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THE STRANGLERS ON TRACK

EVERY ALBUM, EVERY SONG

Martin Hutchinson, Foreword by Baz Warne

ISBN 978-1-78952-323-2

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Publication: 30 MAY 2024
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ISBN: 9781789523232
Price: £16.99
Binding: Paperback

Format: 210 x 148 mm
Extent: 176 pp
Illustrated: 16 colour pages
Thema: AVLP Popular Music

Comparative title: 9781789521726 Kinks On Track

• Hugely popular, eleven top 20 albums in the
UK
• Seven top 10 hits, including ‘Golden Brown’,
‘No More Heroes’ and ‘Peaches’
• Still active and touring

The Stranglers, or Meninblack, were once considered the
bad boys of punk despite never really being a punk band.
Formed in Guildford in 1974, they celebrate their golden
anniversary as a band that have continued to tour and
Sonic Bond podcast at http://www.sonicbondbookcast.co.uk/ record throughout their history, giving us some classic
tunes like ‘No More Heroes’, ‘Peaches’ and ‘Golden Brown,’
Martin Hutchinson lives with his wife Michaela (and cat Sydney) in just part of a legacy that includes 40 Top 40 UK singles hits
Horwich near Bolton. He has written comedy sketches for TV and and 18 studio albums. They have courted controversy,
Radio, compiled quizzes for TV and has penned over 270 CD liner been jailed, been reviled and lauded – in fact, everything
notes for EMI and others. For over thirty years he has concentrated that can happen to a band has happened to The Stranglers.
on music, supplying articles and interviews for around 20 provincial
newspapers and three magazines. He is also, for his sins, a lifelong Still led by original bassist Jean-Jacques Burnel, The
Bolton Wanderers fan. This is his second book for Sonicbond, the Stranglers have created some thought-provoking music
first being The Kinks On Track. with a sense of melody which proves that their musicality
and intelligence were often greater than their
contemporaries.

Sales: Star Book Sales LLP This book examines every album and single recorded by
T: 01404 515050 the band, as well as rarities and their many videos
E: enquiries@starbooksales.com throughout their history. With a foreword by current guitarist

Orders: Combined Book Services Ltd. and vocalist Baz Warne, the band’s colourful history is
Email: orders@combook.co.uk explored as we discuss every song created by one of the
Phone: 01892 837171 most interesting and eclectic bands in rock music.

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