The following is a comprehensive discography of
the Stranglers
The Stranglers are an English rock band who emerged via the punk rock scene. Scoring 23 UK top 40 singles and 19 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are one of the longest-surviving bands to have origina ...
, an English rock band.
Albums
Studio albums
Live albums
The Stranglers have always toured regularly. The ''official'' albums listed below chronicle the changing face of these performances over the years.
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Live (X Cert)
''Live (X Cert)'' is the first live album by the Stranglers, released in February 1979 by United Artists. It contains tracks recorded at The Roundhouse in June and November 1977 and at Battersea Park in September 1978.
It captures the raw pun ...
'' (1979, United Artists) –
UK No. 7 (BPI: Silver)
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1977-1978)
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All Live and All of the Night
''All Live and All of the Night'' is the second live album by English rock band the Stranglers, released on 8 February 1988 by Epic Records. The release peaked at No. 12 in the UK Albums Chart in March 1988.
Background
By 1986, the band we ...
'' (1988, Epic) – UK No. 12 (BPI: Gold)
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1985-1987)
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Live at the Hope and Anchor
''Live at the Hope and Anchor'' is a live album by the Stranglers, released on 9 March 1992 by EMI. It consists of an entire set from a concert at the Hope and Anchor pub in Islington, North London, recorded on 22 November 1977.
Background
Th ...
'' (1992, EMI)
(London 1977)
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Saturday Night, Sunday Morning
''Saturday Night, Sunday Morning'' is a live album by the Stranglers, released in 1993 by Castle Communications.
By coincidence, it was guitarist Hugh Cornwell's last concert with the band that had been recorded for posterity. The tracks wer ...
'' (1993,
Castle Communications
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(London 1990)
*''Death and Night and Blood'' (1994, Receiver Records Limited)
( Zurich 1985)
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The Stranglers and Friends - Live in Concert'' (1995, Receiver Records Limited)
(London 1980)
*''Live in London'' (1997, Rialto)
(London c. 1985)
*''Access All Areas'' (1997, SIS)
( UK 1995)
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Friday the Thirteenth'' (1997, Eagle) – UK #198
(London 1997)
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Live at the Hammersmith Odeon '81
''Live at the Hammersmith Odeon '81'' is a live album by The Stranglers
The Stranglers are an English rock band who emerged via the punk rock scene. Scoring 23 UK top 40 singles and 19 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five ...
'' (1998, EMI)
(London 1982; erroneously titled ''Live . . . '81''. It was later reissued with corrected artwork)
*''5 Live 01'' - 2CD (2001,
SPV Recordings)
(recorded live at ARC Music Studio, Hamburg
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Apollo Revisited'' (2003, Alchemy Entertainment)
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1981)
*''Coast to Coast'' (2005, Coursegood Ltd.)
(UK 2004)
*''Themeninblackinbrugge'' (2008, Coursegood Ltd.)
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2007)
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Live at the Apollo 2010'' (2010, Coursegood Ltd.)
(London 2010)
*''Feel It Live'' (2013, Coursegood Ltd.)
(2012 ''Giants
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'' tour)
*''Black and White Live'' (2016, Coursegood Ltd.)
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1993, France
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2005-2014, plus 2016 studio recording of "Enough Time")
*''Rattus Relived'' - 2LP (2017, Coursegood Ltd.)
(London, Bristol and Paris 2007-2016; the 2018 CD edition has slightly different content)
*''Themeninblackintokyo'' (2021, Coursegood Ltd.)
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2019)
Compilation albums
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IV'' (1980, US-only release on
I.R.S.)
(selections from ''The Raven
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'' plus non-album singles 1978-1980)
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The Collection 1977–1982'' (1982, Liberty) – UK No. 12 (BPI: Silver)
("best of" 1977–1982)
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Off the Beaten Track'' (1986, Liberty) – UK No. 80
(non-album singles and B-sides 1977-1982)
*''Rarities'' (1988, Liberty)
(rarities 1977-1981)
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Singles (The UA Years)
''Singles (The UA Years)'' is a compilation album by The Stranglers. It was released by EMI, who had acquired the Strangler's back catalogue from United Artists and Liberty. The compilation was a collection of all the singles released by the b ...
'' (1989, Liberty) – UK No. 57
("best of" 1977–1982)
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Greatest Hits 1977–1990'' (1990, Epic) – UK No. 4 (BPI: Platinum)
("best of" 1977–1990)
* ''The Old Testament: The U.A. Studio Recordings (1977–1982)'' - 4CD box set (1992, EMI)
(first 6 studio albums and non-album singles)
*''All Twelve Inches'' (1992, Epic)
( 12" singles 1983-1990)
*''The Early Years – 74-75-76 Rare Live and Unreleased'' (1992, Newspeak)
(demos and live recordings 1974-1976)
*''Strangled from Birth and Beyond'' (1994, SIS)
(rarities 1976-1992)
*''The Sessions'' (1995,
Essential)
(BBC Radio 1
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recordings 1977-1982)
*''The Hit Men'' - 2CD (1996, EMI) UK – #113
("best of" 1977-1991)
*''The Best of the Epic Years'' (1997, Epic)
("best of" 1982-1990)
*''The Collection'' (1997, EMI)
("best of" 1977-1982)
*''Collection'' (1998, Disky)
("best of" 1977-1982)
*''The Masters'' (1998, Eagle)
("best of" 1995-1997)
*''Hits and Heroes'' - 2CD (1999, EMI)
("best of" and rarities 1977-1982)
*''Hits Collection'' (1999, EMI)
("best of" 1977-1982)
*''Always the Sun'' (2000, Kiosk)
("best of" 1983-1990)
*''The UA Singles '77-79 - 10CD-single box (2001, EMI)
(singles and B-sides 1977-1979)
*''The Very Best Stranglers Album Ever'' (2001, EMI)
("best of" 1977-1981)
*''The Stranglers'' (2001,
Armoury
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("best of" 1995-1998)
*''Lies and Deception'' - 2CD (2002,
Recall 2cd
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("best of" 1995-1998, including the entire ''Friday the Thirteenth'')
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Peaches: The Very Best of The Stranglers'' (2002, EMI) – UK No. 21 (BPI: Gold)
("best of" 1977-1990)
*''The Rarities'' (2002, EMI)
(rarities 1976-1992)
*''Out of the Black'' (2002, Delta Music)
("best of" 1995-1998)
*''Sweet Smell of Success – Best of the Epic Years'' (2003, Epic)
("best of" 1983-1990)
*''Live 'n' Sleazy'' - 2CD (2003,
Music Club
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("best of" 1995-1998, including the entire ''Friday the Thirteenth'')
*''Miss You'' (2003, Documents)
("best of" 1995-1998)
*''Gold'' - 2CD (2003, Retro)
("best of" 1995-1998)
*''The Very Best of The Stranglers'' (2006,
Sony BMG
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) – UK No. 28
("best of" 1977-2004)
*''The Story So Far'' (2007, EMI) - 2CD
("best of" 1977-2006)
*''Decade: The Best of 1981-1990'' (2009,
Camden/
Sony Music
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("best of" 1981-1990)
*''The UA Singles 1977-1982'' - 3CD (2009, EMI)
(complete singles and B-sides 1977-1982)
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Decades Apart'' (2010, EMI) – UK #146
("best of" 1977-2010)
*''Essential'' (2011, EMI)
("best of" 1977-1982)
*''The Weekendinblack - The Stranglers Convention 2011'' - 2CD/1DVD (2012, Coursegood Ltd.)
(disc 1: The Weekendinblack DVD, disc 2: ''Black And White'' live, disc 3: ''Giants'')
*''Greatest Hits on CD and DVD'' - 1CD/1DVD (2012, EMI Gold)
("best of" 1977-2006)
*''All the Best'' - 2CD (2012, EMI)
("best of" 1977-1982)
*''The Old Testament: The U.A. Studio Recordings (1977-1982)'' - 5CD box set (2013, EMI)
(first 6 studio albums and non-album singles, plus bonus disc with rarities not on original 1992 release)
*''Skin Deep - The Collection'' - 2CD (2013,
Music Club Deluxe)
("best of" 1982-1990)
*''Here and There: The Epic B-Sides Collection 1983-1991'' - 2CD (2014, Coursegood Ltd.)
(B-Sides 1983-1991)
Special projects
*''Laid Black'' (2001, self-released)
(acoustic re-recordings of earlier material)
*''Clubbed To Death'' (2002, The Stable)
(independently produced dance-music album featuring Stranglers samples)
Singles
DVD releases
VHS and
LaserDisc
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-only releases are not included.
* ''
The Video Collection 1977–1982'' (1982
(VHS); 2001
(DVD))
* ''
Saturday Night, Sunday Morning
''Saturday Night, Sunday Morning'' is a live album by the Stranglers, released in 1993 by Castle Communications.
By coincidence, it was guitarist Hugh Cornwell's last concert with the band that had been recorded for posterity. The tracks wer ...
'' (1990
(VHS); reissued in 1999 as ''
Live at Alexandra Palace''
(DVD))
* ''
Friday the Thirteenth'' (1997)
* ''
Euro live
"euro live" is a live DVD recording by The Stranglers
The Stranglers are an English rock band who emerged via the punk rock scene. Scoring 23 UK top 40 singles and 19 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Strang ...
'' (2002)
* ''Live '78, SF'' (2005)
* ''
On Stage on Screen
"On Stage On Screen" is a live DVD recording by The Stranglers of their concert at Shepherd's Bush, London on 2 December 2005. The performance comprised an acoustic set, the premiere of the short film ''Norfolk Coast'' (starring Jean Jacques Bur ...
'' (2006; reissued in 2008 as ''Live at The Shepherds Bush Empire'')
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Rattus at the Roundhouse
''Rattus At The Roundhouse'' is a live DVD recording by The Stranglers of their concert at The Roundhouse, Camden, London
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'' (2007)
* ''Live at the Apollo'' (2010)
*
Never To Look Back: The Video Collection 1983 - 2012' (2013)
Reference Guide PDF* ''The Ruby Tour 2014'' (2014)
Solo discographies
J.J. Burnel
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Euroman Cometh
''Euroman Cometh'' is the debut solo album by the Stranglers' bassist J.J. Burnel, released in April 1979 by United Artists. It is a concept album of sorts, as most of the songs concern the ideal of a united Europe, both culturally and economi ...
'' (1979, United Artists)
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Un Jour Parfait
''Un Jour Parfait'' ( French for "a perfect day") is the second solo album by the Stranglers' bassist Jean-Jacques Burnel, released on 23 September 1988 by Epic Records. The album was aimed at the French market and its release limited to cert ...
'' (1988, Epic)
with Kasamatsu Kouji
*''
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo – Original Soundtrack'' (2005,
JVC Victor
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for the numerous production and guest appearances see J.J. Burnel Discography
Dave Greenfield and J.J. Burnel
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Fire & Water (Ecoutez Vos Murs)
''Fire & Water'' is an album by Jean-Jacques Burnel and Dave Greenfield of the Stranglers, released on 11 November 1983 on the Epic record label. It is the soundtrack for the film ''Ecoutez Vos Murs'', directed by Vincent Coudanne.
Burnel is r ...
'' (1983, Epic)
(Greenfield is billed as "D. Greenfield" on the cover)
Hugh Cornwell
Studio albums
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Wolf
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'' (1988,
Virgin
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Wired
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'' (1993,
Transmission
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*** ...
) (US-title: ''First Bus to Babylon'', 1999, Velvel)
*''
Guilty
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'' (1997,
Madfish
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) (US-title: ''Black Hair, Black Eyes, Black Suit'', 1999, Velvel)
*''
Hi Fi'' (2001,
Koch International)
*''
Footprints in the Desert'' (2002,
Track
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Beyond Elysian Fields
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The album title refers to E ...
'' (2004, Track)
*''
Hooverdam'' (2008,
Invisible Hands Music
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Totem and Taboo
''Totem and Taboo: Resemblances Between the Mental Lives of Savages and Neurotics'', or ''Totem and Taboo: Some Points of Agreement between the Mental Lives of Savages and Neurotics'', (german: Totem und Tabu: Einige Übereinstimmungen im Seelenl ...
'' (2012, HIS)
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Monster
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'' - 2CD (2018, Sony Music/
Silvertone)
(includes bonus disc of acoustic versions of Stranglers songs)
Live and compilation albums
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Mayday
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'' (1999, HIS; reissued in 2002 by Track)
(live album)
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Solo
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'' (1999, HIS)
(live album) (*)
*''In the Dock'' (2003, Track)
(live album) (*)
*''Live It and Breathe It'' (2005, Invisible Hands Music)
(live album – selected highlights from ''People, Places, Pieces'')
*''
Dirty Dozen'' (2006, Invisible Hands Music)
(live album – selected highlights from ''People, Places, Pieces'')
*''
People, Places, Pieces
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'' - 3CD (2006, Invisible Hands Music)
(live album)
*''
Beyond Acoustic Fields'' (2007, HIS)
(live in-studio acoustic recording of Beyond Elysian Fields
''Beyond Elysian Fields'' is the sixth studio album by Hugh Cornwell, released by Invisible Hands Music on 4 October 2004 in the UK, with a worldwide release in 2005. It was produced by Tony Visconti and Danny Kadar.
The album title refers to E ...
) (*)
*''New Songs for King Kong'' - 2CD (2010, Invisible Hands Music)
(live album)
*''You're Covered'' (2011)
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– exclusive limited edition release for 2011 UK tour VIP ticket holders only)
*''Live at The Vera'' - 2CD (2014, HIS)
(live album)
*''
The Fall and Rise of Hugh Cornwell'' (2015, Invisible Hands Music)
(compilation album)
:
Note: Albums marked with asterisk (*) indicate solo live performances; all others are band performances.
with
Robert Williams
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Nosferatu
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'' (1979, United Artists)
with CCW
(Cornwell with Roger Cook and Andy West)
*''
CCW'' (1992, UFO)
with Sons of Shiva
(Cornwell with Sex W. Johnston)
*''Sons of Shiva'' (1999, HIS; reissued in 2002 by Track)
with
Dr. John Cooper Clarke
*''
This Time It's Personal'' (2016, Sony Music)
The Purple Helmets
(featuring J.J. Burnel, Dave Greenfield and John Ellis)
* ''Ride Again'' (1988, New Rose)
* ''Rise Again'' (1989,
Anagram
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)
Paul Roberts / Faith Band / Soulsec
* ''Faith?'' (1999, not on label)
* ''Self Discovery'' (2001, not on label)
(as the Faith Band)
* ''The First Three Singles'' (2001, not on label)
(compilation album)
* ''The Pressure Sensitive'' (2003, not on label)
(as the Faith Band)
* ''100'' (2007, not on label)
(live album)
* ''End Games'' (2007)
(as Soulsec)
* ''States of Play'' - 2CD (2009, Lumient)
(compilation album)
References
External links
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Discography
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Discographies of British artists
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New wave discographies