Album
Stranglers IV (Rattus Norvegicus)
1977 · Rock
20 collectors on Gatefold own this
Stranglers IV (Rattus Norvegicus) is a Punk album by The Stranglers, originally released in 1977. On Gatefold: 125 pressings tracked, owned by 20 collectors.
About
Throughout the '70s and early '80s, it wasn't uncommon for British bands—particularly those aligned with punk or new wave—to find their albums either not released in North America or issued in bastardized versions. (Never mind The Beatles; The Clash's history-making debut album was held up for years.) <i>IV</i> is a North American–only release, with the first five tracks coming from <i>The Raven</i>, which hadn't been released in the States. The other five tracks were singles and oddities ranging from the 1978 U.K. singles "5 Minutes" and "Rok It to the Moon" to "G.m.B.H." (an extended version of the 1980 U.K. single "Bear Cage") and the then-unreleased "Vietnamerica," which eventually became a b-side for a 1981 single. Considering that <i>The Raven</i> was a concept album, it's a tad perverse to have the songs jumbled like this. But the rarer nature of the final tracks makes this a necessary addition to any serious Stranglers fan's collection.
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Tracklist
- 1The Raven5:09
- 2Baroque Bordello3:48
- 3Duchess2:29
- 4Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)3:30
- 5Meninblack4:50
- 65 Minutes3:16
- 7Rok It to the Moon2:45
- 8Vietnamerica4:09
- 9G.m.b.H3:51
- 10Who Wants the World3:22
Sound DNA
- Punk
- Punk Rock
- raw
- aggressive
- punky
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Originally with a triangular hype sticker on the sleeve shrink wrap (not always applied accurately to top left corner) indicating "Includes Free Single - Limited Edition".
This is one of the first 10,000 pressings with an additional 7" single housed in a plain dark-orange sleeve (the sleeve is unpunched, top-opening with thumb-cutout on top back edge, glue-tab side).
Issued with photo-illustrated, colour, card inner sleeve (including coloured photo-illustration on front side of insert, credits a
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Brian DuffyDRUMS
- Dave GreenfieldBAND, KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS, COMPOSED BY
- Hugh CornwellBAND, GUITAR, VOCALS GUITAR , VOCALS GUITAR, VOCALS
- J.J. BurnelBAND, BASS, VOCALS BASS, VOCALS BASS, VOCALS, COMPOSED BY
- Jet BlackBAND, DRUMS, PERCUSSION DRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Eric ClarkSAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
20 collectors on Gatefold own this · 125 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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