All Twelve Inches
Extended 12-inch versions of the band's polished Epic era. Swirling baroque synths and aggressive bass lines stretched into immersive, neon-lit urban soundscapes.
1992 · Mag Magic
Extended 12-inch versions of the band's polished Epic era. Swirling baroque synths and aggressive bass lines stretched into immersive, neon-lit urban soundscapes.
1992 · Mag Magic
The Stranglers were always the outsiders of the UK punk scene, and All Twelve Inches captures them during their most commercially successful yet sonically adventurous period. This isn't the raw, snarling energy of their debut; instead, it is a collection of sleek, nocturnal anthems stretched out to their logical conclusions. The 12-inch format suits the band's late-80s aesthetic perfectly, allowing Dave Greenfield's dizzying, classically-inspired keyboard arpeggios to spiral over JJ Burnel's famously aggressive, melodic bass lines. It is a sound that feels like a midnight walk through a rain-slicked city, where the neon lights of the West End reflect off the cold concrete of the South Bank.
How does All Twelve Inches sound next to the rest of The Stranglers's catalogue?
Tense saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.
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