Bear cage (The Stranglers )

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Front cover
Picture of 12-BP 344 Bear cage by artist The Stranglers from The Stranglers

Rear cover
Picture of 12-BP 344 Bear cage by artist The Stranglers from The Stranglers

Label

Release details

Detail			Value
Catalogue number			12-BP 344
Title			Bear cage
Artist(s)			The Stranglers
Cover condition			Near mint
Record condition			Near mint
Item deleted?			Yes
Released			1980
Distributed / printed by			United Artists
Country of origin			UK
Media type			Primary
Media genre			Music - Punk and New wave View all other tracks listed as Music - Punk and New wave.
Run-off codes / Shop bar codes			12BP 344 A-2U 1 FOR HELEN - BILBO 12 BP 344 B-1U 1 2 BILBO TA1PE
Lacquer cut at and by			Tape One. Information provided by Discogs website.
My rating			*****
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Number have			1
What type of seller was used?			Physical shop
Where can I buy this release?			You may be able to purchase this release from the following websites (others are available!)
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Front cover
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Back cover

Label

Side & track	Track and Artist	Length
Tracks Below is a list of tracks for this release.
A1	Bear cage (12'' version) [The Stranglers]	6.34
B1	Shah shah a go go (12'' version) [The Stranglers]	5.23
Total length of media 11:57.

Duplicates Below listed is any duplicates I have for this release.
Duplicate item 1			Reason No cover, condition BM-Y Run off code(s) 12BP 344 A-2U 1 G FOR HELEN - BILBO 12 BP 344 B-1U 1 3

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Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts
Musicians Jet Black (Brian Duffy) (1974-), Jean-Jacques Burnel (1974-), Hugh Cornwell (up to 1990), Hans Warmling (up to 1975), Dave Greenfield (1975-2020), Paul Roberts (1990-2006), John Ellis (1990-2000), Baz Warne (2000-) Rare cover.

Other versions
I have the title track on these releases:
[albums]	146173 - S	Top of the pops - 802
[albums]	146173 - S	Top of the pops - 802
[albums]	14C 062 - 83327	The collection 1977 - 1982
[albums]	1C 064 - 83327	The collection 1977 - 1982
[singles]	2 C 008 82868	N'emmenes pas Harry
[cds]	559672 2	The UA singles 1980-1982
[cds]	559672 2	The UA singles 1980-1982
[cds]	559672 2	The UA singles 1980-1982
[albums]	ANILBOOTLEG	A night in London
[singles]	BP 344	Bear cage
[singles]	BP 344 D	Bear cage
[cds]	CDADV 101	The hit men
[cds]	CDP 746066-2	The collection 1977 - 1982
[cds]	CDP 746615 2	The raven
[cds]	CDP 791072 2	Rarities
[cds]	CDP 791796 2	Singles: The U. A. Years
[albums]	EM 1314	Singles: The U. A. Years
[albums]	EMS 1306	Rarities
[albums]	FA 3230	The collection 1977 - 1982
[albums]	FA 3230 WL	The collection 1977 - 1982
[albums]	FA 4131311	The raven
[12inches]	GXA 7	Who wants the World ?
[12inches]	GXA 7	Who wants the World ?
[12inches]	HARRY 1	N'emmenes pas Harry
[cds]	IST 57	And then they were three
[albums]	LBG 30353	The collection 1977 - 1982
[albums]	LBG 30353 (R)	The collection 1977 - 1982
[books]	TSLYCSH	The singles 77-78 lyric sheets
Further information
The Stranglers are an English rock band who emerged via the punk rock scene. The current members are Jean-Jacques Burnel, Baz Warne, Jim Macaulay and Toby Hounsham. Past members were Jet Black, Hugh Cornwell, Hans Warmling, Dave Greenfield, John Ellis and Paul Roberts. Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning four decades, the Stranglers are one of the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" bands to have originated in the UK punk scene. Formed as the Guildford Stranglers on 11 September 1974 in Guildford, Surrey, they originally built a following within the mid-1970s pub rock scene. While their aggressive, no-compromise attitude identified them as one of the instigators of the UK punk rock scene that followed, their idiosyncratic approach rarely followed any single musical genre and the group went on to explore a variety of musical styles, from new wave, art rock and gothic rock through the sophisti-pop of some of their 1980s output. They had major mainstream success with their 1982 single "Golden Brown". Their other hits include "No More Heroes", "Peaches", "Always the Sun" and "Skin Deep" and the 2003 Top 40 hit "Big Thing Coming", which was seen as a return to form.