Live at the Hope and Anchor

Live album by

the Stranglers

Released

9 March 1992

Recorded

22 November 1977

Venue

Hope and Anchor, Islington

Genre

Rock

Length

77:43

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)

Professional ratings
Review scores
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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.

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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.	Title	Writer(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 David	5:36
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

Hugh Cornwell – guitar, vocals
Jean-Jacques Burnel – bass, vocals
Dave Greenfield – keyboards, vocals
Jet Black – drums

Technical

Jean-Jacques Burnel – producer
Tim Summerhayes – engineer (Rak Records Mobile)^[5]
Assorted Images – sleeve
Chris Gabrin – photography
Trevor Rogers – photography
Nik Yeoman – liner notes

References

^ Live at the Hope and Anchor at AllMusic
^ "Burning Up Time: 1992". themeninblack.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^ "Don't Bring Harry". Discogs. November 1979. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^ 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)
^ "Hope and Anchor Front Row Festival". Discogs. 5 December 1978. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

v t e The Stranglers
Jean-Jacques Burnel Baz Warne Jim Macaulay Toby Hounsham Jet Black Hugh Cornwell Hans Wärmling Dave Greenfield John Ellis Paul Roberts
Studio albums	Rattus Norvegicus No More Heroes Black and White The Raven The Gospel According to the Meninblack La folie Feline Aural Sculpture Dreamtime 10 Stranglers in the Night About Time Written in Red Coup de Grace Norfolk Coast Suite XVI Giants Dark Matters
Live albums	Live at the Hope and Anchor Live (X Cert) All Live and All of the Night Saturday Night, Sunday Morning The Stranglers and Friends – Live in Concert Friday the Thirteenth Live at the Hammersmith Odeon '81 Live at the Apollo Apollo Revisited Coast to Coast: Live on Tour Live at the Apollo 2010 (DVD & CD)
Compilations	IV The Collection 1977–1982 Off the Beaten Track Singles (The UA Years) Greatest Hits 1977–1990 The Early Years '74 '75 '76 Rare Live and Unreleased Strangled from Birth and Beyond The Sessions The Hit Men Collection The Stranglers The Masters Lies and Deception Peaches: The Very Best of The Stranglers Rarities (2002) Out of the Black Sweet Smell of Success – Best of the Epic Years Live 'n' Sleazy Gold The Very Best of The Stranglers Decades Apart
Singles	"(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)" "Peaches" "Something Better Change" "No More Heroes" "5 Minutes" "Nice 'n' Sleazy" "Walk On By" "Duchess" "Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)" "Bear Cage" "Who Wants the World?" "Thrown Away" "Let Me Introduce You to the Family" "Golden Brown" "La Folie" "Strange Little Girl" "European Female" "Skin Deep" "No Mercy" "Always the Sun" "All Day and All of the Night" "96 Tears" "Always the Sun (Sunny Side Up Mix)" "Golden Brown" (Re-issue) "Lies and Deception" "Big Thing Coming" "Spectre of Love"
Other songs	"Goodbye Toulouse" "Hanging Around" "Tramp"
DVD releases	The Collection 1977–1982 Live At Alexandra Palace Friday the Thirteenth Euro Live On Stage on Screen Rattus at the Roundhouse Live at the Apollo 2010
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