The Stranglers and Friends – Live in Concert
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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]
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| Released | 21 February 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 4 April 1980[1] | |||
| Venue | Rainbow Theatre, London | |||
| Length | 70:00 | |||
| Label | Receiver (1995) Castle Music (2002) | |||
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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]
- 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]
Credits adapted from the album liner notes.[7]
- The Stranglers
- Jean-Jacques Burnel – bass, vocals
- Dave Greenfield – keyboards
- Jet Black – drums
- Friends
- John Ellis – guitar on all tracks
- Steve Nisbett – rhythmic drum patterns
- Robert Smith – guitar on 2, 3
- Robert Fripp – guitar on 4-6
- Basil Gabbidon – guitar on 7, 9
- Wilko Johnson – guitar on 8, 10
- John Turnbull – guitar on 11, 12
- Larry Wallis – guitar on 15
- Steve Hillage – guitar on 16, 17
- Matthieu Hartley – keyboards on 12
- Nik Turner – saxophone on 9
- Davey Payne – saxophone on 11, 12
- Hazel O'Connor – vocals on 2, 3
- Peter Hammill – vocals on 4, 7
- Phil Daniels – vocals on 6, 8
- Nicky Tesco – vocals on 9
- Richard Jobson – vocals on 10, 14, 15
- Toyah Willcox – vocals on 13, 16, backing vocals on 11, 12
- Ian Dury – vocals on 11, 12
- Jake Burns – vocals on 17
- Technical
- ^ "The Stranglers And Friends Live In Concert (CD back cover)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Dave Thompson (1 November 1979). "Stranglers & Friends Live in Concert - The Stranglers | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "The Stranglers And Friends Live In Concert (album cover sticker)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Clerk, Carol (2010). The Saga of Hawkwind. London: Omnibus. ISBN 9781849383899.
- ^ "The Stranglers And Friends Live In Concert (liner notes)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "The Stranglers And Friends Live In Concert (Hallmark Records, 1995)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "The Stranglers And Friends Live In Concert (personnel credits)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ a b "The Stranglers And Friends Live In Concert (technical credits)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 February 2022.