Stranglers box set focusing on 1990s material arrives in July

Over the course of five decades, English rock band The Stranglers – one of the longest surviving bands to emerge from the 1970s UK punk rock scene – have amassed 23 UK top 40 singles and 19 UK top 40 albums.

On July 7, Mercury Studios will put out 'The Stranglers,' a four CD-boxed set compiling four of their 1990s albums: About Time (1995), Written In Red (1997), Coup de Grace (1998), and the live album Friday The Thirteenth: Live At The Royal Albert Hall (1997). These albums, which were all previously released by Eagle Records in the 90s, are now being packaged together for the very first time.

These 1990s releases featured the line-up of Paul Roberts (vocals), Jean-Jacques Burnel (bass, vocals), John Ellis (guitar, vocals), Dave Greenfield (keyboards, vocals), and Jet Black (drums). About Time, their 12th studio album, peaked at #31 on the UK album charts and included hits “Golden Boy” and “Lies and Deception.” This was followed by Written In Red, which includes single “In Heaven She Walks” and a cover of The Lovin’ Spoonful’s “Summer In The City."

Friday The Thirteenth features the band performing at the famed Royal Albert Hall in London. The set list features hit tracks like “Golden Brown”, “Skin Deep”, and “No More Heroes” given a  new reinterpretation as the band are backed by the Electra Strings – an eighteen-piece string orchestra. In addition to their hits, The Stranglers deliver a version of The Kinks’ “All Day And All Of The Night.”

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