Old Testament [Box set, Import]

Stranglers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 31, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Box set, Import
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: EMI Europe Generic
• ASIN: B000007468
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #736,813 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sometimes

2. Goodbye Toulouse

3. London Lady

4. Princess Of The Streets

5. Hanging Around

6. Peaches

7. (Get A) Grip (On Yourself)

8. Ugly

9. Down In The Sewer

10. Choosey Susie

11. Go Buddy Go

12. I Feel Like A Wog

13. Bitching

14. Dead Ringer

15. Dagenham Dave

16. Bring On The Nubiles

17. Something Better Change

18. No More Heroes

19. Peasant In The Big Shitty

20. Burning Up Time

See all 84 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Import edition of 1992 box-set that's out-of-print in the US. The four CD set spans the group's first six albums (up to 1981's 'La Folie'), also including a number of non-LP singles & B-sides. Contains 83 tracks and a 112 page book. All housed in a deluxe

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars History is worth it's price, July 8, 2002

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"mencken61" (Metairie, La. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Old Testament (Audio CD)

This import covers the Stranglers' strongest stuff. The cost--barring buying an eventual re-mix, which is unlikely--seems high, yet if you wish a near exhaustive catalog, you cannot go wrong here. All of the first albums and most of the singles and B-sides are here (there were a few, mostly foreign-language singles excluded). The book-length liner notes are well-written and amusing, the art-work is fitting, and the material is, as you would expect, superb. The best box set I've ever bought.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you could possibly want!, December 4, 2005

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Mark A. Carter (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Old Testament (Audio CD)

Yup, it's all there. All the official releases from their 1st 6 albums on UA + a few singles. Everything you remember from the heyday of the Stranglers from 77-82. Never really completely punk but somehow harder and nastier & with David Greenfield's sophisticated Organ playing they set themselves apart in a World of their own. All the Classics you would imagine are here 'No More Heroes', 'Get a Grip', 'Something Better Change' hey I could go on and on and on. They were a pretty prolific band on the singles front and this great compilation ends with some of their most successful stuff, which strangely enough was the most laid-back. 'Golden Brown' was one of those few records that crossed all genres. It played everywhere and could be taken as sinister or romantic, take your pick. Back in 77-78' the Strangler's were all about nasty reality which came over in their sexually charged lyrics & their 'Oi mate, shut your face' mentality. At least that's how they came across. Listening back on a lot of their older catalogue I'm impressed by J.J''s deep bass licks & just how threatening Hugh Cornwell's vocals could be. Packaged nicely in a fake antique book style cover. The lid folds off to reveal 4 discs with the track listings pretty much chronological I think. The big big bonus here for all you Stranglers fans (& if you're buying this comprehensive box then I should think you had better be a fan) is the splendid thick booklet that comes with it. Very informative and nicely researched reflecting everything you could possibly want to know about the band. So all in all the best collection of early Stranglers available and a showcase for one of the most unique bands to appear from the Punk/Rock period of the late 70's.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It is all here, May 22, 2001

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Carl Mack (Palm Springs, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Old Testament (Audio CD)

Wow, didn't know a box set of the stranglers existed but pretty much everything is here. What a great collection of all the classic strangler compositions.