''The Collection 1977–1982'' is a

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The Stranglers The Stranglers are an English rock music, rock band formed in 1974. Scoring 23 UK top 40 singles and 20 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are one of the longest-surviving bands to have originated in the ...

. It was released to complete their contract with

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, who had acquired the band's back catalogue on the

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and Liberty labels. It peaked at No. 12 in the

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in 1982. 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 Hugh Alan Cornwell (born 28 August 1949) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and writer, best known for being the lead vocalist and lead guitarist for the punk rock and new wave band the Stranglers The Stranglers are an English ro ...

Jean-Jacques Burnel Jean-Jacques Burnel (born 21 February 1952) is an English musician, best known as the bass guitarist and co-lead vocalist with the punk rock band the Stranglers. He is the only original member to remain in the band. Life and career Burnel perf ...

Dave Greenfield David Paul Greenfield (29 March 1949 – 3 May 2020) was an English keyboardist, singer and songwriter who was a member of rock band the Stranglers. He joined the band in 1975, within a year of its formation, and played with them for 45 years ...

Jet Black Brian John Duffy (26 August 1938 – 6 December 2022), known professionally as Jet Black, was an English drummer and founding member of punk rock/ new wave band the Stranglers. He last performed with the band in 2015, and officially retired in ...

, except where noted.

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. # "(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)" # "Something Better Change" # "Peaches" (live in

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, 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

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