Tag Archives: The Stranglers

Battle Of The Mid-80s Horn Sections: The Stranglers – Aural Sculpture

Posted on June 18, 2020 by postpunkmonk

After five years on United Artists Records and a vibrantly successful career, The Stranglers, managed to leave their first label with an all-time best seller in “Golden Brown.” This left them in the enviable position of a bidding war by … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged 1984, Aural Sculpture, horn section, The Stranglers | 1 Comment

Dave Greenfield: 1949-2020

Posted on May 4, 2020 by postpunkmonk

Here we go again. I had planned to review a new release today but I was blindsided by this instead. I have been mentally preparing for every musician I enjoy eventually meeting their fate as have been writing this blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, obituary | Tagged 2020, Dave Greenfield, obituary, pandemic, The Stranglers | 11 Comments

All The Way To Cleveland: The Mott The Hoople Saga [part 1]

Posted on May 2, 2019 by postpunkmonk

Record Shopping Road Trip: South Charleston Antique Mall – South Charleston, West Virginia So anyway… last month we took almost a week to drive to Akron/Cleveland to see Mott The Hoople. We planned to stop in Charleston, West Virginia to … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Shopping Road Trip | Tagged 2019, Fingerprintz, Propaganda, The Stranglers, Unlikely Places For New Wave | 11 Comments

New Wave Comps: We Do ‘Em Our Way

Posted on August 5, 2014 by postpunkmonk

Various: We Do ‘Em Our Way UK LP [1980] Sex Pistols: (We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock Devo: Satisfaction (I Can’t Get Me No) The Golant Pistons: Friday On My Mind Sex Pistols: (I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone Those Helicopters: … Continue reading →

Posted in New Wave Compilations, Record Review | Tagged 1980, DEVO, New Wave Compilations, New Wave Cover Version, Sex Pistols, The Dickies, The Slits, The Stranglers | 19 Comments

A Young Person’s Guide To: No Wave

Posted on August 1, 2014 by postpunkmonk

Various Artists: No Wave US PicDisc LP [1978] U.K. Squeeze: Take Me I’m Yours The Police: Roxanne Joe Jackson: Got The Time Klark Kent: Don’t Care The Secret: I’m Alive The Stranglers: Bring On The Nubiles U.K. Squeeze: Strong In Reason … Continue reading →

Posted in A Young Person's Guide, Core Collection, New Wave Compilations | Tagged 1979, Joe Jackson, Klark Kent, New Wave Compilations, Squeeze, The Dickies, The Police, The Stranglers | 25 Comments

New Wave Comps: No Wave

Posted on July 31, 2014 by postpunkmonk

Various Artists: No Wave US LP [1978] U.K. Squeeze: Take Me I’m Yours The Police: Roxanne Joe Jackson: Got The Time Klark Kent: Don’t Care The Secret: I’m Alive The Stranglers: Bring On The Nubiles U.K. Squeeze: Strong In Reason … Continue reading →

Posted in New Wave Compilations | Tagged 1978, Joe Jackson, Klark Kent, New Wave Compilations, Squeeze, The Dickies, The Police, The Stranglers | 6 Comments

Tommy James + The Shondells: The New Wave Years

Posted on March 16, 2012 by postpunkmonk

New Wave was a big break with the musical values of the seventies, and in some ways, it was a look back to the pre-1969 sounds of rock’s more innocent era where boss top 40 tunes had the pull of … Continue reading →