The Early Years '74 '75 '76 Rare Live and Unreleased is a mish-mash of early live and demo recordings by The Stranglers

The Stranglers

The Stranglers are an English punk/rock music group.Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s...

. As can be imagined, given the age of these recordings and that the best recording equipment was probably not available, the sound quality is fairly poor; however, this material stands as a rare (and welcome) insight into the band's evolution. In addition to the CD release, a limited-edition double LP in coloured vinyl was produced.
The 1974 demo tracks feature Hans Wärmling

Hans Wärmling

Hans Wärmling was a Swedish musician and songwriter, and was a founding member and keyboardist of the British rock band, The Stranglers. His most notable achievement was as co-writer of the 1982 UK Top 40 release "Strange Little Girl"...

 on keyboards.

Track listing

The Demo's (July 11-12 '76)

1. "Grip"
2. "Bitching"
3. "Go Buddy Go"

Live - Hammersmith Odeon (23/10/1976)

1. "Get a Grip"
2. "Sometimes"
3. "Bitching"
4. "Peasant in the Big Shitty"
5. "Hanging Around"
6. "Peaches"
7. "Ugly"
8. "Down in the Sewer"
9. "Go Buddy Go"

The Demo's (September '74)

1. "Wasted"
2. "Strange Little Girl"
3. "My Young Dreams;"

Live - Railway Tavern (November '75)

1. "Princess of the Streets"