No More Heroes (album)
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| Studio album by The Stranglers | |||||
| Released | September 23, 1977 | ||||
| Recorded | Townhouse Studios, Fulham | ||||
| Genre | Post-punk/ Punk rock | ||||
| Length | 44:25 | ||||
| Label | United Artists | ||||
| Producer | Martin Rushent | ||||
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No More Heroes is the second album by The Stranglers, produced by Martin Rushent, and released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). It featured a photo of a wreath placed on a coffin with the tails of several rats (the Stranglers' 'trademark').
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[edit] History and structure
The album consists of various recordings left over from the session for their Rattus Norvegicus album, along with new material. In his book The Stranglers: Song by Song, Hugh Cornwell noted the fact that the first three tracks on the record are all sung by different lead vocalists, a trait it shares with Revolver by The Beatles.
Two singles were released from the album: "No More Heroes", and a double A-side of "Something Better Change" and the non-album track "Straighten Out". A further non-album single was released later that year, "Five Minutes"/"Rok It To The Moon". The album was reissued as a remastered CD in 2001, which included the additional tracks from these singles.
The album's title track became one of the band's most popular hits. Its lyrics include references to Leon Trotsky, Sancho Panza, Lenny Bruce and Elmyr de Hory.
[edit] Track listing
- "I Feel Like A Wog"†
- "Bitching"‡
- "Dead Ringer"§
- "Dagenham Dave"‡
- "Bring On The Nubiles"†
- "Something Better Change"‡
- "No More Heroes"†
- "Peasant In The Big Shitty"§
- "Burning Up Time"‡
- "English Towns"‡
- "School Mam"†
- "Straighten Out"† (CD bonus track)
- "Five Minutes"‡ (CD bonus track)
- "Rok It To The Moon"† (CD bonus track)
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Instrumental contributions
- Hugh Cornwell: guitars, lead† and backing vocals
- Jean-Jacques_Burnel: bass guitar, lead‡ and backing vocals
- Dave Greenfield: keyboards (Hammond L100 Organ, Hohner Cembalet electric piano, Minimoog synthesizer), lead§ and backing vocals
- Jet Black: drums
[edit] Technical contributions
- Martin Rushent: producer
- Alan Winstanley: engineer
