocks albums, with original, then deluxe, then more deluxe versions.
Maybe an ultimate box set?