The Raven

by The Stranglers

The Raven cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 21 September 1979
  • Label: United Artists
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 53:40
  • Community rating: 3.7/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Dave Greenfield, Jet Black, J.J. Burnel, Hugh Cornwell

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Stranglers successfully navigated the changing post-punk landscape by incorporating increasingly complex, heavily sequenced synthesizers into their menacing sound. 'The Raven' is a remarkably dark, highly rhythmic, and surprisingly progressive new wave album that perfectly balances cold, anxious aggression with Dave Greenfield's highly melodic, playful keyboard wizardry.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, melodic, progressive

Tracklist

  1. Longships
  2. The Raven
  3. Dead Loss Angeles
  4. Ice
  5. Baroque Bordello
  6. Nuclear Device
  7. Shah Shah a Go Go
  8. Don't Bring Harry
  9. Duchess
  10. Meninblack
  11. Genetix

Credits

  • The Stranglers - primary artist, composed by, cover [concept], producer
  • J.J. Burnel - bass, vocals
  • John Pasche - design [coordination]
  • Shoot That Tiger! - design [inner sleeve]
  • Jet Black - drums
  • Alan Winstanley - engineer, mixed by, producer
  • Hugh Cornwell - guitar, vocals, bass [2nd]
  • Dave Greenfield - keyboards, vocals
  • Ian Grant - management
  • BilBo - mastered by
  • Porky - mastered by
  • Steve Churchyard - mixed by
  • Chris Ryan - photography by [2d cover photo]
  • Toppan - photography by [3d cover photo]
  • Paul Cox - photography by [back cover photo]
  • Allan Ballard - photography by [inner bag photo]

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