The story
English rock band (New Wave, Punk, Rock), formed as the Guildford Stranglers on 11 September 1974 in Guildford, Surrey, UK.
Originally comprised of (vocals, guitar), (bass, vocals), Brian Duffy aka (drums) and (keys); Wärmling left the band when he moved back to Sweden in 1975 and was replaced with . The Stranglers' early sound was driven by Burnel's melodic bass, but also gave prominence to Greenfield's keyboards. Their early music was also characterised by the growling vocals and sometimes misanthropic lyrics of both Burnel and Cornwell.
Briefly, in 1977, the band would be billed as the Mutations, where they would be fronted by vocalist . This only lasted one single; by the time the second single had released, only Burnel was still in the Mutations, featuring only on the A-side.
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