STRANGLERS IV '80 DJ PRO LP + SEALED BONUS EP + STICKER

STRANGLERS, THE IV LPCategory / Style / Moods: Rock * New Wave * Punk * British Punk * Pop/Rock * Dance-Rock Moods * Fiery * Acerbic * Literate * Cynical/ Sarcastic * Plaintive * Confident * Gutsy * Sophisticated * Stylish * Brash * Volatile * Confrontational9.25 / 2007-12-11 S asocc1980 I.R.S. RECORDS US LPTITLE: IVARTIST: STRANGLERS, THECONDITIONCOVER: VGVINYL: VG+ OR BETTERClick here for info on grading and abbreviationsCLEAN ORIGINAL PROMO PRESS WITH GOLD STAMP ON BACK COMPLETE WITH INNER SLEEVE AND ALSO INCLUDES THE STICKER FROM THE SHRINKWRAP! ALSO INCLUDES THE BONUS EP WITH TAPE INTACT, STILL NEW AND UNPLAYED!Click the pix for a better view TRACKS: Disc: 1 1.The Raven5:122.Baroque Bordello3:483.Duchess2:294.Nuclear Device3:285.Meninblack4:486.5 Minutes3:157.Rok It To The Moon2:448.Vietnamerica4:099.G.m.b.H.3:5210.Who Wants The World?3:20Label: I.R.S. Records Catalog#: SP 70011 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released: Jan 1980 Genre: Rock Style: New Wave, Punk Credits: Artwork By [Art Direction] - John Pasche Artwork By [Design] - Shoot That Tiger Engineer - Alan Winstanley (tracks: A1 to B2) , Steve Churchyard (tracks: A1 to A5, B3, B4) Other [Album Coordination] - Bob Laul , John Guarnieri Photography [Cover Photo] - Phil Jude Producer - Alan Winstanley (tracks: A1 to A5) , Stranglers, The (tracks: A1 to A5, B3 to B5) Notes: Recorded in Europe Biography by Dave Thompson The Stranglers formed as the Guildford Stranglers in the southern England village of Chiddington (near Guildford) in 1974, plowing a heavily Doors-influenced furrow through the local pub rock scene -- such as it was. Of the four founding members, only Hugh Cornwell had any kind of recognizable historical pedigree, having played alongside Richard Thompson in the schoolboy band Emil & the Detectives. According to Thompson, their repertoire stretched from "Smokestack Lightning" and the blues, through to "old Kiki Dee B-sides," while their gigging was largely confined to the Hornsey School of Art, where Thompson's sister was Social Secretary. The Guildford Stranglers were confined to a similar circuit. It was 1975 before they ventured into even the London suburbs, although once there -- and having shortened their name to the less parochial Stranglers -- things began moving quickly. The established pub rock scene was dying and promoters were willing to give any unknown band a break, simply to try and establish a new hierarchy. Thus it was that as the first stirrings of punk began to make their own presence felt on the same circuit, the Stranglers were on board the bandwagon from the beginning. Their early songs, too, radiated the same ugly alienation that was the proto-punk movement's strongest calling card. Material like "Peasant in the Big Shitty," "I Feel Like a Wog," "Down in the Sewer," and "Ugly" itself were harsh, uncompromising, and grotesque, a muddy blurge of sound cut through with Dave Greenfield's hypnotically Doors-like keyboards that was possessed of as much attitude as it was detectable musical competence. One uses the word guardedly, but "highlights" of this period were included on the 1994 archive release Live, Rare & Unreleased 1974-1976. This exquisite piece of retro music history is a vinyl sound recording (not a CD). Please visit the A Sound Deal store for similar items and information on grading and shipping. Add me to your favorites for red hot sales bulletins and sneak previews of upcoming products. Combine Items to Save $$$! Click here to check the store for more!©A Sound Deal