The Stranglers IV
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| Compilation album by The Stranglers | |||||
| Released | 1980 | ||||
| Recorded | 1977-1980 | ||||
| Genre | post-punk | ||||
| Length | 37:04 | ||||
| Label | IRS (SP70011) | ||||
| Producer | The Stranglers/Alan Winstanley/Martin Rushent/Steve Churchyard | ||||
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The Stranglers IV is an album by The Stranglers, released in 1980 on IRS and only available in the US and Canada.
The Stranglers previous album, The Raven, had not been released in the US. The Stranglers IV contained, on side one, a selection of tracks from The Raven. Side Two contained the following tracks, which were previously unreleased on any Stranglers Album: "5 Minutes" & "Rok it to the moon" (from the 1978 UK single), Vietnamerica (which at the time was previously unreleased), G.m.B.H (a version of the 1980 UK single "Bear Cage", still unavailable elsewhere) and "Who Wants the World?" (a 1980 UK Single).
The Original release also came with a free single containing "Choosey Susie" (from the 1977 UK single free with Rattus Norvegicus), "Straighten Out" (b-side to the 1977 UK Single "Something Better Change") plus "Ode To Joy / Do The European" (live JJ Burnel Solo tracks, unavailable elsewhere until the CD release of his first solo album Euroman Cometh, and "White Room" from the Nosferatu album by Hugh Cornwell & Robert Williams.
[edit] Track listing
Side One:
- "The Raven"
- "Baroque Bordello"
- "Duchess"
- "Nuclear Device"
- "Meninblack"
Side Two:
- "5 Minutes"
- "Rok It To The Moon"
- "Vietnamerica"
- "G.m.B.H"
- "Who Wants The World?"
Free Single:
- "Ode To Joy/Do the European" - live
- "Choosey Susie"
- "White Room"
- "Straighten Out"
