The Stranglers - Peaches: The Very Best of the Stranglers (2002)

Tracklist

01. Peaches (1996 Remaster)
02. Golden Brown
03. Walk On By (Edit)
04. No More Heroes (1996 Remaster)
05. Skin Deep
06. Hanging Around (1996 Remaster)
07. All Day and All of the Night
08. Straighten Out (1996 Remaster)
09. Nice n' Sleazy
10. Strange Little Girl
11. Who Wants the World
12. Something Better Change (1996 Remaster)
13. Always the Sun (Sunny Side Up Mix)
14. European Female
15. (Get a) Grip [On Yourself] [Grip '89 Remix]
16. Duchess
17. 5 Minutes (1996 Remaster)
18. Don't Bring Harry
19. La Folie
20. 96 Tears (7" Edit)


Less than a year after EMI released The Very Best Stranglers Album Ever, they released Peaches: The Very Best of the Stranglers, which actually outdoes its predecessor and a fair amount of the predecessor's predecessors - which are well over a dozen in number. This one includes 20 tracks and covers all the essentials, such as "Peaches," "Golden Brown," "No More Heroes," "Skin Deep," and "Hanging Around." It does stretch out chronologically enough to include (unfortunately) their covers of ? & the Mysterians' "96 Tears" and the Kinks' "All Day and All of the Night." Although it ignores other strong moments - "Let Me Introduce You to the Family," "Just Like Nothing on Earth," "Toiler on the Sea," the original version of "(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)" - due to space constraints, it's one of the better introductions to the band available.

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