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Peaches (The Very Best Of)

The Stranglers

2002 · Rock

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Peaches (The Very Best Of) by The Stranglers

Peaches (The Very Best Of) is a Punk album by The Stranglers, originally released in 2002. On Gatefold: 16 pressings tracked.

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As a fairly concise summary of a long and involved career, <i>Peaches: The Very Best of The Stranglers</i> does an admirable job of boiling down the band's essence to just 20 tracks. It's still highly advisable for interested parties to start with studio albums such as <i>Rattus Norvegicus</i>, <i>No More Heroes</i>, <i>The Raven</i>, <i>La Folie</i>, and <i>Feline</i>—but if one's inclined toward singles, then this is a decent (though not complete) survey of The Stranglers' better-known songs. Oddly, covers of The Kinks' "All Day and All of the Night" and ? & the Mysterians' "96 Tears" grab slots here over the original version of The Stranglers' debut single, "(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)"—which is here in its 1989 re-recording, 12 years and several musical worlds away. However, songs such as "Golden Brown," "Something Better Change," "Duchess," and "La Folie" encapsulate both The Stranglers' power and their continuous search for stretching their sound with synthesizers and concept albums.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Peaches (1996 Remaster)4:05
  2. 2Golden Brown3:27
  3. 3Walk On By (Edit)4:24
  4. 4No More Heroes (1996 Remaster)3:27
  5. 5Skin Deep3:55
  6. 6Hanging Around (1996 Remaster)4:25
  7. 7All Day and All of the Night2:30
  8. 8Straighten Out (1996 Remaster)2:46
  9. 9Nice n' Sleazy3:11
  10. 10Strange Little Girl2:41
  11. 11Who Wants the World3:12
  12. 12Something Better Change (1996 Remaster)3:34
  13. 13Always the Sun (Sunny Side Up Mix)3:57
  14. 14European Female4:01
  15. 15(Get a) Grip [On Yourself] [Grip '89 Remix]4:01
  16. 16Duchess2:28
  17. 175 Minutes (1996 Remaster)3:16
  18. 18Don't Bring Harry4:08
  19. 19La Folie6:05
  20. 2096 Tears (7" Edit)3:03

Sound DNA

  • Punk
  • Punk Rock
  • angular
  • cynical
  • punky

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Issued in s standard jewel case with a clear tray and an 8 page booklet.
Hype sticker reads "INCLUDES PEACHES AS FEATURED IN THE adidas(R) TV ADVERT 5 40202 2 3"
This is the EMI UDEN pressing with 15** EMI UDEN mould codes. The Mediamotion pressing with AAH mould codes is Peaches: The Very Best Of The Stranglers (Europe) (opens in a new tab)
Place of manufacture as stated on label.
Management by Sil Willcox of Cruisin' Music.
Tracks 1, 4, 6,

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