386:
381:
348:
343:
338:
376:
371:
366:
333:
328:
31:
476:
Cornwell reiterated this position saying "I think that we were all at the top of our game when we made βMen in Blackβ and it comes through." The
Stranglers' bassist, Jean-Jacques Burnel, shares this opinion, stating in a 2014 interview "It was a bit of a low point when The Meninblack came out and it
472:, former singer-songwriter and guitarist with the group, has stated his belief that the album is the pinnacle of the Stranglers' artistic and creative output, and he cites it as his favourite album by the band. In a 2022 interview promoting his solo release
551:
Burnel remains fond of the album for being "completely off-the-wall." He believes that while the album is now sonically "quite modern", at the time the album was viewed negatively because it was by the
Stranglers, adding: "It was never regarded as an
495:
The opening instrumental "Waltzinblack" was originally intended to be the second single release from the album, but was withdrawn by
Liberty, which deemed it "unrepresentative". It was later used as the theme music for
565:
s reviewer who said it was a work of genius. If you're going out having punch-ups, being physical savages, you're not allowed to have intellectual pretensions. But we had a foot in both camps, really."
2509:
1424:"Tomorrow Was the Hereafter" was released by S.I.S., the official Stranglers fan club, available via mail order throughout the 1980s. The track was recorded in March 1976 at Foel Studio,
548:
album," adding: "In the almost total absence of guitars, synths and electronic effects dominate, be it on the very strange 'Manna
Machine' or the fairground-like 'Waltzinblack'."
2974:
2586:
1895:"We thought it would help the creative process and the end result was an album that I'm personally still very proud of, which was The Gospel According to the Meninblack.
2414:
2969:
1720:
1017:
received a deluxe vinyl reissue in 2018, limited to 1000 numbered copies. The original 10-track album is coupled with a bonus 12-track album, entitled
2442:
2435:
2572:
2565:
2157:
2964:
2579:
2263:
2131:
Online magazine devoted to The
Stranglers' fifth album: JJ Burnel and Hugh Cornwell interviewed, along with producers, engineers and management
1650:
1561:
1478:
1021:, which features non-album singles, associated B-sides, demos, alternate versions, live tracks, and the brass band reworking "Marchinblack".
570:
considers it "probably" his favourite
Stranglers album, "Because I like the underdog. It underachieved. And I love the spaceships landing."
2839:
2653:
2340:
2428:
2368:
2716:
2688:
2011:
1468:
2537:
2326:
1858:
1679:
1536:
2305:
2270:
219:
2055:
2751:
2660:
2607:
2516:
1849:
2959:
2871:
2758:
2646:
2551:
2407:
464:
The album is an elaboration of concepts first introduced by the band on the aforementioned track from their preceding album,
2878:
2681:
2639:
2421:
2400:
2361:
2291:
1636:
357:
2864:
2481:
2772:
2449:
2150:
448:
2502:
2846:
2600:
2386:
503:
The album initially sold around 50,000 copies, their worst-selling UK album to date, peaking at number eight on the
2923:
2632:
1446:"Marchinblack" is a remix of "Waltzinblack", produced for the intro music to the Stranglers' 2016 "March On Tour".
2474:
2312:
2249:
1739:
954:
30:
2899:
492:", which reached UK chart position 42 and "Just Like Nothing on Earth", their first single to miss the top 50.
2933:
2906:
2456:
2319:
2232:
2143:
524:
2544:
2495:
2256:
2227:
446:
narratives. This was not the first time the
Stranglers had used this concept; "Meninblack" on the earlier
2702:
2347:
1619:
1400:("Top Secret", "Maninwhite", "Vietnamerica", "G.m.B.H", "The Meninblack (Waiting for 'Em)", "Bear Cage")
453:
435:
2667:
2593:
1913:
2954:
2523:
2488:
558:
500:'s BBC TV series. The band developed a tradition of using the track to open their live performances.
2737:
2178:
1280:
741:
1939:
2892:
2800:
2709:
2558:
1882:
735:
489:
272:
156:
1819:
1964:
1854:
1731:
1675:
1646:
1579:
Buckley, David (1997) : "No Mercy" (official biography of the
Stranglers). Coronet books.
1557:
1532:
1474:
1329:
77:
477:
wasnβt regarded as the masterpiece that I thought it was." Burnel regards the album as often
2832:
2807:
2284:
2217:
1302:
545:
395:
237:
94:
2105:
2814:
2744:
2730:
2298:
2222:
2041:
1671:
1308:
1274:
721:
504:
431:
194:
187:
1794:
2786:
2765:
2333:
2166:
2080:
2033:
423:
255:
206:
199:
146:
43:
2948:
2614:
2393:
2212:
2199:
1642:
1524:
1268:
624:
567:
469:
427:
2793:
2723:
2192:
1632:
1357:
439:
182:
118:
1437:"The Freezer" is an early instrumental version of the album track "Manna Machine".
2012:"stranglers.tmstor.es - (The Gospel According To) The Meninblack Double Vinyl LP"
1767:
510:
In a 2015 interview on
British TV, Burnel stated that the band experimented with
2530:
533:
497:
133:
2674:
1874:
419:
1735:
1589:
2885:
2695:
2354:
2207:
2185:
1348:
1286:
151:
141:
98:
2130:
1755:
The
Stranglers release their sixth album for Liberty Records on February 9.
1495:
1989:
2779:
553:
320:
112:
1611:
2928:
1853:(19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535.
1213:"Justlikenothingonearth" (live at Brixton Academy, London, March 2018)
544:, believes it to be "he closest The Stranglers ever got to a full-on
537:
511:
478:
122:
81:
1842:
1840:
1496:"The Burning Up Times (Issue 2). JJ Burnel: And the gods made love"
556:
album, because people just didn't see us in that light, apart from
528:
writes that the Stranglers "retained full artistic freedom, and in
1820:"Never To Look Back-JJ interview β The Stranglers (Official Site)"
1425:
443:
88:
38:
2135:
1368:(all tracks, except 2014 and 2018 live tracks and "Marchinblack")
1259:
Credits adapted from the album liner notes, except where noted.
105:
2139:
514:
to help their creative process, and this album was the result.
1878:
434:
label. The album deals with conspiratorial ideas surrounding
1319:("Just Like Nothing on Earth" and "Turn the Centuries, Turn")
1990:"Gospel According To The Meninblack limited vinyl reissue"
2056:"The Stranglers - The Gospel According To The Meninblack"
1554:
Strangled: Identity, Status, Structure and The Stranglers
1227:"Bear Cage" (live at Brixton Academy, London, March 2018)
442:, and the involvement of these elements in well-known
2510:
The Early Years '74 '75 '76 Rare Live and Unreleased
1374:("Bear Cage" and "The Meninblack (Waiting for 'Em)")
485:
predates the emergence of that genre by some years.
2916:
2856:
2824:
2624:
2466:
2378:
2241:
1162:
1151:
1053:
1042:
885:
874:
808:
797:
695:
684:
598:
587:
578:All tracks written and arranged by the Stranglers.
254:
205:
193:
181:
165:
132:
70:
58:
50:
37:
23:
1940:"The Stranglers' albums you should definitely own"
1313:("Waiting for the Meninblack" and "Two Sunspots")
1470:Peaches: A Chronicle of The Stranglers 1974-1990
2587:Sweet Smell of Success β Best of the Epic Years
1531:. Sanctuary Publishing Ltd. pp. 161β173.
1406:(2014 and 2018 live tracks and "Marchinblack")
1025:Side one and two as per original vinyl edition
2151:
8:
2975:Experimental music albums by English artists
2415:The Stranglers and Friends β Live in Concert
363:
325:
1730:. London, England, UK: Music Week Ltd.: 3.
532:made what some have described as the first
2158:
2144:
2136:
1907:
1905:
1903:
1706:The Stranglers - The Men They Love To Hate
1289:("Jetinblack") β drums, vocals, percussion
452:album and subsequent 1980 single-release "
300:
29:
20:
1699:
1697:
1695:
1693:
1691:
1575:
1573:
1271:("Hughinblack") β guitar, vocals, concept
1199:"Thrown Away" (live in Paris, April 2014)
488:The single releases from the album were "
2566:Peaches: The Very Best of The Stranglers
1719:Burbeck, Rodney, ed. (24 January 1981).
1145:
1036:
868:
791:
678:
581:
2014:. strenglers.wordpress.com. 6 June 2019
1459:
1417:
994:
854:
777:
507:; it spent five weeks in the listings.
260:The Gospel According to the Meninblack
18:1981 studio album by the Stranglers
2457:Live at the Apollo 2010 (DVD & CD)
2278:The Gospel According to the Meninblack
2085:The Gospel According to the Meninblack
2038:The Gospel According to the Meninblack
1015:The Gospel According to the Meninblack
530:The Gospel According to the Meninblack
409:The Gospel According to the Meninblack
229:The Gospel According to the Meninblack
24:The Gospel According to the Meninblack
2100:
2098:
2096:
2094:
2075:
2073:
2071:
2069:
1885:from the original on 13 December 2021
995:
855:
778:
306:
7:
1708:. EMI Records Ltd. pp. 102β104.
1325:("Waltzinblack" and "Four Horsemen")
438:to Earth, the sinister governmental
2970:Post-punk albums by English artists
1912:Roberts, Chris (17 December 2011).
1875:"The Stranglers BBC Breakfast 2015"
1772:Hugh Cornwell in the Torture Garden
1590:"The Stranglers - Discography (UK)"
1335:John Pasche β art direction, design
1332:β original gatefold sleeve painting
1277:("Daveinblack") β keyboards, vocals
1107:"Just Like Nothing on Earth" single
939:"Just Like Nothing on Earth" single
834:"Just Like Nothing on Earth" single
2787:Always the Sun (Sunny Side Up Mix)
2717:Let Me Introduce You to the Family
2689:Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)
1404:Louie Nicastro β producer, mixing
1118:"The Meninblack (Waiting for 'Em)"
983:"G.m.B.H" (extended album version)
908:"The Meninblack (Waiting for 'Em)"
14:
2429:Live at the Hammersmith Odeon '81
2087:(LP sleeve). Not On Label. CGLP6.
1914:"The Stranglers: Burning Up Time"
1638:The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
1013:Self-released by the Stranglers,
365:
327:
1850:British Hit Singles & Albums
1473:. Soundcheck Books. p. 70.
430:released 9 February 1981 on the
418:) is the fifth album by English
384:
379:
374:
369:
364:
346:
341:
336:
331:
326:
2608:The Very Best of The Stranglers
2517:Strangled from Birth and Beyond
536:album, and others as the first
412:(sometimes referred to as just
2965:Science fiction concept albums
2408:Saturday Night, Sunday Morning
1152:
1043:
875:
798:
685:
588:
1:
2401:All Live and All of the Night
1938:Hughes, Rob (15 April 2024).
1171:"Who Wants the World?" (demo)
1121:"Who Wants the World?" single
911:"Who Wants the World?" single
358:Encyclopedia of Popular Music
2773:All Day and All of the Night
2450:Coast to Coast: Live on Tour
1529:The Stranglers: Song by Song
1394:Steve Churchyard β producer
1283:("JJinblack") β bass, vocals
1076:"Bear Cage" (7" single edit)
1019:The Meninblack - Revelations
969:"Tomorrow Was the Hereafter"
870:2018 CD reissue bonus tracks
845:"Tomorrow Was the Hereafter"
793:2001 CD reissue bonus tracks
651:"Waiting for the Meninblack"
621:"Just Like Nothing on Earth"
540:album." Rob Hughes, also of
284:"Just Like Nothing on Earth"
2387:Live at the Hope and Anchor
1795:"Hugh Cornwell - Interview"
1670:(6th ed.). Edinburgh:
1622:. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
1372:Alan Winstanley β producer
1362:(2014 and 2018 live tracks)
1353:(2014 and 2018 live tracks)
1031:Themeninblack - Revelations
1009:2018 expanded vinyl edition
111:Pebble Beach Sound Studio (
2991:
2633:(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)
1668:The Great Rock Discography
1666:Strong, Martin C. (2002).
1494:Pilgrim, Dom (June 2006).
1467:Endeacott, Robert (2014).
1388:Laurence Diana β engineer
1366:The Stranglers β producer
1323:Laurence Diana β engineer
665:"Turn the Centuries, Turn"
396:The Great Rock Discography
65:("Two Sunspots", May 1979)
2173:
1799:www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk
1721:"Stranglers' LP and tour"
1299:The Stranglers β producer
1237:
1223:
1209:
1195:
1181:
1167:
1159:
1156:
1128:
1114:
1100:
1086:
1072:
1058:
1050:
1047:
979:
965:
946:
932:
918:
904:
890:
882:
879:
841:
827:
813:
805:
802:
764:
750:
730:
714:
700:
692:
689:
661:
647:
633:
617:
603:
595:
592:
314:
311:
295:
265:
250:
213:
62:January–August 1980
28:
2900:Rattus at the Roundhouse
2872:Live At Alexandra Palace
2865:The Collection 1977β1982
2482:The Collection 1977β1982
1965:"Burning Up Time - 1976"
1641:(5th concise ed.).
1382:Gary Edwards β engineer
1338:Jim Gibson β calligraphy
456:" had also explored it.
2934:Celia and the Mutations
2907:Live at the Apollo 2010
2647:Something Better Change
2503:Greatest Hits 1977β1990
2320:Stranglers in the Night
1847:Roberts, David (2006).
1390:("Who Wants the World")
1384:("Who Wants the World")
848:Non-album single, 1980
87:PathΓ© Marconi Studios (
2496:Singles (The UA Years)
1704:Twomey, Chris (1992).
1635:(2011). "Stranglers".
1317:Aldo Bocca β engineer
1244:Previously unreleased
1135:Previously unreleased
1062:"Who Wants the World?"
897:Non-album single, 1980
894:"Who Wants the World?"
278:Released: January 1981
2960:The Stranglers albums
2879:Friday the Thirteenth
2422:Friday the Thirteenth
1992:. thestranglers.co.uk
1552:Knight, Phil (2015).
1527:; Drury, Jim (2001).
1230:Previously unreleased
1216:Previously unreleased
1202:Previously unreleased
1188:Previously unreleased
1185:"Two Sunspots" (demo)
1174:Previously unreleased
2703:Who Wants the World?
2489:Off the Beaten Track
1093:"Thrown Away" single
925:"Thrown Away" single
820:"Thrown Away" single
454:Who Wants the World?
302:Professional ratings
287:Released: March 1981
2738:Strange Little Girl
2179:Jean-Jacques Burnel
1969:themeninblack.co.uk
1824:thestranglers.co.uk
1281:Jean-Jacques Burnel
1148:
1039:
871:
794:
768:"Hallow to Our Men"
742:Jean-Jacques Burnel
681:
584:
481:in essence, though
303:
2893:On Stage on Screen
2801:Lies and Deception
2559:Lies and Deception
2436:Live at the Apollo
1774:. HughCornwell.com
1305:β engineer, mixing
1146:
1037:
869:
792:
679:
582:
474:Moments of Madness
301:
2942:
2941:
2250:Rattus Norvegicus
1652:978-0-85712-595-8
1612:"The Stranglers:
1563:978-1-78279-797-5
1480:978-0-9575700-4-7
1407:
1401:
1397:
1391:
1385:
1379:
1375:
1369:
1363:
1354:
1351:β guitar, vocals
1330:Leonardo da Vinci
1326:
1320:
1314:
1251:
1250:
1142:
1141:
1005:
1004:
865:
864:
788:
787:
675:
674:
522:Chris Roberts of
436:alien visitations
405:
404:
299:
298:
246:
245:
95:Startling Studios
78:Musicland Studios
66:
2982:
2833:Goodbye Toulouse
2808:Big Thing Coming
2580:Out of the Black
2443:Apollo Revisited
2160:
2153:
2146:
2137:
2118:
2117:
2115:
2113:
2102:
2089:
2088:
2077:
2064:
2063:
2052:
2046:
2045:
2030:
2024:
2023:
2021:
2019:
2008:
2002:
2001:
1999:
1997:
1986:
1980:
1979:
1977:
1975:
1961:
1955:
1954:
1952:
1950:
1935:
1929:
1928:
1926:
1924:
1909:
1898:
1897:
1892:
1890:
1881:. January 2015.
1871:
1865:
1864:
1844:
1835:
1834:
1832:
1830:
1816:
1810:
1809:
1807:
1805:
1793:Watson, Denzil.
1790:
1784:
1783:
1781:
1779:
1768:"The Meninblack"
1764:
1758:
1757:
1752:
1750:
1744:
1738:. Archived from
1725:
1716:
1710:
1709:
1701:
1686:
1685:
1674:. p. 1012.
1663:
1657:
1656:
1629:
1623:
1608:
1602:
1601:
1599:
1597:
1586:
1580:
1577:
1568:
1567:
1549:
1543:
1542:
1521:
1515:
1514:
1512:
1510:
1500:
1491:
1485:
1484:
1464:
1447:
1444:
1438:
1435:
1429:
1422:
1405:
1399:
1395:
1389:
1383:
1377:
1373:
1367:
1361:
1352:
1324:
1318:
1312:
1303:Steve Churchyard
1154:
1149:
1079:Non-album single
1065:Non-album single
1045:
1040:
998:
972:Non-album single
877:
872:
858:
800:
795:
781:
687:
682:
590:
585:
564:
389:
388:
387:
383:
382:
378:
377:
373:
372:
368:
367:
351:
350:
349:
345:
344:
340:
339:
335:
334:
330:
329:
304:
288:
285:
279:
276:
215:
214:
177:
176:
172:
64:
33:
21:
2990:
2989:
2985:
2984:
2983:
2981:
2980:
2979:
2945:
2944:
2943:
2938:
2912:
2852:
2820:
2815:Spectre of Love
2745:European Female
2668:Nice 'n' Sleazy
2620:
2594:Live 'n' Sleazy
2573:Rarities (2002)
2462:
2374:
2299:Aural Sculpture
2264:Black and White
2237:
2223:Dave Greenfield
2169:
2164:
2127:
2122:
2121:
2111:
2109:
2104:
2103:
2092:
2079:
2078:
2067:
2054:
2053:
2049:
2042:Liberty Records
2032:
2031:
2027:
2017:
2015:
2010:
2009:
2005:
1995:
1993:
1988:
1987:
1983:
1973:
1971:
1963:
1962:
1958:
1948:
1946:
1937:
1936:
1932:
1922:
1920:
1911:
1910:
1901:
1888:
1886:
1873:
1872:
1868:
1861:
1846:
1845:
1838:
1828:
1826:
1818:
1817:
1813:
1803:
1801:
1792:
1791:
1787:
1777:
1775:
1766:
1765:
1761:
1748:
1746:
1745:on 9 March 2021
1742:
1723:
1718:
1717:
1713:
1703:
1702:
1689:
1682:
1672:Canongate Books
1665:
1664:
1660:
1653:
1631:
1630:
1626:
1610:Ogg, Alex.
1609:
1605:
1595:
1593:
1588:
1587:
1583:
1578:
1571:
1564:
1551:
1550:
1546:
1539:
1523:
1522:
1518:
1508:
1506:
1503:strangled.co.uk
1498:
1493:
1492:
1488:
1481:
1466:
1465:
1461:
1456:
1451:
1450:
1445:
1441:
1436:
1432:
1423:
1419:
1414:
1309:Alan Winstanley
1275:Dave Greenfield
1257:
1252:
1143:
1011:
1006:
996:
866:
856:
789:
779:
754:"Manna Machine"
722:Dave Greenfield
718:"Four Horsemen"
676:
637:"Second Coming"
576:
562:
520:
505:UK Albums Chart
462:
385:
380:
375:
370:
347:
342:
337:
332:
291:
286:
283:
282:
277:
270:
269:
241:
232:
223:
174:
170:
169:
161:
128:
63:
54:9 February 1981
46:
19:
12:
11:
5:
2988:
2986:
2978:
2977:
2972:
2967:
2962:
2957:
2947:
2946:
2940:
2939:
2937:
2936:
2931:
2926:
2920:
2918:
2914:
2913:
2911:
2910:
2903:
2896:
2889:
2882:
2875:
2868:
2860:
2858:
2854:
2853:
2851:
2850:
2843:
2840:Hanging Around
2836:
2828:
2826:
2822:
2821:
2819:
2818:
2811:
2804:
2797:
2790:
2783:
2776:
2769:
2766:Always the Sun
2762:
2755:
2748:
2741:
2734:
2727:
2720:
2713:
2706:
2699:
2692:
2685:
2678:
2671:
2664:
2657:
2654:No More Heroes
2650:
2643:
2636:
2628:
2626:
2622:
2621:
2619:
2618:
2611:
2604:
2597:
2590:
2583:
2576:
2569:
2562:
2555:
2548:
2545:The Stranglers
2541:
2534:
2527:
2520:
2513:
2506:
2499:
2492:
2485:
2478:
2470:
2468:
2464:
2463:
2461:
2460:
2453:
2446:
2439:
2432:
2425:
2418:
2411:
2404:
2397:
2390:
2382:
2380:
2376:
2375:
2373:
2372:
2365:
2358:
2351:
2344:
2337:
2334:Written in Red
2330:
2323:
2316:
2309:
2302:
2295:
2288:
2281:
2274:
2267:
2260:
2257:No More Heroes
2253:
2245:
2243:
2239:
2238:
2236:
2235:
2230:
2225:
2220:
2215:
2210:
2204:
2203:
2196:
2189:
2182:
2174:
2171:
2170:
2167:The Stranglers
2165:
2163:
2162:
2155:
2148:
2140:
2134:
2133:
2126:
2125:External links
2123:
2120:
2119:
2090:
2081:The Stranglers
2065:
2047:
2034:The Stranglers
2025:
2003:
1981:
1956:
1930:
1899:
1866:
1859:
1836:
1811:
1785:
1759:
1711:
1687:
1680:
1658:
1651:
1624:
1614:The Meninblack
1603:
1581:
1569:
1562:
1556:. Zero Books.
1544:
1537:
1525:Cornwell, Hugh
1516:
1486:
1479:
1458:
1457:
1455:
1452:
1449:
1448:
1439:
1430:
1416:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1409:
1408:
1402:
1392:
1386:
1380:
1370:
1364:
1355:
1345:
1344:
1340:
1339:
1336:
1333:
1327:
1321:
1315:
1306:
1300:
1296:
1295:
1291:
1290:
1284:
1278:
1272:
1265:
1264:
1263:The Stranglers
1256:
1253:
1249:
1248:
1245:
1242:
1241:"Marchinblack"
1239:
1235:
1234:
1231:
1228:
1225:
1221:
1220:
1217:
1214:
1211:
1207:
1206:
1203:
1200:
1197:
1193:
1192:
1189:
1186:
1183:
1179:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1169:
1165:
1164:
1161:
1158:
1155:
1144:
1140:
1139:
1136:
1133:
1130:
1126:
1125:
1122:
1119:
1116:
1112:
1111:
1108:
1105:
1102:
1098:
1097:
1094:
1091:
1088:
1084:
1083:
1080:
1077:
1074:
1070:
1069:
1066:
1063:
1060:
1056:
1055:
1052:
1049:
1046:
1035:
1034:
1033:
1027:
1026:
1010:
1007:
1003:
1002:
999:
993:
992:
989:
984:
981:
977:
976:
973:
970:
967:
963:
962:
959:
951:
950:"Vietnamerica"
948:
944:
943:
940:
937:
934:
930:
929:
926:
923:
920:
916:
915:
912:
909:
906:
902:
901:
898:
895:
892:
888:
887:
884:
881:
878:
867:
863:
862:
859:
853:
852:
849:
846:
843:
839:
838:
835:
832:
829:
825:
824:
821:
818:
815:
811:
810:
807:
804:
801:
790:
786:
785:
782:
776:
775:
772:
769:
766:
762:
761:
758:
755:
752:
748:
747:
744:
739:
732:
728:
727:
724:
719:
716:
712:
711:
708:
705:
704:"Two Sunspots"
702:
698:
697:
694:
691:
688:
677:
673:
672:
669:
668:(instrumental)
666:
663:
659:
658:
655:
652:
649:
645:
644:
641:
638:
635:
631:
630:
627:
622:
619:
615:
614:
611:
610:(instrumental)
608:
607:"Waltzinblack"
605:
601:
600:
597:
594:
591:
580:
575:
572:
519:
516:
483:The Meninblack
461:
458:
426:, an esoteric
424:the Stranglers
415:The Meninblack
403:
402:
399:
391:
390:
361:
353:
352:
323:
317:
316:
313:
309:
308:
297:
296:
293:
292:
290:
289:
280:
266:
263:
262:
252:
251:
248:
247:
244:
243:
234:
225:
211:
210:
207:The Stranglers
203:
202:
200:The Stranglers
197:
191:
190:
185:
179:
178:
167:
163:
162:
160:
159:
154:
149:
144:
138:
136:
130:
129:
127:
126:
116:
109:
102:
92:
85:
74:
72:
68:
67:
60:
56:
55:
52:
48:
47:
44:the Stranglers
42:
35:
34:
26:
25:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2987:
2976:
2973:
2971:
2968:
2966:
2963:
2961:
2958:
2956:
2953:
2952:
2950:
2935:
2932:
2930:
2927:
2925:
2922:
2921:
2919:
2915:
2909:
2908:
2904:
2902:
2901:
2897:
2895:
2894:
2890:
2888:
2887:
2883:
2881:
2880:
2876:
2874:
2873:
2869:
2867:
2866:
2862:
2861:
2859:
2855:
2848:
2844:
2841:
2837:
2834:
2830:
2829:
2827:
2823:
2816:
2812:
2809:
2805:
2802:
2798:
2795:
2791:
2788:
2784:
2781:
2777:
2774:
2770:
2767:
2763:
2760:
2756:
2753:
2749:
2746:
2742:
2739:
2735:
2732:
2728:
2725:
2721:
2718:
2714:
2711:
2707:
2704:
2700:
2697:
2693:
2690:
2686:
2683:
2679:
2676:
2672:
2669:
2665:
2662:
2658:
2655:
2651:
2648:
2644:
2641:
2637:
2634:
2630:
2629:
2627:
2623:
2617:
2616:
2615:Decades Apart
2612:
2610:
2609:
2605:
2603:
2602:
2598:
2596:
2595:
2591:
2589:
2588:
2584:
2582:
2581:
2577:
2575:
2574:
2570:
2568:
2567:
2563:
2561:
2560:
2556:
2554:
2553:
2549:
2547:
2546:
2542:
2540:
2539:
2535:
2533:
2532:
2528:
2526:
2525:
2521:
2519:
2518:
2514:
2512:
2511:
2507:
2505:
2504:
2500:
2498:
2497:
2493:
2491:
2490:
2486:
2484:
2483:
2479:
2477:
2476:
2472:
2471:
2469:
2465:
2459:
2458:
2454:
2452:
2451:
2447:
2445:
2444:
2440:
2438:
2437:
2433:
2431:
2430:
2426:
2424:
2423:
2419:
2417:
2416:
2412:
2410:
2409:
2405:
2403:
2402:
2398:
2396:
2395:
2394:Live (X Cert)
2391:
2389:
2388:
2384:
2383:
2381:
2377:
2371:
2370:
2366:
2364:
2363:
2359:
2357:
2356:
2352:
2350:
2349:
2348:Norfolk Coast
2345:
2343:
2342:
2341:Coup de Grace
2338:
2336:
2335:
2331:
2329:
2328:
2324:
2322:
2321:
2317:
2315:
2314:
2310:
2308:
2307:
2303:
2301:
2300:
2296:
2294:
2293:
2289:
2287:
2286:
2282:
2280:
2279:
2275:
2273:
2272:
2268:
2266:
2265:
2261:
2259:
2258:
2254:
2252:
2251:
2247:
2246:
2244:
2242:Studio albums
2240:
2234:
2231:
2229:
2226:
2224:
2221:
2219:
2218:Hans WΓ€rmling
2216:
2214:
2213:Hugh Cornwell
2211:
2209:
2206:
2205:
2202:
2201:
2200:Toby Hounsham
2197:
2195:
2194:
2190:
2188:
2187:
2183:
2181:
2180:
2176:
2175:
2172:
2168:
2161:
2156:
2154:
2149:
2147:
2142:
2141:
2138:
2132:
2129:
2128:
2124:
2107:
2101:
2099:
2097:
2095:
2091:
2086:
2082:
2076:
2074:
2072:
2070:
2066:
2061:
2057:
2051:
2048:
2043:
2040:(LP sleeve).
2039:
2035:
2029:
2026:
2013:
2007:
2004:
1991:
1985:
1982:
1970:
1966:
1960:
1957:
1945:
1941:
1934:
1931:
1919:
1915:
1908:
1906:
1904:
1900:
1896:
1884:
1880:
1876:
1870:
1867:
1862:
1860:1-904994-10-5
1856:
1852:
1851:
1843:
1841:
1837:
1825:
1821:
1815:
1812:
1800:
1796:
1789:
1786:
1773:
1769:
1763:
1760:
1756:
1741:
1737:
1733:
1729:
1722:
1715:
1712:
1707:
1700:
1698:
1696:
1694:
1692:
1688:
1683:
1681:1-84195-312-1
1677:
1673:
1669:
1662:
1659:
1654:
1648:
1644:
1643:Omnibus Press
1640:
1639:
1634:
1633:Larkin, Colin
1628:
1625:
1621:
1617:
1615:
1607:
1604:
1591:
1585:
1582:
1576:
1574:
1570:
1565:
1559:
1555:
1548:
1545:
1540:
1538:1-86074-362-5
1534:
1530:
1526:
1520:
1517:
1504:
1497:
1490:
1487:
1482:
1476:
1472:
1471:
1463:
1460:
1453:
1443:
1440:
1434:
1431:
1427:
1421:
1418:
1411:
1403:
1393:
1387:
1381:
1378:("Bear Cage")
1371:
1365:
1359:
1356:
1350:
1347:
1346:
1342:
1341:
1337:
1334:
1331:
1328:
1322:
1316:
1310:
1307:
1304:
1301:
1298:
1297:
1293:
1292:
1288:
1285:
1282:
1279:
1276:
1273:
1270:
1269:Hugh Cornwell
1267:
1266:
1262:
1261:
1260:
1254:
1246:
1243:
1240:
1236:
1232:
1229:
1226:
1222:
1218:
1215:
1212:
1208:
1204:
1201:
1198:
1194:
1190:
1187:
1184:
1180:
1176:
1173:
1170:
1166:
1150:
1137:
1134:
1132:"The Freezer"
1131:
1127:
1123:
1120:
1117:
1113:
1109:
1106:
1103:
1099:
1095:
1092:
1089:
1085:
1081:
1078:
1075:
1071:
1067:
1064:
1061:
1057:
1041:
1032:
1029:
1028:
1024:
1023:
1022:
1020:
1016:
1008:
1000:
997:Total length:
990:
988:
985:
982:
978:
974:
971:
968:
964:
960:
957:
956:
952:
949:
945:
941:
938:
935:
931:
927:
924:
921:
917:
913:
910:
907:
903:
899:
896:
893:
889:
873:
860:
857:Total length:
850:
847:
844:
840:
836:
833:
830:
826:
822:
819:
816:
812:
796:
783:
780:Total length:
773:
770:
767:
763:
759:
756:
753:
749:
745:
743:
740:
737:
733:
729:
725:
723:
720:
717:
713:
709:
706:
703:
699:
683:
670:
667:
664:
660:
656:
653:
650:
646:
642:
639:
636:
632:
628:
626:
625:Hugh Cornwell
623:
620:
616:
612:
609:
606:
602:
586:
579:
574:Track listing
573:
571:
569:
568:Hugh Cornwell
561:
560:
555:
549:
547:
543:
539:
535:
531:
527:
526:
517:
515:
513:
508:
506:
501:
499:
493:
491:
486:
484:
480:
475:
471:
470:Hugh Cornwell
467:
459:
457:
455:
451:
450:
445:
441:
437:
433:
429:
428:concept album
425:
421:
417:
416:
411:
410:
400:
398:
397:
393:
392:
362:
360:
359:
355:
354:
324:
322:
319:
318:
310:
307:Review scores
305:
294:
281:
274:
268:
267:
264:
261:
257:
253:
249:
240:
239:
235:
231:
230:
226:
222:
221:
217:
216:
212:
208:
204:
201:
198:
196:
192:
189:
186:
184:
180:
168:
164:
158:
155:
153:
150:
148:
145:
143:
140:
139:
137:
135:
131:
124:
120:
117:
114:
110:
107:
104:RCA Studios (
103:
100:
96:
93:
90:
86:
83:
79:
76:
75:
73:
69:
61:
57:
53:
49:
45:
40:
36:
32:
27:
22:
16:
2905:
2898:
2891:
2884:
2877:
2870:
2863:
2857:DVD releases
2796:" (Re-issue)
2794:Golden Brown
2724:Golden Brown
2613:
2606:
2599:
2592:
2585:
2578:
2571:
2564:
2557:
2550:
2543:
2536:
2529:
2524:The Sessions
2522:
2515:
2508:
2501:
2494:
2487:
2480:
2473:
2467:Compilations
2455:
2448:
2441:
2434:
2427:
2420:
2413:
2406:
2399:
2392:
2385:
2369:Dark Matters
2367:
2360:
2353:
2346:
2339:
2332:
2325:
2318:
2311:
2304:
2297:
2290:
2283:
2277:
2276:
2269:
2262:
2255:
2248:
2233:Paul Roberts
2198:
2193:Jim Macaulay
2191:
2184:
2177:
2110:. Retrieved
2084:
2059:
2050:
2044:. LBG 30313.
2037:
2028:
2016:. Retrieved
2006:
1994:. Retrieved
1984:
1972:. Retrieved
1968:
1959:
1949:20 September
1947:. Retrieved
1944:Classic Rock
1943:
1933:
1923:20 September
1921:. Retrieved
1918:Classic Rock
1917:
1894:
1887:. Retrieved
1869:
1848:
1827:. Retrieved
1823:
1814:
1802:. Retrieved
1798:
1788:
1776:. Retrieved
1771:
1762:
1754:
1747:. Retrieved
1740:the original
1727:
1714:
1705:
1667:
1661:
1637:
1627:
1613:
1606:
1594:. Retrieved
1584:
1553:
1547:
1528:
1519:
1507:. Retrieved
1505:. p. 32
1502:
1489:
1469:
1462:
1442:
1433:
1420:
1358:Jim Macaulay
1343:Bonus tracks
1258:
1104:"Maninwhite"
1090:"Top Secret"
1030:
1018:
1014:
1012:
986:
953:
936:"Maninwhite"
922:"Top Secret"
831:"Maninwhite"
817:"Top Secret"
577:
557:
550:
542:Classic Rock
541:
529:
525:Classic Rock
523:
521:
509:
502:
494:
487:
482:
473:
465:
463:
447:
440:men in black
414:
413:
408:
407:
406:
394:
356:
259:
236:
228:
227:
218:
157:experimental
119:Eden Studios
39:Studio album
15:
2955:1981 albums
2924:Discography
2825:Other songs
2710:Thrown Away
2552:The Masters
2531:The Hit Men
2379:Live albums
1592:. 45cat.com
1398:, engineer
1396:("G.m.B.H")
1376:, engineer
1311:β engineer
736:Thrown Away
693:Lead vocals
596:Lead vocals
498:Keith Floyd
490:Thrown Away
273:Thrown Away
2949:Categories
2675:Walk On By
2538:Collection
2327:About Time
2228:John Ellis
1728:Music Week
1454:References
1038:Side three
209:chronology
2886:Euro Live
2752:Skin Deep
2696:Bear Cage
2661:5 Minutes
2355:Suite XVI
2306:Dreamtime
2271:The Raven
2208:Jet Black
2186:Baz Warne
2112:1 January
2108:. Discogs
2018:1 January
1996:1 January
1974:1 January
1829:1 January
1804:1 January
1749:6 October
1736:0144-5782
1596:1 January
1509:1 January
1349:Baz Warne
1294:Technical
1287:Jet Black
1255:Personnel
1147:Side four
559:Billboard
466:The Raven
449:The Raven
220:The Raven
152:dark wave
142:Post-punk
99:Berkshire
2780:96 Tears
2759:No Mercy
2731:La Folie
2285:La folie
2083:(2018).
2036:(1981).
1883:Archived
1620:AllMusic
1360:β drums
771:Cornwell
757:Cornwell
707:Cornwell
654:Cornwell
640:Cornwell
444:biblical
321:AllMusic
238:La Folie
195:Producer
147:new wave
113:Worthing
59:Recorded
51:Released
41: by
2929:Soulsec
2917:Related
2682:Duchess
2640:Peaches
2625:Singles
2060:Discogs
1889:4 March
460:History
432:Liberty
256:Singles
242:(1981)
233:(1981)
224:(1979)
188:Liberty
2362:Giants
2292:Feline
1857:
1778:13 May
1734:
1678:
1649:
1560:
1535:
1477:
1247:
1233:
1219:
1205:
1191:
1177:
1163:Length
1160:Origin
1138:
1124:
1110:
1096:
1082:
1068:
1054:Length
1051:Origin
958:, 1980
886:Length
883:Origin
809:Length
806:Origin
696:Length
680:Side B
599:Length
583:Side A
538:techno
518:Legacy
512:heroin
479:techno
315:Rating
312:Source
166:Length
123:London
82:Munich
71:Studio
2847:Tramp
1743:(PDF)
1724:(PDF)
1499:(PDF)
1426:Wales
1412:Notes
1157:Title
1048:Title
1001:67:08
880:Title
861:52:33
803:Title
784:40:28
690:Title
593:Title
563:'
422:band
258:from
183:Label
134:Genre
89:Paris
2601:Gold
2114:2022
2106:"IV"
2020:2022
1998:2022
1976:2022
1951:2024
1925:2024
1891:2018
1855:ISBN
1831:2023
1806:2023
1780:2008
1751:2023
1732:ISSN
1676:ISBN
1647:ISBN
1598:2022
1558:ISBN
1533:ISBN
1511:2022
1475:ISBN
991:3:51
975:4:02
961:4:03
942:4:26
928:3:28
914:3:36
900:3:14
851:4:01
837:4:27
823:3:27
774:7:26
760:3:17
746:3:30
726:3:40
710:2:32
671:4:35
657:3:44
643:4:22
629:3:55
613:3:38
546:prog
534:goth
420:rock
401:5/10
106:Rome
1879:BBC
1618:at
1238:12.
1224:11.
1210:10.
1153:No.
1044:No.
980:17.
966:16.
947:15.
933:14.
919:13.
905:12.
891:11.
876:No.
842:13.
828:12.
814:11.
799:No.
765:10.
686:No.
589:No.
554:art
2951::
2475:IV
2313:10
2093:^
2068:^
2058:.
1967:.
1942:.
1916:.
1902:^
1893:.
1877:.
1839:^
1822:.
1797:.
1770:.
1753:.
1726:.
1690:^
1645:.
1572:^
1501:.
1196:9.
1182:8.
1168:7.
1129:6.
1115:5.
1101:4.
1087:3.
1073:2.
1059:1.
987:IV
955:IV
751:9.
731:8.
715:7.
701:6.
662:5.
648:4.
634:3.
618:2.
604:1.
468:.
175:28
171:40
2849:"
2845:"
2842:"
2838:"
2835:"
2831:"
2817:"
2813:"
2810:"
2806:"
2803:"
2799:"
2792:"
2789:"
2785:"
2782:"
2778:"
2775:"
2771:"
2768:"
2764:"
2761:"
2757:"
2754:"
2750:"
2747:"
2743:"
2740:"
2736:"
2733:"
2729:"
2726:"
2722:"
2719:"
2715:"
2712:"
2708:"
2705:"
2701:"
2698:"
2694:"
2691:"
2687:"
2684:"
2680:"
2677:"
2673:"
2670:"
2666:"
2663:"
2659:"
2656:"
2652:"
2649:"
2645:"
2642:"
2638:"
2635:"
2631:"
2159:e
2152:t
2145:v
2116:.
2062:.
2022:.
2000:.
1978:.
1953:.
1927:.
1863:.
1833:.
1808:.
1782:.
1684:.
1655:.
1616:"
1600:.
1566:.
1541:.
1513:.
1483:.
1428:.
738:"
734:"
275:"
271:"
173::
125:)
121:(
115:)
108:)
101:)
97:(
91:)
84:)
80:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.