{"product_id":"stranglers-art-prints-albums-discography-gift-for-fans","title":"The Stranglers Discography Tube Map Art Print","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gift for Stranglers fans who assume Hugh Cornwell was the band, because this runs 20 albums with every credited musician as their own line. They already own the records, and Cornwell's line covers only the first twelve of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte, archival and acid-free. Available in A2 or A1, with US sizing at 24x18in and 36x24in, unframed or framed. Deeply researched and designed by me in East Sussex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI plot these in CAD software. Every credited musician becomes a transit line, every album becomes a station, and anyone who appears only once gets a branch line of their own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe stations run chronologically from Rattus Norvegicus (1977) to Dark Matters (2021). Guest musicians branch off as short spurs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy this Stranglers discography tube map art makes a gift fans keep\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForty-four years is a long time for any line to hold, and two of them do. Seeing that drawn out changes how the band reads: not a punk group that fell apart, but one that quietly kept going for three decades after the famous bit ended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe guest spurs run from a jazz singer to a classical violinist. It rewards every closer look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContributing musicians on the map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJean-Jacques Burnel and Dave Greenfield are the two lines that run all 20 albums, from 1977 to 2021. Jet Black covers nineteen of them, stopping only at Dark Matters, where Jim Macaulay takes the drum chair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHugh Cornwell's line ended after 10 in 1990. Paul Roberts sings from Stranglers in the Night through Suite XVI, with John Ellis on guitar for four albums, before Baz Warne picks up guitar and vocals from Norfolk Coast onward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack and White in 1978 holds the most unlikely trio of guests on the map. The jazz singer and broadcaster George Melly sings on Old Codger, Lew Lewis plays harmonica on the same track, and Lora Logic of X-Ray Spex plays saxophone on Hey!.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout Time in 1995 brings in Nigel Kennedy for a violin part, and Norfolk Coast has a violin solo from Jon Sevink of the Levellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAural Sculpture is the horn album, with Paul Nieman, Paul Spong and Tim Whitehead across three tracks, and Dreamtime adds Alex Gifford's saxophone and B.J. Cole's pedal steel guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow do I make each print?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach one is a Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper with a textured matte finish, archival and acid-free, so the colours hold for years. Choose A2 or A1, unframed or framed, ready to hang in a hallway, living room or studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eUK\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eUSA \/ CAN \/ AUS equivalent\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eOrientation\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eA2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e594 x 420 mm (23 x 16 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e24 x 18 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eLandscape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eA1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e841 x 594 mm (33 x 23 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e36 x 24 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eLandscape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho has been in the band the longest?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJean-Jacques Burnel and Dave Greenfield were both credited on all 20 albums from 1977 to 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen did Hugh Cornwell leave?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter 10 in 1990. His line covers the first twelve albums on the map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs a jazz singer really on a Stranglers record?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. George Melly sings on Old Codger from Black and White in 1978, with Lew Lewis on harmonica.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich punk guest appears on the same album?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLora Logic of X-Ray Spex, playing saxophone on Hey!.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs Nigel Kennedy on the map?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, playing violin on a track of About Time in 1995.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are the framing options?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnframed, or supplied framed and ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated Music Maps\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse the full range of gifts for music fans at the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/collections\/music-wall-art-prints\" title=\"all music discography tube map art prints\"\u003eGifts for Music Fans collection\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/collections\/punk-post-punk-discography-art-prints\" title=\"punk and post-punk discography art prints\"\u003ePunk and Post-Punk collection\u003c\/a\u003e at mikebellmaps.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause Jon Sevink plays on Norfolk Coast, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/products\/levellers-discography-tube-map\" title=\"Levellers discography tube map art print\"\u003eLevellers Discography Map Art Print\u003c\/a\u003e is a natural companion piece alongside the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/products\/the-fall-discography-tube-map\" title=\"The Fall discography tube map art print\"\u003eFall Discography Map Art Print\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MikeBellMaps","offers":[{"title":"A2 - 23x16 in \/ Unframed","offer_id":57080262689143,"sku":"10-STRAN-A2-UNF","price":42.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2 - 23x16 in \/ Black Frame","offer_id":57080262721911,"sku":"30-STRAN-A2-BLK","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 - 33x23 in \/ Unframed","offer_id":57080262787447,"sku":"20-STRAN-A1-UNF","price":58.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 - 33x23 in \/ Black Frame","offer_id":57080262820215,"sku":"50-STRAN-A1-BLK","price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0445\/9551\/1464\/files\/STRANGLERS-ALBUMS-MUSIC-MAP-01.jpg?v=1778849797","url":"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/it\/products\/stranglers-art-prints-albums-discography-gift-for-fans","provider":"MikeBellMaps","version":"1.0","type":"link"}