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Live at the Hope and Anchor
Live album by
the Stranglers
Released9 March 1992
Recorded22 November 1977
VenueHope and Anchor, Islington
GenreRock
Length77:43
LabelEMI
ProducerJean Jacques Burnel
The Stranglers live albums chronology
All Live and All of the Night
(1988) 		Live at the Hope and Anchor
(1992) 		Saturday Night, Sunday Morning
(1993)
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AllMusic[1]

Live at the Hope and Anchor is a live album by the Stranglers, released on 9 March 1992 by EMI.[2] It consists of an entire set from a concert at the Hope and Anchor pub in Islington, North London, recorded on 22 November 1977.

Background

This particular concert took place on the opening night of the "Front Row Festival", a series of shows by regulars of the venue during 1977. The album was originally only available as a bootleg recording. The song "Tits" featured on the white EP that was given away free with the first 75,000 copies of the band's Black and White album in 1978. "Hanging Around" and "Straighten Out" were included on the "Front Row Festival" album, released in 1978. "In the Shadows" was previously released on the "Don't Bring Harry" EP in 1979.[3] Many of the songs in the band's set that night were played by request; for this show, they rehearsed their entire catalogue. It is regarded as one of the band's more memorable shows. In 1992 the whole concert received an official release, produced by Stranglers bassist/vocalist Jean Jacques Burnel.

Track listing

All tracks are written by the Stranglers, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tits" 5:38
2."Choosey Susie" 3:01
3."Goodbye Toulouse" 3:23
4."Bitching" 4:15
5."Mean to Me" 2:29
6."School Mam" 5:53
7."Peasant in the Big Shitty" 3:33
8."In the Shadows" 4:31
9."Walk On By"Burt Bacharach, Hal David5:36
10."Princess of the Streets" 4:52
11."Go Buddy Go" 7:07
12."No More Heroes" 3:37
13."Straighten Out" 2:55
14."Peaches" 3:42
15."Hanging Around" 4:11
16."Dagenham Dave" 3:15
17."Sometimes" 4:56
18."Bring on the Nubiles" 2:27
19."London Lady" 2:22
Total length:77:43
Note

There's a noticeable pitch drop on "Peasant in the Big Shitty" which is quite sudden and after the second verse. It sounds as if either the tape was manually altered during recording of the song live or (more likely), in the studio. It's akin to a power drop affecting the recording. Also the e.q. and sound levels throughout the album are inconsistent. Again it's noticeable more from transitions from some songs. E.g. "In the Shadows" to "Walk On By" have completely different e.q. and balance. Although this can be a bit jarring in places, it adds to the rough hewn (and punky) feel of the album as a whole.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes, except where noted.[4]

The Stranglers

Technical

References

  1. ^ Live at the Hope and Anchor at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Burning Up Time: 1992". themeninblack.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Don't Bring Harry". Discogs. November 1979. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. ^ Live at the Hope and Anchor (CD liner notes). The Stranglers. EMI. 1992.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Hope and Anchor Front Row Festival". Discogs. 5 December 1978. Retrieved 21 January 2022.


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