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The Stranglers
The Stranglers is a new wave artist from Guildford, Surrey, England, UK formed in 1974. 58 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
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- 58
- Releases
- 1977–2026
- Active years
- 1974
- Formed
Discography
48
Most popular
No More Heroes
1977 · 11 tracks
The Collection 1977–1982
1982
Feline
1982
Rattus Norvegicus
1977
La Folie
1981
Black and White
1978
The Raven
1979
Aural Sculpture
1984
Dark Matters
2021
Dreamtime
1986
The Gospel According to the Meninblack
1981
10
1990
Live (X Cert)
1979
Stranglers in the Night
1992
Written in Red
1998
Off the Beaten Track
1986
Coup de Grace
1998
About Time
1995
Friday The Thirteenth (Live)
2022
The Old Testament (UA Studio Recs 77-82)
2013
All the Best
2012
Giants
2012
Feline/Aural Sculpture/Dreamtime
2011
Essential
2011
IV
2009
The UA Singles 1977-1982
2009
BBC in Concert (8th February 1982)
2009
Decade: The Best Of 1981 - 1990
2009
The UA Singles '79-'82
2006
SuiteXVI (XVI Anniversary Remaster)
2006
Suite XVI
2006
Friday the Thirteenth - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
2004
Sweet Smell Of Success - The Best Of The Epic Years
2003
Norfolk Coast
2003
The Rarities
2003
Live At The Hope And Anchor (1977)
2003
Peaches: The Very Best Of
2002
Peaches: The Very Best of the Stranglers
2002
5 Live 01
2001
Box Set
2001
The Best of The Epic Years
1997
The Collection
1997
The Hit Men
1996
The Black Interview
1995
N comme Never Again
1993
Greatest Hits 1977–1990
1990
Singles (The UA Years)
1989
All Live and All of the Night
1988
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Singles & EPs
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Vlad The Oligarch
Single · 2026
This Song
Single · 2021
And If You Should See Dave...
Single · 2021
If Something's Gonna Kill Me (It Might As Well Be Love)
Single · 2021
BBC in Concert (23rd April 1977)
EP · 2010
John Peel Session (1 March 1977)
EP · 2009
Original John Peel Session: 30th August 1977
EP · 2008
The UA Singles '77-'79
Single · 2006
Always the Sun
Single · 1986
Golden Brown
Single · 1981
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The Stranglers are an English punk rock music group. Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning four decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s. Beginning life as the Guildford Stranglers on 11 September 1974 in Guildford, Surrey, they originally built a following within the mid-1970s pub rock scene. While their aggressive, no-compromise attitude identified them as one of the instigators of the UK punk rock scene that followed, their idiosyncratic approach rarely followed any single musical genre and the group went on to explore a variety of musical styles, from New Wave, art rock and gothic rock through to the sophisticated pop of some of their 1980s output. They had major mainstream success with their single "Golden Brown". Their other hits include "No More Heroes", "Peaches", "Always the Sun" and "Skin Deep".
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The Stranglers' early sound was driven by Jean-Jacques Burnel's melodic bass, but also gave prominence to Dave Greenfield's keyboards at a time when the instrument was seen as unfashionable. Their early music was also characterised by the growling vocals and sometimes misanthropic lyrics of both Jean-Jacques Burnel and Hugh Cornwell. Over time, their output gradually grew more refined and sophisticated. Summing up their contribution to popular music, critic Dave Thompson later wrote: "From bad-mannered yobs to purveyors of supreme pop delicacies, the group was responsible for music that may have been ugly and might have been crude – but it was never, ever boring.
The Stranglers in brief
- How many The Stranglers releases are on Riffiter?
- 58 releases are catalogued, spanning 1977 to 2026.
- When was The Stranglers formed?
- The Stranglers formed in 1974, in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK.
- What genre is The Stranglers?
- The Stranglers is catalogued under New Wave.
- What is the most recent The Stranglers release on Riffiter?
- Vlad The Oligarch, released in 2026.