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The Stranglers and Friends – Live in Concert

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The Stranglers and Friends: Live in Concert
Live album by
Released21 February 1995
Recorded4 April 1980[1]
VenueRainbow Theatre, London
Length70:00
LabelReceiver (1995)
Castle Music (2002)
The Stranglers live albums chronology
Death and Night and Blood
(1994)
The Stranglers and Friends: Live in Concert
(1995)
Live in London
(1997)
Alternative cover
2002 reissue
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The Stranglers and Friends: Live in Concert is a live album by English rock band the Stranglers, released in 1995 by Receiver Records. In 2002, the album was re-released on the Castle Music label, digitally remastered from the original master tapes with new artwork and sleeve notes.[3]

Background

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In the spring of 1980, guitarist and singer Hugh Cornwell was in Pentonville Prison for drugs possession. With two gigs scheduled at the London Rainbow for 3 April and 4 April, the management decided to turn things around by approaching a number of artists (including Robert Fripp, John Ellis, Toyah Willcox, Peter Hammill and Hazel O'Connor, among others) to fill in for the absent Cornwell. The Stranglers and Friends: Live in Concert chronicles this event.[4] At the time, it was planned to release a live album of the concerts, with all the proceeds going to the drug rehabilitation organisation Cure. The album never materialised as the band nearly went bankrupt shortly after the concerts, and it was forgotten about.[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by the Stranglers

No.TitleLength
1."Introduction" (by Jet Black)1:53
2."Get A Grip" (with Hazel O'Connor and Robert Smith)3:42
3."Hanging Around" (with Hazel O'Connor and Robert Smith)4:09
4."Tank" (with Peter Hammill and Robert Fripp)3:03
5."Threatened" (with Robert Fripp)3:21
6."Toiler On the Sea" (with Phil Daniels and Robert Fripp)5:19
7."The Raven" (with Peter Hammill and Basil Gabbidon)4:30
8."Dead Loss Angeles" (with Phil Daniels and Wilko Johnson)2:18
9."Nice 'n' Sleazy" (with Nicky Tesco, Basil Gabbidon and Nik Turner)6:44
10."Bring on the Nubiles"" (with Richard Jobson and Wilko Johnson)4:00
11."Peaches" (with Ian Dury, Toyah Willcox, John Turnbull and Davey Payne)4:34
12."Bear Cage" (with Ian Dury, Toyah Willcox, Matthieu Hartley, John Turnbull and Davey Payne)4:41
13."Duchess" (with Toyah Willcox)2:44
14."No More Heroes" (with Richard Jobson)3:49
15."Five Minutes" (with Richard Jobson & Larry Wallis)4:13
16."Something Better Change" (with Toyah Willcox and Steve Hillage)3:43
17."Down in the Sewer" (with Jake Burns, Steve Hillage and all guests)7:36
Total length:70:00
  • A 1997 release of this recording by Hallmark Records contains the same tracks (not in the same order), except "(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)", "Hanging Around", "Bear Cage" and "Peaches".[6]

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the album liner notes.[7]

The Stranglers
Friends
Technical
  • Mark Brennan – sleeve notes
  • Robert Fairclough – sleeve notes, design, picture research (2002 reissue)[8]
  • Giovanni Scatola – remastering (2002 reissue)[8]

References

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  1. ^ "The Stranglers And Friends Live In Concert (CD back cover)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. ^ Dave Thompson (1 November 1979). "Stranglers & Friends Live in Concert - The Stranglers | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  3. ^ "The Stranglers And Friends Live In Concert (album cover sticker)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  4. ^ Clerk, Carol (2010). The Saga of Hawkwind. London: Omnibus. ISBN 9781849383899.
  5. ^ "The Stranglers And Friends Live In Concert (liner notes)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  6. ^ "The Stranglers And Friends Live In Concert (Hallmark Records, 1995)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. ^ "The Stranglers And Friends Live In Concert (personnel credits)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  8. ^ a b "The Stranglers And Friends Live In Concert (technical credits)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 February 2022.