The Stranglers Art Print | Discography Tube Map
Music Art prints | Studio albums are stations, musicians are transit lines | Discographies connected like never before | Researched & plotted for fans of real music.
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Why is this Stranglers Music Art Print a perfect gift for Stranglers fans?
Plenty of Stranglers fans assume Hugh Cornwell was the band. On this Stranglers art print the albums run in order with each credited musician as their own line, and Cornwell's line stops well short of the end. The band kept going, and the map shows exactly who carried it.
Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte, archival and acid-free. Available in A3, A2 or A1, with US sizing at 16x12in, 24x18in and 36x24in. Each comes unframed or framed. Deeply researched and designed by me in East Sussex.
I 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.
The stations run chronologically from Rattus Norvegicus (1977) to Dark Matters (2021). Guest musicians branch off as short spurs.
Forty-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.
The guest spurs run from a jazz singer to a classical violinist. It rewards every closer look.
Contributing musicians on the discography tube map
Jean-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.
Hugh 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.
Black 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!.
About Time in 1995 brings in Nigel Kennedy for a violin part, and Norfolk Coast has a violin solo from Jon Sevink of the Levellers.
Aural 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.
Art Print Specifications:
Each 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 A3, A2 or A1 unframed or framed, ready to hang in a hallway, living room or studio.
| Size | UK | USA / CAN / AUS equivalent | Orientation |
|---|---|---|---|
| A3 | 420 x 297 mm (16 x 12 in) | 16 x 12 in | Landscape |
| A2 | 594 x 420 mm (23 x 16 in) | 24 x 18 in | Landscape |
| A1 | 841 x 594 mm (33 x 23 in) | 36 x 24 in | Landscape |
FAQ
Who has been in the band the longest?
Jean-Jacques Burnel and Dave Greenfield were both credited on all 20 albums from 1977 to 2021.
When did Hugh Cornwell leave?
After 10 in 1990. His line covers the first twelve albums on the map.
Is a jazz singer really on a Stranglers record?
Yes. George Melly sings on Old Codger from Black and White in 1978, with Lew Lewis on harmonica.
Which punk guest appears on the same album?
Lora Logic of X-Ray Spex, playing saxophone on Hey!.
Is Nigel Kennedy on the map?
Yes, playing violin on a track of About Time in 1995.
What are the framing options?
Unframed, or supplied framed and ready to hang.
Why is this not sold as a Stranglers poster?
Because the detail needs better paper than a poster gives it. I print each map as a Giclée on 230gsm acid-free fine art paper with a textured matte finish. It comes in A3, A2 or A1, unframed or in a wood frame.
Explore The Stranglers’ Discography for FREE
I am turning the research behind these maps into FREE interactive radar charts, where you pick a musician and follow their line around the albums. I have not charted The Stranglers yet, so request it here and I will research the most requested artists first. The David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Rolling Stones, and Steely Dan charts are free to use now.
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Because Jon Sevink plays on Norfolk Coast, the Levellers Discography Map Art Print is a natural companion piece alongside the Fall Discography Map Art Print.
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What people say about my tube map designs
“Brilliant idea... really like what you’ve done, Mike.”
Billy Bragg, on the Billy Bragg discography map
“It is truly amazing.”
Bruce Springsteen Archives, Monmouth University, on the Bruce Springsteen discography map
“Awesome!”
Warren Ellis, on the The Shining plot map
