The Stranglers, Hanging around Music by Burnel, lyrics by Cornwell, from the album IV, Rattus Norvegicus. Hanging around describes the characters found in the London pubs that the band played live at.
Rattus Norvegicus is the first studio album by The Stranglers, released on 17 April 1977. The band's name was printed as "The Stranglers IV" on the sleeve. The album was originally to be entitled "Dead on Arrival" but was changed at the last minute. It was one of the highest-selling albums of the punk era in Britain, eventually achieving platinum record sales.
The album's title is the taxonomic name for the common brown rat. It was produced in one week by Martin Rushent, and was basically a snapshot of the band's live set at the time.
The first 20,000 copies of the original vinyl release included a free 7" single, containing "Peasant in the Big Shitty (live)" and "Choosie Susie". Two singles were taken from the album: "Grip", and "Peaches" (released as a double A-side with the non-album track "Go Buddy Go"), which gave the band their first major hit single, reaching No.8 on the UK chart. A remastered version of the album was reissued on CD in 2001, including these three additional tracks.
The album peaked at No.4 in the UK album chart, eventually spending 34 weeks on the chart. (Wikipedia)
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